Example sentences of "have [be] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main problem has been lack of support , both in attendance and especially help . |
| 2 | One source of instability , you rightly note , has been lack of competitiveness in countries like Italy , whose unit labour costs rose by 10% compared with those of other industrial countries between 1987 and August 1992 . |
| 3 | Secondly the deliveries of the equipment from the equipment suppliers who had been selected er generally fell behind the promises which they had made , so the main reason for the technical delays has been lack of equipment of the correct standard to proceed with the integration programme erm the erm the problems which beset the programme in nineteen ninety two after the German minister started questioning its future clearly had a direct bearing on that because many of the equipment suppliers , particularly those in Germany , suddenly began to think hey this programme is not going anywhere , why should we invest a lot of effort and and money into it and they slowed down so that has had a knock on effect in in terms of delaying the total programme and erm the result of all of that has been that the current development programme schedule which we have supplied to the committee is probably about as fast as the programme is capable of running . |
| 4 | There is a considerable volume of commentary stemming from Locke 's Some Thoughts Concerning Education ( 1693 ) , and from the reception of Rousseau 's Emile , first translated in 1763 , but this is mainly ideological , although there has been discussion of Locke 's attitude to what should be taught in straightforward histories of education . |
| 5 | The hamlet of Thornholme has been part of Burton Agnes parish since time immemorial . |
| 6 | Since 1965 it has been part of Darwin College . |
| 7 | The first documentary reference is in the Domesday Book of 1086 , but there has been evidence of Roman and Saxon occupation . |
| 8 | In 1984 Young married Lilian Lawson , another prelingually deaf person of Scottish birth , who has held administrative posts since 1981 and has been Head of Administration since 1988 . |
| 9 | Mr Devaux has been head of chambers at the firm which is soon to drop its name based on the names of partners in favour of the title East Anglian Chambers . |
| 10 | This is an extension of the principle discussed above , but has been subject of comment ; see P. W. Ferguson , " Nemo Iudex in Sua Causa ? " 1987 S.L.T. ( News ) 149 . |
| 11 | Suffice to say , however , that there has been noise deletion ( pertaining to the surface noise from both lacquer and tape masters ) and there has been adjustment of level by way of compensation . |
| 12 | While there has been criticism of Mr Lamont 's performance during the election campaign , Mr Major admires the way his Chancellor has withstood the criticism and held firm to tough economic policies . |
| 13 | On this subject , there has been criticism of Nikolai Gubyenko for turning the remains of the old Soviet Ministry of Culture into a Russian centre for the creative intelligentsia . |
| 14 | A completely contrasting interpretation of history is represented by MacFarlane 's ( 1978 ) work on the origins of English individualism , where he argues that the structure of kinship which prioritizes the nuclear family and de-emphasizes other kin has been characteristic of England at least since the thirteenth century . |
| 15 | Mr Scott has been chairman of Stockton Council 's planning committee almost constantly since 1974 , says a dire slump in the local economy is enough in itself to sound a death knell for the Tories . |
| 16 | Since 1988 he has been chairman of CAFOD . |
| 17 | Sir Michael Angus Sir Michael Angus , leader of the Campaign for Resource , has been Chairman of Unilever plc and Vice-Chairman of Unilever NV since 1986 . |
| 18 | Sir Jeremy Morse Sir Jeremy Morse , Chancellor of the University , has been Chairman of Lloyds Bank since 1977 . |
| 19 | He has been chairman of Northants since 1985 , the year Subba Row took over his role at the TCCB , and has served on the board 's finance comittee . |
| 20 | He has been chairman of Northants since 1985 , the year Subba Row took over his role at the TCCB , and has served on the board 's finance committee . |
| 21 | He has been Chairman of Tesco since 1985 and is also a non-executive Director of National Westminster Bank . |
| 22 | For more than forty years American football has been symbol of patriotism at the Upper Heyford airbase . |
| 23 | There has been difference of opinion not merely over the content of any explanation , but also over what would count as an explanation . |
| 24 | He has been rector of Groomsport for 18 years and Rural Dean of Bangor since 1991 . |
| 25 | He has been Professor of Architecture at the University of Belgrade , and was also for a brief period in the early 1980s the Mayor of the city . |
| 26 | Bishop Peter has been bishop of Gloucester for just eight months and Prince Charles was among the guests at his enthronement in April . |
| 27 | Now , that is something , that one would find difficult to accept normally , erm , but seeing as our Councillor has been chair of transportation , I believe in the past and also leader of the County Council , that then it it does make one wonder about erm , bud bud budgeting and raising expectations of people around the county unnecessarily . |
| 28 | Mr Andrew Mitchell , prosecuting , said : ‘ There has been no loss to the British Government but there has been avoidance of currency restrictions . ’ |
| 29 | Chief Superintendent John Goodenough has been Commander of B Division covering all of Oxfordshire for the last six years ; it 's been suggested his move signals the start of a major reorganization within the force , aimed at streamlining managerial duties . |
| 30 | Elizabeth Goldby since 1985 has been Principal of Eare Shilton Community College , a 14–19 Upper School and Community College serving a semi-rural area of South West Leicestershire . |