Example sentences of "have been [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 31 | In such cases , Hansard has frequently been referred to with a view to ascertaining whether a statutory power has been improperly exercised for an alien purpose or in a wholly unreasonable manner . |
| 32 | The Darlington to Hartlepool service whose direct link ends in May has been particularly criticised for reduced frequencies , later first trains and early finishing last trains . |
| 33 | But the Law Lords , applying European law , ruled that liability for a dismissal by a seller before a business transfer passes to the purchaser if the employee has been unfairly dismissed for a reason connected with the transfer . |
| 34 | ( 10 ) Similarly , although the requirements of fairness under the Code and CA 1985 , s459 do not necessarily coincide , the Code is a helpful guide to the City 's views on fairness which the court can take into account when deciding whether a shareholder has been unfairly prejudiced for the purposes of s459 ( see Re a Company [ 1986 ] BCLC 382 ) . |
| 35 | Both Holywood and Instonians use the Olympia synthetic pitch as home venues , which threw up the possibility of the games being played back-to-back on April 24 — but the Centre has been already booked for that date for a Celtic boys football tournament . |
| 36 | Access to further and higher education has been unduly restricted for handicapped children and this should be improved . |
| 37 | Sch 2 provides that an employee who has been continuously employed for a period of not less than two years shall have , as at present , the right to postpone her return to work for up to 29 weeks — with the possibility of an extension of four weeks if there is incapacity and medical evidence . |
| 38 | Cotherstone cheese has been discreetly celebrated for well over a century . |
| 39 | It has been repeatedly applied for the last 300 years , most recently in Thomas v. University of Bradford [ 1987 ] A.C. 795 . |
| 40 | He has been repeatedly calling for his ‘ daddy ’ thought to be his maternal grandfather . |
| 41 | In the unlikely setting of an industrial estate near Stroud in Gloucestershire , the elephant , cast in bronze , has been slowly growing for the past year . |
| 42 | In the unlikely setting of an industrial estate near Stroud in Gloucestershire , the elephant , cast in bronze , has been slowly growing for the past year . |
| 43 | For most of human history political domination in the shape of empires , hereditary rulers , aristocracies , has been largely taken for granted , notwithstanding sporadic revolts , so that Mosca 's ( 1896 ) observation that ‘ in all societies — from societies that are very meagrely developed and have barely attained the dawnings of civilization , down to the most advanced and peaceful societies — two classes appear — a class that rules and a class that is ruled ’ , is no more than the recognition of a historical and , as he says , ‘ obvious ’ fact . |
| 44 | The questionnaire has been extensively tested for reliability and validity and is now used in a variety of situations from clinical trials to inner city surveys . |
| 45 | It has been extensively investigated for large mammals ( Brain , 1958 , 1974 , 1981 ; Voorhies , 1969 ; Sutcliff , 1970 ; Behrensmeyer , 1975 ; Klein , 1975 ; Hill , 1975 ; Shipman , 1977 , 1983a ; Behrensmeyer & Hill , 1980 ; Binford , 1981 ) , but little work has been done on small mammals . |
| 46 | The water tank at the south end of Bewdley 's island platform has been temporarily removed for repairs . |
| 47 | Amsterdam Travel Service recognise the growing demand for High Class hotels and the collection of top quality four and five star hotels on this page has been carefully selected for an ideal blend of style , quality , comfort and location — the perfect recipe for a magical holiday . |
| 48 | Each page has been carefully planned for easy use . |
| 49 | Each compact disc , cassette or record has been carefully chosen for the quality of its musical content and its recording . |
| 50 | This tape has been carefully vetted for sensitivity of content or for material which can lead to the identification of speakers . |
| 51 | In fact it has been carefully managed for centuries and was indeed enclosed in the late seventeenth century . |
| 52 | Disknet uses a single computer as a ‘ gateway ’ PC which means that the machine has been previously tested for viruses , and also has scanner software and the Disknet check program installed . |
| 53 | Disknet uses a single computer as a ‘ gateway ’ PC which means that the machine has been previously tested for viruses , and also has scanner software and the Disknet check program installed . |
| 54 | This catalogue raisonné has been keenly awaited for several years ; work began before the artist 's death in 1988 , aged eighty-six . |
| 55 | Mongolia has been desperately looking for some . |
| 56 | This rediscovery has come through historical exhibitions held recently at New York 's DIA Center for the Arts ( 1988–89 ) , Claude Berri 's RENN Espace d'Art Contemporain in Paris ( 1991–92 ) and at the Hallen für Neue Kunst , Schaffhausen , where Ryman 's art has been prominently featured for several years and a fresh installation opens shortly ( 2 May-31 October ) . |
| 57 | Government approval has been increasingly required for minor projects , which normally can not generate income . |
| 58 | ‘ I 'd like to know whether this has been competitively tendered for , ’ he said . |
| 59 | The Indian government has been strongly criticized for its slow response , but a bill has now been introduced in parliament which should speed up the processing of claims . |
| 60 | The view that aggression is an integral part of human nature has been strongly argued for a long time by exceptionally articulate and persuasive individuals . |