Example sentences of "there have [be] [noun] on " in BNC.

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1 There has been work on imperfect monitoring in reputational models , Benabou and Laroque ( 1988 ) , Fudenberg and Levine ( 1988 , 1989 ) ; and there has also been work on models with a continuum of types , Milgrom and Roberts ( 1982 ) .
2 Inevitably in this case there has been agreement on matters to do with regulation and standardisation ( the Capital Adequacy Directive ) , which though no doubt treated as a ‘ competition directive ’ is arguably restrictive of it .
3 ‘ But we accept that any case of overcharging is one too many , and there has been failure on our part , ’ he said .
4 With the exception of the computer industry , little effort seems to have been made to develop new industries ; instead there has been concentration on making our existing industries more efficient and competitive .
5 There had been reports on Feb. 16 that the Iranian government intended to renew its diplomatic peace initiatives following Iraq 's offer to withdraw from Kuwait .
6 There had been reports on April 2 that a meeting to discuss the formation of a more representative government had broken down in disagreement between Crown Prince Saad and representatives of a coalition of merchant groups , Islamic parties and former members of parliament .
7 In my judgment she was entitled to consider the welfare interests of the children after the court had found that there had been acquiescence on the part of the father within the meaning of article 13 ( a ) .
8 There had been windows on the westerly side of the school , but they appeared to have been built up a long time , judging from the appearance of the workmanship on the outside .
9 Attacks on adult women were featured in a sustained manner in the search stage in national newspapers only when there had been attacks on several women apparently by the same offender — for instance , a special rape squad was set up when a ‘ sex beast ’ was believed to be responsible for a series of attacks on at least twenty-three women .
10 There had been trouble on Merseyside just once too often , and muddleheaded militants who believed that revolution was spawned in deprivation and poverty would be able to hold a little holiday in their hearts , secure in the knowledge that several more thousand British workers had been gulled into inflicting poverty and deprivation upon themselves .
11 Although Zimbabwe has had some success in redressing racial inequalities , there have been limits on how far social inequalities have been checked .
12 Throughout his career there have been calls on Prince by both the US and UK critical establishment to be a better role model , to make himself accountable to some kind of community , to address himself explicitly to the problems of the day .
13 Shops in Manila have been stripped bare in panic buying , there have been runs on banks , and the government has advised city-folk to grow vegetables in their gardens and to stop ironing clothes to save energy .
14 There have been drawings on those investments , though , mainly , the the the main two have been to fund the redundancies associated with the reorganisation , and to grant a dowry to N A C V S , on its independence from the Council .
15 There have been reports on poll tax collection , care in the community , housing benefit administration , the cost of providing bed-and-breakfast accommodation , and into the incredible disgrace of the state of school buildings throughout the country — not forgetting , of course , the report that praised the cost-effectiveness of direct labour organisations , contrary to the thrust of Government legislation .
16 There have been comments on your tactics John .
17 Recently I 've heard that there have been advertisements on the television and people say the doctors give you 50 rupees if you go for the sterilisation operation .
18 There have been excavations on other sites , but these have added further complications .
19 There 's been talk on the council of turning it into a swimming pool , but they ca n't afford it .
20 And there 's been screws on housing benefit , we 've had the withdrawal of the right of students to claim income support and housing benefit , and unemployment benefit during vacation time .
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