Example sentences of "people have [been] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. R. A. McNeile said that the availability of water in the town to supply 10,000 people had been one of the reasons for attracting the company . |
| 2 | Many mothers were upset because they feared for the safety of their children — and because , for numerous women , control over young people had been one of the few ways to exercise power in society . |
| 3 | Since rising retirement rates among elderly people have been one of the striking developments in labour market behaviour this century , it seems appropriate to begin by looking at the reasons why the employment status of the elderly population has changed so much over time , and the consequences of this change . |
| 4 | Thus , despite the movement towards a welfare state it is obvious that in the details of people 's lives , in the new housing estates and tower blocks , people have been relieved of the worst of their miseries , encouraged to think rich and live poor , to become in effect the permanent prisoners of someone else 's conception of their happiness . |
| 5 | Since the 1987 crash , people have been wary of stock-market investment but some new products give an each-way bet . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's an international career coming to a close and one that people have been full of admiration for for over a decade . ’ |
| 7 | To believe that people have been sensible of God in other ages is not however to accept what I may call the ‘ vehicle ’ of the Christian myth which has carried their religious sensibilities . |
| 8 | Many people have been glad of this device over the years , which has saved them from death or serious injury . |