Example sentences of "it has [verb] a great " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the Minister agree that the loans scheme has turned out to be an administrative nightmare and that it has caused a great deal of bureaucracy and hardship to students , especially since they have been removed from the safety net of social security ? |
| 2 | It has achieved a great deal of support from anecdotal evidence ( see Johnston , 1980 , for example ) , which clearly suggests that Senators and Representatives have been able to channel very substantial volumes of Federal money towards their home States , thereby promoting their political reputations , assisting them in the search for campaign funds , and enhancing their re-election prospects . |
| 3 | Unemployment may well have fallen since 1987 , but it has increased a great deal in the past year . |
| 4 | It has lost a great deal besides its guaranteed monopoly of power : its sense of purpose , its old dominance over the economy , many of its perks — these have gone , along with 1.8m members last year alone . |
| 5 | It has entailed a great deal of study on my part . |
| 6 | Television may have made inroads on the number of live spectators but , if anything , it has encouraged a greater degree of participation in a far wider range of activities . |
| 7 | In the 80 years since the aeroplane first appeared in the county , it has brought a great deal of pleasure and prosperity . |