Example sentences of "this has become a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In old buildings this has become a problem , but one we have overcome by the design of modular cabinets . |
2 | He says : ‘ We are making more and more DCDs — Driver Controlled Deliveries — where the driver not only delivers a tanker of petrol to a filling station , but is trained to unload it into the underground storage tanks ’ This has become a necessity , as more and more petrol stations are operated by one person locked behind security windows . |
3 | Above all , what is clear is that this has become a poker game only for those with the steadiest of nerves . |
4 | This has become a commonplace of gerontology , yet — among the general public — jokes are still made as to old so and so being " past it " , and the elderly man with a young wife still tends to be a figure of mockery or disapprobation ( the elderly woman with a young husband even more so ) . |
5 | In 1984–5 the sector returned a loss of £157million ; in one of the most dramatic business turnrounds in recent years this has become a £24million profit in 1988–9 . |
6 | This has become a Place where the man who cares passionately for his craft — lighting or stage work — comes to show what he really can do . |
7 | This has become a reality through the hard work of staff at SCRE , particularly Rosemary Wake and a sturdy group of SERA members who meet to discuss future issues of Observations and plan the development of the network . |