Example sentences of "but it has [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Private motor business remains very competitive but it has been necessary to apply further selective premium increases . |
| 2 | WE hear that there was a big attendance at the first meeting of the new Basingstoke branch of the League Against Cruel Sports , when the League 's information officer , Kevin Flack , told them : ‘ I believe that most people are opposed to hunting but it has been recent antics of the Quorn Hunt and publicity from the MacNamara Bill that has convinced them that something has to be done to put an end to their activities . ’ |
| 3 | It has always been clear that a councillor must be allowed to see any information he needs to carry out his duties , but it has been unclear how far that goes . |
| 4 | In some , e.g. , the United Kingdom and France , judges are permitted to attend ( pursuant either to a declaration under the Convention or other procedures ) but it has been rare for them to do so and they could normally only ask questions with the leave of the court . |
| 5 | The right hon. Gentleman 's record in politics is not only distinguished , but it has been distinctive to say the least . |
| 6 | The range of this regular pulsation is only 0–02 per cent of the Sun 's radius , but it has been stable over the full 250-year span covered by the various sets of observations . |
| 7 | I have approached the GMC three times about professional boundaries , but it has been unable to help . |
| 8 | The CAB 's aims state that advice work and exercising a responsible influence on social policy are equal in importance , but it has been hard to persuade some advice workers that social policy work is an important part of their task as advisers . |
| 9 | That is a very considerable prize but it has been painful to achieve and I am unsurprised that it has caused some disruption . |
| 10 | The Far East is also an important area but it has been difficult to find firms of the requisite standard who are independent . |
| 11 | But it has been deleterious to good decision-making on more than one occasion . |
| 12 | Of course , we have to welcome any progress , but it has been microscopic . " |
| 13 | ‘ But it has been responsible for the deaths of at least three good men and may cause the deaths of others , including our own . ’ |
| 14 | Undoubtedly progress has been made , but it has been patchy . |