Example sentences of "been the [noun] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A major improvement in recent years has been the inclusion in such reports of analysis and interpretation of the data ( see , for instance , Cook and Dacre 1985 ) . |
| 2 | A feature of these forms has been the increase in those aspects which relate to procedure rather than to strict contract conditions . |
| 3 | Last October , Glasgow High-Kelvinside administered a 56-13 thrashing to Heriot 's in a Division I match , yet such has been the turnround in both clubs ' fortunes since then , when the clubs meet in a friendly at Goldenacre tomorrow it 's GH-K , who still face the possibility of relegation , while Heriot 's have accelerated into mid-table . |
| 4 | While some argue that the anti-labour nature of many of the governments in such low-wage countries makes the task of the TNCs even easier , others argue that the TNCs tend to bring a more progressive atmosphere into labour relations than had previously been the case in such countries . |
| 5 | On the whole , therefore , researching the RUC has been more difficult than has been the case in most other studies in the sociology of policing ( for an exception see Punch 1989 ) , precisely because of the sensitivity of the topic in its social context . |
| 6 | Matters would have been made that much simpler had the guild clerk also been the parish clerk and it might well have been the case in some instances . |
| 7 | It has always been the law in this country — including under the previous Labour Government , even when the right hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent ( Mr. Foot ) held my office — that if people broke their contract of employment and went on strike , it was legitimate for them to be dismissed . |
| 8 | This has been the practice in many countries internationally , but our sudden realisation of its effectiveness in creating bilingualism has made it the major discovery in language acquisition . |