Example sentences of "[vb -s] be considerable [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the role of the Sovereign in the eventuality of a hung Parliament , such as that of 1929–31 , and the general conclusion has been that her role is essentially a passive one . |
| 2 | There has been considerable discussion of the legal enforcement of school attendance in recent years , and wide disagreement about the effectiveness or otherwise of the law . |
| 3 | In recent years there has been considerable discussion of the extent to which university research addresses industrial needs . |
| 4 | There has been considerable discussion in recent years regarding the adequacy of pain relief given to children , particularly neonates . |
| 5 | There has been considerable deregulation in the economic , financial and industrial spheres and deregulation of the private rented sector in housing , but in spite of its frequently articulated preference for a non-interventionist state , the Conservative government has used its years in office to increase central government power and control . |
| 6 | It is now a minority who enter full-time employment and there has been considerable increase in the numbers who now take some form of further education . |
| 7 | There has been considerable concern about the use of β-blocking drugs in diabetic patients in connection with hypoglycaemia and the peripheral circulation . |
| 8 | Britain also , of course , now has sizeable ethnic minorities and there has been considerable concern about their educational achievement , resulting in the setting up of a government committee of inquiry . |
| 9 | There has been considerable concern over the sooty specks ( particulates ) from diesel exhausts as a possible cause of cancer . |
| 10 | Since 1977 , for reasons suggested in the last chapter , there has been considerable concern among both politicians and the public with the utility of education to society . |
| 11 | To the outside observer , there has been considerable change in classroom practice within this maths department . |
| 12 | Although there has been considerable support for a Teachers ' Council , the proposal has made little headway . |
| 13 | During the last ten years there has been considerable progress towards ensuring that thematic work is incremental , that undue repetition is avoided and that the skills , attitudes , concepts and knowledge of the integrated subjects are taught sequentially . |
| 14 | But in accounting , at least , Mr Aimetti thinks that there has been considerable progress over the past 10 years : ‘ With some adjustments , we are all following the Americans . ’ |
| 15 | There has been considerable progress during the year on a number of aspects related to the cost competitiveness of the UK 's oil industry , progress in which the Wood Group has played a leading role in national discussions and , more importantly , in a wide range of initiatives and developments directly with our customers . |
| 16 | There has been considerable discontent among teachers over pay and conditions . |
| 17 | There has been considerable expenditure on the East Coast line linking London with Yorkshire , Newcastle , Northumberland and Edinburgh . |
| 18 | In the last three decades there has been considerable success for auctioneering , both in terms of money and also in prestige . |
| 19 | There has been considerable revival of interest in the behaviour of the British Economy during the interwar period . |
| 20 | There has been considerable criticism of the rigid cut-off date ( which does not apply in Scotland , where all buildings over thirty years old are eligible for listing ) . |
| 21 | Is he also aware that there has been considerable disquiet over the proposed amalgamation of the St. |
| 22 | I think that it would be helpful now if I described in some detail what the effect of the banding arrangements will be , as there has been considerable misunderstanding of the provisions . |
| 23 | Inevitably there has been considerable speculation on the causes and implications of urban disturbances . |
| 24 | There has been considerable speculation about the position both of the Bank of Edinburgh and some of its shareholders . |
| 25 | In Britain there has been considerable development of teaching aids for online education and training . |
| 26 | Although all of us are deeply concerned to know precisely what happened in East Timor , will she bear it in mind that , since Indonesia took over East Timor a few years ago , there has been considerable development of the infrastructure in that country , and that , although no one condones that massacre , we must know what has been going on before we adopt the language that we heard from the Labour party ? |
| 27 | There has been considerable development in housing since the creation of the LDDC in 1981 . |
| 28 | Secondly , since Rookes v. Barnard there has been considerable development in the contractual context of the doctrine of ‘ economic duress , ’ and in this context it is clear that although a threat to break a contract is ‘ illegitimate ’ it will not amount to duress unless it goes beyond commercial pressure and amounts to ‘ coercion of the will . ’ |
| 29 | In practice , there has been considerable disappointment with the new system of planning , partly because of the lack of guidelines provided by central government and partly because of the slowness and cumbersomeness of the new procedures ( Barrass 1979 ; Shaw and Williams 1982a ) . |
| 30 | There has been considerable repair on the gallery and woodwork has been replaced . |