Example sentences of "[adv] been a significant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has thus been a significant debate about the extent to which the state still dominates in international relations . |
| 2 | But the mercury content of the sediment could soon improve if Liverpool Bay follows the pattern of the Manchester Ship canal , where there already been a significant decrease and a corresponding decline of mercury in the estuary 's surface sediment . |
| 3 | The Bank has its headquarters in Edinburgh , and in recognition of this , there has always been a significant sponsorship related to the Edinburgh International Festival , invariably intended to maintain the quality of international contribution . |
| 4 | In fact over the years there 's always been a significant amount of lesbian/gay film making in the general programme . |
| 5 | Indeed within the housing investment component ( dwellings ) there has also been a significant transfer of resources from the public to the private sector . |
| 6 | More than £150,000 of Northern regional health authority and South West Durham District Heath Authority cash has been allocated towards eliminating two-year waits and there has also been a significant reduction in those waiting between 12 and 23 months . |
| 7 | There has also been a significant decline in the cult of the saints , and many of the practices which characterized the devotional revolution of the mid-nineteenth century . |
| 8 | There has also been a significant growth in the number and size of black-led Pentecostal churches during the last two or three decades . |
| 9 | There had been publicity for occasional outbursts of violence and bad language or for shocking displays of sexuality , but there had never really been a significant breakthrough in terms of outspoken social statement . |
| 10 | It is important to note that , since the system began in the late 1920s , there has never been a significant move to split up the schools for use by the separate denominations , something which would have been feasible in the larger towns . |
| 11 | Some 24 per cent of children drop out at the transition from primary to secondary school , while at secondary level there has recently been a significant rise in the drop-out rate . |
| 12 | Nat West says that late payment has recently been a significant factor in the demand for bank finance . |