Example sentences of "have been [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm really worried , concerned about the integrity of what has been the finest service in the world . ’ |
| 2 | So far the Europe-Japan connection has been the weakest link in the triangle of cooperation between Europe , the US and Japan . |
| 3 | This has been the bloodiest election campaign in Columbian history ; in the last nine months , some two thousand people have died , including three presidential candidates . |
| 4 | In fact , they say that the increase in confidence has been the highest for some years . |
| 5 | Balancing the books has been the toughest part . |
| 6 | ‘ It has been the largest and longest sustained fall in unemployment in the history of this country . ’ |
| 7 | It 's been certainly true er , Chair , that America has been the largest source of inward investment in this country consistently . |
| 8 | Mr Eggar said : ‘ This has been the largest round , in terms of the number of blocks on offer , since the fourth round in 1972 . |
| 9 | Doug 's year-long affair has been the roughest life event I 've ever faced , harder even than my mother 's death , ’ she says . |
| 10 | Kavos has been the fastest developing resort in Corfu over the past two years and now has more bars , tavernas and discos than just about anywhere else on the island . |
| 11 | Electronics has been the fastest growing sector of the Scottish economy in recent years , but it is dominated by externally-controlled multi-nationals . |
| 12 | In this Marx has been proved by subsequent anthropology to be quite right , and many anthropologists would argue that the attribution of the profit motive to people who do not have it has been the greatest hindrance to an understanding of pre-capitalist societies . |
| 13 | Meeting Arnold Palmer has been the greatest thing that has happened to me . |
| 14 | Measures and sacrifices which the bourgeois-liberal mind contemplates with horror are vindicated by the country 's transformed position in the world and the protection afforded future generations against similar tragedies : in the scheme of history , timely , resolute action has been the greatest kindness . |
| 15 | Much also depends upon local employment conditions , for , with a few exceptions , the greatest decline has taken place where there has been the greatest competition for labour , principally in the South East , in the West Midlands and in South Wales . |
| 16 | Historically , clinical evidence has been the greatest source of research into differences between the hemispheres . |
| 17 | Historically , clinical evidence has been the greatest source of research into differences between the hemispheres . |
| 18 | Laporte 's trumping of Wassall on 8 January with a £135m bid for glue maker Evode has been the nearest thing to a typical bid salvo , although there have been some minnow-sized transactions . |
| 19 | The Oriskany has been the commonest producing formation , and few wells have tested the Cambrian and Ordovician section where porosity associated with unconformities may be significant . |
| 20 | The women 's game is much more open today and Gabriela Sabatini has been the best player on the women 's tour this year . |
| 21 | ‘ I think Neville Southall has been the best goalkeeper in England for a long time , but now he has been joined by others like David Seaman , Tony Coton and Chris Woods . |
| 22 | This has been the saddest day of my life … |
| 23 | This has been the strangest , the most bizarre thing I have ever witnessed . |
| 24 | Until now , fostering economic growth through export expansion has been the easiest and safest thing to do politically . |
| 25 | ‘ This has been the worst year for me , ’ Leconte said , recounting his six months out of the game with back trouble . |
| 26 | Thorne , the world No.9 , admitted after a lacklustre display last night : ‘ This has been the worst year of my life . ’ |
| 27 | Thorne , the world No.9 , admitted after a lacklustre display last night : ‘ This has been the worst year of my life . ’ |
| 28 | It was the final straw in what has been the worst Christmas of her life . |
| 29 | In France , the drought has been the worst on record and unreplenished aquifers mean that underground water supplies are also at critical levels . |
| 30 | That has been the latest Australian sports game featuring powerhouse backrower Willie Ofahengaue . |