Example sentences of "has been [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AEA 's Commercial and Planning Director , James Bretherton , commented that the ‘ MMC Report has been useful external validation of what we are trying to achieve . |
| 2 | So it 's going to take a very long time , because it has been male orientated , but until we get the attitude of the work place , which is encouraging their piers to apply for jobs instead of , oh , of course , I do n't think I will apply for that job . |
| 3 | At the same time there has been extensive sliding , especially at the front of the nappes . |
| 4 | There has been extensive theoretical discussion about how this affects the Kolmogorov result , suggesting that with n a little larger than 5/3 but not exactly known . |
| 5 | Penelope Lord ( Mrs Baines ) since 1988 has been Principal Clinical Psychologist with the North Devon Health Authority , based in Barnstaple . |
| 6 | Cardinal Johannes Willebrands , head of the Vatican Secretariat for Christian Unity , said : ‘ There has been real ecclesial community . |
| 7 | Although promotion slipped from our grasp early on , our fight for survival over the last seven months has been real nail-biting stuff . |
| 8 | ‘ It is not just for a blow to be struck against Iraq when Saddam 's main victim has been innocent Iraqi people , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Mayrhofen is one of the most popular of the Tyrolean resorts and has been welcoming British guests for many years . |
| 10 | This very friendly family-owned hotel has been welcoming British guests for over 30 years . |
| 11 | There has been regular live coverage of the House on Westminster Live from 3.05 pm till about 3.50 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays ( including Prime Minister 's Questions ) and occasional other live coverage of both the Chamber and select committees . |
| 12 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 13 | Since 1975 , the index has been current weighted by expenditure in the latest available year . |
| 14 | Where there has been serious political conflict , schoolgirls have often been involved in protests and boycotts . |
| 15 | From 1993 , however , the departments will receive their money directly , after the fund has been top sliced to pay for the hospitals ' infrastructure costs . |
| 16 | Outside the EC there has been direct scientific collaboration with scientists in California , in Memphis , Tennessee , and in Moscow . |
| 17 | But the main focus has been networked distributed computing , which does n't provide the same levels of performance or fault-resilience — and it 's in this aspect that the Sequent customers are most interested . |
| 18 | The distinctive orange , yellow and black bike was a Christmas present for the youngster , but he has been so weak because of chemotherapy treatment that he has been able unable to ride it . |
| 19 | So great is the slaughter that there has been enormous public concern and since 1978 my colleagues and I have studied the effect of road casualties on the toads that breed in the lake at Llandrindod Wells , in mid-Wales . |
| 20 | The survey reveals that 7 per cent of ancient woodland has been clear felled , mostly for agriculture , and that a further 38 per cent has been replanted with conifers . |
| 21 | In recent years , however , there has been rapid economic development in parts of the South , notably in South-East Asia , while core economies , including those of the United States and Great Britain , have suffered recession . |
| 22 | Probably anticipating the enhancing of the already considerable temperature that might ensue from a stretch of proven hell-raising , Pukwana called for a blues , and set about declaring his intent with that impassioned alto cry ( the instrument in his hands displaying the weight of the tenor as well as the wild , wayward quality of the higher horn ) that has been thrilling British audiences since the Sixties . |
| 23 | Mind you , there wo n't be too much muttering about top-roping from other Scottish climbers given that almost every ascent of Fated Path ( on the same crag ) has been top-roped prior to leading , despite that route having fixed protection all the way up ! |
| 24 | The Pentagon is particulary worried that Iraqi anti-aircraft radar has been tracking allied planes . |
| 25 | However , much of the work has been experimental due to technical problems in restoring paths . |
| 26 | Fishing has been patchy due to the cool temperatures but anglers expect it to get better when the winds turn south westerly . |
| 27 | However , the key factor has been domestic agricultural policies which protect indigenous agriculture for security or political reasons . |
| 28 | Paste waxes are best when applied to bare wood , while liquid waxes are suitable for use on furniture that has been French polished or lacquered . |
| 29 | Where the nature of development has been capital intensive in LDCs , the proletariat will be small . |
| 30 | MY phone has been red hot this week with calls from Sainsbury investors . |