Example sentences of "have [been] [art] significant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The previous 1991 order was discussed at a slightly later time of night , but on the same day of the week nine months ago , since when there has been no significant change in the construction industry 's circumstances . |
| 2 | It took the view that ‘ there has been no significant increase in recent times in the level of psychological maturity of girls under 16 and that [ these girls ] face greater problems today than their mothers did at their age . ’ ; |
| 3 | Since our last look at this area of the market six months ago there has been no significant shift in the level of starting salaries . |
| 4 | There has been no significant advance on the theories of the press as set out by Siebert et al . |
| 5 | It is , however , harder to explain purely in the context of the theory of contestable markets why some firms ' eurobond operations have continued to be successful while others have been unable to establish themselves , why there has been no significant decline in market concentration over time despite continual new entry , and why profitability has declined so steeply . |
| 6 | Lord Salisbury 's active and generous support of the BDA and of the deaf community as a whole has been a significant factor in the development of the Association in recent years . |
| 7 | For most of the twentieth century , there has been a significant relationship between class and politics . |
| 8 | Since the 1960s , there has been a significant rise in the proportions of households containing people living alone and single parents with dependent children . |
| 9 | There will no longer be a requirement to include an accountant 's report in listing particulars or circulars unless there has been a significant change in the company 's financial position within the last three financial years , or its accounts in any of those three years have been qualified . |
| 10 | Mr. Chairman , nineteen eighty nine has been a significant year for the voluntary sector , and we have witnessed some important developments , including the publication of the White Paper , Charities , a Framework for the Future . |
| 11 | There has been a significant reduction in the numbers of young people placed in residential settings over the past two decades . |
| 12 | In particular there has been a significant expansion of the ‘ downmarket ’ dailies . |
| 13 | Increased co-operation between states has been a significant feature of the post-1945 world order , reflecting the reduced ability of states to act autonomously in the global arena . |
| 14 | Yes erm when this policy has been a significant issue in dealing with either the local plan or er |
| 15 | The same is true if he wishes to make a plot of the total energy of the aircraft to establish where there has been a significant increase or decrease in thrust or drag . |
| 16 | There has been a significant increase in the amount of sexual violence reported to the police . |
| 17 | It has been found that there has been a significant increase in the villagers ' understanding of all aspects of the disease . |
| 18 | As with the use of acute beds there has been a significant increase in utilisation by older people during the years 1976 — 86 . |
| 19 | Yet the proportion of the total population aged 65 and over in this category is estimated from the NDHS for each Authority and is now ten years out of date , during which period there has been a significant increase in the numbers of elderly , including the very old . |
| 20 | The success of Britain ‘ s efforts within Europe can therefore largely be judged in terms of the rate at which trade has expanded between Member States , the extent to which this has been based on free and fair competition , and on whether there has been a significant increase in trade between countries of the EEC and the world outside . |
| 21 | Since 1951 there has been a significant decrease in the labour force participation of older male workers . |
| 22 | In recognition of this fact , there has been a significant entrance of women into mainstream media — much more in western than in Third World countries , but to a noticeable extent in the latter as well . |
| 23 | There has been a significant growth in non-elected local government , of local quangos . |
| 24 | In recent years there has been a significant growth in interest in the study of children 's training about economic issues . |
| 25 | If I may hark back to the answer that I gave to the right hon. Member for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) , one of the areas on which there has been a significant concentration by the Government and the security forces in recent years is the financial resources available to terrorists — I hasten to say on both sides of the community . |
| 26 | Housing of all types has been a significant source of work for Grove in 1992 , ranging from the Housing Association project at St James ’ Hospital , London to the infrastructure at Maidenbower Village in Crawley where the design of the major relief road in the town centre is now about complete . |
| 27 | There has been a significant shifting of emphasis here . |
| 28 | The reason for this is that Germany 's huge trade surplus is overwhelmingly with the Community ( approx. 70% of it was with the EC , although in late 1991 , there has been a significant drop , albeit temporarily , in Germany 's surplus ) . |
| 29 | It appears to us all that there has been a significant drop in the numbers of telephone enquiries coming in to the Library since the new system went in . |
| 30 | With the demolition of so much property at the centre of Birkenhead there has been a significant decline in the number of St Laurence 's parishioners . |