Example sentences of "have [been] a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The theme of discretion has been a particular concern of the author 's work cited above . |
| 2 | The effect of mesalazine treatment on renal function has been a particular concern as mesalazine has structural similarities to aspirin and phenacetin , both of which have been implicated in analgesic nephropathy . |
| 3 | Delay occurs when the operator is doing nothing — usually waiting for a machine to complete a sub-task — it differs from storage where there has been a particular decision to put something aside . |
| 4 | The oil price drop has been a particular blow to the economics of solar energy . |
| 5 | A second theme has been a particular criticism of the Treasury and of its economic policies ; in particular that too much emphasis has been placed on the balance of payments or prevention of inflation , while the need for economic growth was neglected . |
| 6 | This unique village has been a particular favourite with Citalia customers for many years . |
| 7 | This limit of ten has been a particular handicap in respect of the main classes . |
| 8 | It has been a particular source of worry that sales of the magazine have been so low ; in fact on the current issue we made a considerable loss which as a small Society is very difficult to cover . |
| 9 | Cazden 's ( 1972 ) extensive analysis of hearing children interacting with parents shows how little parents actually correct children 's immature syntax , yet this has been a particular bulwark of educational approaches to deaf children . |
| 10 | Technology has been a particular poser : institutions like Lloyd 's have been slow to exploit computers . |
| 11 | The learning of mathematics has been a particular focus of attention . |
| 12 | In no other human discipline , not in philosophy , nor science , nor music , is it believed that there has been a particular revelation of God in history , so that that point in history is then necessarily taken up into the discipline . |
| 13 | There has been a particular concentration on measures for young people to the extent that many who leave school at sixteen can expect up to two years in government schemes which combine work experience with training . |
| 14 | It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question . |
| 15 | This seems to have been a particular problem in the more remote areas , whether in Devon or in the Scottish Highlands ( Varwell 1973 ; Cloke 1979 ) . |
| 16 | He tried to remember if there had been a particular shop nearby but he failed . |
| 17 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |