Example sentences of "land [that] has been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As environmental standards rise , especially for water quality , people worry more about cleaning up land that has been contaminated by past dumping . |
| 2 | ‘ This will allow existing buildings and land that has been contaminated to be returned to use . ’ |
| 3 | Afforestation and reforestation are both characteristic of modern forestry ( the former is the planting of forests on land previously unoccupied by trees while the latter involves the re-establishment of trees on formerly forested land that has been cleared ) . |
| 4 | For the most part , land that has been set aside is of poor conservation value , and has not been managed in a way which would bring out environmental benefits . |
| 5 | Local people know the history of their surroundings well enough , but visitors may not recognise land that has been reclaimed unless it is pointed out to them . |
| 6 | Under the revised plan , a two-tier system would be introduced , distinguishing between land that has been investigated or treated , and land where the extent of contamination has yet to be assessed . |
| 7 | Plans are afoot to dismantle the Control Tower brick by brick and reassemble it on a seven acre plot of land that has been acquired as a shrine to the famous musician . |