Example sentences of "has [been] a dramatic [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Among the small land birds , an obvious change in the last half century has been a dramatic turn round in the fortunes of two birds in the bunting family .
2 As my hon. Friend rightly pointed out , no patient in his area waits for more than two years and there has been a dramatic fall in the number of those who have to wait a year .
3 Matching the change in the range of qualifications of school-leavers has been a dramatic transformation in the youth labour market in a little over a decade .
4 There has been a dramatic expansion of participation , and there are more mature and part-time students and more people working their way towards qualifications on the basis of credit accumulation and transfer .
5 On each occasion the initial stage has been a dramatic success and the final outcome a categorical failure — responsible in my judgment for the defeat both of Mr Heath 's and Mr Callaghan 's governments .
6 Speaking to The Art Newspaper Edmund Peel explained that there has been a dramatic change in the law on capital gains tax in Spain this year .
7 Recently there has been a dramatic widening of vision .
8 Over the last few years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of rigs available from shops .
9 In recent years , there has been a dramatic increase , amounting to a veritable explosion , in both the number and proportion of defendants who are committed for trial at the Crown Court in respect of triable either way offences .
10 There has been a dramatic increase in knee injuries since the '70s , when it was more common to break a leg ; serious knee sprains , probably involving torn ligaments , are at least ten times more likely than broken legs — mainly because bindings now release when they are meant to and boots give greater support to the lower leg and ankle .
11 As a result , there has been a dramatic increase in the number of occasions when councillors ignore the advice of their planning officers , override statutory planning policies and permit houses in the most inappropriate places .
12 The hon. Gentleman well knows that there has been a dramatic increase in national health service spending on any measure one cares to take , far and above the amount necessary either to keep pace with the general level of inflation or to keep pace with the level of inflation in medical costs .
13 In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people undergoing vocational training in France .
14 ‘ There has been a dramatic improvement in the quality of teams and players in the First Division .
15 But Wilkinson , one-time teacher , added : ‘ There has been a dramatic improvement in the last six weeks . ’
16 There has been a dramatic improvement in staying-on rates since 1979 .
17 Secondly , there has been a dramatic erosion in the value of the children 's allowance which they receive as part of their national insurance benefit — the child dependency addition .
18 Lawyers are currently handling a record number of claims against doctors , and the result has been a dramatic shift towards ‘ defensive ’ medicine US-style .
19 There has been a dramatic shift of population since the 1950s : hunting-and-fishing settlements gave way to small towns .
20 It might be noted at this point that in recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the volume of business conducted in the interbank market and this has become a major source of liquidity for banks .
21 There has been a dramatic drop in unemployment , tremendous inward investment and people are increasingly aware of the quality of the North-East and the prospects of the North-East .
22 The effect has been a dramatic speed-up of evolution .
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