has been mostly vs has mostly been

Both "has been mostly" and "has mostly been" are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used based on personal preference or to vary sentence structure.

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has been mostly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something has been predominantly or mainly in a certain state or condition over a period of time.

Examples:

The project has been mostly successful so far.
She has been mostly absent from work this week.

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The coverage has been mostly positive so far.
M & A activity has been mostly confined to domestic deals.
Unfortunately, this has been mostly a matter of words.
The EESC has already stressed that the debate has been mostly limited to increasing external flexibility and ways of compensating for such an increase by strengthening labour market policies or social security provisions.
The normal value for the cooperating exporting producers found to be dumping has been mostly determined based on the domestic sales prices per product type.
His commitment has rejuvenated the department and since his boss has recently been suffering from a rather stubborn intestinal ailment and has been mostly out sick, they've asked Georg to step in as the acting manager.
In reply to this claim it is noted that, while support for first generation bioethanol has been mostly phased out, schemes for second generation biofuels has increased.
Climate change is worsening desertification, although until now it has been mostly local activity which has affected it, such as logging and inappropriate farming, irrigation and cattle breeding methods.
He has mostly been amongst books.
In our community, the creativity has mostly been focused on survival.
Since 1999, the euro area has mostly been an area of economic stability.
The creation and negotiation process of the whole climate package has been reminiscent mostly of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Emperor's New Clothes.
Up until now, PNR has been associated mostly with negotiation aimed at ensuring that European citizen data are processed correctly by our partners and allies, in particular the United States.
5-(2-aminopropyl)indole has been found mostly in powder form but also in tablet and capsule form.
The main step forward in the logistics sector has mostly been brought about by the traditional transport firms' adaptation to market requirements.
Up until now, it has mostly been a matter of words and all too few concrete measures.
Unfortunately, the news has mostly been about misery, violence, war, oppression and ultra-conservative rulers.
This is the area of climate change, one that has so far been tackled mostly by scientists.
Since its inception, it has mostly been provided by public undertakings under a monopoly regime, mainly as a consequence of the limited availability of broadcasting frequencies and the high barriers to entry.
Phase I (Planning and Organisation) has mostly been completed up to 2011 (some on-going activities will be concluded in 2014).

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has mostly been
has been predominantly
has been mainly
has been primarily
has been largely

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