had been implementing
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past perfect progressiveof implement.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
implementnounany article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil.
Example Sentences
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Asked about the report, a spokesperson said the bank had been implementing a new strategy and organisational structure announced last November that sharpened its focus on wealth management and scaled back investment banking.
From Reuters ● Apr. 24, 2022
"We could not implement the tactics that we had been implementing in previous games."
From Fox News ● Aug. 8, 2021
Before he left, Stroman had been implementing a yearslong plan to improve the mail balloting system.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2020
During this period of time, Facebook had been implementing policies to restrict companies’ access to certain types of data, such as that belonging to users’ friends.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2018