The phrase "a primary has been" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing events, processes, or conditions related to a primary, such as elections or educational settings.
Example: "A primary has been scheduled for next month to determine the candidates for the upcoming election."
Alternatives: "a primary event has occurred" or "a primary has taken place."
Elections officials said it was the first time in memory that a primary had been postponed after voting had begun (city primaries were delayed by 12 days in 1981 in a dispute with the Justice Department over election procedures), and there was considerable confusion at the Board of Elections and at the campaigns about how this might play out.
Meanwhile, none of the preparatory work for a March primary has been done, and her department on the third floor of a county building here is unusually quiet.
The conventional wisdom for a Democratic primary has been to focus on New York City and one or two urban centers elsewhere in the state.
The head teacher of an inner city London primary has been made a dame in the New Year's honours list.
"People realize the March primary has been a disaster," said Susie Swatt, chief of staff for State Senator Ross Johnson, the Orange County Republican who wrote the bill.
"A new principal of Pimlico Primary has been appointed.
But it seems to exist in a parallel universe in which the primary has been called off.
Ohio already allows all 17-year-olds to vote in congressional, legislative and mayoral primaries – as long as they will be 18 on election day – but the question of whether they can vote in a presidential primary had been unanswered.
The rules for entering a presidential primary have been eased, and Mr. Pataki has proposed relaxing them further, but the rules for other offices remain among the toughest in the country.
One result of a system structured without internal party primaries has been the proliferation of parties themselves.
