'No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize' The reason why 'been' is put in front of 'the use' is the subject is every long. The whole subject is 'the use of the new technology to revitalize'. Usually 'been' should follow the subjects as closely as possible.
A. 全倒装:系表结构在句首 a, 介词短语在句首 Out of America’s fascination with all (things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing back )the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub. (og85)
b, 形容词短语在句首 Typical of the grassland dwellerw of the continent is the American antelope, or pronghorn. (toefl原句)
c, 分词短语在句首
B. 部分倒装:a, 表否定的副词在句首:not only, not until, rarely, scarely, seldom,hardly, no sooner than b, only+adv在句首 c, so...that...结构中,so 在句首。 d, as,than引导的比较从句中。 e, 虚拟语气条件句中,省略if,将had, should, 或could提前。
C. 特例:有些句中,为避免“头重脚轻”或其他原因,改变原有规则。如cqgmat所言, og30 即是这样的例子。
An array of tax incentives has led to a boom in the construction of new office buildings; so abundant has capital been for commercial real estate that investors regularly scour the country for areas in which to build. (OG20)
No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era. (OG30)
对不起,写得不够明确。应该是这样的结构用完全倒装: 分词+介词短语+系动词+主语 eg. Coinciding with the development of jazz in New Orleans in the 1920's was one of the greatest periods in blues music. (toefl原句)