Example sentences of "the [noun] has had a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Re-selling the goods , therefore , does not constitute acceptance unless the buyer has had a reasonable opportunity of examining them . |
| 2 | Although the recession has had a serious effect on certain sections of our Group , the result for 1992 was one of considerable merit . |
| 3 | ‘ The recession has had a severe impact upon the advertising market but by sheer hard work , backed by increasing readership we have been able to increase revenues over our last financial year — we would like to have done better but we are pleased to have held our own in a difficult market . ’ |
| 4 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 5 | Since its establishment in 1945 the College has had a strong commitment to research aimed at improving management and the development of managers . |
| 6 | On substantive questions under the Convention , particularly whether the applicant has had a fair trial , matters of ‘ lawyer failure ’ generally do not result in a violation of the Convention because such failure can not be attributed to the State , which is the only respondent before the Commission or the Court . |
| 7 | In the decade since then , the club has had a brief taste of the glory days but now is immersed in the worst crisis in its hundred year history . |
| 8 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 9 | The horse has had a disappointing season after having won the Racing Post Stakes as a two-year-old and looking like a ‘ good thing ’ for even one of the Derbys . |
| 10 | I believe that our membership of the ERM has had a major influence on the recession in the United Kingdom . |
| 11 | ‘ The child has had a mild fit , ’ said the apothecary , turning Anna on to her stomach . |
| 12 | The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents . |
| 13 | Within sight of power , the group has had a public bust-up likely to reduce its appeal in the forthcoming election . |
| 14 | She recognizes that historically the concept has had a significant place in the vocabulary of political theory and notes that legal theorists continue to invoke the concept and argue about its meaning . |
| 15 | Donated organs such as kidneys , and semen or ova for insemination , are suitable if the donor has had a recent negative HIV antibody test . |
| 16 | Mike Radford 's paper , Auditing for Change , reviews the work and effectiveness of the Audit Commission , arguing that the Commission has had a profound effect on the debate about the future of local government . |
| 17 | The corporation has had a chequered history since then . |
| 18 | The Government has had a special Cabinet committee looking at ways of reducing unemployment but its recommended package is not due to be announced for a couple of weeks . |
| 19 | Since then , the Government has had a statutory responsibility to increase benefits only in line with prices . |
| 20 | The ALA has had a major influence in redesigning the police recruitment forms , which have gone through three drafts since the Met tried to interest Labour councils in their campaign to attract more ethnic minority officers . |
| 21 | The mink has had a chequered relationship with us , but we must remember that the changes are of our own making . |
| 22 | J. The port of Hull has a large rich industrial hinterland but the city has had a different sphere of influence , or market area . |
| 23 | Initial indications are that the treatment has had a marked effect , but a close eye will be kept on the situation , and regular reports made to the council . |
| 24 | Additionally , Rule 5 — 30(2) requires that in respect of a warrant or derivative , before a firm : ( a ) recommends a transaction ; ( b ) arranges or executes a transaction ( even if it has not recommended it ) ; or ( c ) acts as a discretionary manager ; it must have sent the private customer a Warrants or Derivatives Risk Warning Notice and obtained a copy signed by the customer so that the firm is satisfied that the customer has had a proper opportunity to consider its terms . |
| 25 | Friends of the Earth has had a similar growth rate in that period , so that its membership is now over 180,000 . |