Example sentences of "having the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 How far such practitioners attempt to facilitate a process in which these less consciously available feelings are related to present attitudes and behaviour must depend , firstly , on their confidence about the validity of such linkages , secondly on their conviction that this is useful , and thirdly on their having the necessary skills .
2 Here , experience of a particular sector is less important as a previous record of achievement in searching for such individuals than having the necessary weight and calibre to be able to attract those people .
3 Information having the necessary quality of confidence which is supplied by one party of a contract to another for the purpose of enabling that other to perform a contract will usually be subject to an obligation of confidence so that the recipient may only use it for the purpose of that contract .
4 Not having the familiar jolly holly accessories on the festive table is rather like serving the turkey without cranberry sauce , leaving the fairy lights off the tree , or forgetting the mistletoe for those Christmas kisses .
5 It 's not a question of having the perfect body , but finding the right garment to suit you . ’
6 While Jamie is regarded in Hollywood as having the perfect body , Emma adopts a no-nonsense approach to acting that keeps the work flooding in .
7 But having the perfect place is not enough .
8 Rather than risk not having the perfect shade she started buying those little sample containers and trying them out on a wall .
9 Each one of the following would in itself be almost an insuperable barrier to having the real issues of the case examined .
10 We may know these things on an intellectual level , but there 's nothing like having the emotional truth of them brought home on a gut level-none of us are free from some degree of the self-blame that makes so many women feel responsible for their own rape .
11 Are you having the right kinds of fats ( polyunsaturated rather than hard , saturated fats ) ?
12 The key to successful distribution is having the right amount no more no less .
13 Beginning : listening ; having the right objective
14 Having the right understanding : recognizing how our suffering comes about .
15 Having the right attitude : unselfishness and compassion .
16 Having the right livelihood : doing the kind of job where right action can be practised without compromise .
17 ‘ Then we attach the new care assistant to a member of staff , not necessarily the most experienced , but someone whom we see as having the right attitude to the residents .
18 And we also know that maintaining good health is a matter of having the right routine , getting into good habits .
19 Having the right action and the right gauges of strings is really critical for doing this kind of thing .
20 Getting on in the art world has a lot to do with having the right contacts . ’
21 A company seeking to recruit in this specialty area would , if they used a search consultant , immediately reveal themselves as not having the right contacts in the market .
22 What they have in common with sociological research , however , is that they depend for the accuracy of their results on choosing the right people to ask , and on having the right questions to ask them .
23 Having the right work environment or tools of work ;
24 She began to look into alternative methods of treatment — natural remedies , hypnotherapy , etc — and resented me for not participating and not having the right attitude .
25 In advertising the purpose of research is to be able to plan the campaign so you know to whom you are talking , what you should be saying , which idea will best convey your message and , finally , whether that message is having the right results .
26 It differs from most kouroi in having the right foot forward and the arms raised from the elbow , something ( probably a bow ) grasped in the left fist and something lying on the open right palm .
27 Penguin is ‘ happy to talk to anyone ’ along similar lines , although it sees Dillons as ‘ having the right profile and style of management to do this ’ .
28 But it but it 's often misinterpreted , as being of the right mind and having the right attitude , about understanding
29 The success of British industry in exporting last year was also attributable to having the right framework for taxation , which encourages and rewards enterprise on the part of both individuals and companies .
30 It can aim for a high probability of having the right word somewhere in the cohort without worrying too much about the size of the cohort .
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