Example sentences of "[noun] have [to-vb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The SJP lads had to rely on a topsy-turvy 6–21 , 21–8 , 22–20 victory for league stalwart John Wickers over Peter Hance to secure their share of the points from the last game of the evening . |
| 2 | As long as historical materialism no longer saw itself as involved in the objective crisis complex , as soon as it understood its critique exclusively as positive science and the dialectic objectively as the law of the world , then the ideological character of consciousness had to take on a metaphysical quality … . |
| 3 | I suppose parents have to put on a brave face . |
| 4 | Whatever the cause of failure , help to families has to operate on a wide front . |
| 5 | University departments operating within close margins with respect to staffing and clinical resources have to rely on a large measure of good will to achieve continued high standards in teaching and evaluation , which can be difficult to sustain if , for example , reappointments of staff are delayed . |
| 6 | Once the smile has been interpreted as a greeting , the receiver has to decide on an appropriate means of feedback . |