Example sentences of "[noun] has [vb pp] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But English Heritage has called for a thorough feasibility study before the third application is determined . |
| 2 | As Figure 17.6 shows , wholesale funding has accounted for a growing share of the building societies ' total funding . |
| 3 | The Association has pressed for a clear-cut answer on this issue and has not received it . |
| 4 | Although he insists there will be no change in France 's basic strategy , President Mitterrand has called for a national debate on defence . |
| 5 | studied chartered accountancy at the Oxford Polytechnic and for the last 18 months has worked for a local chartered accountant . |
| 6 | The European Parliament 's Transport Committee has called for a 40 per cent cut in carbon dioxide by the year 2010 — a far more ambitious figure than the Community 's official target of a freeze at 1990 levels by 2000 . |
| 7 | ‘ This is one that Alan has had for a long period of time , ’ Mr Cross said . |
| 8 | The judge has asked for a unanimous verdict and the jury will now spend the night in a hotel before returning to court to continue their deliberations . |
| 9 | A SCOTTISH fishing boss has called for a Europe-wide boycott of cheap fish to stop non-EC states destroying the fishing industry . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's probably the most important match either team has faced for a long time . |
| 11 | The art ( therapy ? ) of Reflexology is founded on the principle that massaging the feet can affect the health of other parts of the body , a fact which acupuncture has known for a long time . |
| 12 | Darlington GP John Apps has left for a three-month trip to the Arctic Circle with a research team investigating wildlife and fauna . |
| 13 | As the fatal accident inquiry gets underway , a leading academic has called for a dramatic change in the attitude of the government and courts towards Scotland 's drug users . |
| 14 | There are nineteen full-time care staff of whom eleven are on duty in the evenings and Mr has asked for a further eleven full-time care staff , he hopes in due course to be able to have seventeen such staff on duty at any one time . |
| 15 | A vacancy has arisen for a Clinical Cytogeneticist ( Grade B ) in this laboratory , which provides a diagnostic service for South East Scotland . |
| 16 | A vacancy has arisen for a senior hydrogeologist based at our Shrewsbury offices . |
| 17 | Margaret Anne Doody has called for a new edition of Leapor 's poetry . |
| 18 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 19 | ‘ Jason Donovan has known for a long time that The Face is not rich , and we have repeatedly offered to apologise unreservedly for the article , ’ the statement added . |
| 20 | This explains the attraction soft conventionalism has had for a recent generation of legal philosophers . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman need not think that there is any military support for the idea that in the past the Navy has argued for a three-boat solution , and he will be given a very rough time by the Navy if he makes such a suggestion . |
| 22 | In the twilight of its life , TOTP has opted for a radical face-lift , which has turned out instead like a make-over from Hell . |
| 23 | If the dead person has paid for a grave space in the churchyard , there will be a document called a ‘ faculty ’ in existence , and you will need to produce this . |
| 24 | Pressure group The Forum of Private Businesses has called for a radical change in the legal structure of small firms . |
| 25 | Lead levels from a system with lead piping are much higher in the first few pints that come from a tap that has been left turned off than after the water has run for a few minutes , as this flushes out much of the dissolved lead . |
| 26 | I understand that , in view of the allegations about the conduct of Staffordshire special branch officers , the chief constable of Staffordshire has arranged for a full investigation by the deputy chief constable of another force . |
| 27 | If the government sticks to its decision to limit public sector pay rises to 1.5% , museums may have some extra flexibility as the DNH has budgeted for a greater increase . |
| 28 | Sebastian Arcos Bergnes , vice-president of an unofficial human rights group , was brought to trial in early October for ‘ enemy propaganda ’ ; the prosecution has called for a six year sentence . |
| 29 | Greenpeace has called for a complete reorganization of the International Atomic Energy Authority ( IAEA ) , the UN regulatory body , on the grounds that its mandate to promote nuclear energy is incompatible with its responsibility as an international nuclear watchdog . |
| 30 | Two months after the military crackdown in Beijing in June 1989 , it was announced that university student intake would be cut from 640,000 to 610,000 in the next academic year , and that " specialities mainly in the social science fields which the State has deemed for a long time to have turned out personnel not qualified for socialist construction " would be suspended . |