Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Mica is an ionically bonded mineral in which , because of the arithmetic of the electrical charges in the molecule , every so often there is a layer of metal atoms in the crystal in which each atom has to share a single electron 's worth of charge with several near neighbours , so that this layer in the crystal is a weak one .
2 In his introduction he said that this budget had to signal a radical departure from practice in recent years , especially in stressing an anti-inflationary orientation and in moving away from state paternalism towards private enterprises .
3 As for Eddie — well — this journo had to get a new gerbil . ’
4 Informed parents have to make a difficult choice .
5 British officals have to tread a fine line between registering the ‘ UK dimension ’ , as they call it , in the Trident debate , and not offending Congressmen by being too heavy-handed .
6 This union had to represent a wide range of occupations and was therefore less able to protect that particular worker 's specific set of interests .
7 The freewheeling diode has to withstand a reverse voltage equal to the d.c. supply voltage when the transistor is conducting and it must conduct a peak forward current equal to the rated phase current when the transistor first turns off .
8 As well as putting a ceiling on cases of average tetraplegia , the effect of the decision in Housecroft 's case has meant that awards in less serious cases have to bear a proportional relationship to the guideline figure for tetraplegia .
9 By 1876 applicants for the German civil service had to pass a special exam in German culture , and German was compulsory in virtually every aspect of public life .
10 Nowadays a chief executive has to have a strong understanding of finance , he needs to be good at public relations , he must understand technology , he must be able to cope with labour problems and he must ( as always ) be a good selector of people .
11 The developing nervous system has to solve a similar problem — how does each nerve cell know where to find the other cells it must contact ?
12 There is always a closed circle of suspects ( so there can be no question of someone unconnected with the setting coming in from outside and doing the deed , as might well happen in " real life " ) and each of these suspects has to have a credible motive as well as reasonable opportunity of committing the crime and reasonable access to the means with which it was committed .
13 Unfortunately , most elderly people have to suffer a considerable drop in their income after retirement , and careful planning and budgeting is required to maintain a reasonable standard of living .
14 In those days all aircrew had to take a six monthly Basic Efficiency Examination to ensure they were keeping up to date with equipment and training procedures .
15 The steeplechase course at Auteuil is a far cry from Newbury or Cheltenham , and the runners in the four-mile Grand Steeplechase have to negotiate a bewildering variety of obstacles : some of the fences are soft privet , to be jumped through rather than over ; there are two natural brooks , including the Rivière de la Tribune — four metres of water preceded by a hedge one metre high and one metre wide ; and then there is Le Bullfinch , a rail , ditch and fence on top of a stone wall .
16 Where handwritten texts are at issue , it is often the case that the individual reproducing the text in a printed version has to make a considerable effort of interpretation to assign a value to some of the less legible words .
17 I still regret it , but I 'm afraid the Prime Minister has to appear a great deal on the media .
18 These marooned populations had to make a big evolutionary adjustment .
19 Finally , the clinical teacher has to maintain a good relationship with patients and relatives .
20 If the heat could not be sufficiently localised to avoid this , then the first solders had to have a higher melting point than the subsequent ones .
21 BRITISH troops in the former Yugoslavia have to perform a fine balancing act between the warring factions as they start to deliver humanitarian aid in Bosnia .
22 Whiskas Kitten Food is highly digestible , important when a small stomach has to meet a large energy need .
23 The communist regime had to create a new elite that was both ‘ red ’ and ‘ expert ’ .
24 To win an award , each restaurant had to have a healthy eating option on the menu , be spotlessly clean and provide a non-smoking area .
25 Donors frequently finance projects , or chunks of government expenditure such as part of the health service , to which recipient countries would in any case have to give a high priority , and this relieves government of that particular commitment .
26 It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground .
27 Legislation covering the conduct of elections , adopted at the same time , included the stipulation that presidential candidates had to pay a non-repayable deposit of CFA1,000,000 ( US$3,700 ) .
28 It is worth noting that multiple objectives also arise when several individuals have to make a joint decision , the objective functions modelling the aspirations of each individual .
29 In order to gain hegemonic support , the Conservative Government had to establish a moral position which sought to comfort those sections of the British electorate concerned about the changing political and moral climate .
30 He moaned about ‘ declining standards ’ and fondly recalled his own early days when each detective had to wear a dark striped , three-piece suit , an Anthony Eden homburg , and a watch chain at the correct angle .
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