Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb mod] have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 First , it may be scattered and diffused among a variety of objects of devotion , as in polytheism ; or it may have a single focus , as in monotheism .
2 It could be coincidental or it could have a great deal to do with it . ’
3 The SLF has been pushing Government to ensure the interests of landlords are taken care of in the regulations but in the meantime , Mr Barlow said the advice not to relet was the only choice even although it would have a serious effect on entrants wanting to get into let holdings .
4 Yesterday , it became apparent that those involved in greyhound racing feared that it would have a detrimental effect on their business .
5 Self-government for Scotland was given the thumbs-down by the Scottish business community , with more than 60 per cent of respondents saying that it would have a detrimental effect on business , while only 10 per cent thought there would be some advantage .
6 Patricia Shroeder , Democrat chair of the House armed services military installations and facilities subcommittee , described the list as " disappointing " , and suggested that it would have a minimal impact on the level of US forces in Europe — currently around 300,000 .
7 The massive oil slick in the northern Gulf , caused in large part by Iraq 's action in deliberately releasing oil into the sea [ see ED no. 43 ] , continued to cause concern during February , although earlier reports that it would have a devastating effect on marine ecology appeared to be exaggerated .
8 They agree that it would have a negative impact on growth in the economy of between 0.5 per cent .
9 Previous attempts to establish a common tariff had foundered on the objections of the smaller CARICOM members , who feared that it would have a negative impact upon their economies .
10 For this reason the definition requires that rights to participate on a winding up are taken into account only where , at the date the limitation is introduced , it was likely that it would have a commercial effect in practice .
11 On average , only 15 mites were found per thousand ants , but the researchers say that the mite 's habit of moving from one host worker to another , possibly because it quickly exhausts each host , means that it may have a greater impact on the colony than its apparent rarity first suggests .
12 An attractor that has a positive maximal Lyapunov exponent , and so has a high sensitivity to initial conditions , often has a very complicated structure , in that it may have a noninteger , fractal dimension , and have some of the properties of a Cantor set .
13 According to a report In ComputerWorld IBM is now saying that it 'll have a single micro-kernel-based operating system for OS/2 and AIX within two years , allowing users to run Unix or OS/2 applications in either environment .
14 Rice says : ‘ It 's unfair to say to a small black voluntary group with little finance that it should have a certain number of staff ; many are new to developing management committees and constitutions .
15 Sir Frank will rule on the call for an adjournment next month , by which time the NII promises that it should have a new batch of reports out .
16 In Equation ( 2.3.2.1 ) the only restriction placed on B was that it should have a known or easily-found reciprocal .
17 Although it is too soon to draw any firm conclusions about the effects of this scheme , it seems likely that it will have a considerable impact on the culture of schools , and the future structure of schooling itself .
18 To be worthwhile , any such conference would have to be of sufficient weight so that it could have a decisive effect on the ‘ official ’ international conferences — several of which had already taken place with the express purpose of reviewing the treaty , but which had succeeded in producing only confusion and bitterness .
19 The decision has drawn protests from environmentalists , who warn that it could have a damaging effect on the Danube valley ecosystem , and the Hungarian government , which views it as a possible infringement of territorial integrity .
20 The most important factor in choosing a solder is that it must have a lower melting point than the pieces to be joined .
21 On her way to the Rådhuspladsen she 'd passed its entrance several times , knowing that it must have a high priority in her search for Suzie .
22 [ its ] own mores , which govern the relations of its members to each other , and it may have a high degree of morale , developed in fighting other gangs or defying the law' .
23 They 'd have a little fancy shawl or My Grandma used to always have a fancy shawl that Just a small thing that came , you know , a bit down their back and And my Grandma used to wear erm a white much It was just thing like a baby 's A cotton thing , tied with a just a string , you know just to erm just a tie under her chin and it would have a wee bit of lace s on the corner , or the or the end of the tie , that was through the day and it was all ruffled , and then when she was on holiday and came into town she had a a thing on her head made of velvet and it all had fancy little things in it .
24 Well we 'll , we 'll set that up with a board of its own erm , as an operating board and each of our divisions has an operating board erm , and that means it will have a finance director , it will have , and it will have a Chief Executive er , and there 'll be one or two other people on that board , such as er , Mark , Development Director er , and er , we 'll go from there .
25 Its special factors should be recognised and it should have a regional banding system more reflective of its house prices .
26 So if we want to find out , and twenty five over a hundred , we 've got the s , it 's a special fraction , and it used to have a special name for it , and we call these percentages , twenty five per hundred , twenty five hundredths , we just say twenty five per cent .
27 But it would have a strong impact on imports .
28 The piece must not be too heavy but it must have a certain weight to it .
29 It wo n't make any difference immediately , but it will have a considerable impact in the long run , as explained in the next section .
30 And it was a belief that to cut at the roots with small scissors would make a difference , because it would have a cumulative effect and that 's why I think we can do it in our own society .
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