Example sentences of "have a remarkable [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Water also has a remarkable tendency to expand , if it is cooled below 4°C . |
| 2 | Britain has a remarkable wealth of historic buildings , but changing economic and social conditions often turn this legacy into a liability . |
| 3 | In Seattle he had studied philosophy , citing Nietzche and Camus as two of his more important influences , and he has a remarkable grasp of both British and American politics . |
| 4 | The north doorway has a remarkable tympanum deeply set in the porch like that at Autun . |
| 5 | Jenny Bailey has a remarkable Medau pupil — 81–year-old Phyllis Ballantyne of Leigh-on-Sea , Essex . |
| 6 | In normal circumstances there would be a serious doubt over Chatam 's fitness after such a lengthy lay-off , but the champion trainer has a remarkable track record with horses returning from injury . |
| 7 | He has a remarkable feeling for , and ability to communicate , the sheer intoxication ( the only kind he permits himself ) of using words well . |
| 8 | To this day the building has a remarkable power in a modern city of concrete skyscrapers and oppressive traffic . |
| 9 | Hughes , aged29 , has a remarkable record going back to the first women 's World Championships in 1980 including a world gold in 1986 , world bronze in 1987 and two European titles . |
| 10 | This concept of a line of infinite length has a remarkable property in that its detail is unaffected by a change of scale . |
| 11 | Each circular fovea forms a deep concave pit , and this adaptation has a remarkable effect . |
| 12 | The professors went on : ‘ We are speaking not as members of this or that nation , continent or creed but as human beings , members of the species Man whose continued existence is in doubt … a biological species which has had a remarkable history and whose disappearance none of us can desire . ’ |
| 13 | We 've just had a remarkable vote of confidence I think , in management but N C V O , like many organisations relies very heavily on the abilities , energy and commitment of its honorary officers . |
| 14 | That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers . |
| 15 | Lawrence thought Slaven had had a remarkable game bearing his seven-week lay-off from first team football . |
| 16 | This perspective has had a remarkable impact on the development of our understanding of work organisation and job design , and is at the root of much of experiments and innovations in work organisation in Scandinavia . |
| 17 | For someone she had met only once he had had a remarkable impact on her . |
| 18 | The relief of these negative states can have a remarkable effect on health and well-being . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , the dynamic of four sessions did have a remarkable effect not unassisted by the fact that when Cardinal Montini became Paul VI , this meant that one of the most thoughtful and determined of the moderately progressive conservatives was now pope . |
| 20 | Andropulos , whom Grierson had reported as having a remarkable affinity for scotch , seemed relaxed to the point of garrulity . |
| 21 | After enduring the terrible Winter of 1946–47 , this , the first really warm day of spring , was having a remarkable effect on the dockers unloading the ‘ Marit ’ . |
| 22 | Tommy Sparks was a man having a remarkable thirst and woe betide anyone unfortunate enough to be having a haircut around opening time . |
| 23 | The northern , pale-blue eyes seemed to be everywhere , and he was reputed to have a remarkable instinct for knowing whom to praise and whom to blame . |
| 24 | Unknown to many of his colleagues , Karl had a remarkable experience during the second world war as a member of the Polish Resistance in his native France . |
| 25 | Many of those who became tradesmen and stayed on the island had a remarkable range of knowledge . |
| 26 | ‘ He had a remarkable life , ’ the chaplain began , rather wistfully , and Hope saw in return an over-thin , rather knobble-nosed , receding , flat black-haired though still youngish man hypnotised by Fame and Glory . |
| 27 | Giles had a remarkable ability to bring out the best in his students and juniors , and by conveying his faith in them he gave them faith in themselves . |
| 28 | She had a remarkable bosom for a young woman . |
| 29 | Even though Driesch was wrong in assigning limitless regulative properties to the early sea-urchin embryo , he did demonstrate that the embryo had a remarkable capacity for regulation . |
| 30 | She had a remarkable memory for names and faces , which helped , but above all it was her genuine kindness that not even the most irate could withstand . |