Example sentences of "have a history of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The argument is therefore not about police control or a utopia without controls , but to explore why some cultural behaviour has a history of police action and to discover where that behaviour fits into police ideology . |
| 2 | Belgium has a history of unstable governments . |
| 3 | Indeed it is unusual to find a fresh case of genital herpes in someone who has a history of cold sores , although it does occur in some cases . |
| 4 | This could happen in a high-stress job where the executive concerned has a history of heart trouble . |
| 5 | Shortly after , the Sheerwater section , which has a history of troubles , began leaking , and the canal below St. Johns had to be closed for the rest of the summer . |
| 6 | Anyone who has a history of epilepsy ( even if that condition is being fully controlled by medication ) should never on any account be hypnotized , as the process of entering the appropriate altered state of mind can actually trigger off an epileptic fit . |
| 7 | ‘ Medicine has a problem — it has a history of sexism and classism . |
| 8 | Sheikh Mohammed 's nine-year-old has a history of leg trouble and has been absent since his Cheltenham triumph in March . |
| 9 | ‘ The lad has a history of moving on in the game . |
| 10 | In the New York court system , a mugger is automatically declared not guilty if the defense can prove the victim has a history of making eye contact . |
| 11 | JOHN Bryan 's glamorous personal assistant has a history of mischief herself . |
| 12 | ‘ Race ’ has a history of supplementing and replacing class as a representation of deviance in psychology . |
| 13 | A study of child prostitution in Britain , America and West Germany reports that ‘ every runaway child who goes into full-time child prostitution has a history of continual and profound family conflict ’ ( Sereny , 1984 ) . |
| 14 | Indeed , as chief executive Corrado Passera pointed out , Olivetti has a history of investment in the personal communications sector . |
| 15 | The basis for this offer is the fact known by the cops and the criminals that the judge in the case has a history of giving reduced sentences and often clemency to guilty criminals who truly show remorse ; the judge also believes that co-operation with the police is proof that a criminal regrets his behaviour . |
| 16 | North Forest has a history of administrative instability , near-insolvency and crime ; one high school was partly burnt down . |
| 17 | Each element in the communication processes of which media are a part has a history of its own : the media organizations , the changing technology , the contents , the audiences . |
| 18 | Border has a history of reacting to situations before considering all the consequences . |
| 19 | Cardiff castle has a history of more than 1900 years dating from the coming of the Romans in the first century . |
| 20 | Ask if the patient has a history of lung disease . |
| 21 | ‘ [ The child ] has a history of absconding . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 1 ) Subject to the following provisions of this section , a child who is being looked after by a local authority may not be placed , and , if placed , may not be kept , in accommodation provided for the purpose of restricting liberty ( ‘ secure accommodation ’ ) unless it appears — ( a ) that — ( i ) he has a history of absconding and is likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation ; and ( ii ) if he absconds , he is likely to suffer significant harm ; or ( b ) that if he is kept in any other description of accommodation he is likely to injure himself or other persons . |
| 23 | If the organisation has a history of autocratic leadership , it will be difficult to introduce a new style . |
| 24 | ‘ He has a history of high blood-pressure and an added problem is that his stage show is quite physical . |
| 25 | Finally , evidence is accumulating that a person 's emotional environment influences his or her likelihood of suffering an acute psychotic episode if he or she already has a history of schizophrenic disorder . |
| 26 | Apparently he has a history of COADs — chronic obstructive airways disease . |
| 27 | Pavlovo is about 300 miles east of Moscow and has a history of metal craft . |
| 28 | Local residents fear that shock waves from any blasting operation could disturb old mineshaft workings in the area , which has a history of subsidence problems . |
| 29 | In Sweden consumer pressure has a history of forcing changes on industry . |
| 30 | Dixton House has a history of leg trouble . |