Example sentences of "have not [verb] enough " in BNC.

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1 Surprisingly , the Heisenberg programme , designed to keep the best researchers within the university system until jobs for them became vacant , has not received enough applicants .
2 By the way , I hope this might be considered for the ‘ Star Letter ’ as I find distribution to my local newsagent leaves a lot to be desired — if the distributor has not received enough copies , he does n't get any !
3 He dismisses the widespread belief among manufacturers that the Government has not done enough to help them , with : ‘ Oh well , that 's human nature , is n't it ? ’
4 Additionally , he noted that ‘ many people feel that the system has not done enough to protect what is good in an environment or to ensure that new development is of a sufficiently high quality ’ .
5 He has not done enough to satisfy the hardliners in the City who wanted him to take at least £2.5 billion out of the economy in 1993-94 .
6 The surface of the etch-resist ink might wash off in the developer but a layer of ink can still be left on the board , because the UV light has not had enough time to penetrate all the way through the resist .
7 But all that money has not bought enough magic . ’
8 It is not unexpected because an angler with an active brain , as applies to most specialist anglers , has not got enough challenge with one species .
9 The Sun has not got enough , so there 's no danger .
10 Thus , the individual is undertaking a gamble about what action is required to defend or advance an interest : what is the right way to describe the problem , what is to be done , and who are the most appropriate allies ; whether to say that the Ministry of Education has not provided enough school places ( and all ‘ parents ’ should unite to press the government for more ) or there are not enough places because the Ammanites have stolen them ( so all non-Ammanites must unite to resist the theft ) .
11 His fault here is that he has not organised enough feedback .
12 The Cuban director of immigration had made a great deal of money from previous boatloads of Jews ; the President of Cuba had not made enough money from them .
13 The US Representative for Trade Negotiations , Carla Hills , announced on April 28 , 1990 , that under Section 301 of the US Trade Act Thailand would remain on a priority watch list of countries which had not made enough progress in improving intellectual property protection .
14 The 1983 government considered that the penalties incurred under the block-grant system had not done enough to curb local spending .
15 He feared that another show , arranged for him through the Lefevre Gallery , at Durlacher Bros , 11 East 57th Street , New York , would also have to be delayed as by the end of the summer he had not done enough work .
16 Ivanisevic now has a 4–1 record over Sampras and said after the match he thought the American had not done enough to deserve the top ranking , claiming that Jim Courier 's two Grand Slam wins last year gave him a greater claim to the title .
17 When , for instance , England was asked to send two players out to the Tournament of Nations , run in conjunction with the Italian Women 's Championship , it had no hesitation in dispatching Katie Tebbet and Sarah Palmer , two youngsters who , although they had not done enough to make the Home International team , were clearly worth encouraging .
18 Thirdly we felt the county had not understood enough of the pattern of erm impending relocations within Harrogate Borough Council .
19 The Councillor contended that the Committee had been overinfluenced by the need to make economies and had not given enough consideration to the local view , shown in letters and at a local meeting at which opposition to closure had been unanimous .
20 Ernst & Young thought that the APB had not given enough weight to the collateral changes which would be required , the timescale involved in the changes , and the very substantial costs which would arise .
21 The ladies and gentlemen went slowly out of the room , some protesting quietly that they had not seen enough of their dear relation .
22 In particular , the issue of the lack of oral work was brought up again , the argument being made that a particular adviser had not seen enough lessons to make this conclusion .
23 In September 1989 Chadli announced the postponement of local elections , originally scheduled for December , following complaints from the opposition parties that they had not had enough time to prepare for them .
24 According to a radio commentary on Aug. 7 , there were complaints from the opposition that they had not had enough time to campaign effectively , and instances were cited of bullying by MPRP election supervisors .
25 Ruling that the UK had breached international agreements , the judges dismissed the British government 's contention that it had not had enough time to meet standards set in 1975 .
26 In an earlier than expected Commercial Court judgment , Mr Justice Saville found that the members had not produced enough evidence of irregularities in the ‘ LMX spiral ’ , which sends catastrophe risks swirling round the market to stop the usual process of calling on cash deposits to make good syndicate losses .
27 He had not paid enough attention to Anna , he had not even seen the girl , and yet she was the only one to benefit obviously and directly from her father dying when he did .
28 Perhaps he had had a bad day at the garage and had not sold enough crummy second-hand cars .
29 However , because they had been unemployed , they had not earned enough money in the previous three years to qualify for the mature student allowance , and so it was denied to them .
30 Part of the additional cost could be explained by the fact that UPH had not got enough cash to make the purchase .
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