Example sentences of "have had [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Far from foreshadowing greater moderation and comity in international relations , the ‘ revolution in military affairs ’ has had revolutionary implications in politics , because without war , imperialism can not defend itself from history .
2 Chemical control of sweet potato pests has had varying degrees of success , with many chemicals being too expensive .
3 Social disorder is not new but throughout history , it has had varying degrees of prominence as a problem .
4 Deaf education has been associated with a great deal of dogma which has had varying degrees of influence over the years .
5 The external skeleton has one incidental quality which has had momentous results .
6 A man accused of stealing money from a Gulf War charity has had all charges against him dropped .
7 Increasing unemployment in the cities has had all kinds of unfortunate consequences : it reduces demand for such services as retailing , while at the same time increasing pressures on public-sector provision ; and social services , housing training and education encounter increased demands for certain activities .
8 " Supernatural " has had all kinds of misleading innuendoes associated with it — such as a separation between this world and another higher one .
9 The 30-year-old full-back , who has had two operations and months of frustration , makes a comeback in the Third Division relegation dogfight at Torquay .
10 I have a case of a constituent in Newry , Mrs. Freda Williams , who has had two strokes and is bedridden .
11 This has had two effects .
12 He won two handicap hurdles last season over this course and has had two races to tune him up again and he is not badly handicapped .
13 Mark himself has had two attempts at living independently .
14 THE Salman Rushdie affair has had two consequences .
15 Our ‘ ad hoc ’ group has had two meetings so far , some folk crawling out of hospital to attend ( ! ) .
16 Paco Rabanne has had two lives in his present incarnation — that of the revolutionary 60s dress designer , and then as the name behind one of the world 's most successful men 's fragrances .
17 Former Hull coach Smith , who has agreed a new 12-month contract with St George , claims he has had two offers to return to England for the 1993-4 season .
18 The Advanced Courses Development Programme has had two thrusts .
19 A superb mimic , Hopkins has had two years of varied non-stop work , which he loves because ‘ I come alive , I feel it enriches me ’ .
20 An employee will not be eligible for a redundancy payment unless he has had two years ' continuous employment .
21 Lourdes has had two histories .
22 Ashcroft , who took over at Salford when Alex Murphy left in 1980 , has had two spells at the Willows , broken by a couple of seasons at Warrington between 1982 and 1984 .
23 Harford has played for Lincoln , Newcastle , Bristol City , Birmingham and Derby and has had two spells at Luton .
24 Ballesteros , of course , has had other things on his mind .
25 You see , Horatia has had other lovers .
26 TML , a 10-member Anglo-French consortium , has had endless disputes with Eurotunnel over costs .
27 This has had extensive effects , not least on house prices in the South-east .
28 The rapid increase in the number and diversity of states has had long-term consequences for global politics .
29 The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest .
30 Obviously it has had serious consequences in this case .
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