Example sentences of "[noun sg] has a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Under this law if seat belts or child restraints appropriate for the age and weight of the child are fitted in the rear of the car , the driver has a legal responsibility to see that children under the age of 14 wear them , unless they have a medical exemption certificate .
2 Prince has a near-pathological desire to escape the confining fixity of an identity .
3 In pursuing this aim , IDB 's Marketing Development Division has a key role to play through the wide range of support which it can offer to all sizes of companies in Northern Ireland involved in manufacturing or providing internationally tradeable services .
4 The GP has a crucial role to play in the development of health services .
5 For the simpler tasks of cataloguing , none the less , the computer has a major contribution to make and is already making it .
6 Another important aspect of diversification is the need for retraining in which the agricultural training board has a dynamic role to play .
7 Kirsten Matz , Expressen 's money page editor , said : ‘ It proves that sheer luck has a great deal to say about the stock market . ’
8 The guardian has a general duty to safeguard the interests of the child ( s41(2) ( b ) ) .
9 ‘ I know that people are not going out of their way to create problems but I believe the national side has a great role to play in terms of providing players with status , confidence and a substantially increased market value .
10 It uses two microprocessors working in parallel for maximum reliability , and each microprocessor has a nonvolatile memory to aid service diagnosis .
11 The trainer has a responsible task to help trainees through many other issues that are totally new to them and that every CAB worker will need to confront .
12 There is a clear value in reducing the amount of chemical waste which has to be got rid of — and that thinking has a long way to go .
13 The chemical industry 's ‘ Responsible Care ’ programme has a major role to play in demonstrating that the industry is serious in its intent to perform better .
14 It has also been made clear that where an unmet need is recorded which the department has a legal duty to provide , it could be used as the basis for a legal challenge , although it should still be recorded .
15 The New Testament has a good deal to say with respect to church administration .
16 Sir Ralph Halpern believes our manufacturing industry has a great deal to learn from labels such as Benetton and Hennes in Europe , and The Gap , Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein in the States , in terms of creating brand and image .
17 ‘ Of the 65 per cent of companies not using credit insurance , half had no idea what it would cost as a percentage of total sales value , indicating that the industry has a real job to do explaining how little properly structured credit insurance can cost : often 0.5 per cent of turnover or less . ’
18 Many other people have rights , including those concerned with fishing , and in my native Scotland the value of fishing has a significant part to play in the local economy , particulary in remote areas .
19 Investment has a dual role to play within any economy .
20 Every educator has a personal story to tell from working in our home care teams .
21 No club has a divine right to win the League year in , year out as the Glens and Blues have done down through the years .
22 If it is agreed that project work has a great deal to offer in terms of developing reading , but recognised that these opportunities tend not to be exploited to the full , it is necessary to examine ways in which project work can be designed to make fuller use of its potential .
23 Braudel 's work has a problematic tendency to regard certain societies as changeless , especially the so-called ‘ traditional ’ civilizations ( e.g. 1981 : 285 , 312 ) .
24 In the meantime , I would argue , the logic of activity-based product-costing has a vital part to play in ensuring proper corporate resource allocation .
25 Because of the difficulties of getting it all together , the chairperson or co-ordinator has a key part to play ( see Chairing meetings on page 28 ) .
26 The financial controller has a key role to play in facilitating this learning process by improving the way in which the cost-accounting system reveals what really are the cost-drivers ( i.e. the factors really leading to the incidence of specific types of costs ) .
27 The FASB plans , however , to retain the current practice of using the amortised cost method for debt securities that management has a positive intent to hold to maturity .
28 Everyone is aware that the Chancellor has a difficult ordeal to face a few hours later and no one wants to make the occasion even worse .
29 The Institute has a key role to play in bringing the expertise of transport professionals to bear on this issue .
30 It is also important that you understand that the Council has a legal obligation to implement the Council Tax without further delay and that the Council will require to take all necessary steps to ensure that the matter is speedily progressed .
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