Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magnetic saturation has a great influence on the torque produced by a stepping motor ( Fig.3.1 ) and its effects can be included in pull-out torque calculations ( Acarnley and Hughes , 1981 ) . |
| 2 | Gently , Anna tried to suggest that a life free of an ageing queen had a great deal to recommend it . |
| 3 | To judge from that response , I think that my hon. Friend has a great deal of support in the House . |
| 4 | The findings certainly highlight the risk of hypotension ; elderly people and patients with inferior myocardial infarction have a greater propensity for this complication . |
| 5 | This subtle shift has a great deal to do with the current fashion accessory of an eligible husband rather than an eligible boss . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | PAMELA : That poor gentleman has a great deal to mend in himself before he can begin such a practice in his family . |
| 8 | The Black Boar had a great crest running from his head along his spine , like the dorsal fin of a fish , the hairstyle of a Mohawk or the rays of the sun . |
| 9 | It is always difficult to combine the hard-headed actuarial principles of insurance with a concern for effective and comprehensive social security ; yet , as Beveridge recognized , when the only viable political alternative is means testing the contributory principle has a great appeal . |
| 10 | Food : As we have seen in an earlier chapter , our physical condition has a great influence on our minds and our emotions — the reverse also being true . |
| 11 | posture and physical balance have a great deal to contribute |
| 12 | Kirsten Matz , Expressen 's money page editor , said : ‘ It proves that sheer luck has a great deal to say about the stock market . ’ |
| 13 | Someone at general command had a great idea , a cheap-rate sequel to GI Blues in which a young Scottish footballer plays the part of a handsome conscript . |
| 14 | Ken was rediscovered in the nineteenth century by the Oxford Movement , for whom his idea of the Church of England as part of the Universal Church and his ascetic character had a great appeal . |
| 15 | The mobilizing style has a greater appeal when there is dissatisfaction with the status quo and a feeling that new policies are required . |
| 16 | Marital status has a greater impact on the mortality rates for men than those for women ( see Table 1 ) . |
| 17 | Erm , it has actually worked , erm , in that it seems that there 's a very fair chance that er , in spite of the very discouraging things that were said by some of the people on my right when I moved this , erm , there is a very good chance now for a reasonable er , settlement in South Africa , which I think should erm , make everyone in this chamber very happy , and it is that , undoubtedly the case that economic pressure had a great deal to do with that . |
| 18 | The vapour is a mixture of the more volatile component A and the less volatile component B. The particles of the more volatile component have a greater tendency to escape from the liquid than the particles of the less volatile component . |
| 19 | This may imply that the difference in total lipid concentration of diluted bile has a greater influence on the nucleation time compared with that of concentrated bile , as shown in model bile . |
| 20 | ‘ For me a classic pop song has a great hook , but you always leave something out for people to put in themselves , ’ says John . |
| 21 | Someone who has a lot of overt status has a great deal to do : their time and attention are very precious . |
| 22 | Altogether , the female cuckoo has a great deal of spying to do . |
| 23 | It is true that a comparison of the generally accepted life-expectancy figures between the West and the Third World countries , or a comparison between ourselves and our grandparents ' generation , would show that modern Western man has a great advantage in average expectation of life . |
| 24 | His new personality had a great dislike of Ralph and Jack ordered a hunt to be started out after him . |
| 25 | Humpty Dumpty had a great fall , |
| 26 | The further expansion of that excellent scheme has a great deal to recommend it , but the hon. Gentleman must make representations to Glasgow district council , which has been allocated more than £101 million this year in respect of housing revenue account for capital investment . |
| 27 | I 'm with the Scottish Ballet , and I think the royal family have a great deal to offer all of us , through the arts . |