Example sentences of "[noun pl] have a [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICARDA 's multidisciplinary staff of over 60 senior scientists and 600 technical and support personnel has an international mandate for barley , faba bean and lentil production improvement and — with other centres — a joint regional mandate for wheat and chickpea production improvement . |
| 2 | Prolonged staring with wide-open eyes has a special significance for the cat . |
| 3 | He found the animals to have a marked preference for woodland borders where they would build their communal nests . |
| 4 | You will find that certain words have a significant meaning for the topic or subject matter you are examining . |
| 5 | FlyPast readers have a decided soft-spot for what are universally regarded as ‘ propliners ’ . |
| 6 | Trees and tree clumps have a special attraction for me as they symbolized my own introduction to Earth Mysteries , through Tony Wedd . |
| 7 | His best pictures have a telling eye for multi-layered detail . |
| 8 | The manufacturers have a high regard for their product . |
| 9 | Oriental rugs have a justifiable reputation for being extremely durable , but they are not indestructible , and proper care and maintenance will greatly enhance both the beauty and life of your rug . |
| 10 | Illustrated books have a special appeal for many collectors , who are fortunate in having a very wide field and a range of prices to suit almost everyone . |
| 11 | Books have a particular value for a culture which is badly under-educated and where there is enforced leisure . |
| 12 | In the chief support bout , Northern Area lightweight champion Paul Charters had a useful tune-up for his British title eliminator with Preston 's Paul Burke next month . |
| 13 | The problem comes when your parents have a slight concern for what you are doing , ( as mine do ) , + it gives the impression that you are still tightly holding to the old apron-strings . |
| 14 | York district has a membership which has risen rapidly to 669 and Harrogate has 345 members , which all goes to show that the more northerley areas have a just claim for cricket somewhere in the region . |
| 15 | Some countries have a bad reputation for crime and expatriates are naturally concerned about their chances of being mugged or having their home burgled . |
| 16 | Managers in excellent companies have a strong preference for doing things rather than analysing situations . |
| 17 | Judges have a great disdain for the law — ; they do not understand it . ’ |
| 18 | Clearly " form " even in its most denuded days had a necessary content for design . |
| 19 | So , all told , roughly three-quarters or more of recent cash buyers had a clear preference for cash . |
| 20 | THE Meadows Orchestra has for years had an excellent reputation for presenting interesting programmes at a very high level of performance . |
| 21 | This is remarkable as the universities have a statutory responsibility for this year and it is an integral part of medical education that is required before full registration with the GMC . |
| 22 | Film reviewers have a simple rule for sizing up new movies : ‘ If nothing happens in the first ten minutes , ’ they say , ‘ nothing 's going to happen . ’ |
| 23 | Do n't forget the back axle as most conversions have a voracious appetite for half shafts and a LWB Salisbury axle is a good idea |
| 24 | Despite years of gay struggle , not all West European governments have a positive regard for homosexuality . |
| 25 | These discoveries have a bittersweet taste for the many mothers who have been told by their doctors that they themselves were at the root of such problems — because they were over-anxious , inexperienced , nervy , overindulgent or whatever . |
| 26 | Moorlands has a special arrangements for guests with a local country club . |
| 27 | Rational and irrational , it 's just a sort of , the Greeks had a funny term for it , if you can express it as a fraction , think , seventy five over two hundred and ninety seven , then it 's a rational number . |
| 28 | Ruminants like deer and cattle have a forward site for fermentation in a complex multi-chambered rumen where the food is soaked and softened by enzymes in the stomach . |
| 29 | Britain 's 56 area Probation Committees have a statutory responsibility for the efficient carrying out the work of the Probation Service , mainly through delegated management by the chief probation officer . |
| 30 | Computer buffs have a different phrase for it : garbage in , garbage out . |