Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] has [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NCR Corp has instituted a trade-in programme to move its installed base of Tower and 3B2 users on to its 3400 servers . |
| 2 | NCR Corp has won a $2m contract to provide Dutch tour operator Arke Reizen NV with one of its massively parallel System 3600 systems : the machine will serve 800 terminals at Arke Reizen 's head office and 9,000 additional remote terminals in offices across the Netherlands , it will also handle some 500,000 bookings a year and calculate and maintain Arke Reizens 's financial accounts ; it is believed to be the first time massively parallel technology has been used to handle day-to-day travel transactions — although a number of travel agents use it to analyse marketing data . |
| 3 | Loughborough University has built a test rig to compare the new glazing , which Alpine is making . |
| 4 | IG Index has noticed a weakening of interest in Thames , with interest growing in South West . |
| 5 | Milpitas , California-based Read-Rite Corp has formed a product development alliance with Mitsubishi Kasei Co for the development of magnetic heads and disks : the companies will co-operate to develop thin film heads and disks using inductive data detection for data densities of 500M-bits per square inch of disk , and magnetoresistive products , enabling 600Mb to be crammed onto a single 3.5″ platter ; high capacity drives have several platters in the disk-head assembly . |
| 6 | Nintendo Co has lost a bid to keep competitors from selling devices that modify its video games after the US Supreme Court refused to hear its arguments against an appeals court ruling in favour of Lewis Galoob Toys Inc , which offers Game Genie , which plugs into the Nintendo Entertainment System and cartridges , enabling players to use a simple code to change up to three elements of a game at a time ; the appeals court wrote that because Game Genie does n't cause any permanent change to the Nintendo cartridges — and is dependent upon a cartridge and the Nintendo system in order to operate — it does not usurp Nintendo 's copyright ; Nintendo said Game Genie violates a copyright owner 's exclusive right under the Copyright Act of 1976 to authorise or prepare derivative works . |
| 7 | NEC Corp has taken a hit from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which has placed the A-1 commercial paper rating of the NEC Industries Netherlands BV finance subsidiary on CreditWatch with negative implications , citing intensifying competition from local and international firms in Japan 's personal computer market , creating further pressure on profitability . |
| 8 | Molly Crook has booked a coach to take people from the Surrey area ( Mordern/Sutton ) . |
| 9 | David Crystal has produced a work which ought to be particularly well suited to our purpose . |
| 10 | 67 years ' service at age 56 A Bedale man has completed a total of 67 years in two branches of public service and he is still only 56 . |
| 11 | Public sympathy following Mr Adams death has brought a flood of cards and almost twelve thousand pounds in donations for his family . |
| 12 | Dun & Bradstreet Corp has acquired a majority interest in Gartner Group Inc for $33m from Information Partners Capital Fund LP , which financed the company 's buy-out from Saatchi & Saatchi Plc ; Gartner Group was previously controlled by Boston-based Information Partners , a venture capital firm in which Dun & Bradstreet is a limited partner . |
| 13 | THE Sedgefield office of Fairclough Building has won a £900,000 contract to build student accommodation at Durham University , designed by Newcastle architect Faulknerbrowns . |
| 14 | ABERDEEN University has recorded a surplus for the second year in succession , underlining the turnaround in the institution 's fortunes during the past decade . |
| 15 | In the geological field , Aberdeen University has produced a number of M Sc theses derived from research on the geology of North Sea oil fields , in part financed by the local oil industry , and most have been subject to restricted access at the behest of the funding authorities . |
| 16 | The fact that IBM Corp has scheduled a board meeting for next Tuesday has analysts speculating like mad that the company may name its new chief executive after the meeting : the only name now being tossed about is that of Louis Gerstner , chairman and chief executive of RJR Nabisco Inc , who shot to favourite in the betting after USA Today reported that talks between IBM and Gerstner had gone as far as discussion of a compensation package . |
| 17 | IBM Corp has filed a $7.3m federal lawsuit against Nutri-System Inc , saying the debt-ridden diet company failed to make payments on 500 personal computers it had leased — but it sounds as if the Armonkeys will have to sing for their money : the suit accuses the Blue Bell , Pennsylvania , company of making no payments since December and of refusing to allow IBM to repossess the machines , but some of Nutri-System 's major franchisees have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company under Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy laws — Chapter 7 means curtains — and last week , banks seized all its cash and bank accounts , forcing the company to close its 283 company-owned weight-loss centres across the US ; while Nutri-System has failed to pay only $965,380 due under its lease with IBM , a default entitles IBM to recover the full lease sum of $7.3m . |
| 18 | IBM Corp has launched a version of OSF/1 , but only in the ultra low-volume mainframe version of AIX , but Groupe Bull SA is quite happy to add bits of Foundation technology to its Berkeley Unix brought up to Unix System V.3.2 level , and Hewlett-Packard Co is taking the same tack with HP-UX . |
| 19 | However , Silsoe College has developed a system which , when commercially available , will be cheaper than those devices currently on the market , it says . |
| 20 | THE Somme Association has received a £100 , grant from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board towards new facilities for visitors to the Ulster Memorial Tower at Thiepval in France . |
| 21 | It will be the first time in more than two years that the ANC leader has shared a platform with Chief Buthelezi . |
| 22 | In the US the Carnegie Foundation has established a Centre for the Study of Societal Ageing at the University of Michigan . |
| 23 | In recent months , students allege , the Barnes Collection has become a stop for special private visits by celebrities visiting Philadelphia , in violation of Barnes 's will ) . |
| 24 | Newcastle Budilding Society has made a number of promotions and appointments at its head office . |
| 25 | Topsham Bay has had a wind operation since his Sandown success and looked badly in need of the run when well beaten at Exeter on his reappearance . |
| 26 | The reinstatement of the Lord Tedder Wing has enabled a total of 63 beds to be available for permanent residence , convalescence and respite care . |
| 27 | ICL Plc has won a $3m contract , from the Hungarian National Bank . |
| 28 | The Careers Advisory Service at Bristol University has identified a range of decisionmaking styles used by people making their career choice . |
| 29 | A study conducted by the Epidemiology Unit at Lancaster University has confirmed a link between sewage pollution and ill-health . |
| 30 | WILD West researcher Donald Clerk has put a 30ft totem pole on his lawn at Zelah , Cornwall , to ward off evil spirits . |