Example sentences of "appear to have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Similarly , Peruvian myrmecophytes appear to have a range of possible inhabiting ant species and these may compete for occupation .
2 They appear to have a stem : could they be related to the crinoids ?
3 Many portraits of infant boys appear to have a hairstyle resembling that of the emperor Trajan ( AD 98–117 ) .
4 Most firms appear to have a target payout ratio of dividends to long-run reported earnings .
5 I think in a community one does come across practical snags , like for example the differences become very marked between the businessman who goes off at eight in the morning and comes back at six , week in week out , year in year out , with perhaps sort of three or four weeks holiday , and the university men who appear to be around an awful lot of the time and appear to have a lot of holiday .
6 Again , Monotype appear to have a lead in this area as they are coding all their fonts from a single digital master , regardless of the final output format .
7 The President would appear to have a sense of humour . ’
8 I see wide attackers being allowed to come inside for shots , centre-backs who do not appear to have a clue about positional play and plenty of evidence to suggest that we are no longer producing defenders with the ability and confidence to cope on their own . ’
9 You do n't appear to have a problem with your boot ROMs , which ca n't be altered anyway .
10 Indeed , he does not appear to have a copy of them with him .
11 Although it was not a vintage Eddery ride , he was only doing his best to win and he did initially appear to have a gap to go for .
12 Responsibility for drafting the bill and printing is borne by the Member although financial assistance is given to the first ten members and drafting assistance is given to any member whose bill appears to have a chance of becoming law .
13 ‘ The court may grant the application if — ( a ) the debtor appears to have a counterclaim , set-off or cross demand which equals or exceeds the amount of the debt or debts specified in the statutory demand ; or ( b ) the debt is disputed on grounds which appear to the court to be substantial ; or … ( d ) the court is satisfied , on other grounds , that the demand ought to be set aside .
14 The court may set aside the demand if the debtor appears to have a counterclaim , set-off or cross claim equalling or exceeding the debt demanded , the debt is disputed on grounds which appear to the court to be substantial , the creditor appears to hold some security for the debt of sufficient value , or the court is satisfied on other grounds that the demand ought to be set aside .
15 Laertes , who spends most of the play away from the court studying in France , is also a character who appears to have a sub-plot of his own .
16 However , the only individual who appears to have a plan that will appeal to the developing world is Dr. Mustapha Tolba , head of the United Nations Enviroment Plan who proposed a users ' tax paid by the consumers of ozone depleting chemicals , to be collected by governments and used by developing countries both to modernise their production systems and to compensate the multi-nationals for the transfer of their most advanced energy effective technology .
17 It walks on only five of its legs and holds the sixth out stiffly behind it so that it appears to have a sting projecting from the tip of its abdomen .
18 Seaweed conditioner , mangelwurzel scalp massage , follicle repair builder and a perm and colour rejuvenator , which appears to have a Ph.D .
19 Thereafter , although a dazzling tour-de-force the performance style becomes too fragmented , in an attempt to define the anarchic energetic presence of his anti-hero , who appears to have a penchant for fish and telephones , while gifted with a ‘ good god smile ’ .
20 Mr Roger Lankester , the party 's pollution specialist , said : ‘ My biggest criticism is that each part of the bill appears to have a loophole or get-out clause which will render much of it unenforceable . ’
21 Some mornings he 's suffering from what quite obviously is a hangover and at other times he appears to have a stomach upset .
22 Less than a fortnight later a panic call from Mrs Brodowitz revealed that Anita was engaged to a man she had known for only two days — ‘ a real Cockney , who appears to have a lot of money ’ .
23 As a piece of hardware the Touchmaster tablet appears to have a lot going for it compared with its rivals like the Grafpad and the Koala-pad .
24 Each was a romantic saga in miniature and each had the same basic plot : in a variety of vaguely 1930s settings , James played a wealthy philanderer who appeared to have a fetish about tea since the common feature of the married women he pursued was their taste for Trumper 's Tea Bags .
25 It appeared to have a road running to within a few kilometres .
26 The lead Hunter appeared to have a mane around its neck .
27 He also put in much of his own time and appeared to have a way of solving most problems .
28 She appeared to have a crew of one , and he was reading a book .
29 Appeared to have a girl with him .
30 He said that Mr Lang appeared to have a vision of a local government closely identified with communities .
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