Example sentences of "[noun] have [verb] a chequered history " in BNC.

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1 But in recent years Microvitec has had a chequered history .
2 London Road has enjoyed a chequered history .
3 The shop has had a chequered history : it opened as a Sherratt & Hughes , and was an early incursion by a chain retailer into an area dominated by , and largely reserved for , independents .
4 The corporation has had a chequered history since then .
5 The charges of genocide that followed were denied by Iraq but pressure accumulated for a UN investigation , not least through the criticism of Turkish premier Ozal , whose own country 's relations with its Kurdish minority have enjoyed a chequered history over the years .
6 The Art and Antiques squad had enjoyed a chequered history .
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