Example sentences of "people have a right " in BNC.

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1 Do people have a right to have their health records confidential do they not ?
2 All would be revealed , Mr Gorbachev said on national television , for the Soviet people had a right to know .
3 He accepted that people had a right to prefer buildings ‘ such as custom and habit associate with the name of ‘ church ’ ’ .
4 People had a right to decide how to spend their money rather than the government .
5 But that was not to say that people had a right to it , that they were entitled to it .
6 They claimed the Scottish people had a right to know what it was about .
7 They claimed the Scottish people had a right to know what it was about .
8 But if people have a right to their possessions , what makes them theirs ?
9 People have a right to first-class services
10 In a statement published in 1981 , Professor Peter Mittler , a leading figure in the development of mental handicap services in Great Britain stated that ‘ like all fellow citizens ’ , mentally handicapped people have a right to :
11 In addition , mentally handicapped people have a right to expect people to understand them and accept them within the society of which they are a part ; a right to be born and a right to live .
12 Most landowners do realise that people have a right to be there and the best PR for them is to ensure the rights of way are clear and enjoyable — landowners need public support .
13 ‘ Thirdly , for the first time , we have a legal framework prescribing that people have a right to balanced information and the right to communicate .
14 People have a right to choose for themselves . ’
15 ‘ Ought n't we to at least consider whether these people have a right to think he is. 1 do n't see what harm they 're doing ! ’
16 If it appeals to the principle that people have a right to compensation from those who injure them carelessly as its reason why manufacturers are liable for defective automobiles , it must give full effect to that principle in deciding whether accountants are liable for their mistakes as well .
17 People have a right to be cynical , but I did n't write my book for people who do n't believe in astrology .
18 We feel people have a right to read this and if the Government is n't going to help them , we are
19 Even homeless people have a right to expect a reasonable standard of accomodation .
20 An authority spokesman said : ‘ We are not being judgmental about this , but we do feel it is important information and people have a right to know . ’
21 But , he added ‘ While these people have a right to live as they want , they are infringing on the rights of other people .
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