Example sentences of "to have a clear [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's such a relief to have a clear complexion again , ’ declared Bethan |
| 2 | When you use this you are editing the event as you record it so you need to have a clear plan as to what you want to record and what you do n't . |
| 3 | Apple Computer Inc chief John Sculley reckons it is essential for the head of a computer company to have a clear grasp of technological directions and acknowledged that it took him several years before he felt confident to take strategic decisions . |
| 4 | Here , some teachers found themselves , often for the first time in their careers , with the opportunity to engage in depth with a small number of individuals , yet were not always able fully to exploit the possibilities because sustained questioning and discussion at that level required them to have a clear framework of the kinds of question they wished to promote and a grasp of the ways a sequence of such questions related to the wider map of the curriculum area in which a particular learning task was located . |
| 5 | To have a clear philosophy , and a staff who back it , is not enough : it has to be sold to representatives of the community who have considerable power to make life difficult if they are not convinced . |
| 6 | RACING DOWN Royal are hoping to have a clear date for their big July fixture next year . |
| 7 | Join Congress , Mr Gandhi seemed to be saying , and create a party strong enough to have a clear majority . |
| 8 | It is necessary both to predict what is likely to be found in a discourse before trying to process it , and to have a clear purpose in processing . |
| 9 | There thus seems to be a need for those planning services to have a clear idea as to the role of any planned day care . |
| 10 | Nobody seemed to have a clear objective in mind and the speakers had obviously not been briefed on what to expect . |
| 11 | For a politician to have a clear objective is to offer hostages to his opponents . |
| 12 | Structured thought which had as its main attributes three themes of course before you had that you had to have a clear objective which helped you to choose what those three themes were , and why why did we choose three as a based on |
| 13 | Ellison had a header disallowed for offside following good work from Drew Coverdale , then was unfortunate not to have a clear sight of goal when Steve O'Shaughnessy 's through ball struck Ellison on the back . |
| 14 | In place of agonizing doubt and uncertainty , he appeared to have a clear sense of direction . |
| 15 | As with all scientific endeavour , however , it is essential to have a clear vision of the true goal and to have critically appraised the steps required to achieve it . |
| 16 | The third and last time she was wakened that night , it was by the voice of her husband saying , ‘ What it is to have a clear conscience . |
| 17 | If you 're lucky enough to have a clear day , the view of the distant Alps , the city and the lake beneath is quite unforgettable . |
| 18 | It is essential if you are to have a clear mind about each particular job and interview that you keep your applications and all the information relevant to them methodically filed and easily accessible . |
| 19 | The masses can never be expected to have a clear conception of a supreme God without investing those attributes with a projection of their own personality . |
| 20 | Although ITT claims to have a clear lead in the new technology , it is not alone in the race . |
| 21 | It is essential , when embarking upon such operations , to have a clear understanding of the rules which will apply if disaster strikes . |
| 22 | It is important to have a clear understanding of the impact of legal aid on tribunal representation . |
| 23 | Like other textbook writers , Greer seems to have a clear understanding of the ways in which the examination system services a class-ridden society : CSE Mathematics Book 2 has a whole section on overtime and piecework with a briefer section on salaries paid to ‘ people like teachers , civil servants , secretaries and company managers ’ . |
| 24 | If changes in money supply have a major effect on the economy , and if the government therefore attempts to control the supply of money , it is important to have a clear understanding of ( a ) the purposes of money and ( b ) the definition of money . |
| 25 | ( b ) Taking instructions As noted above , the drafter needs to have a clear understanding of the nature of the client 's business , in order to ensure that the terms meet the needs of the client 's business , taking account of its products , customers and problems . |
| 26 | It should be possible to predict the number of students likely to achieve Compact goals , and therefore to have a clear number of jobs to aim for . |
| 27 | Sorry to sound a little perverse on that issue , but I , we really wanted to have a clear indication of what you felt as District Planning Officers , er an and indeed we 'll hear what the County feel and in fact have pursued through this alteration , but can I again , just for clarification , and in fact it 's a sort of final head count , er and again I raise this in the context of P P G three paragraph thirty three , and that is the degree of acceptability , or otherwise , by the local planning authorities , erm and I only need a nod from you , or otherwise , for the record . |
| 28 | Although many of the official reports point to a need for a school to have a clear view , which they should communicate to pupils and parents , of what is acceptable and unacceptable behaviour , they do not attempt to define these concepts . |
| 29 | As usual , we need to have a clear view of precisely what we are trying to summarize before deciding which measure does the job best . |
| 30 | If you are attending a meeting , arrive in good time , plan to have a clear view of the speaker , being reasonably close to him with hearing-aid volume low rather than being more distant with the volume at a higher level , picking up more unwanted noise . |