Example sentences of "and has [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The deaths are the latest in an epidemic which was first identified in Ireland and has swept through the eastern Mediterranean [ see EDs 49/50 , 51 ] .
2 He assures them Virgin Atlantic can and does compete on cost as well as service , but he claims British Airways is n't playing fair and has complained to the European commission that B A is offering anti-competitive deals Virgin claims it 's losing business as a result .
3 This represents a rise of a massive 140pc and has contributed to the high number of households registered as a priority for rehousing due to homelessness , currently 211 .
4 ‘ The Queen has now made a gesture towards public opinion and has recognised in the modern world that the monarch does have to pay income tax .
5 It has been a day which commenced so stunningly with the horse and carriage procession , swept forward with the harmonious , soaring , musical arrangements at the wedding ceremony , and has culminated in the utter perfection of the gourmet dinner , all in keeping with what we have come to expect from the organizational abilities of one of the world 's paragons .
6 Part of the reason they do so is cultural and has to do with the elective affinity of their habituses with postmodern culture .
7 He is a chartered engineer and has served with the Royal Air Force as an aerosystems engineering officer .
8 Mark , 27 , who is married with two children , has been a soldier for nine years and has served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers .
9 Alison is a ‘ people person ’ and has served on the consultative committee .
10 Gould has threatened to take legal action and has written to the Prime Minister claiming his civil liberties were infringed .
11 Powder Byrne , which offers off-piste skiing courses as add-ons to its hotel and chalet holidays in the Swiss Alps , is a confirmed user , and has hit on the bright idea of recycling some of last winter 's footage as a low-key promotional device .
12 However , its involvement in the conflict in Nicaragua , acting as the main host country to the Contras , has attracted a good deal of US aid and military personnel and has led to the increasing militarization of society .
13 The Prime Minister , Ruud Lubbers , declared that the programme of austerity and fiscal conservatism of the previous government had paid off and that the Netherlands economy had become " healthier … and has emerged from the serious slump of the late 1970s and early 1980s " .
14 Work continues on listing the Crawford papers , and has begun on the additional Sutherland papers .
15 The response from midwives , health visitors , and paediatricians to the education programme has generally been positive and has helped in the practical implementation of the test .
16 The investigation is ongoing and has spread to the other important cities for art trading , Osaka and Kyoto .
17 This is to state that is an accredited volunteer with Christian Aid and has agreed with the appropriate Department at Head Office a specific work arrangement .
18 He has had ample opportunity to exercise leadership , which he almost invariably directs along positive channels , and has improved in the various skills .
19 Second , the Institute marks-to-market those same current asset investments , and has put into the Investing section ‘ Net profits on sales of current investments ’ and ‘ Increase in market value of current investments ’ .
20 Significant vertical uplift probably began in the Oligocene about 35 Ma ago and has continued to the present time , but at varying rates .
21 If the hon. Gentleman examines measures of GDP per head and compares this country with France , Germany or Italy , he will find that the gap widened under the last Labour Government and has closed under the present Government .
22 In July 1987 he joined as finance director , and has worked with the top management team to restructure the company within its chosen markets — packaging , printing and industrial films .
23 He holds a Master of Theology Degree and has worked within the ecumenical movement in the Pacific for more than ten years .
24 It is strategically placed between London and Bristol in the M4 Corridor and has benefited from the massive growth of the micro-electronic industry .
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