Example sentences of "this [noun sg] has [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This storm has killed the oaks , but you are in a warm place , where the leaves are green . |
| 2 | This resistance has survived the death of the Great Enchanter at the hands of Koenigswald . |
| 3 | There can be no doubt that this course has heightened the management skills of some of those working in the voluntary sector , but an extra benefit is that it had widened the links between I B M and you , and widened the understanding between both of us . |
| 4 | Third , there is a distinct difference in where and how this recession has struck : while the 1980–81 recession hit deep in manufacturing , this recession has hit the South East and the service sector . |
| 5 | This study has illustrated the ways in which the social sciences created ‘ new knowledges ’ as they revolutionized themselves , and none more so than psychology which obtained its influential position by applying itself to a number of ‘ practices ’ involving problems of the ‘ abnormal functioning ’ of either individuals or institutions . |
| 6 | In conclusion , this study has evaluated the efficacy of four commercial serological tests in comparison with standard biopsy related tests . |
| 7 | While it does not necessarily imply that defective pitting is associated with defective immunological activity , using the technique of differential interference contrast microscopy , this study has highlighted the existence of functional hyposplenism in alcoholic liver disease and suggests that defective splenic function may be an additional mechanism involved in the susceptibility of this group of patients to infection . |
| 8 | This car has rewritten the rules that underline the supermini concept , since it won European Car of the Year in 1983 ( Peugeot 205 was second ) and it has won just about every award possible . |
| 9 | This chapter has studied the phenomenon known as the North-South divide . |
| 10 | This chapter has explored the consequences of the railways ' 'relative autonomy' within the state at a time of economic crisis and increased political concern with public expenditure . |
| 11 | This chapter has prepared the ground for the next few chapters which deal with the development of the euro.currency markets . |
| 12 | The second part of this chapter has demonstrated the importance of considering demographic trends and other factors when making forecasts of the demand for HE . |
| 13 | This chapter has demonstrated the need to take account of demographic projections when planning education provision and has identified the main areas which should be considered when calculating such projections . |
| 14 | This chapter has examined the responsibilities of salespeople , i.e. to gain sales , to prospect for new customers , to maintain customer records and provide information feedback , to manage their work , to handle complaints , and to provide service . |
| 15 | The tour of cultures contained in this chapter has highlighted the costs of strong culture and methods for its management . |
| 16 | This chapter has portrayed the implementation process as a complex one , in many respects inextricably bound up with the policy-making process . |
| 17 | It should also be recognised that while this chapter has stressed the view of language as a process , it is nevertheless the case that , at some point , children do reach a level of mastery where it makes sense to describe them as having acquired knowledge of an abstract set of rules which can be used to express meanings . |
| 18 | This chapter has outlined the range of materials to which scientific techniques have been applied in order to discover a particular object 's provenance . |
| 19 | This chapter has shown the cost of the major community services for dementia sufferers in different circumstances . |
| 20 | This chapter has shown the uses of different software packages for administrative and curricular purposes . |
| 21 | This chapter has shown the steps that can be taken to ensure that a direct file is optimized , and if the file designer follows the rules laid down here , good results should be obtained in almost any situation . |
| 22 | This chapter has identified the kinds of problem areas leading to errors in the handwriting recognition system . |
| 23 | Perhaps the company is fat and flabby and this weight has caused the sag . |
| 24 | This child has linked the lowering of the water level with heat . |
| 25 | This question has occupied the courts more than any other raised by the whole subject of expert determination . |
| 26 | This work has involved the laying of a ‘ spine ’ of fibre cable across the campus — to which ultimately all faculty and school computer networks will connect — and the installation of satellite networks in all the Schools of the Engineering Faculty together with the provision of hardware bridges to allow their linkage to the main ‘ spine ’ . |
| 27 | Although this issue has raised the passions of taxonomists , I can not see that it is important . |
| 28 | The 13-goal marksman 's chances of being fit have improved since he started the treatment and his manager Ron Atkinson said : ‘ If he does make it and this machine has done the trick I 'll gladly pay out Pounds 25,000 myself to buy one . ’ |
| 29 | I am very much in favour of doing that and I guess that since this conference has got the environment on its agenda we may hope to hear bright new suggestions of how to avoid dilemmas of that kind . |
| 30 | This process has diminished the role which experienced local skills and capital could have played , and even the allocation of opportunities to the indigenous entrepreneur has seldom been fairhanded , and free of localism and corruption . |