Example sentences of "the [noun] has [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This f is used only to detect when the algorithm has reached a summit or plateau . |
| 2 | The Scotsman has obtained a copy of the mandate given to Mr Ford by the charity 's business administration secretary , Lt-Col Ivor Rich . |
| 3 | The retailer has acquired a reputation for low prices and efficient service . |
| 4 | The EEC has evolved a mechanism for raising revenue known as ‘ own resources ’ . |
| 5 | To assist the process of public consultation the Board has prepared a number of discussion papers tackling themes which will be covered in the strategy . |
| 6 | We then all sit down together and discuss these various options over and over again until the board has reached a position of understanding of where in broad terms we think the strategy of the individual business should fit . |
| 7 | The Board has achieved a measure of success although this has been boosted by the development of North Sea Oil . |
| 8 | The board has recommended a 10% increase in interim dividend to 3.32 pence , compared with 1992 's 3.02 pence . |
| 9 | The board has recommended a dividend of 0.7p per share , broadly in line with last year . |
| 10 | In the first case the creditor has obtained a grant from the praetor entitling him to take possession of certain property of the debtor in order to secure his loan . |
| 11 | The RAF has convened a board of inquiry into the crash … which , in an unprecedented move , will include two Russians . |
| 12 | The RAF has convened a board of inquiry into the crash … which , in an unprecedented move , will include two Russians . |
| 13 | The origin of the Swastika has become a source of speculation for western researchers throughout time . |
| 14 | The parliament has become a garrison . |
| 15 | It 's hoped the machines can be repaired , but the person responsible for the damage has wasted a lot of time and money and delayed an important project . |
| 16 | If the photographer has used a reel of film ask for a set of contact prints with the photographer 's own choice of two or three of the pictures enlarged . |
| 17 | Andrew Lloyd Webber ) half inched the composer 's Rondeau as their election theme , the Dean has advised a period of diplomatic silence at services . |
| 18 | The Führer has had a bunker constructed below the Chancellery . |
| 19 | While such machines are still a long way from being able to beat the American champion ( there are about 700 Masters in the US ) , it is clear that the period from 1977 to the present has seen a degree and pace of progress in machine chess that is very different in kind from what went on between 1957 and 1976 . |
| 20 | IN THE FACE of the millions of people who have become displaced from their homes and their countries , and are refugees , the Vatican has published a document last month to ask Western governments to deal effectively with the ‘ tragedy of forced exile . ’ |
| 21 | But Brightness has become a money-spinner ; the Russians have become capitalists ; and the Beluga has become a pawn in an international game . |
| 22 | At present exploration companies are much interested in the nickeliferous laterites that overlie the serpentinites on Santa Isabel , and stream-sediment geochemical work carried out by the Ministry has revealed a number of nickel and other metal anomalies that warrant further attention . |
| 23 | The IPA has commissioned a study to demonstrate that industry salaries are comparable at best with other professional advisers like lawyers and accountants . |
| 24 | Reportedly the division has amassed a wealth of productivity tools from independent software vendors in support of the programme which in turn supports IBM mainframes , AS/400s , VAXes , Sparcs , PCs and perhaps eventually Macs . |
| 25 | The DoE has served a notice on the nomadic inhabitants , pointing out that they are breaching by-laws and that legal action may be taken against them . |
| 26 | It must be sensible to delay breeding until the mare has had a chance to prove herself as a sound , willing ride . |
| 27 | THE recession has sparked a boom in electronic bugs as firms resort to dirty tricks to keep ahead of their rivals . |
| 28 | The University has established a Museums Committee to permit more formal discussion of common problems amongst its museums and is about to launch a review of the Ashmolean . |
| 29 | The University has established a number of Interdisciplinary Research Centres which initiate and develop interdisciplinary research in collaboration with industry , commerce , the public sector , research institutes and institutions of education , at both national and international level . |
| 30 | The user has specified a Part Number which is already in use . |