Example sentences of "is [adj] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He proposed a test , based on communication via teletypes with an unseen entity that was to be at first a human and then a computer , and if the human interlocutor , who had been told he was communicating on the subject of the differences between men and women , failed to notice that a machine had been substituted for the original human partner in the dialogue , then the machine was deemed to have passed the test , and Turing suggested we might as well speak of such a successful machine as thinking by polite convention , just as , ‘ instead of arguing continually … it is usual to have a polite convention that everybody thinks ’ . |
| 2 | It is usual to have a closing pleasantry , but you should only use them if they add to the letter in a positive manner : Please let me know if I can be of further assistance . |
| 3 | Yet it is possible to have a real relationship without such consciousness , just as it is possible to talk about God without being spiritual . |
| 4 | In practice however it is possible to have a permanent majority which can deny the protest votes of minorities who are unable to bring about their desired changes . |
| 5 | There has been some debate over the necessity of maintaining a central bank , when it is possible to have a free banking regime in which banks would be free to print their own notes to satisfy the demand for cash . |
| 6 | The lien also in many situations is possessory although it is possible to have a non-possessory lien . |
| 7 | However , it is possible to have an equitable assignment of a legal lease , provided that the terms of s. 2 of the 1989 Act for the creation of an enforceable contract are complied with by the parties . |
| 8 | We believe that it is right to have a minimum deterrent so that no potential aggressor can think that this country could be attacked and that they could be unaffected by any retaliation . |
| 9 | There is no cognizance taken of the advice in P P G twelve , paragraph five point four four , which says that it is right to have a flexible approach er with a range of sites available to business to be provided in plans , and authorities will want to ensure that in allocating sites there is a reasonable expectation of development proceeding . |
| 10 | Given that it is impractical to have a third investigation , how should inconsistencies be treated ? |
| 11 | If students are allocated to the ward for eight-week periods , it is sensible to have a rotating cycle of an eight-week programme . |
| 12 | The small gamma probe used in our study has the added advantage that the patient is free to have a normal routine while the detector is worn . |
| 13 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that the United Kingdom is fortunate to have a large proportion of world-beating , world-class companies ? |
| 14 | It is impossible to have a proper exchange of views of the kind which is essential for the true functioning of a parliamentary democracy if everybody is wearing headphones . |
| 15 | Anyone who knows anything about the building workers and continued process working will understand that there are numerous reasons why it is impossible to have a 40 hour working week . |
| 16 | By being doctrinaire and parochial , it is easy to have a whole host of companies competing in the same home market ; but how many will be effective ( or even in business ) in ten years ' time ? |
| 17 | The legal status of the shabashniki is doubtful as in the USSR each person is supposed to have a fixed job and organizations clearly do n't have the right to pay some people five times as much as others for the same work . |
| 18 | A curriculum-based report is likely to have a greater chance of success because it shows benefits to pupils , the teachers and the school librarian i.e. the whole school . |
| 19 | Mr claims for a five year replacement cycle , but I consider the vehicle is likely to have a lower mileage than is usual and that the replacement cycle should be one of eight years . |
| 20 | If the planned review of the service does indeed recommend privatisation , the government down in England is likely to have a wee fight on its hands . |
| 21 | America is likely to have a current-account surplus in the first or second quarter of this year , thanks to the $40 billion-50 billion promised by foreign governments to help pay for the cost of the Gulf war . |
| 22 | If they know the performance is to be recorded , their practice of a roleplay situation has , a real purpose and their performance is likely to have a sharper edge to it . |
| 23 | You are about to set out on an interesting and formative experience , something that is likely to have a major impact on your life . |
| 24 | In the areas of social policy , a separate protocol to which all the member states except the United Kingdom are signatories , is likely to have a major impact on companies operating in the Community , including a probable ‘ trickle-on ’ effect to companies based in the United Kingdom . |
| 25 | In this case the vindication , or otherwise , of the individual is likely to have a similar effect upon the council . |
| 26 | There is scarcely any corporate-bond market in Japan , because issuing costs are too high ; but if new rules bring those costs down and the market revives , it is likely to have a wider range of yields than before . |
| 27 | Captive breeding of rare species is a skill which is developing and which , in the long run , is likely to have a substantial effect on which species do survive . |
| 28 | Because radon is denser than air the lower floor is likely to have a higher concentration of radon ; on average bedrooms have 65 per cent of the concentration of living rooms . |
| 29 | The application of QALY theory would result in old people having less chance of cardiac surgery than younger people for two main reasons : firstly , the operation is likely to have a higher mortality and morbidity for older people ; secondly , older people have in general a shorter life expectancy and therefore fewer life years to gain from the operation . |
| 30 | But he is likely to have a frustrating time of it as Industry Secretary until the economy recovers , wanting cash to fund his ambitious regeneration plans that will simply not be available in the next year or two . |