Example sentences of "it would have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 After all it would have a great element of surprise in its favour and although there might be some shooting it was doubtful if the Germans would know what they were shooting at , especially if good diversions were laid on .
2 It has already been suggested that if a terminus were built at Stratford East , it would have a major impact on the financial viability of the terminus at King 's Cross .
3 Yesterday , it became apparent that those involved in greyhound racing feared that it would have a detrimental effect on their business .
4 Self-government for Scotland was given the thumbs-down by the Scottish business community , with more than 60 per cent of respondents saying that it would have a detrimental effect on business , while only 10 per cent thought there would be some advantage .
5 They agree that it would have a negative impact on growth in the economy of between 0.5 per cent .
6 Previous attempts to establish a common tariff had foundered on the objections of the smaller CARICOM members , who feared that it would have a negative impact upon their economies .
7 He asked about its effectiveness , whether it would have a palliative effect , and how it would work .
8 The SLF has been pushing Government to ensure the interests of landlords are taken care of in the regulations but in the meantime , Mr Barlow said the advice not to relet was the only choice even although it would have a serious effect on entrants wanting to get into let holdings .
9 They 'd have a little fancy shawl or My Grandma used to always have a fancy shawl that Just a small thing that came , you know , a bit down their back and And my Grandma used to wear erm a white much It was just thing like a baby 's A cotton thing , tied with a just a string , you know just to erm just a tie under her chin and it would have a wee bit of lace s on the corner , or the or the end of the tie , that was through the day and it was all ruffled , and then when she was on holiday and came into town she had a a thing on her head made of velvet and it all had fancy little things in it .
10 Precisely what this means is not clear because presumably even in a socialist state it would have a necessary function in maintaining law and order .
11 Patricia Shroeder , Democrat chair of the House armed services military installations and facilities subcommittee , described the list as " disappointing " , and suggested that it would have a minimal impact on the level of US forces in Europe — currently around 300,000 .
12 If it could be demonstrated that English facilitated ‘ objectivity ’ more than other languages , then users of it would have a powerful weapon for affirming and legitimating their rights to certain positions of authority in relation to cultures or sub-cultures in which language use lacked this quality .
13 But it would have a strong impact on imports .
14 It would have a , it would have a knock-on effect .
15 The massive oil slick in the northern Gulf , caused in large part by Iraq 's action in deliberately releasing oil into the sea [ see ED no. 43 ] , continued to cause concern during February , although earlier reports that it would have a devastating effect on marine ecology appeared to be exaggerated .
16 But if you murdered Mills it would have a certain logic , would n't it ? ’
17 At about ten or twenty thousand million years ago , it would have a minimum size , which was equal to the maximum radius of the history in imaginary time .
18 If the privatisation programme were to cease , it would have a damaging effect on the inflow of funds , as would proposals to renationalise parts of industry which is what the Labour party proposes .
19 And it was a belief that to cut at the roots with small scissors would make a difference , because it would have a cumulative effect and that 's why I think we can do it in our own society .
20 For this reason the definition requires that rights to participate on a winding up are taken into account only where , at the date the limitation is introduced , it was likely that it would have a commercial effect in practice .
21 After having introduced the outdated 1973 valuations , at some stage it would have a nationwide revaluation .
22 If the EC were to become a single market it would have a domestic market of 320 million consumers , making it the largest market in the world .
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