Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At another site , in Caithness , use of the scanning electron microscope combined with an autoradiographic technique has helped to define the way in which soluble uranium had been translocated from a sandstone bedrock into the overlying regolith/soil . |
| 2 | Jibes about past financial difficulties are no longer valid he says — the recent flotation by US parent Computervision Corp has helped to put the company back on an even keel and the interest VirtualStation is already attracting provides more reason for optimism . |
| 3 | IBM Corp has agreed to pay the US government $14.8m to settle that potential False Claims Act civil suit after IBM admitted to providing reconditioned or remanufactured computer equipment to the US government between 1980 and 1990 , contrary to contract provisions — under the contract , IBM was required to notify the government prior to delivery of anything other than new equipment , and the investigation revealed that IBM delivered approximately 15,000 reconditioned or remanufactured machines to the government ; IBM voluntarily owned up that it might not have fulfilled its obligations under the contract after conducting an internal audit . |
| 4 | I am the sole author of this book , although Monsieur Francois Bergot has agreed to write the introduction . |
| 5 | The Sunday Express has begun to reap the rewards of a series of promotions with its largest circulation increase since it was relaunched under the editorship of Eve Pollard in May last year . |
| 6 | That kind of rise has helped to push the average purse available on the tour next year up to £340,000 , whereas 10 years ago the prize fund for the Open Championship was only £200,000 . |
| 7 | I believe this discussion about academic freedom has helped to resolve the puzzle . |
| 8 | Since that occasion my correspondent has tried to find the embrasure or refuge that the old man was standing in , without success . |
| 9 | The park has tried to repair the damage by cutting prices at the gates and in the hotels but visitors still complain it 's too expensive . |
| 10 | The RNLI 's chief of operations has written to thank the crews of both the Falmouth and Lizard lifeboats following a service involving both lifeboats on 16 February 1991 . |
| 11 | You can hardly believe that a few stretchsuits and some nappies can possibly cost as much as they say , but nine months and a lot of shopping trips later , you will have been forced to accept that your new addition has managed to tip the scales severely in the debit direction . |
| 12 | An unnamed buyer has agreed to purchase the site for an undisclosed sum . |
| 13 | Mr Banks has agreed to repair the suite . |
| 14 | Hewlett-Packard Co has managed to beat the clock on delivering its new single-chip 7100-based workstations . |
| 15 | The Ukrainian parliament has decided to close the plant , plagued by fires and other problems since the 1986 accident , at the end of this year . |
| 16 | Responding to growing public pressure , the Ukrainian parliament has voted to close the Chernobyl nuclear reactor , the site of the world 's worst nuclear accident in 1986 , two years ahead of schedule . |
| 17 | Unhappy about EC proposals on waste transport , the European Parliament has voted to stall the Commission 's draft legislation , with the aim of pressing Brussels into framing even tougher controls . |
| 18 | Mr. Doyle has offered to improve the location and provide seats after the sale of the trees but the chairman will discuss the matter at a later date . |
| 19 | Mr. Doyle has offered to improve the location and provide seats after the sale of the trees but the chairman will discuss the matter at a later date . |
| 20 | The user has attempted to update the manager of a package while work is currently underway ( active DC(s) ) . |
| 21 | The user has tried to access the details of a module which is not known to LIFESPAN . |
| 22 | But Sunsoft is not alone in its problems : Next Computer has had to delay the Intel version of its NextStep environment for pretty much the same reason . |
| 23 | The writer of calls faces potentially limitless losses while the writer of puts has a maximum potential loss of E — P ( i.e. the price at which the writer has contracted to buy the shares less the option premium ) . |
| 24 | Here , despite all of the external constraints the Course has managed to maintain the principle that every student should be allowed to take any module for which he or she is ( qualified and which can be timetabled . |
| 25 | The winner of Columbia 's presidential election has promised to continue the war against the country 's drugs cartels . |
| 26 | Writing of the Salon des Indépendants of 1914 , Apollinaire saw another influence at work : ‘ This year Futurism has begun to invade the Salon , and whereas from the reproductions they publish , the Italian Futurists appear to be ever more strongly influenced by the innovators of Paris ( Picasso and Braque ) , it would seem that a certain number of Parisian artists are being influenced by Futurist theories . ’ |
| 27 | In general the larger libraries engage in more structured training and much more training as a whole , than small libraries , and perhaps their domination in this field has tended to obscure the problems faced by smaller authorities who never could — or increasingly , no longer can-base their training programmes on the assumption that staff can easily , or frequently be released from their normal workplace : |
| 28 | Quality assurance structures and procedures that the University has established to ensure the quality of its degrees were particularly commended in the Report of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals Academic Audit Unit following the audit carried out by the A.A.U. in March 1992 . |
| 29 | The Board has decided to change the rules to require duty solicitors to attend the police station where a suspect is to be questioned about an arrestable offence , when an identity parade is to be held , or the suspect complains of serious maltreatment by the police ; unless the solicitor can show exceptional circumstances justifying non-attendance . |
| 30 | Referring to variations in the legislative environment , Grant and Wallace explain that , under the Canadian industrial relations system , strike may only legally occur after a compulsory waiting period has expired and a conciliation board has met to discuss the difference between workers and employers . |