Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] have [vb pp] a " in BNC.

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1 In the 1980s , the economic recession has produced a trend towards takeovers and mergers in the international record industry .
2 It is no coincidence that since Sir Peter became Commissioner in 1987 , the relationship between Scotland Yard and London 's 13 Labour authorities has seen a new detente .
3 The gains had been welcomed by the government as confirmation that its economic policies had received a good response from investors .
4 The political branch have installed a hot line direct to the Ministry 's central computer in Rome and even so they cant keep up .
5 Doherty opened with a break of 72 and in just 92 minutes had established a commanding 6–1 lead .
6 Guaranteed prices for agricultural products have created a knock-on effect resulting in high land prices and high food costs .
7 Nevertheless some of the patients with an intact pouch have had a relatively satisfactory short term outcome .
8 Chairman Michael started off on a nice tripartisan note which er I think we on this side er did appreciate and it 's true that this panel er has agreed a great deal , covered a lot of ground and er I think er avoided the sort of er , er controversy etc. , etc. , was which we 're now caring now we are arranging in practical groups does mean the Labour groups has introduced a sound note er Brian started off by saying that the Conservatives er were not interested in an economic development strategy , er I must point out that and this activity derives from the local government managing act nineteen eighty nine , and by the present Government .
9 Le Monde of Oct. 5 , 1989 , reported that Parliament had approved a law allowing the establishment of local private television stations and thereby bringing to an end the state broadcasting monopoly .
10 Eight daredevils have conquered a six hundred foot power station chimney , by abseiling down it for charity .
11 This is the second time a court has ruled that press coverage of a controversial case has prevented a fair trial .
12 I confess that I thought that that case had arisen a little before that speech .
13 Although the plaintiffs in that case had reached a compromise with the assignee and the surety , it specifically did not involve releasing the assignee from the liability to pay the arrears of rent .
14 The European Parliament has adopted a resolution urging both sides to accept arbitration from the International Court of Justice in The Hague .
15 Since the nineteen fifties each base has had a side .
16 Most Contracting States have made such a declaration , and all but one of declarant States have specified a one-year time limit .
17 Spanish biologists have discovered a new colony of 350 monk seals off the disputed territory of Western Sahara .
18 Lately , that pleasure has become a dual-edged sword .
19 Alan Jones , managing director of TNT Express UK and chairman of the Education and Training Working Party , reported that research had indicated a clear need for the creation of an umbrella body to make sense of and , ultimately , simplify the current maze of qualifications .
20 By 1987 , that figure had dropped a little to 3,401 .
21 Subsequently , after the Second World War , that practice has become a token at Memorial Services on the nearest Sunday to the eleventh of November each year .
22 That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers .
23 Though neither Reagan nor any of his aides has formulated it in so many words , I think that the failure of standard economic remedies has created a kind of desperation , and , like a jilted lover , the administration is ready to take up with any attractive candidate .
24 Its regional organizer has negotiated a company agreement with the Board , the main points of which are detailed above .
25 Europe 's supercomputing industry has received a boost with unveiling by German company Parsytec of plans for a new range of parallel machines .
26 Despite our own success in funding , we are now concerned that FAN has taken a 100 per cent cut in its financial support from the Arts Council .
27 The overall tone of noble criticism remained moderate , yet political consciousness had taken a momentous leap since Nicholas 's death .
28 The advent of the private car has made a greater percentage of the population mobile , we can reach many different areas today by private car .
29 In the first brief item the court heard that a 27-year-old chef had strangled a 25-year-old homosexual friend with a dog choke-chain after a ‘ slave and master ’ sex session .
30 Unnecessary jealousies had formed a chasm that nothing could bridge .
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