Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] has [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as a Portuguese Euro-minister claims that Britain 's oil may have to be controlled by the authorities in Brussels , Jacques Delors demands another £2bn and ERM-inspired interest rates force thousands on to the dole , how long will it be before one of our major political parties has the guts to campaign against the European Community in its present form , rather than sticking their collective heads in the merde and pretending that everything 's coming up roses ? |
| 2 | In too few cases has the reduction been accompanied by an admission that the new base will be more sustainable in future . |
| 3 | In either type of case the Director of Public Prosecutions has the power to take over the proceedings at any stage , either by conducting them himself or discontinuing them . |
| 4 | In no other aspect of public affairs has the authority of the Executive been abused as much as in Civil , Religious and Democratic Liberties . |
| 5 | BRITISH Airways has a £129 introductory fare for its new Heathrow-Leipzig service . |
| 6 | In a classic portrait of a ‘ nanny state ’ , a group of initially well-meaning bureaucrats has the task of manipulating ‘ Eternity ’ to maximise human happiness . |
| 7 | The processing of contaminated groundwater in above-ground reactors has the advantage of providing plume management , because pumping water from the centre of a contaminant plume induces groundwater flow toward the well , thus preventing migration . |
| 8 | Of all the fashions of the past that have been dredged up , dusted off , and revamped , only in poor Shirley Conran 's imaginatively malnourished Lace-trimmed sexual fantasies has the codpiece ever even looked like making a reappearance ; which is curious . |
| 9 | Many countries have found that the application of certain anti-inflation policies has the effect of curbing the rate of economic growth and raising the level of unemployment . |
| 10 | Our aim is to ensure that anyone who is unemployed for more than six months has a choice of job experience or training . |
| 11 | TV ALMOST one in 10 homes has a satellite dish or cable TV . |
| 12 | It is therefore legitimate to state that the national movement in the Muslim countries has the character of a socialist movement . |
| 13 | 7 DAYS has a vision beyond Thatcherism , committed to progress , a strategy for change . |
| 14 | Seldom , if ever , in the last 10 years has the world governing body of cricket made a decision which called for guts . |
| 15 | A couple of last year 's sillier pieces of driving provide metaphorical weight to the rumour that at least one of our 26 heroes has a problem prematurely overheating and making an embarrassing mess . |
| 16 | The blend of a varied and ancient culture with a modern economy based on technological innovation which characterises Japan and Japanese Studies has an appeal to students with a wide range of interests . |
| 17 | A small company in Galway called Standard Printers has a £2.5 million annual contract with Digital . |
| 18 | If it has that effect , it is not disputed that the rule of law applies , namely , that the release of one of two joint debtors has the effect of releasing the other . |
| 19 | Tramway track on straight sections has a life of 25–30 years , but on sharp curves has to be renewed every 2–3 years , although this life has been extended by ribbon welding ( see p. 101 ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Accepted this recommendation while emphasizing that the estimates for the precise amount of plutonium in the fuel discharge from an individual nuclear power station in any one year has a marginal uncertainty of around plus or minus five percent , and the aggregate total of such estimates has a margin of uncertainty of around plus or minus ’ |
| 21 | A loan stock convertible into ordinary shares has the advantage that it enables the holder to retain the security of being a creditor if it wishes , while offering a share in capital growth on conversion . |
| 22 | Assume also that each of these states has a probability of 0.5 . |
| 23 | Using these forms has the advantage of enabling the selection personnel to compare the applicants ' responses and qualifications quickly and easily . |
| 24 | ‘ After delivery , the drop in the level of these hormones has a rebound effect on the immune system , which could trigger the disease , ’ he says . |
| 25 | For each i the set of its components of these tuples has the form unc for some |
| 26 | LITHUANIAN Airlines has a return fare to Vilnuis for £225 , departing Heathrow on Monday and Saturday . |
| 27 | The reader who has grasped these ideas has the root of the matter in him . |
| 28 | It may be that one of my children might want one or two of them , but nobody these days has the houses to hang pictures in the way Bunny and I have done , and I 've always known that the public will eventually enjoy them . |
| 29 | The European Court of Human Rights has no link with the EC . |
| 30 | This modern justification of the discretionary power of corporate managers has a parallel in administrative law where we find that one of the arguments used to legitimate conferring discretionary power on administrative agencies has been their expertise and special competence in a particular field . |