Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] have great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ill became the English king , who was sovereign in his own country , to behave as a vassal towards his French suzerain , and the French king had great difficulty in controlling the behaviour of a vassal who was also a sovereign . |
| 2 | For the man or woman with a first-class academic brain the administrative posts in the Home Civil Service have great attraction , above all because they give the satisfaction of doing work of paramount social and national importance . |
| 3 | Central Office had great difficulty finding seats for the candidates of the National Democratic Party ( NDP ) , as the BWL had become by 1918 , and it took some time even to find a place for Victor Fisher himself before he was finally installed for Stourbridge . |
| 4 | The poor world has great potential in this respect , including some 2,000 divisions of poisonous plants which might become pest killers . |
| 5 | The common agricultural policy has great achievements to its credit . |
| 6 | Although I did not care for her looks , the yacht-like appearance had great potential for undercover work and after about two months working her around the Solent and Poole area I was quite impressed . |
| 7 | But among those students a considerable number have great difficulty with the university course . |
| 8 | A paper which I and colleagues in Grampian prepared for Scottish General Medical Services Committee posed the questions does this present an opportunity for general practice to have greater influence in the provision of health care for our patients ? does it put general practice in the driving seat in helping to determine the range and quality of health service provision ? or might it constitute an intolerable administrative burden on the constrained resources of an increasingly cash limited primary care service ? |
| 9 | The dyslexic person has great difficulty with this . |
| 10 | It is , however , easy to recognise that the choreography for The Three-Cornered Hat has greater authenticity because it is based on the folk and flamenco dance Massine had studied in Spain . |
| 11 | Second , having obtained the information , the American citizen has greater possibilities for action , inasmuch as the existence of the constitution and the Bill of Rights enables government action to be tested in the courts against that standard ( see chapter 18 ) . |
| 12 | Acting for a seller on the development of an estate , large or small , registered title has great advantages , particularly in respect of plans . |
| 13 | ‘ Now , what I have to say , and remember , I 'm only an agent , I do n't speak for myself , is that this young man has great expectations . ’ |
| 14 | The tall house on Thrush Green had been but sparsely furnished for the young couple had great aspirations but little money , and most of the furniture was solid Victorian stuff given by their parents . |
| 15 | The Royal Navy has great confidence in them and they were chosen for their quality , flexibility and efficiency . |