Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Lib Dem borough councillor Bob Russell emphasised the ‘ common sense ’ reasons for having a single Colchester MP . |
| 2 | Genetic counselling is basically giving advice to parents , including those who have already given birth to a mentally handicapped child , of risks of having a first or second child with mental handicap . |
| 3 | As the initiative has progressed , some undoubted strengths of having a national commitment of this nature have emerged . |
| 4 | Syndicated euro-credits also enable banks to spread or diversify their risks by having a wide loan portfolio rather than being over-committed to a few customers . |
| 5 | Apart from the clear advantages of having a joint strategic plan for mental health services , a joint buying consortium would have much enhanced buying power and could lead , too , to considerable economies in developing information systems and a pooling of skills in service development and the maintenance of standards of care . |
| 6 | The advantages of having a formal PTA , parents ' association or friends of the school group are many . |
| 7 | The duty of loyalty has generally been invoked to prevent directors from having a personal financial interest in a decision , whilst the duty to act not for any improper purpose has sometimes been invoked to rule out decisions where directors have some other sort of personal but not directly financial interest in the decision . |
| 8 | There may be real practical advantages in having a central source of expertise ; such a source is more likely to send documents in a form , and with accompanying material , required by the state of destination or specified in the applicable bilateral or multilateral convention . |
| 9 | Additionally , as with any exhibition , you need to assess carefully the implications of having a large amount of your work restricted to a single display venue for a period of time . |
| 10 | So far , the costs of having a solar heating system installed have outweighed the likely savings in fuel bills , but if you can install a system yourself , you should save money . |
| 11 | As she was seeing things in the wake of her Paris win , she plans to compete for three or four more years before having a second child and giving up the tournament scene . |
| 12 | I very much regret that it is impossible to have a sports event , club or team these days without having a commercial sponsor . |
| 13 | A further year was to be added to bring the total length of education to twelve years by having a seven-year primary cycle . |
| 14 | EVERY expecting parent dreams of having a healthy baby , but much of this depends on lifestyle during pregnancy . |
| 15 | On the whole it is not the present fashion for public companies to complicate their capital structures by having a large number of share classes — though much ingenuity is displayed in devising the most attractive methods of marketing issues and in creating types of company securities , other than shares but with rights to convert into shares . |
| 16 | Even Marshall had brushed aside all suggestions of having a few minutes to spare to give Harbury something exclusive . |
| 17 | But by the nature of the staff that we have in this school , I do n't know whether Mr Goddard deliberately tries to surround himself with fools so that the school will collapse when he leaves , but the quality of the people that he has , in terms of having a broad idea of education is just a non-starter . |
| 18 | As to a two-speed Europe , Britain already meets most of the criteria drafted by the Dutch presidency for membership of the fast track , in terms of having a low rate of inflation and the stability of our exchange rate . |
| 19 | ‘ The record company being Elektra , which through four very different decades , has maintained a certain sense of style , not just in terms of its music , but also in terms of having a strong sense of artistic integrity . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The record company being Elektra , which through four very different decades , has maintained a certain sense of style , not just in terms of its music , but also in terms of having a strong sense of artistic integrity . ’ |
| 21 | In terms of having a relaxed attitude to food the answer is yes . |
| 22 | The other possible way of answering your question is to think in terms of having a large project in which you would write a whole series of poems that would add up into a book , which as it happens I have just done , since I have just published a book of poems which are all retellings of bible stories , and there the subjects quite clearly came from the outside , though I mean unless they latch onto something inside you they wo n't make poems . |
| 23 | Roughly speaking , what are the arguments against having a minimum wage ? |
| 24 | Yet , in this context , Professor Heinz Woolf of Brunel University has frequently discussed the use of what he would prefer to call ‘ tools for living ’ rather than ‘ aids for the handicapped ’ , on the basis that customers should be able to purchase these items without having a disabled label attached to themselves . |
| 25 | However , against the obvious conclusion that small groups are more effective one must set the increased managerial challenges of having a larger number of groups . |
| 26 | John William Elsworth , of Hilton Green , Brompton , near Northallerton , admitted charges of having a defective tyre , no insurance , no test certificate and no excise licence at Darlington magistrates . |
| 27 | To hammer home the point , he denied his players from having a late Christmas dinner by taking them straight back to the club 's training ground . |
| 28 | I think it er , on reflection I think er I would discourage members from having a three-way table show I like the , the one-off you know , one against one because it works better |
| 29 | Zurich has benefited in its search for profitable target markets from having a strong international network , built up over nearly a century , with operations in 40 countries . |
| 30 | For women on supplementary benefit , the economic benefits of having a part-time job , all they can manage without full-time childcare , are somewhat illusory , because it is taken off their benefit . |