Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [vb pp] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As some H 2 receptor antagonist maintenance trials have reported a greater proportion of symptomatic ulcer recurrences in patients randomised to placebo , it would be easy to overestimate the placebo relapse rate . |
| 2 | Since the mid 1970s the monetary authorities of the UK and other countries have felt a greater concern for the domestic monetary consequences of intervention in the foreign exchange market . |
| 3 | One of the reasons why the purchasing power parity theorem has not worked so well over short periods is that the influence on currencies of current account flows has diminished , while capital account transactions have assumed a greater role . |
| 4 | One reason is that current account flows no longer dominate the supply of and demand for currencies , and that capital transactions have assumed a greater relative importance . |
| 5 | Duthie , and later Kennedy & Duthie ( 1975 ) , were concerned with general rather than special education and authors who have focused on special needs have suggested a wider brief . |
| 6 | At the same time , the post-war years have provided a larger and more easily identified target for racial animosity in the new populations of Caribbean and Asian immigrants . |
| 7 | Recent Conservative governments have stressed a greater concern with commitment to putting policies into practice and getting the job done . |
| 8 | Although Durkheim remains less well-known popularly than Marx , his ideas have exerted a greater formative influence in the development of anthropological ( and sociological ) theory . |
| 9 | As a result , banks have offered a broader range of accounts offering more competitive interest rates . |
| 10 | Some of these byroads have developed a heavier traffic since they were first laid out , and in these instances it has been an easy matter to take in more of the verges and to widen the road surface . |
| 11 | BRITONS have become a lonelier nation in the last 10 years , according to Census figures . |
| 12 | Other unforeseen difficulties have taken a further 4 per cent , but Remington is confident the contingency reserve will cover it . |
| 13 | Other studies have cast a wider net to embrace other elements in the balance of payments ( Featherstone , Moore and Rhodes 1979 ) . |
| 14 | Previous studies have noted a higher mortality in the community group , but this was not the case in Islington . |
| 15 | The hippies have proved a sturdier breed than most . |
| 16 | While the authentic squire style is still done best by British manufacturers , our continental neighbours have perfected a gentler , more up-to-date version in rough-looking but soft and lightweight tweed , cashmere and cotton . |
| 17 | In recent years however , scientists have taken a greater interest in the exciting possibilities of observing animals in their natural surroundings . |
| 18 | In some regions of Northamptonshire recent tests have revealed a higher proportion of homes about the limit than was predicted . |
| 19 | The format of the tests themselves is mainly confined to pencil and paper exercises , and within these multiple choice questions dominate , although science tests have used a wider range of exercises including practical work . |
| 20 | Previous results have shown a higher threshold of rectal sensation in men than in women . |
| 21 | Wherever voters have indicated a further preference , transfers will be made in accordance with the same formula as is used for the transfer of a primary surplus : the surplus is divided by the number of transferable votes , multiplied by the number of papers in each continuing candidate 's sub.parcel . |
| 22 | However , subsequent cases have shown a greater willingness to judge clauses unreasonable than those dicta might have suggested . |
| 23 | The voluntary levy has raised £2m so far and unions have pledged a further £7m to enable payouts of at least £100 a week to be made to those called out on strike . |