Example sentences of "have considerable [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I realise that he has considerable problems .
2 Thus the quality of the environment which is required to provide autonomy of action and personal freedoms has to be rigidly defined in the care system , but within this system the care provider has considerable freedom and responsibility .
3 This has considerable significance for the communication of emotional states and personal interaction .
4 Murten has considerable significance in Swiss history , as it gave its name to a critical battle fought close by in 1476 .
5 Now it is for real and , though the race will be staged on a parkland road rather than a track , Foster believes it has considerable significance for the rest of Cram 's summer .
6 Culpeper advised it as being " very effectual for all pains in the head coming of a cold cause " , and modern research seems to indicate fairly conclusively that chewing the fresh leaves daily has considerable help in curing migraine .
7 In Britain this is the Special Branch , which is formally part of the Criminal Investigation Department ( CID ) but actually has considerable independence .
8 There are no major heavy industries , but light manufacturing and service industries have become increasingly important , and the large leisure and tourist industry has considerable consequences for bird habitats .
9 The authority has considerable discretion in this matter .
10 The defence expenditure to which the hon. Gentleman referred has considerable benefits for the scientific world and for British industry .
11 The first reaction to this is that the speller needs to be looked at more closely : the inversion of letters here , and the production of a completely un-English-looking word , suggests that the child has considerable difficulty with visualisation , and possibly has trouble reading , too .
12 Second , takeover raids typically bid up the share price significantly , so again the incumbent management has considerable leeway before it is likely to get into trouble and be out of a job .
13 But the approach used has considerable advantage in principle over the cruder system used for educational deprivation , since there is an attempt to relate expenditure needs directly to deprivation indicators , rather than adoption of an ad hoc procedure with little justification other than expediency .
14 Once again , if we look more closely we will see that this particular role , whatever its disadvantages , has considerable utility in maintaining men 's power .
15 What made this interesting is that the company I work for has considerable knowledge in this area .
16 I am grateful to my hon. Friend , who has considerable knowledge of these matters .
17 This project , which has considerable assistance both from WWF , the Zoological Society of London and others , is in its early stages .
18 Its director is also head of the GSS and as such has considerable influence over statistics throughout Whitehall .
19 Plant nutrients are derived in the most part from the decomposition of plant and animal remains , during which process they reach a peat-like structure that has remarkable powers of moisture absorption and retention , and at the same time has considerable influence on the physical texture and structure of the soil .
20 The selection of the method of purification of the wastes therefore has considerable influence on the plant costs .
21 Under section 10(1) , however , the court has considerable powers :
22 Unlike the UK , where the Court on declaring an agreement " contrary to the public interest " then has little power to impose effective penalties against offending firms , the Commission has considerable powers of enforcement and can fine firms up to 10 per cent of their turnover for operating an anti- competitive practice .
23 MARK BOOMLA works in the Entertainments Division of Touche Ross , one of the biggest accountancy firms in the world , He has considerable experience of advising major pop artists and companies on all aspects of their finances .
24 The corporation ( currently state-owned but soon to be privatised ) already has considerable experience with optical-fibre technology , and argues that it should be allowed to play a large role in cabling Britain .
25 BP has considerable experience of rationalisation ; along with much of the rest of UK manufacturing industry it reshaped itself during the early and mid-1980s .
26 She has considerable experience in working with people with learning and physical disabilities .
27 She has considerable experience as a journalist and poet , and is currently completing a narrative drama for Christmas .
28 [ MC Partner ] is a partner in the Strategy and Planning Group ( ‘ SPG ’ ) at KPMG Peat Marwick 's London office , which has considerable experience of co-ordinating pan-European strategic assignments .
29 Dr Berry has considerable experience in the work it will undertake .
30 has considerable experience of the French pet food industry , having previously worked for one of the country 's major manufacturers .
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