Example sentences of "means have [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Plainly , in any large enterprise the boss can not be directly involved in everything , and some means has to be found to transfer his belief and commitment to others .
2 Similarly , a means has to be established by which lessons can be learnt and the need for change to procedure and practice identified where necessary .
3 More effective means had to be devised to enforce the Forest law to protect vert and venison , and to raise revenue .
4 ( Joseph ) Startled by the camp 's ferocious defence , Miles mustered the 5th Infantry for a charge ‘ towards the village on foot , but the withering fire of the Indians soon proved too severe , and attempts to capture the village by such means had to be abandoned . ’
5 For those of melancholy or saturnine disposition , the means had to be found for inducing receptivity toward Jovian or solar influx .
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