Example sentences of "[verb] have a [adj] understanding of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays a chief executive has to have a strong understanding of finance , he needs to be good at public relations , he must understand technology , he must be able to cope with labour problems and he must ( as always ) be a good selector of people . |
| 2 | In a democratic society , this means that the public needs to have a basic understanding of science , so that it can make informed decisions and not leave them in the hands of experts . |
| 3 | ( b ) Taking instructions As noted above , the drafter needs to have a clear understanding of the nature of the client 's business , in order to ensure that the terms meet the needs of the client 's business , taking account of its products , customers and problems . |
| 4 | … the old distinctions between teaching.staff and librarians will become hopelessly blurred … both tutors and advisers will need to have a thorough understanding of subject fields and the various generic . |
| 5 | Teachers in higher education are bound to have a close understanding of much of the current thinking and work in their intellectual field . |
| 6 | And this involves having a demonstrative understanding of the causes why these things have these properties . |
| 7 | There is no reason to think that people in the past may not have had a profound understanding of God , an understanding which will illuminate one 's own . |
| 8 | Like other textbook writers , Greer seems to have a clear understanding of the ways in which the examination system services a class-ridden society : CSE Mathematics Book 2 has a whole section on overtime and piecework with a briefer section on salaries paid to ‘ people like teachers , civil servants , secretaries and company managers ’ . |
| 9 | Can the theist respond that he or she does have a coherent understanding of God ? |
| 10 | Both counsellors and clients need to have a real understanding of what constitutes counselling . |
| 11 | You need to have a thorough understanding of that from your management on how your going to get paid , and what your financing levels are , Okay ? |
| 12 | Do you think we perhaps put kids off an interest in science by our sort of insistence that they have to have a solid understanding of Newton 's laws and all sorts of principles , and we lose the magic too early ? |
| 13 | Do you think we perhaps put kids off an interest in science by our sort of insistence that they have to have a solid understanding of Newton 's laws and all sorts of principles , and we lose the magic too early ? |
| 14 | To do this you have to have a good understanding of the materials . |