Example sentences of "have [adj] of a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would be expected because , first , they would have been socialized into a version of mathematics nearer to that of the university ‘ modern ’ pure mathematicians than that of their elders and because , secondly , they would have had a potential interest in changes that could , within schools , challenge the seniority of their elder colleagues or , at least , they would have had less of a vested interest in current practice . |
| 2 | These settlements felt at least as detached from England as the Massachusetts Bay Company , and of course they had less of a legal foundation , because they had no charters of their own . |
| 3 | Despite these cautions , recent archaeological findings have provided much of value to the study of Earth Mysteries , particularly concerning the extent to which linear features were a prominent part of the prehistoric landscape , and the acceptance that monuments such as chambered ‘ tombs ’ had more of a ritual function . |
| 4 | Certainly the slave trade was expanding in the early eighteenth century ; more slaves were being bought in Africa than before , and the wars among Africans to provide captives to sell had more of a disturbing effect on the states of West Africa . |
| 5 | Much less flashy and class orientated in a UK sense , they have more of a general consultancy view of the world , with a problem-solving approach rather than just an interest in completing a job . |
| 6 | This is quite poignant , because other members of the EC have more of a European ‘ mentality ’ . |