Example sentences of "have [art] [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Martyrdom became an important theme as Pearse became disillusioned with the language movement , worn down by financial worries , and increasingly political : W. B. Yeats [ q.v. ] thought him ‘ a dangerous man ; he has the vertigo of self-sacrifice ’ .
2 The alternative Falconet launch method , from a fixed stand using rocket motors ( Zero-Length Launch ) has the advantage of mobility but is many times more expensive per launch .
3 Friendship has the advantage of choice , friends are chosen by the individual concerned but it is , also , flexible and not necessarily lasting .
4 Moreover , the committee , to be commended for having conducted its extensive researches and drawn its conclusions within a few months , has the advantage of immediacy over the Clark and Palmer committees , which sat over so long a period , in a rapidly changing environment , that eventually no one who was still able to recall the original brief was sure whether it was still relevant to the prevailing situation .
5 The end result may sometimes be less polished than purpose-made demonstration material but case study material is intended as a working document of current classroom practice and it has the advantage of flexibility in the ways it can be used .
6 The grant of a right , but not the exclusive right , to park cars has the advantage of flexibility .
7 Money has the advantage of liquidity and hence lack of risk .
8 This time consuming analytical procedure has the advantage of simplicity and requires little specialist equipment .
9 For many people this has the advantage of convenience but also for those who pay income tax at the standard rate there is the advantage of a partially hidden subsidy .
10 The Panel is not a statutory body , which has the advantage of informality , approachability and lack of bureaucracy , but it has no power to impose punishment .
11 Printed material is suitable for both orientation and instruction and it has the advantage of ease of use for casual library users and those too shy to ask for help .
12 The first of these is basically more difficult ; but Mr Patten has the advantage of novelty , the sheen of possible succession to Mrs Thatcher , a way with green words and blue audiences .
13 MacGregor has the advantage of breadth of experience in Government , especially as Chief Secretary to the Treasury , a post that won him praise from the former Chancellor , Nigel Lawson , whatever that is worth these days .
14 Also , endoscopic treatment has the advantage of pre-emptying the obstruction that may result from radiotherapy .
15 The full stage production has the advantage of scenery — the exterior and interior of the home in the Boston area — but loses the intimacy of the in-the-round presentation at the Studio theatre .
16 Moreover , it has the advantage of familiarity for pianists who may lie nervous of an organ , and pianists are more numerous than organists in our congregations .
17 Seldom has the passage of time so swiftly , effectively and comprehensively destroyed the intellectual foundations of the main plank of a party 's defence policy .
18 It has the merit of simplicity and responds adequately to the desire of States to maintain control over purely domestic transactions , in that the laws of a State are enacted primarily for the benefit of its own residents , not for those situated abroad .
19 ( 5.35 ) : High-voltage supply , The bilevel drive has the merit of simplicity , because the only control circuitry required is concerned with the switching time of transistor T2 at the beginning of each excitation interval .
20 The blood turbulence theory has the merit of ingenuity , but little else .
21 Nor has the possession of oil or any other natural resource been the sole key to development success .
22 She may be specially trained in some aspects of stroke care , so that she has the title of stroke care nurse .
23 Man has the faculty of speech ;
24 So why has the performance of manufacturing industry fallen so dangerously low ?
25 The results indicated overwhelmingly that people are nowadays looking for a colour that has the versatility of white , but which displays its own unique warmth and character .
26 If they do , they can find the following ( at a rate of 1 per 6 ‘ character-turns ’ of game time ) : a small steel casket containing four black opals ( value 15 GCs each ) , a stick of pink coral which has the symbol of Tzeentch running right through the middle ( harmless ; value 60 GCs ) , four bloodstones ( 15 GCs each ) , and a pair of dented golden goblets ( 5 GCs apiece ) .
27 Sue : Has the level of subsidy been agreed yet ?
28 What prospect has the prisoner of redress if he abandons the complaints procedure and applies to the courts ?
29 It is not , then , writing per se that has the qualities of explicitness and lack of ambiguity which Olson is attempting to locate , but rather the languages specifically designed for this purpose , of which certain aspects of literacy are a part .
30 If the database administrator has the choice of file organisation then that chosen will depend on the application .
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