Example sentences of "have a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus could a parent make a fairly reasonable answer which would acknowledge that the child is not silly , and has a perfect right to be treated in an adult way when he asks a serious question . |
| 2 | LORD ATKIN : The ordinary blackmailer normally threatens to do what he has a perfect right to do-namely , communicate some compromising conduct to a person whose knowledge is likely to affect the person threatened . |
| 3 | The story has a familiar ring to it in the sense that women are seldom encouraged to be in top positions at work the world over . |
| 4 | If such a three-pronged assault on the ailing Soviet economy has a familiar ring to it , that is hardly surprising . |
| 5 | It has a similar shape to its smaller cousin , the Scissortail , but is otherwise quite different . |
| 6 | The course has a similar structure to the HND Design ( Communication ) , but there is a choice of emphasis between Graphics and Product Design . |
| 7 | Celeriac : this knobbly root vegetable has a similar flavour to celery . |
| 8 | One side has a similar effect to deep black crushed velvet but with a slight sheen , the reverse has a rough pile effect painted in a choice of brown , blue or grey . |
| 9 | If the assumption is made on an anatomical basis , that blood flow through the splenic artery has a similar pattern to hepatic arterial flow , then the splenic TAC can be used as a model for hepatic arterial flow . |
| 10 | In this sense it has a similar role to that of the Office of Fair Trading in relation to UK competition rules such as the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 , the Fair Trading Act 1973 and the Competition Act 1980 , although in a number of respects and in particular in so far as the Commission has the power to take binding decisions , its powers are more extensive than the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 11 | The T5-SB Custom has a similar specification to the four , again using an identical body shape with three-piece , neck-through-body maple construction . |
| 12 | ‘ Michael Chang has a similar concentration to what Jimmy had . |
| 13 | What 's more , a damp wall has a lower resistance to the passage of heat than a dry one , so it becomes colder and simply encourages more condensation . |
| 14 | ‘ I think he has a terrific attitude to the game . |
| 15 | ‘ Unless he has a terrific wish to , ’ she said , coming last to Edward . |
| 16 | He used the complete gamut of his voice , from a growl like a dog warning its master that it has a sore foot to a high , exalted monotone which he kept for perorations ; and when he was using the words of an Old Testament lament , Isaiah or Zephaniah , to make a piteous effect , he had been known to put his head back and yowl like a tom-cat . |
| 17 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; ‘ I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 18 | Another name can be crossed firmly off the IBM Corp list : John Sculley , chairman of Apple Computer Inc has now gone on the record saying ‘ I would like to respond to the persistent rumours that I might leave Apple and go to IBM — I have told Apple 's board of directors and our executive management team that I am not available or interested in being chief executive of IBM ; I believe Apple has a tremendous opportunity to be extremely successful in the years ahead , and Apple will be the most important innovator and leader in the industry ; 10 years ago this April I signed up to do a job , and there is still a lot that I would like to accomplish with all of us ; I hope this statement will put to rest the speculation that I might go to IBM , and also serve as a clear message of the confidence that I have in Apple , ’ he declared . |
| 19 | Language is not an iconic sign system , in which the signifier has a visual resemblance to the signified ( as in the traffic signs for ‘ falling rocks ’ or ‘ humped-backed bridge ’ ) , but a symbolic one in which the connection between signified and signifier is arbitrary . |
| 20 | Northern Telecom Ltd — itself a large Microsoft user — says it has a prior claim to the initials and has told Microsoft it ca n't use the term . |
| 21 | Northern Telecom — itself a large Microsoft user — says it has a prior claim to the initials and has told Microsoft it cant use the moniker . |
| 22 | ‘ The board has a contemporary attitude to graphics , people who 'll come up with ideas in the future . |
| 23 | The problem has a modern ring to it : how do you balance the necessary provision of aid to those really in need with the risk of supporting malingerers on the parish rates ? |
| 24 | That one has a nice ring to it . |
| 25 | saying to you that the that you should ei that that the A sixty four corridor has a close relationship to the existing employment areas |
| 26 | In these ways this design process has a close resemblance to the traditional design activity . |
| 27 | The notion that there is nothing more to the idea of parliamentary sovereignty than that Parliament is more powerful than the Crown has a strange ring to today 's ears . |
| 28 | There are indeed good candidates from Africa , but none has a continental right to the inside track . |
| 29 | Spinnaker ripstop must not be confused with its near relative , Balloon ripstop which has a stretchy feeling to its touch , comes on 137cm ( 54in ) rolls and does not crease . |
| 30 | Equally , much conversation has a regular pattern to it . |