Example sentences of "is [adj] have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it is possible to have maintenancefree plastic boards fitted on the exterior of the home to replace timber fascia boards , barge boards and weatherboards . |
| 2 | Just as it is possible to have perfect manners and yet not be a true ‘ gentleman ’ , so it is possible to be connoisseur of fine art and yet be a vandal . |
| 3 | Of course we also have to recognize that in the kind of world in which we live , it is possible to have inward peace and security and yet to suffer from various problems with our bodies . |
| 4 | He is embarrassed to have embarrassed Freddie . |
| 5 | Each of them is free to have casual encounters outside the strong arms of their love . |
| 6 | The furniture-making craft is so wide and it covers so many disciplines that it is impossible to have in-depth knowledge of all these disciplines all the time . |
| 7 | The strike is likely to have knock-on effects causing some delays for travellers tomorrow , with rolling stock likely to be left out of position as a result of today 's stoppage . |
| 8 | Carbohydrate-based drugs fall into several categories including polysaccharides , oligosaccharides , monosaccharide derivatives and cyclodextrins , and each category is likely to have distinct applications including anti-viral , anti-bacterial and anti-thrombotic uses in various cardiovascular applications . |
| 9 | Increasing the size of the brain is likely to have other effects . |
| 10 | The technique is likely to have other applications in the electronics industry . |
| 11 | This is , again , a decisive change in the genre in our time and one which is likely to have lasting effects on it . |
| 12 | Failure is likely to have serious consequences , both for patients and for the medical workforce . |
| 13 | The action is likely to have wide implications . |
| 14 | Although an unconscious patient is likely to have biochemical hypoglycaemia ( blood glucose concentration <3.0 mmol/l ) , the relation between symptomatic and biochemical hypoglycaemia may be poor , with one study showing biochemical confirmation in less than a third of symptomatic patients . |
| 15 | The secret of Proudfoot 's success is hard to encapsulate but it owes something to its leadership in productivity consultancy , advice which is likely to have enduring appeal when times are hard . |
| 16 | The first type of housing achieved is likely to have long-lasting implications — like childbearing . |
| 17 | Assessment is likely to have educational value , however , only if the outcome is fed back to the senior house officer . |
| 18 | The Clinton administration is likely to have considerable difficulty in carrying out a proposed joint ‘ clean car ’ research and development programme with the major US car manufacturers . |
| 19 | Recruiting the practices through a special interest group and through self selection is likely to have biased results . |
| 20 | The treatment of public disorder in a serious documentary on a public television service is likely to have different preoccupations from the main news bulletin on the same channel . |
| 21 | If an artist or dealer gets a ‘ development deal ’ to prepare projects , the studio executive/collector paying his bills is likely to have special access to the artist 's future works . |
| 22 | The proposals have set off a heated debate within the milk industry , whose outcome is likely to have important ramifications north of the Border , where the Scottish milk boards are facing a similar fate to that of their English and Welsh counterpart . |
| 23 | Always check whether there are any payments in addition to the hammer price before the auction begins ; it is customary to have local taxes and a buyer 's premium added on to the final bid , although these are sometimes included in the hammer price . |
| 24 | But I can see circumstances in which a patient is unwilling to have certain procedures carried out and says so under the impression that in any event the emergency which would bring those procedures into play will not happen . |
| 25 | The conventional form is generally convenient ; it is useful to have equal eigenvalues in groups and to the use superdiagonal ; but in particular cases it may be well to use a nonzero quantity other than a unit in the superdiagonal . |
| 26 | In the meantime it is better to have tough regulation than none at all , and the consumer must have someone who can intervene on his behalf more effectively than in the past . |
| 27 | Remember too that a nanny , like the rest of us , is unlikely to have vast assets which can be used to satisfy a claim . |
| 28 | This is not surprising , and is unlikely to have surprised contemporaries , or in 1008 Æthelred would hardly have issued orders for the raising of a fleet . |
| 29 | It is important to have good relationships within the business . ’ |
| 30 | Although I accept that people can be both highly qualified and evil , does my right hon. Friend agree that it is important to have adequate numbers of properly trained staff in such homes ? |