Example sentences of "is [adj] to have the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is usual to have the boards running so that you look down them as you enter the main door of the room .
2 BBC Radio Kent is fortunate to have the services of a gardening expert who is also such a broadcasting professional — a producer , editor , presenter rolled into one .
3 ‘ It is easy to have the wool pulled over your eyes if you do n't know the ropes or do n't have someone reliable to operate for you , ’ a contented owner of property in Portugal told me .
4 In war , an officer is likely to have the lives of his men in his hands .
5 The uplift of a sedimentary pile undergoing maturation is likely to have the effect of leading to a cessation of hydrocarbon generation .
6 Sonia Rafferty , the Artistic Director , explains how she is lucky to have the opportunity and the funding for teh project .
7 I 'm an enthusiast andit is great to have the chance and come out and see it .
8 But it is good to have the board there
9 Champion runner-up Oh So Risky , ideally suited by a big field and a strong gallop , is unlikely to have the run of the race .
10 In this exciting , optimistic approach it is important to have the ability to create pictures of what could happen in the future — ideal solutions and potential achievement .
11 In the discussion surrounding the foundation list the Cockcroft Committee stressed " We believe too that , as a necessary accompaniment to the list we have given , it is important to have the feeling for number which permits sensible estimation and approximation … " .
12 His goal is to join the regular force but he is happy to have the experience before making his mind up .
13 His goal is to join the regular force , but he is happy to have the experience before making his mind up .
14 AT&T Co is happy to have the Baby Bells enter the long-distance market in the US on condition that they give up their local monopoly : AT&T also will lobby to eliminate remaining regulation of long-distance .
15 The vehicles are sometime rather complicated to run , and it is essential to have the workings explained to you .
16 But in order to do this , it is necessary to have the backing of a majority of the shareholders who would vote on the issue ( not necessarily a majority of the shareholders ) .
17 One can tell whether a profit has been made in the period in question but it is necessary to have the results of several years trading , ideally together with several years forecasts , to form a judgement on the operating conditions , that is whether results are improving , stable or deteriorating .
18 One can tell whether a profit has been made in the period in question but it is necessary to have the results of several years trading , ideally together with several years forecasts , to form a judgement on the operating conditions , that is whether results are improving , stable or deteriorating .
19 It is necessary to have the lace carriage back on the left before you can knit any rows , so simply slide the carriage back to the left out of the way of the knitting .
20 Mr Keith Pavey , the architect responsible for the project , says , ‘ Car parks are a much-maligned building type and it is rare to have the opportunity to design one that stands alone and is not part of an office block , shopping centre or other development . ’
21 In the absence of some other agreed procedure , an outgoing partner , or his estate , is entitled to have the affairs of his former firm wound up under the Partnership Act and to be paid out for his interest .
22 Whilst the new husband is entitled to have the title investigated fully ( at his own cost ) , in a case where the house is already in the joint names of the husband and wife , it is thought that , in practice , the new husband will rely upon the title at the time of the conveyance to the husband and the wife having been properly investigated .
23 Accordingly , when damages for dilapidations at the end of the term come to be assessed , the tenant is entitled to have the damages assessed according to the cheaper option of stripping out the fixtures or leaving them in repair .
24 The client is entitled to have the risk quantified in broad terms on the same basis as the information about the solicitor 's own charges .
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