Example sentences of "[noun sg] has a [adj] tradition " in BNC.
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| 1 | The convent has a long tradition of illustrating cards and books with delicate hand-crafted watercolours and inscriptions . |
| 2 | Founded in 1583 , the University has a distinguished tradition of learning and of innovation , including examples in the Arts ( Edinburgh established the first Chair of English Literature in Britain ) , in the Sciences ( with the UK 's first Chair of Agriculture and latterly the first Chair and Department of Artificial Intelligence ) and , of course , in Medicine and the other professions . |
| 3 | The Social Work Department has a long tradition of working in collaboration with other service providers . |
| 4 | As Fimrite points out , the popular , working-class sport of baseball has a disorderly tradition . |
| 5 | Western philosophy has a long tradition so it is not surprising that it has changed over the centuries both in content and in method . |
| 6 | A dislike by Irish clerics for such an explicit and direct church — state relationship has a long tradition and comes out best in De Tocqueville 's ( 1957 ) conversations with Irish clergy on his visit to Ireland in 1834 . |
| 7 | Outside those sectors where temporary working has a long tradition , they have usually vigorously condemned it . |
| 8 | While the formal approach has a long tradition , manifested in innumerable volumes of grammar , the functional approach is less well documented . |
| 9 | What is of particular interest is that direct investment overseas by such enterprises has become increasingly important over the post war years ( as opposed to portfolio investment , of which British capital has a long tradition ) , and that this phenomenon is especially important for the British economy . |
| 10 | The concept of an independent development agency has a long tradition in Britain . |
| 11 | Psychology has a secondary tradition of studying exclusively female samples , particularly in the female-identified areas of heterosexual and parental relationships , and social and emotional attitudes and behaviours . |
| 12 | This country has a long tradition of accepting genuine political refugees , but there is no doubt that the fact that three quarters of all applications are made by people who have been living in this country for weeks , months and , in some cases , years , is tantamount to an abuse of the system . |
| 13 | ‘ The Herring Table has a tremendous tradition . |
| 14 | In the first place , the left has a strong tradition of defying authority , and smoking fits neatly into this . |