Example sentences of "have [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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31 | Female choice probably has selected for many of the properties of courtship , such as the ‘ zigzag ’ display and red belly of male sticklebacks . |
32 | Much depends on the respective cost of reinsurance which TI has secured for 1992 and NCM has just purchased in December 1991 . |
33 | But such is his love for the game he has adorned for close on a decade that he never gave up hope of a return to the big time . |
34 | Nuclear weapons can not escape from the kinds of restraints built up carefully in the laws-of-war tradition over the centuries , but there is a risk that they may be thought to be so escaping ( especially in view of the UK and US reservations to 1977 Geneva Protocol I ) unless positive action in this direction is taken , The comparative neglect of the whole subject of laws-of-war restrictions on the use of nuclear weapons has endured for forty years , for reasons which can be understood if not approved . |
35 | Philip Tataurangi is 21 and a demon putter , arguably the boldest and best amateur golf has seen for ten years . |
36 | He has prepared for civilian life by going on a butcher 's course . |
37 | The demand for health care has risen for many reasons . |
38 | What about Manchester — virtually everyone there has applied for selective financial assistance ? |
39 | To add to the American demands , Canada has applied for six orbital slots . |
40 | The ITC made the determination and it would be inappropriate for me to comment upon the matter , especially as I believe that it is now sub judice , because the company has applied for judicial review . |
41 | She tells me that the Mum has applied for free meals but should really pay back the money owed . |
42 | The derogation , which applies to all cereals intervened after November 1 , puts UK farmers on a par with their counterparts in northern Europe where the relaxation has applied for some time . |
43 | The NRA has applied for discretionary rate relief but Mr Clark is urging councillors to refuse . |
44 | The NRA has applied for discretionary rate relief but Mr Clark is opposing the plan . |
45 | ‘ I ca n't explain how I feel in words and I do n't know what the future holds , ’ said Tamas , who has been granted political asylum and has applied for Hungarian citizenship . |
46 | THE public has applied for more than half of the £5.3billion water privatisation issue , with more than 1.4 million people signing cheques for an average of £2,000 . |
47 | THE public has applied for more than half of the £5.3billion water privatisation issue , with more than 1.4 million people signing cheques for an average of £2,000 . |
48 | Each has argued for higher education to preserve the cultural fabric of society . |
49 | Within geology , Craig has argued for stricter refereeing , more interventionist editing , and the publication of shorter papers . |
50 | As Falk points out , Builder himself has argued for such a shift ( Builder , 1979 ) . |
51 | NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects . |
52 | The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament . |
53 | She has argued for more competition in state lottery tenders . |
54 | The Scottish Dairy Trade Federation has said for some time it is not happy with that . |
55 | Now a team from Stanford University and the University of Utah has searched for slow-moving heavy monopoles in conventional detectors in the Mayflower Mine in Utah . |
56 | However , the catering department ( which comprises the customer restaurant , tea-room , coffee bar and staff canteen ) has suffered for several years from higher than average food cost percentages and labour turnover . |
57 | Military officials said a relief column heading for Huambo , where a battle has raged for six weeks , clashed with Unita forces about 60 miles from the city . |
58 | Whether society has the right to determine its own morality is a debate which has raged for some time . |
59 | His proud mother , Rita Coyne , said : ‘ He has struggled for two and a half years and is now determined to live life to the full . ’ |
60 | If ADAS wishes to continue to provide the service that it has done for many years to our industry , and as an ADAS spokesman said ‘ not to price itself out of the market ’ , then it needs to join the real world . |