Example sentences of "has [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.

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31 Much depends on the respective cost of reinsurance which TI has secured for 1992 and NCM has just purchased in December 1991 .
32 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 .
33 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 .
34 Philip Tataurangi is 21 and a demon putter , arguably the boldest and best amateur golf has seen for ten years .
35 He has prepared for civilian life by going on a butcher 's course .
36 The demand for health care has risen for many reasons .
37 What about Manchester — virtually everyone there has applied for selective financial assistance ?
38 To add to the American demands , Canada has applied for six orbital slots .
39 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 .
40 She tells me that the Mum has applied for free meals but should really pay back the money owed .
41 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 .
42 The NRA has applied for discretionary rate relief but Mr Clark is urging councillors to refuse .
43 The NRA has applied for discretionary rate relief but Mr Clark is opposing the plan .
44 ‘ 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 .
45 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 .
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 Each has argued for higher education to preserve the cultural fabric of society .
48 Within geology , Craig has argued for stricter refereeing , more interventionist editing , and the publication of shorter papers .
49 As Falk points out , Builder himself has argued for such a shift ( Builder , 1979 ) .
50 NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects .
51 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 .
52 She has argued for more competition in state lottery tenders .
53 The Scottish Dairy Trade Federation has said for some time it is not happy with that .
54 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 .
55 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 .
56 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 .
57 Whether society has the right to determine its own morality is a debate which has raged for some time .
58 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 . ’
59 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 .
60 For her , there is some slight security in the continuity of attending to all the basic daily household tasks as she has done for many years , but when his ‘ first wave ’ of helpers begins to depart he will have to learn to do much more for himself to keep his home going , which will be an added burden to those he is already carrying .
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