Example sentences of "has [adv] [to-vb] a " in BNC.

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1 The outcome was that at the end of June 1960 a Cuban delegation in Moscow was warmly received by Khrushchev himself , and was told by the Soviet premier that ’ the Soviet Union has only to press a button in any part of the Soviet Union for rockets from that country to fall on any other part of the planet ’ .
2 Some of the features of alcoholism in its terminal phase are so well known that a cartoonist has only to draw a couple of lines for everyone to know that the subject is a " drunk " .
3 In case the House doubts the substance behind that view , it has only to consider a Gallup opinion poll that appeared recently in The Daily Telegraph .
4 I am not going out of my mind , she thought , and if , at the moment , the outside world does not recognise me for what I am , my sister knows she has only to speak a word here and there , to take a decision , and who will listen to me ?
5 James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield .
6 James , who has still to keep a clean sheet , would be disappointed to be overlooked , but he has the confidence and the talent to establish himself at Anfield .
7 The above items and much more , which is now yet not on display as the Museum has still to build a depot for which , incidentally is planned to include a NEW 16-metre diameter turntable for both metre and broad gauges .
8 The student is expected to acquire knowledge and has also to prove a capacity for wide reading and understanding , an up-to-date awareness of the state of both debate and development in educational ideas , a capacity to criticize in a constructive way and an overall capacity to link those skills with collecting and analysing data and with the planning of projects .
9 The user has also to construct a path through the relations thus setting up the linkages required at run time .
10 Skipper Mike McIntyre has yet to nominate a second helmsman , although the early favourite was Jo Richards .
11 Richards has yet to appoint a coach and manager for the district team next season but hopes the jobs will attract a number of applicants .
12 His former Sunderland boss has yet to appoint a right-hand man at Bristol City .
13 Manager Howard Wilkinson 's record purchase from Arsenal has yet to kick a ball in anger since his surprise switch from Highbury to Elland Road .
14 He has yet to visit a home for asylum-seekers and was not proposing to attend the memorial services for the victims of the Solingen attack .
15 The company , which claims the lion 's share of the object database market , has yet to record a profit .
16 As Stuart Marshall observed pointedly , postmodernism authorizes but has yet to create a new populism .
17 Despite a Test average of 50 and seven centuries in 66 innings , he has yet to score a Test ton abroad .
18 Speedie has yet to score a goal this season and believes if he can break his duck tonight the offers might come flooding in .
19 The England international has yet to score a league goal for Lazio following his £5.5m summer move from Tottenham .
20 It was emphasised yesterday that Mr Parkinson has yet to reach a decision .
21 Semi-finalist at her first attempt at the age of 14 in 1990 , Capriati has largely flattered to deceive since and has yet to reach a Grand Slam final although she did capture the Olympic gold last year .
22 He has yet to receive a reply .
23 This has yet to receive a name and will depart from Waterloo again about lighting up time , 18.00 ish , heading for Southampton but via Andover , the Laverstock avoiding line and Romsey so that the locomotive is facing the right direction for the homeward journey .
24 The 32-year-old Londoner has yet to secure a contract with the team for 1994 , and after finishing second to fellow Williams ' driver Alain Prost in yesterday 's opening qualifying session , said : ‘ I have had a fantastic opportunity with this team and I believe they will be the team to beat again next year .
25 Hitchcock has yet to concede a goal since stepping in for Dave Beasant .
26 At the age of 32 , he has yet to win a major championship .
27 Howard Wilkinson 's £2 million midfielder from Arsenal has yet to win a place , even on the bench .
28 Gardner 's been out there for more than a decade , has been back and forth from the Qualifying School three times , has yet to win a tournament , and in a good year can make $150,000 .
29 Shell has yet to discuss a contract with Davis , but said : ‘ I have no problem with that .
30 The Royal Horticultural Society ( RHS ) has made clear that it has yet to develop a conservation policy and will continue to give awards for plants collected in the wild .
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