Example sentences of "has a [adj] place " in BNC.

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1 But intuition has a respectable place both in linguistics and criticism , and the work of the stylo-statistician too often makes him seem , in Dr Johnson 's words , " the stately son of demonstration , who proves with mathematical formality what no man has yet pretended to doubt " .
2 The denigration of office work as inferior , non-manual labour , has a key place in the sexual transformation of clerical work around the turn of the century .
3 The combined subject degree has a firm place in the polytechnics and colleges in its own right .
4 Photography has a central place in the Earth Mysteries field by virtue of Watkins ' status as a Gold Medal list of the Royal Photographic Society .
5 It therefore has a central place in the development of psychoanalytic theory .
6 Instead , we find separate chapters on gender , in which the inequality between women and men has a central place .
7 It has a central place in biology and interconnects with many disciplines , such as biochemistry , molecular biology , microbiology , botany and zoology .
8 This might be something that has a legitimate place in the original complex equation — it might be peace education , anti-racism or teachers ' rights — but which is inflated to fill the whole screen .
9 But although the attitudinist agrees with the intuitionist that the meaning of ethical words can not be exhaustively analysed in naturalistic or metaphysical terms he takes a more positive view of the kinds of definition which Moore was so concerned to refute , for he sees them as examples of a particular type of definition , which has a legitimate place in discourse .
10 Advertising has a distinct place in the marketing of personal injury work .
11 The critique of scientific socialism and economism has a major place in Marxist debate in the twentieth century .
12 Computer software , as Chapter 8 demonstrates , now has a permanent place in the school library and using Prestel allows the school librarian with a chance to get started .
13 It is the individuation by demonstratives that provides a basis for a unitary system of spatio-temporal relations in which every particular has a unique place and in which we ourselves provide the main point of reference .
14 The ceremony , as a religious ceremony , is a mockery , yet as a social ceremony , with the gathering of relatives and friends , the honour of being asked to be godparents , the tea-party afterwards and the christening presents given ( silver objects in particular ) , the whole thing has a significant place in the lives of the people concerned .
15 Brooklands has a legendary place in motor racing history , not only in Britain , but world-wide .
16 However ironic it may seem , the same corporate power so often targeted by these protests may be ensuring that such protest art has a guaranteed place in those museums .
17 He has a big place to live in , with lots of rooms .
18 The hedonist has a privileged place in ethics ; his is the case which stands if every other falls .
19 Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place .
20 This endearing creature has a special place in our countryside lore ; in the past , it was believed to suckle from sleeping cows , to be immune to snake bites , and to pick up fallen apples by rolling on them .
21 Bukharin 's work The Economics of the Transition Period has a special place in his writings and in relation to the period in which it was written .
22 She has won European , Olympic and World titles , was unbeaten in a major championship since 1986 and was racing in a country which has a special place in her heart .
23 The secret underground passage has a special place in the imagination of the English people .
24 I have also received five M. dealbata seeds collected in Mexico via Lenarth Jonsson ; all five germinated and one of these is now some eight feet tall and has a special place at Lanhydrock .
25 The problem of how the digger wasp locates her home has a special place in the history of ethology : it was one of the first questions about behaviour mechanisms ever to be asked , and experimentally answered .
26 She said : ‘ I really love Africa it has a special place in my affections . ’
27 She also taught PT and games at the local evangelical school , which has a special place in her affections ; she watched its roll of pupils rise from 100 to 1,000 , and marvelled at the harmony that prevailed among children from the different warring factions .
28 The Association has a modest place in the labour history of the nation in addition to that of the seamen .
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