Example sentences of "has to a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In some companies this role has to a degree been formalised through the creation of audit committees made up of non-executives , their function being to review the effectiveness of the company 's auditing procedures and to liaise with the auditors .
2 In recent years the model 's exclusive focus on shareholder interests has to a degree been modified .
3 Originally published by Poetry Wales in 1982 , this updated edition of critical writings on R S Thomas not only explores the evolving approaches Thomas has to a variety of , by now , well- established themes , but also contains an extended bibliography of source material , invaluable to any student or reader of Thomas 's work .
4 This leaves the US as the nearest thing the world has to a globocop , the only major power able to project its military forces on a global scale .
5 Listen , Rober' , if there is anything we can do — I think we are now the nearest thing your friend Nader has to a family here in Paris . ’
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