Example sentences of "have invested a lot " in BNC.

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1 A service oriented hotel supplier has invested a lot of time making files of important companies such as banks , credit card companies , large stores , tobacco companies , soap and perfume shops , beverage companies , newspapers , discotheques , restaurants , and so forth , which can sponsor in part or in total the cost of purchasing new keycards .
2 They 've invested a lot of money in your conversion .
3 They 're keeping quiet at the moment saying simply that they 've invested a lot in new technology and models , and their cars are doing well against others in the country .
4 As for Unix , Morales said that Stratus has met similar problems to other manufacturers — many customers are n't willing to alter systems in which they have invested a lot of money and personnel over the years .
5 DOS users know what they 're doing , have invested a lot of time and effort in learning how to do it , and do n't want the hassle of moving over to a new interface in order to do it differently .
6 In practice , people are very reluctant to give up a theory in which they have invested a lot of time and effort .
7 ‘ We have invested a lot of money in people , offices and warehousing over the last two years ; and this will only show through in the company 's profits in 1994–95 . ’
8 ‘ We have invested a lot of money in Greenside Place , and we are quite prepared to put something up competitively in the shortest possible time , ’ Mr Peel said .
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