Example sentences of "has [verb] a remarkable [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Jealous because Mellor , just 43 , has enjoyed a remarkable rise — and not just because of that friendship .
2 Since the last World War , food in Britain has undergone a remarkable revolution — new foods , new processes , new substitutes for food , new markets , new means of transportation .
3 The business , which has seen a remarkable change in its fortunes since Henk van Eck , a Dutch executive , rescued the ailing operation in 1985 and subsequently installed an ambitious management team , now has an impressive 20 per cent share of the Scottish market .
4 An analysis of poll books for Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire , Hampshire , Rutland and Westmorland for the early eighteenth century has revealed a remarkable consistency of partisan loyalties amongst the electorate .
5 BARON Dormand of Easington , long time MP for England 's safest Labour seat , has made a remarkable move .
6 He was promptly retired but has made a remarkable recovery .
7 ‘ He has made a remarkable recovery and was working last night , addressing the British Musical Society .
8 Leslie , 59 , above , has made a remarkable recovery in Bristol 's Frenchay Hospital since having two operations to remove blood clots .
9 He had been expected to be out of the game for at least two months after suffering concussion and a broken eye socket from a punch , but has made a remarkable recovery .
10 QPR 's England winger Andy Sinton has made a remarkable recovery to be fit for the visit of Crystal Palace since leaving Loftus Road on crutches after last week 's win against Oldham .
11 John Fashanu ( hamstring ) again out for the Dons , but QPR 's England winger Andy Sinton has made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury and could play .
12 A CAR worker has made a remarkable recovery from the nervous disease Gullan Barry syndrome .
13 Unlucky not to gain selection for the 800m in last year 's Barcelona Olympics , Strang , who ran a ‘ blinder ’ for Scotland in the 1990 Commonwealth Games 4x400 silver medal-winning team in Auckland , has made a remarkable transition up to 1,500m .
14 Signore Goria , the Italian Minister , has shown a remarkable grasp of those issues throughout the debate .
15 The professors went on : ‘ We are speaking not as members of this or that nation , continent or creed but as human beings , members of the species Man whose continued existence is in doubt … a biological species which has had a remarkable history and whose disappearance none of us can desire . ’
16 That experiment has had a remarkable effect on the performance of both pupils and helpers .
17 This perspective has had a remarkable impact on the development of our understanding of work organisation and job design , and is at the root of much of experiments and innovations in work organisation in Scandinavia .
18 Of course , the concept of a liberal education goes back to the Greeks , and Newman 's lectures and books were only one more interpretation of an idea which as Rothblatt ( 1976 ) clearly shows has demonstrated a remarkable adaptability and longevity .
19 Since then , Steve Mason , who did a Victor Kiam and bought the company himself , has masterminded a remarkable recovery job and such recent Top Ten singles as Nomad 's ‘ ( I Wan na Give You ) Devotion ’ and Kylie 's ‘ What Do I Have To Do ’ , were placed in the shops by Pinnacle .
20 The history of TDC in the last decades has provided a remarkable case history of that problem , with examples of the arguments for and against each point of view .
21 Freemasonry in England has negotiated a remarkable U-turn in the last three years due to the criticisms of church , state , its own embarrassed members , the police , the Press and the general public .
22 Unlike most of its competitors , the firm has tended to inspire loyalty on the part of its consultants — who , since Stuart sold out in the 1970s , may enjoy a share in the equity — and has achieved a remarkable stability of gradually improved performance , still at a rate of 35% per year .
23 The Soviet Union has made great strides since the advent of socialism in 1917 and China has achieved a remarkable increase in prosperity in the years since the communists took over .
24 It has staged a remarkable recovery from the apparently moribund state of the late fifties and early sixties .
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