Example sentences of "we have a clear [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Only after February will we have a clearer indication of the European equivalence . ’
2 In view of the serious situation that my right hon. Friend has outlined and the excellent policies that he is introducing to deal with it , can we have a clear assurance that the Government will resist any proposals at the Maastricht discussions to transfer immigration control to Brussels or the European Economic Community ?
3 It was vital to give the impression at any rate that I and my board colleagues were in control of affairs and that we had a clear strategy that somehow was going to restore our business to its former glory .
4 We believed that what we were doing did n't infringe on the characters of any group of people , and therefore we had a clear mind .
5 Now we have a clearer image of the boys ' war to destruct things and the theme is emerging already .
6 Because in the earlier interviews no attempt was made to stimulate recollections of grandparents , we have a clearer indication of how far such memories were important .
7 Although we have a clearer picture than we did of long-term changes in demography and household structure , little has been done to fill out the picture in terms of living experience .
8 The actuarial profession has its earliest origins in the UK and we have a clear objective of communicating with our professional colleagues in other countries .
9 In the words of Sallis again , " If we know that the head 's motive is to protect the school , and especially the more needy in it , from questions which are ill-informed , destructive or selfish , we have a clear objective , which is to make sure we do n't deserve or unwittingly attract such accusation ( 1988:17 ) .
10 I am convinced that , for the well-being of our people and for the preservation of the countryside , we have a clear duty to do all we can to prevent the further unrestricted sprawl of the great cities .
11 We have a clear resolution that it objects to the new settlement on the basis that it is not needed and can not be justified .
12 From Jewish tradition we have a clear statement of God 's inescapable presence :
13 Well , it 's a continuous process , is n't it , if showing people that we have a clear policy on which the whole cabinet and almost the whole Parliamentary Party is agreed .
14 However , we believe that the market for biological agents will only be developed if we have a clear understanding of their mode of action .
15 All these questions become acute , and unless we have a clear understanding of what is at stake we may quickly go under and revert to the low expectations for church life that have perhaps characterised our previous experience .
16 Now , let me say there 's one component of what Brian and Gerry have been saying , which I most passionately agree with as it happens — get that bit off my chest first — and that is that until we have a clear understanding of the mechanisms and processes of development , the processes whereby an egg turns into an adult , our theory of evolution will , indeed , be very imperfect , and we do not have such a theory , erm it 's exceedingly important that we should work on such a theory , and such a theory it is n't sufficient simply to say ‘ Oh well , there 's a genetic programme for development ’ and imagine that in other ways actually said something , because you actually have n't .
17 We have a clear target agreed with all the businesses .
18 ‘ It will be difficult to judge in the future whether resources are adequate unless we have a clear indication of the level of need — both met and unmet ’ , the report says .
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