Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] have [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim would ultimately be for a speaker independent system , allowing continuous speech , with a large vocabulary , and this has only recently become a practical possibility as speech recognition methods have shifted to phoneme-based systems , using transitional probabilities and methods such as hidden Markov models to allow sequences of phonemes found in English ( or whatever language is being considered ) and reject others . |
| 2 | Behind it was an untold story of incredible complacency by Government ministers who failed to act to prevent the system failure , alleged by ambulance workers to have led to patient deaths . |
| 3 | After sixteen years at their old address , Stoddard Mattor , the Swedish subsidiary of Stoddard Carpets has moved to new offices in the centre of Stockholm . |
| 4 | Meanwhile the popularity of Yardie amongst jail birds has led to certain elements deciding that the book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking , and Victor Headley has disappeared into hiding to work on Yardie 2 , leaving Adebayo and Pope to speak on his behalf . |
| 5 | The unique qualities of strength , high moisture absorption , excellent washing and colour retention characteristics have led to Irish Linen 's renowned reputation throughout the world as the best fabric for Household Textiles . |
| 6 | Cleveland Police have apologised to 73-year-old Bessie Marron for the delay . |
| 7 | New Works Inspectors have moved to new accommodation on ground floor . |
| 8 | In his influential book , The Competitive Advantage of Nations , Michael Porter of Harvard Business School concludes un-equivocally : ‘ The structure of the British capital markets has contributed to corporate goals that do not support investment and innovation . ’ |
| 9 | Unfounded optimism over anticipated revenue from oil exports had led to major increases in imports in 1989 [ see p. 37016 for unsuccessful commencement of oil exports in 1988 ] . |
| 10 | Under section 18 of the Act , control of the curriculum in county schools has shifted to head teachers , although they must ensure that the curriculum is compatible with their LEA 's statements on curricular policy — as modified by the governors in their own such statement . |
| 11 | with the problem of hunger still in evidence in LDCs , some Third World governments have turned to other strategies to make the best use of resources and organise distribution , the onus being on distribution as much as production . |
| 12 | In the private sector a large number of estate agents , landlords , accommodation agencies and building societies have been found to operate discriminatory registers , refusing to let or sell or lend to black individuals and families , while direct and indirect discrimination in many local authority housing departments has led to black tenants being allocated inferior council housing ( Gordon and Newnham , 1986 ) . |
| 13 | HALIFAX Property Services has moved to impressive new premises at 124a Upper Lisburn Road in the heart of Finaghy 's busy shopping area , having outgrown other premises which it had occupied in Finaghy for years . |
| 14 | We know that the recent privatisation of bus services has led to escalating prices , a lowering of standards and customers ' complaints being ignored . |
| 15 | MAGHERAFELT bus services have returned to normal , Ulsterbus bosses said today . |
| 16 | All spadefoot toads have adapted to arid environments , but it is these two species that are most finely tuned to the harsh extremes of life in the Sonoran desert . |
| 17 | So TV chiefs have turned to best-selling author Magdalen Nabb and the roly poly hero of her best selling Marshal books . |
| 18 | But while levels of so-called special wastes outside chemical sites for 1992 was down on the 1990 total , the 231,800 tonnes figure for 1992 was higher than the 213,700 tonnes figure in 1991 , because company closures had led to high waste disposals . |
| 19 | Soviet energy experts have responded to repeated expressions of concern by environmentalists by agreeing that the construction of large hydro-electric and thermal power stations in the northern regions of the country should be halted . |
| 20 | But increasing pressure from recreation and development of all kinds on the delicate mountain areas has led to renewed attempts to set up some kind of planning scheme to protect them . |
| 21 | Prior to 1917 most Belorussian peasant farms had belonged to individual families and had averaged less than 20 acres . |