Example sentences of "have [verb] [prep] [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 An announcement in May confirming the selection of Glasgow removed earlier uncertainty , although final confirmation has to wait for a further consultation period until the end of June .
2 ‘ I always rated Pally at Ayresome Park , but there is no doubt he has blossomed on a bigger stage .
3 Now that the group has come to a better understanding about some aspect of these problems , how can they feel Empowered to act for change ?
4 Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) .
5 International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business .
6 Rather than attribute this either to cultural explanations of an over-socialized kind or to market explanations which are under-socialized , the chapter has built upon the earlier discussion of Japanese specificity in order to develop a power/institutions model for this analysis .
7 Since demand has risen by a smaller amount than previously , investment has actually fallen .
8 This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders .
9 This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history .
10 He doubts ‘ whether the significance which the certainty of the law has for the smooth and efficient working of economic life can be exaggerated ’ and suggests that ‘ there is probably no single factor which has contributed to the greater prosperity of the Western world compared with the Orient than the relative certainty of the law which in the West had early been achieved ’ .
11 As the incidence of intestinal obstruction has persisted despite a lower frequency of covering loop ileostomy it is difficult to blame the use of a loop ileostomy for the increased frequency of this complication .
12 WITH THE INCREASING EMPHASIS on exchanges between various educational sectors for purposes of professional and curricular development , the time has arrived for a closer look at individual experiences of these secondments and at their management .
13 American Telephone & Telegraph has opted for a closer partnership with its trade unions to boost productivity and the quality of its services .
14 It can co-exist as alternative spellings during transition — indeed , a hundred or so words have been simplified this century when dictionaries have listed alternative spellings and the public has opted for the easier way of arranging the letters .
15 Additionally however , we need to make it clear that when we have looked at the figures and I would pay some to the opposition for bringing er some matters to our attention , erm and looking at the way in which very , very careful on the part of this council has led to a better reserve position than we would previously have expected .
16 A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance .
17 The study of patients with FAP has led to a greater awareness of the importance of family history in apparently sporadic colorectal cancer .
18 So the extension of insurance provision has led to a greater likelihood of the reporting of many crimes .
19 This has led to a closer working relationship with the adoption of coterminus boundaries between health and social work departments in many areas .
20 ‘ One has gone to a better place without the other and that 's hard for the living who are left behind .
21 Since Fizz has gone to a better place and Bunny has n't been around , it 's improved immeasurably .
22 In addition , greater life-expectancy , for which better health care is partly responsible , has resulted in a greater number of old people , which has created further demands on the NHS .
23 It now does increasing volumes of trade with its ASEAN ( Association of South East Asian Nations ) neighbours ( Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand and Brunei ) and has diversified into a wider range of industries .
24 It might be a company with financial problems but ITN has put on a glitzier show .
25 Between 1985 and 1990 , however , the number of people aged over 85 supported in residential care by local authorities has declined at a slower rate than that for all people aged 65+ .
26 If the government sticks to its decision to limit public sector pay rises to 1.5% , museums may have some extra flexibility as the DNH has budgeted for a greater increase .
27 However , he has insisted on a better system of debtor management with a proper analysis of debtor accounts and a tighter credit policy , has required full explanations of any discounted room rates or complimentaries and has introduced spot checks to compare the Housekeeper 's reports and Reception 's daily letting reports .
28 The strong presumption of guilt has changed to a stronger presumption of innocence .
29 He shuffled , he stamped , he stayed well back in the shelter of the narrow brick passageway that he 'd found as a better lookout point .
30 Within the spirits category , Scotch Whisky has had to compete with a wider range of heavily marketed white spirits .
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