Example sentences of "have [prep] [be] [adj] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | WIMBLEDON v LIVERPOOL Wimbledon are unchanged , which means Lawrie Sanchez has to be content with a substitute 's role . |
| 2 | The first is that of the bitmapped font where each size and style has to be hand-crafted from an original master and tailored to suit the resolution of the output device , typically 300dpi . |
| 3 | The question of whether the existence of a mistake has to be apparent from a speaking decision was raised in Dean v Prince [ 1953 ] Ch 590 , where , at first instance , the judge held that he could look at documents other than the auditors ' certificate and the balance sheet and that cross-examination of the auditors would be allowed . |
| 4 | This creates quite a serious problem at shows because he frequently has to be dope-tested after a successful performance . |
| 5 | In each case mentioned , therefore , the employer 's commercial assessment and endeavours or the prevailing economic circumstances will significantly reduce or even remove any prospect the employee might have of being entitled to a compensation award . |
| 6 | They have Alan Watt and Shade Munro in the engine room , but will have to be alert against a Currie outfit which has grown in style and stature throughout the season . |
| 7 | McKinsey said it was dealing directly with Information Consulting on the transaction but the latter would have to be relieved of an option owned by Saatchi before any definitive pact . |
| 8 | Under the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill , members of the public will be able to challenge unlawful strikes ; workers will have to give regular written consent to have union subs deducted from salaries and industrial action will have to be subject to a full postal ballot . |
| 9 | As it was , he will have to be content with a worthy second prize from the Captain . |
| 10 | As it was , he will have to be content with a worthy second prize and undoubted attention from that pernicious body of men , who seem to be hovering forever around the competition results waiting to strike — the handicapping committee ! ’ |
| 11 | As a result , on-loan Jon Gittens will have to be content with a substitute 's role . |
| 12 | If the mortgagee will not consent to the husband being released from the mortgage , then the husband will have to be content with an indemnity from the wife ( see Precedents 7 and 8 ) . |
| 13 | The electric commuter trains rattled past at frequent intervals while Nails mooched impatiently up and down , kicking an old tin can and wishing he did n't have to be dependent on a girl . |
| 14 | The Government would have to be ready with a view either way . |
| 15 | But good aphorisms do not have to be meaningful in a strict sense . |
| 16 | To enable as many as possible to run their lives on the basis of the manageable commitment which was the essence of the new orthodoxy , credit had to be available from a variety of sources from which each could make his choice to suit his circumstances . |
| 17 | But I had to be content with a phone call . ’ |
| 18 | In some , the potential of TTT was wasted because support teachers were marginalized ; in others , highly experienced and qualified coordinators had to be content with a merely facilitating role . |
| 19 | We stayed there for five days — hoping to strike it rich , but had to be content with a car full of cuddly toys ! |
| 20 | Banbridge teenager Raymond Burns , the only Northern player unbeaten in the competition , had to be content with a half in his match with Derek Basquill before Robbie Hutton , Neill Anderson and Dale Baker were all defeated . |
| 21 | MIKE McLEAN of West Lancashire finished five under par in the Dry Blackthorn Lancashire PGA stroke-play championship but had to be content with a share of ninth place along with Craig Corrigan from Haigh Hall , Wigan . |
| 22 | Grappelli had to be content with an action for malicious falsehood . |
| 23 | As it was he had to be satisfied with a rise of 48 per cent to £514,558 , well below the highest-paid public company boss , Lord Hanson , who received £1.5million for his efforts . |
| 24 | A few seasons ago , the much-travelled primary schoolteacher was on the verge of a full international appearance , but had to be satisfied with a B cap against Scotland in Galway . |
| 25 | Of course , he also had to be ready with a word or two of encouragement now and then as well . |
| 26 | Graduates on leaving University have to be capable of a DEGREE PLUS , where PLUS is : Planning and managing change ; Leading and motivating people ; Utilising resources and numerical skills ; and Self-development for life-long learning . |
| 27 | Radio broadcasters have to be content with a low status , and the medium has been starved of funds . |
| 28 | Instead of the clarity and precision of Newtonian mechanics , we have to be content with a more fuzzy account of affairs . |
| 29 | Some of this research suggests that in certain cases , for example the bauxite and aluminium industry , the global disposition of power is still very much in favour of the First World TNCs , while in other cases , for example petroleum and perhaps copper , the balance of power has shifted in recent decades , and the First World TNCs have to be content with a smaller share of the revenues . |
| 30 | ‘ There is a lot of common ground — the same causes for companies and organisations encountering difficulties , but of course the solutions have to be tailor-made to a particular industry or company culture. , A sound organisation structure helps to overcome many operational problems , in Cuckney 's view . |