Example sentences of "[vb base] yet to learn " in BNC.

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1 We have yet to learn that form counts for something even in the holiest adoration of the heart . ’
2 Toddlers have strong wills but have yet to learn self-control .
3 I have yet to learn an effectual protective against the midge .
4 They have yet to learn what thinking people who are honest with themselves already know , namely , that all history shows that none of the worshipped ‘ gods ’ has ever directly provided anything .
5 Governments , it seems , have yet to learn a fact that most smokers readily acknowledge : the tobacco industry has got them precisely where it wants them .
6 There is a trick in making privatisations a success , something that the UK government has had to learn the hard way , and it seems that the Turks have yet to learn it : Reuter reports from Istanbul that the public offer of 20% of the shares in Netas Northern Electric Telekomunikasyon AS was undersubscribed , suggesting that the reason was that the maximum for which any one buyer could subscribe was 5,000 shares , costing the equivalent of $4,450 , which is thought to have put off institutional and foreign buyers .
7 They have yet to learn the meaning and significance of constitutional political opposition .
8 Oh , yes — you said that you and Mummy entertain Daddy 's guests — but I have yet to learn how good you are at turning out perfectly cooked food .
9 We have yet to learn how to communicate and make decisions in an electronic environment .
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