Example sentences of "[adj] say in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A move from consensus management , where a small , but arguably representative nucleus of people had at least some say in the decision-making , to a more dictatorial style known as ‘ general management ’ now means that decisions are made by one man or woman who may accept or reject the advice of interested parties , including nursing and medical advisers . |
| 2 | Unveiling details of the £1.7m deal , Ed WAllis , PowerGen 's chief executive , candidly said he would expect some say in the way the weather was presented . |
| 3 | Stockbrokers W I Carr are aiming the Helmsman Self-Managed Personal Pension at controlling directors , partners , self-employed and senior executives who want some say in the control of their investments . |
| 4 | Indeed , to invite him to do so , it seems to me , can only be misleading in suggesting that the driver is entitled to some say in the matter . |
| 5 | We represent over four million levy paying members , the trade unions that is , and it 's only right that they should have a proper say in the election of the Lad Labour leader , not just the thirty percent as is being suggested here . |
| 6 | While neither the National Union nor the peers could have a direct say in the choice of leader it was nevertheless thought desirable , if only for reasons of tact , to know their views . |
| 7 | Wallia may have had some say in the grant made to his people . |
| 8 | Some of the larger training establishments now run consortia , and it may be that you will have the opportunity to join a consortium and have some say in the training which is undertaken in your area . |
| 9 | ‘ I have some say in the matter , too , ’ Alexandra said . |
| 10 | Since 1976 the trend has been reversed , managerial values have again become predominant and the bureaucracy has expanded , albeit with some strengthening of the legislative role of the National People 's Congress and , since the Democracy Movement of 1978–80 , a strengthening of the role of ‘ workers representative congresses ’ to give workers a limited say in the management of enterprises ( White 1985 ) . |
| 11 | The idea that a player was bound to a company for the rest of his life , and could be bought and sold like a chattel with no real say in the matter , went out of the window because it offended against the principles of individuality . |
| 12 | When activists like the Cape Town Sixteen fight this system of oppression and exploitation , they are demanding a democratic say in the running of their lives and and the right to determine their own futures . |
| 13 | Dr Kristof Lis , Poland 's minister in charge of the Plenipotentiary for Changes in Ownership , is currently having to wrestle with the fact of real worker power — from the concept of actual ownership to the committees which have a large say in the running of industry . |
| 14 | These two populations were then brought together in the fraternal Orange Order and the Order had a major say in the composition and policies of the Unionist Party . |
| 15 | They have equal say in the decision . |
| 16 | A genuine global partnership must be struck between rich and poor in which all contribute and all have an equal say in the allocation of resources . |
| 17 | But it also guaranteed Fields equal say in the running of the company , by the expedient of comprising the board of four directors . |
| 18 | And traditionally , I find , British parents tend to erm say on the one hand we 'll let the school get on and do their professional job — I find it quite depressing they do n't ask for more say in the organisation , but they do demand , quite rightly , the right to criticise when things go wrong . |
| 19 | Just now he 's working on a deal that could give him a big say in the life of a lady who 'll ‘ definitely ’ be in the Top Ten within weeks . |
| 20 | Palace midfielder Gareth Southgate also had a big say in the result , his screamer ensuring victory . |
| 21 | I did n't get any say in the matter of how big or which brand it was , but the barmaid smiled sweetly and said ‘ Merci ’ when I paid her , because they all pretend to be French even if they are n't . |
| 22 | The agreement , which the Prime Minister has accepted , will exclude Britain from any say in the appointment of the president , vice-president and executive board of the ECB . |
| 23 | But obviously not close enough for her to have any say in the way he dresses . |
| 24 | But no one from Northern Ireland can have any say in the formulation of Labour Party policy . |
| 25 | While on the other hand , it attacked the idea that ‘ the irregular , half-informed , capricious voice of popular favouritism ’ should have any say in the outcome of the competition . |
| 26 | I occasionally hear it said that the Institute 's technical policies are determined by the Secretariat in concert with the big London firms , and that the district societies no longer have any say in the matter . |
| 27 | Although not if he has any say in the matter : ‘ I understand I 'm currently eighteenth in the list of funniest comedians … and falling , ’ he retorts , before almost smiling , although not quite . |
| 28 | Not that I have any say in the matter . |
| 29 | ‘ She 's persuaded you to do this mad thing , but she wo n't get away with it — not if I have any say in the matter … ’ |
| 30 | It is not possible to say in the abstract what kind of decisions would be taken at these different levels , or at least not with any precision , since this would depend on the character of the economic relations between the general office of the enterprise and its operating units , and between the operating units themselves , quite apart from the particular forms of struggle at local and national level which would be required to implement any such scheme . |