Example sentences of "have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Opposition to the deal is being led by Palau 's small but powerful group of traditional women elders , who say the agreement would have a devastating social economic and political impact on Palau 's society and culture .
2 But fear of crime can have a devastating effect on people 's lives , and particularly on women 's lives .
3 Fishing techniques can have a devastating effect on marine life .
4 This could have a devastating effect on the British economy . ’
5 Warning that workers at the mine could suffer from silicosis and that dust from the mine could have a devastating effect on the local soil chemistry , Mr Wilson said it was cheaper to manufacture andalusite artificially , and wondered why Navan Resources wished to go the expense of mining it : ‘ To make it in any way economically feasible to mine this , it would have to represent over 30 per cent of the total of the rock formation of the mountain and this means that almost one third of your mountain would disappear ’ .
6 Bills of this size will have a devastating impact on families still struggling to fight their way out of the recession .
7 In particular , the art trade fears that the exclusion of precious metals would have a devastating effect on the silver market .
8 Among mice , the merest whiff of a male can have a devastating effect .
9 This means , in turn , that divorce can have a devastating effect on the income prospects of , mainly , older women ( Joshi and Davies , 1991 ) .
10 In businesses such as McDonalds where service provision is undertaken by relatively junior staff remote from the centre , very particular attention is paid to quality control procedures as it is realized that lapses of quality or service may have a devastating effect on public confidence and attitudes .
11 With a rule-based approach an incorrect decision can have a devastating effect on the remainder of the analysis .
12 Does he agree that that policy would have a devastating impact on people who live in the country areas of Teignbridge ?
13 cuts in defence expenditure , both of which are irresponsible and both of which would have a devastating effect on our capacity to defend ourselves .
14 Under the Labour party 's proposal , that property would be revalued , which would have a devastating effect on the finances of that young couple .
15 The massive oil slick in the northern Gulf , caused in large part by Iraq 's action in deliberately releasing oil into the sea [ see ED no. 43 ] , continued to cause concern during February , although earlier reports that it would have a devastating effect on marine ecology appeared to be exaggerated .
16 Depression can have a devastating effect not only upon the person 's family but also on their job .
17 Industrial action could have a devastating effect on dental surgery in the NHS .
18 He believes any merger with Darlington could have a devastating effect on health provision for Bishop Auckland .
19 But Sartre 's courageous intervention against French and other colonialisms could not have a corresponding theoretical impact so long as he retained his historicist Marxist framework .
20 Every debit must have a corresponding credit and vice-versa .
21 The extent to which these are in sterling or exchanged into sterling , will also have a corresponding effect on the sterling liquidity of the UK banking system .
22 ‘ Oh , I may still have a black dog in me , ’ he says .
23 You could n't go into a restaurant on The Strip if you did n't have a black tie .
24 I was definitely pleased , but vaguely uneasy when I discovered that he did n't have a black rim around his neck .
25 When we 're doing first aid incidents erm the standard thing we 're doing for adults when they 're doing a first aid exam is we 'll give present them with a casualty with perhaps a cut hand or something like that and they 'll actually have a black eye .
26 ‘ You do have a black cloak lined with white fur ? ’
27 I always remember your joke at the North and South Club when you told the Jamaican guy those things that he got mad at you that you did n't have a black belt but you had a yellow streak at Origami !
28 Lot seventy does not have a horn with it but Lot ninety two , the good news is it does have a reproducer er Lot one hundred and eleven should have a black dot against it to indicate that it will be removed from the premises if not cleared within the stated time Lot one seven four is withdrawn one nine one the estimate should read eight to twelve hundred and finally Lot one nine eight is withdrawn .
29 Now er w w with every respect , to say that he survived it is something of a crass statement , because I remember reading about him thinking is n't this country getting good that we can have a black guardsman , and I remember my own disappointment when I read that he had to leave the regiment .
30 Did n't we have a black guy who played for a few season in the second division with Revie before the real glory years .
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