Example sentences of "that it [vb mod] have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Yesterday , it became apparent that those involved in greyhound racing feared that it would have a detrimental effect on their business .
2 Self-government for Scotland was given the thumbs-down by the Scottish business community , with more than 60 per cent of respondents saying that it would have a detrimental effect on business , while only 10 per cent thought there would be some advantage .
3 Patricia Shroeder , Democrat chair of the House armed services military installations and facilities subcommittee , described the list as " disappointing " , and suggested that it would have a minimal impact on the level of US forces in Europe — currently around 300,000 .
4 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 .
5 They agree that it would have a negative impact on growth in the economy of between 0.5 per cent .
6 Previous attempts to establish a common tariff had foundered on the objections of the smaller CARICOM members , who feared that it would have a negative impact upon their economies .
7 For this reason the definition requires that rights to participate on a winding up are taken into account only where , at the date the limitation is introduced , it was likely that it would have a commercial effect in practice .
8 On average , only 15 mites were found per thousand ants , but the researchers say that the mite 's habit of moving from one host worker to another , possibly because it quickly exhausts each host , means that it may have a greater impact on the colony than its apparent rarity first suggests .
9 An attractor that has a positive maximal Lyapunov exponent , and so has a high sensitivity to initial conditions , often has a very complicated structure , in that it may have a noninteger , fractal dimension , and have some of the properties of a Cantor set .
10 According to a report In ComputerWorld IBM is now saying that it 'll have a single micro-kernel-based operating system for OS/2 and AIX within two years , allowing users to run Unix or OS/2 applications in either environment .
11 Rice says : ‘ It 's unfair to say to a small black voluntary group with little finance that it should have a certain number of staff ; many are new to developing management committees and constitutions .
12 Sir Frank will rule on the call for an adjournment next month , by which time the NII promises that it should have a new batch of reports out .
13 In Equation ( 2.3.2.1 ) the only restriction placed on B was that it should have a known or easily-found reciprocal .
14 Although it is too soon to draw any firm conclusions about the effects of this scheme , it seems likely that it will have a considerable impact on the culture of schools , and the future structure of schooling itself .
15 To be worthwhile , any such conference would have to be of sufficient weight so that it could have a decisive effect on the ‘ official ’ international conferences — several of which had already taken place with the express purpose of reviewing the treaty , but which had succeeded in producing only confusion and bitterness .
16 The decision has drawn protests from environmentalists , who warn that it could have a damaging effect on the Danube valley ecosystem , and the Hungarian government , which views it as a possible infringement of territorial integrity .
17 The most important factor in choosing a solder is that it must have a lower melting point than the pieces to be joined .
18 On her way to the Rådhuspladsen she 'd passed its entrance several times , knowing that it must have a high priority in her search for Suzie .
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