Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [conj] it has " in BNC.

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1 We 'll probably find out in due course but it has been a disappointment .
2 The figure has now been recognised as a late fifteenth-century masterpiece and it has aroused some excitement in the art world , but there is still perplexity as to its author .
3 Q I have layered , shoulder-length permed hair and it has taken me some time to grow it to this length .
4 And as a general outline it 's a strength of the company U K P L C the actual computer market within the U K has worldwide reputation for its quality , technical expertise and it has already got a good er holding in various companies all around the world .
5 Such is the wealth of historical literature that it has been difficult to decide what to give in notes in this chapter .
6 The Training Authority has controlled the development of system and materials through direct funding but it has now to be marketed to the NHS in competition with a multitude of alternatives , many of which are long established and closely adapted to local needs .
7 We have been living in exciting times and it has needed a strong hand to keep order in the town , where all the disorderly elements tried to take advantage of the situation .
8 There are nearly 8,000 farm managers in British agriculture and it has been suggested that this young , better trained group are at the forefront of the improvement of agriculture .
9 Socialism is organised benevolence — and compulsorily organised benevolence if it has to be .
10 Historical research has thus proved more successful in demolishing old myths and theories about the relationship between crime and social change than it has in replacing them with sustainable generalizations .
11 That idea raises three interlinked questions , answers to which should enlarge our understanding of social change as it has affected family relationships .
12 One final point I would make is is that there has been a a little bit of an impression given I think in some comments this morning that we have a a virtual free for all as regards the availability of agricultural land and er the marked change that it has been said to occur since nineteen eighty .
13 A further uncertainty is whether a legislative text remains ambiguous or obscure for the purposes of the relaxed exclusionary rule once it has been judicially interpreted or construed .
14 Executive Support Manager Allan Paterson looks back over the TOP Programme as it has progressed at Hunterston and considers some of its achievements .
15 Older people often give up sexual intercourse because it has become painful .
16 ‘ It 's a business move and I am sorry to be leaving French rugby as it has been going well , ’ said Andrew .
17 And the accumulation of capital has been internationalized by the internationalization of production : it has generated flows of direct investment as multinationals expand their enterprises in different countries and it has also indirectly generated flows of portfolio investment as the multinationals ' cash and financing needs have been channelled through the financial markets of the City , New York and Tokyo .
18 That ability has led us into the more specialized areas and it has demonstrated that success was not just getting through the traumas of the 70s and taking costs out of the business , but in finding different directions in which to take the business . ’
19 According to Advanced Micro , the 210 has proven such a popular architecture that it has been chosen for the first speed and power upgrades .
20 Although you will not be able to take your puppy out for a walk in public places until it has completed its course of inoculation , at about 12 weeks old , the intervening weeks up to this point will be useful in familiarizing the dog with walking on a leash .
21 Yes , you could make music on one but that would be sacrilegious considering all the other exciting possibilities that it has to offer : eg. killing fascists ( Woody Guthrie ) , saying sorry ( Billy Bragg ) , as a firelighter ( Jimi Hendrix ) , for clubbing amplifiers senseless ( Pete Townshend ) , for levelling stage floorboards ( Ritchie Blackmore ) , as a mini-TV stand ( Billy Gibbons ) , to stimulate groupies ( Steve Vai ) , to cream yourself ( Hendrix again , that infamous Tokai advert or even that sad figure in the current Trantec Systems advert ) , as a shop sign ( Original Flying Vee ) , as a cricket bat ( Ian Botham with the Staccato magnesium bass ) , as a baseball bat ( Steinberger XL ) , you could use one to kill her mama ( like Frank and Dweezil ) and , if you are still bored after all that , you could electrocute yourself with it through your dangerously hot-rodded stack .
22 Indeed , the whole issue of how and why employers ( and trade unions ) formulate policy towards the employment of older workers requires much more detailed investigation than it has so far received , and it is an area in which economic analysis may prove to be more fruitful than radical political theory .
23 Peter Hutchinson ( 1983 , p.vi ) has noted that ‘ the study of literary play deserves far more detailed attention than it has yet aroused ’ and has provided a useful introduction to the subject in Games authors play ( ibid . ) .
24 It 's hard to believe that the first meeting of the Galway Races took place at Ballybrit Race Course in 1869 ; and it immediately so fired the public imagination that it has been a major fixture on the Irish racing calendar ever since .
25 For most of these the use of English presents no problem and the Church does not assume the cultural importance that it has for some of those from ethnic minority cultures who live permanently in Britain .
26 If it is a wet day or it has recently been raining , so much the better for showing up leaks and dampness .
27 A Design Change can be aborted using option 2.7.0 , Abort DC , if , for example , it refers to the wrong module or it has been activated through the wrong package .
28 The United Nations has suspended the Somali peace talks in the Ethiopian capital until it has details of the fighting in Kismayu between militia forces of Mohamed Said Hersi , known as Gen Morgan , and Ahmed Omar Jess .
29 A high prevalence of bile acid malabsorption has been reported in patients with otherwise unexplained diarrhoea and it has been suggested that this is of pathogenetic importance and predictive of improvement with cholestyramine .
30 This tradition happily has been continued by his successors whose duties have included presiding at the Annual General Meeting , an unpredictable , lively affair where it has been known for election to the Board to be determined by the toss of a coin !
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