Example sentences of "have reached a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genetic engineering has reached a point of such sophistication that there are clear benefits to be gained by releasing from the laboratory living organisms upon which have been conferred characteristics they could never have acquired through the normal processes of evolution or selective breeding . |
| 2 | By contrast , waking is more likely to occur if the body temperature rising or has reached a high level . |
| 3 | PERU has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund that signals a softening of the country 's four-year debt rebellion . |
| 4 | Once a country has reached a Brady-plan deal , it is on the road to financial respectability . |
| 5 | After an American judge threatened to force Drexel Burnham Lambert into involuntary liquidation , the collapsed New York investment bank has reached a tentative settlement with its creditors . |
| 6 | But since the figures Gas has reached a satisfactory agreement with the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 7 | However , the seasonal loss was not great enough to cause an ‘ ozone hole ’ of the sort above the Antarctic , where at times the layer has reached a wafer-thin 10 per cent of normal this winter . |
| 8 | Danish nervousness about surrendering more power to the EC has reached a new intensity in the run-up to a June 2 referendum on ratification of the treaty . |
| 9 | But in the last ten years , Britain 's butter consumption has suddenly fallen by about half , and margarine has reached a pinnacle of acceptance . |
| 10 | Not only have expectations of the future of oil prices been progressively lowered thus making most synfuel projects appear more expensive but investment cost estimates of these huge projects have also risen inexorably as the industry has reached a more exact comprehension of the real engineering costs . |
| 11 | Q What if one of these bodies has reached a decision ( for or against ) and wants to change its mind ? |
| 12 | However , the decision by Council to make cuts in the information budget is not intended in any way to deny the importance of the information system to advice workers in the bureaux , Council sees that the system has reached a very high standard and that this is recognised throughout the entire advice sector . |
| 13 | Once man has satisfied his basic needs , and has reached a state of equilibrium of contentment , the world opens for him and becomes a cornucopia of delight . |
| 14 | The fourth hole has reached a depth of 1850 m beginning at the base of the sheeted dykes , so as to sample the gabbro . |
| 15 | ‘ Primary ’ rainforest is an area that has n't been disturbed for hundreds of years and has reached a state of mature complexity ; it is also known as virgin forest . |
| 16 | Ian ( 4.9 ) has reached a different stage of recognising shapes . |
| 17 | If you find it difficult to understand some of the feelings she expresses , you have to realise that she has reached a stage in life 's journey of which , as yet , you know nothing at all , and until you stand where she is standing now you are in no position to pass any judgement on her attitudes . |
| 18 | True , unemployment has reached a record one-in-ten high , marital splits are up to one-in-three and the pound has been devalued . |
| 19 | In this country the influence of Marxism in the universities , trade unions and arts has reached a point where as Christians I believe we are forced to take it seriously . |
| 20 | He will declare that the economy has reached a ‘ turning point ’ , but latest polls show confidence in him and his Chancellor at an all-time low . |
| 21 | The impending civil action comes at a time when Saunders ' career has reached a new high with eight goals in 10 matches since moving to Villa . |
| 22 | Since then the clamour for his Italian League debut has reached a crescendo here in Rome . |
| 23 | It has reached a point where some of the guiding agencies report that clients will not go up a hill unless it is in a category . |
| 24 | This research forms an important part of the preparation and planning of any large commercial organization : it is conducted at several stages of the planning of a new product or service , and has reached a very high level of sophistication and accuracy . |
| 25 | So far radicalism both in defining lawyers as controllers of individual clients and in defining them as controllers because of the ideological discourse which they sell has reached a position from which only negative statements can be made : lawyers do n't help , they control ; professionalism does not protect clients , it defeats them . |
| 26 | Seagate Technology Inc says it has reached a multi-million dollar agreement with Corning Inc which will enable it to produce a hard disk drive that is sturdier and stores more than conventional drives : it will use Corning' glass-ceramic dubbed Memcor and developed over six years of research and development ; shipments of the material , which is thinner , stronger and more rugged than traditional aluminium substrates , and enables the recording head to be placed much closer to the surface of the disk , will begin shortly and output of drives will start in the third quarter . |
| 27 | He hopes , as all prime ministers do , that the shake-up will put an end to the back-biting and snarling that has reached a nasty pitch since the Newbury by-election and local-council humiliations three weeks ago . |
| 28 | Emeryville , California-based relational database developer Sybase Inc has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Palo Alto-based object-oriented multi-media tools developer Gain Technology Inc — previously known as Cayenne Systems — for 2m new Sybase shares , valuing the target at about $56m . |
| 29 | Implementing the NHS reforms has reached a critical stage . |
| 30 | We then all sit down together and discuss these various options over and over again until the board has reached a position of understanding of where in broad terms we think the strategy of the individual business should fit . |