Example sentences of "have a right " in BNC.

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1 But you do have a right to be there and to be heard .
2 The land of a descent group is said to belong to the group as a whole and an outsider to the group does not have a right to cultivation inside the group territory when a member of the gens does so already .
3 Locke further explains , therefore , why one man should have a right to this land and these crops , another to that .
4 Rights similar to easements may , however , exist in favour of the public , e.g. a public high-way ; or in favour of a limited class — e.g. the fishermen of a village may by custom have the right to dry their nets on a piece of land , the inhabitants of a village may have a right to use the village green for purposes of recreation .
5 Of course if you were my master — I do n't mean like Dr Grossman but my real , still-undiscovered master — you would have a right to ask anything of me ; but that can not be .
6 He may even have a right to have it .
7 One can agree that another has or should have a right , that is , believe that he has or should have it , or agree to give him a right .
8 Rather than arguing that elderly people should automatically have a right to all forms of screening or other selective treatments , we should ask whether such programmes should be in Operation at all , and if the resources would not be better deployed in alternative approaches .
9 Equally , you may have a right of redress if you are dismissed for failure to comply with an unjust order .
10 He does , however , have a right to inspect the accounts at all reasonable hours .
11 It was not properly inflation proofed , but anyone who paid national insurance contributions , even at the reduced rate , during that period will have a right to some graduated pension , however small , or to an equivalent amount from an employer 's scheme .
12 It would be more accurate to say that although we do not have a right to such things we do have freedom to do them .
13 Do mothers have a right to select the sex of their babies ?
14 In the case of a two-tier board structure , the Proposal allows for the supervisory directors to be appointed by the supervisory board itself rather than shareholders or employees ; in this case , employees would have a right of veto , as would shareholders .
15 There was an intense debate over whether auditors should have a right or a duty to report and , in either event , how one could define what exactly the auditors would be expected to volunteer .
16 Reluctance to use this strategy can come from a feeling that you do n't have a right to control , that you ca n't call the shots , that you are powerless .
17 Dworkin himself suggests that no one has an individual right to have enforced all the laws of the nation , only those which he would have a right to have enacted if they were not already law .
18 Only if some people , ‘ because of their special circumstances — because they are crippled or lack talents prized in the market , or for some such reason — end up below the minimum standard of living required to lead a decent , self-fulfilling life at all ’ ( Dworkin , 1978a , pp. 244 , 258 ) would they have a right to ‘ a minimum standard ’ , even at the expense of the general welfare .
19 Should parents have a right to determine how schools were run ?
20 Do I have a right to pursue the person who drops litter , using its return as an excuse for expressing my anger ?
21 Parents will have a right to know , at each testing age , pupils ' achievements in each subject in comparison with the range of marks of pupils in the same class .
22 If innkeepers did not have a right of sale they would be left with the property of guests which they could not realise in order to satisfy the debt .
23 For example , who should have a right to sue for a 10b-5 violation ?
24 My daughter finds everyday learning fun because it involves doing things together , but what of the working mother , or the one who has other children demanding all her attention , or the low-income family — do n't they have a right to pre-school education too ?
25 My inheritance from those years is the belief maintained with some difficulty , that I do have a right to the earth .
26 pollution , drug abuse , theft , murder erm the way you 're treated by adults , the way we treat one another , equality , no racism , violence , riots , everybody should have a right to an education , everybody should have the right to have their , their teeth filled when they need it , and teachers deserve more pay and more , it 's only for instance
27 Currently a solicitor does not have a right of audience ; only members of the Bar may appear before the court , although , again , reference should be made to the provisions of the Court and Legal Services Act 1990 .
28 Limited partners do , however , have a right to advise full partners , though it is a matter for the full partners whether or not they follow such advice .
29 Ownership does not give the owner absolute rights over the property in question , since in some cases others may also have rights over the property ; e.g. Lord Bogside may be the freeholder of Wychwood Manor , including five acres of parkland , yet the owner of the neighbouring property , Wormwood Cottage , may have a right of way to cross over Lord Bogside 's land .
30 Therefore , if the owner of the Wayward Inn , by using the premises as a hostelry , unlawfully interferes with another 's use or enjoyment of his or her land , or some right over or in connection with that land , the other will have a right of action under the tort of private nuisance against the owner of the Wayward Inn .
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