Example sentences of "have [art] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 This has the advantage that we can examine two major issues at the same time : the extent to which the Copernican revolution destroyed hallowed perceptions of humanity 's place in the universe , and the extent to which Protestant audiences were more receptive .
2 Therefore , from the dealer 's point of view , the hire-purchase transaction has the advantage that he will not be prevented by either of those sections from recovering the goods after they have been passed on by the hirer to an innocent third party .
3 This has the advantage that it does not require the pilot to remember any special movement of the controls other than the movement forward to unstall .
4 One special type of reflector lamp is the PAR ( parabolic aluminised reflector ) , which can give a very defined beam , and has the advantage that it is resistant to changes in temperature , making it ideal for use outside .
5 Printed information in books , bibliographies and guides has the advantage that it is available for use , as and when required .
6 Printed material , available in many forms , has the advantage that it is available for use , as and when required .
7 For this the police have settled on a compound called Tenax G C ( poly p 2.6. diphenyl phenylene oxide ) which has the advantage that it does not mix with water .
8 It therefore does n't offer any ventilation bonus like an open fire does , but it has the advantage that it does n't suffer from back-draughts , which can blow smoke and fumes back into the room from open flues .
9 Emphasis on the importance of understanding the factors affecting breeding success in males and females has the advantage that it forces us to ask specific comparative questions concerning the functional significance of particular sex differences .
10 The weapon has a shorter range than the Repeater Hand Gun but it has the advantage that it can also be used in hand-to-hand fighting .
11 The authors , stress on cognition has the advantage that it leads to an appreciation of the importance of the distribution of knowledge about what goods should represent , rather than merely of the distribution of the goods themselves .
12 A specialist nursery has the advantage that it can advise on the growing conditions in which the herb does best and advice may be available on the various ways of using it .
13 The flavour and aroma of sweet marjoram , although characteristically a marjoram , is appreciably different , and a third , pot marjoram ( O. onites ) , also used for cooking , has the advantage that it is a hardy perennial , though its flavour is much less attractive than that of the other two .
14 Whilst this system has the advantage that it has no moving parts it is very much more expensive .
15 While Kittay 's theory has the advantage that it allows metaphor to be seen as operating according to the same basic principles regardless of the size of the discursive unit in question , Brooke-Rose 's own examination of the mechanisms of the verb metaphor suggest a view that minimizes dependence on an implicit ‘ proper ’ term outside the text and emphasizes the metaphoric interactions between the terms themselves .
16 Compared with traditional approaches the technique has the advantage that it is both strictly objective , being based on rigorous statistical analysis , and has a readily interpretable measurement scale .
17 This approach has the advantage that it is fast since it requires no segmentation of the word .
18 Plastic mirror is another possible substitute and has the advantage that it wo n't steam over ; on the other hand it can crack very easily when it is being fixed into place and it does seem to give a more distorted reflection .
19 It has the advantage that it does not cause corrosion to galvanised cisterns , but is now more expensive than copper and harder to bend and to join .
20 The primary–secondary continuum has the advantage that it can be managed by people who are at home with schoolteachers , parents and families .
21 This logic has the advantage that it protects the more efficient contractor and exposes the less efficient and is thus conducive to efficiency in the long run .
22 A loan stock convertible into ordinary shares has the advantage that it enables the holder to retain the security of being a creditor if it wishes , while offering a share in capital growth on conversion .
23 ‘ Perhaps there the novelist has the advantage and he can let his imagination go where it will . ’
24 Siemens Nixdorf has the edge because it is currently working closely with Telekom to develop the Ocis office communication software , which is already installed in several sites .
25 Siemens Nixdorf has the edge because it is currently working closely with Telekom to develop the Ocis office communication software , which is already installed in several sites .
26 Barry Wise , technical development manager in the office systems group at Stoy Hayward , considers that Lotus 1-2-3 has the edge when it comes to producing professional-looking documentation .
27 Over the years he has woven an intricate pattern of life in private and in business ; he has established a system of relationships which has the merit that it works .
28 This has the implication that it is better to produce a sufficiently large population with low average happiness than a smaller one with high average happiness , since that way ( with a sufficiently large population ) the ‘ amount ’ of happiness will be larger .
29 You may feel that insisting on using a condom has the implication that you or your partner may have HIV .
30 Has the way that you 've dealt with your children 's anxieties brought you closer to them ?
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