Example sentences of "which gave a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Density might have remained the most accepted form of classification but for three developments in the 1970s which gave a great impetus to the classification of rural populations into different typologies or groupings : |
| 2 | The engine compartment had to be outside the cockpit for acoustic and thermal insulation so we introduced a vertical backlight for good rear visibility and blended it into the fins sloping down from the roof , which gave a certain lightness to the rear pillars , This solution has become a constant feature on all Pininfarina Ferraris up to the Testarossa . |
| 3 | This is clearly illustrated by Mustill LJ 's approach in Rogers v Parish ( 1987 ) ( discussed above ) which gave a wide scope to s14(6) by bringing in defects that are , comparatively speaking , minor ones . |
| 4 | Secondly , the interest rate cartel before 1983 set rates which gave a reasonable return to most societies and inevitably therefore to some who were comparatively inefficient . |
| 5 | Far to the west , however , a change had taken place which gave a new twist to relations between the Great Powers . |
| 6 | By the middle of the decade , they had formulated their auteur theory , which gave a new gloss to film studies . |
| 7 | They and the popular movement have their roots in both the growth of nationalist fervour in the late 1960s and early 1970s , which parallelled the growth of anti-colonial and ‘ Third World ’ nationalist movements elsewhere , and in the call from the leadership of the Catholic church during the same period for ‘ a preferential option for the poor ’ which gave a new focus to the efforts of church organizations in this predominantly Catholic country . |
| 8 | In the fourth quarter of 1992 , the economy grew at an annual rate of 4.7% , which gave a roseate glow to Bill Clinton 's first few weeks in office but always looked too good to last . |
| 9 | Dalton in the opening years of the nineteenth century introduced the atomic theory , which gave a theoretical background to the ideas of definite proportions : if definite numbers of atoms of each element combine , then the total weights combining must also be definite . |
| 10 | More than one in 10 are now on the dole but the green shoots of recovery are showing through which gave a welcome boost to prices . |
| 11 | This was SkottiS , Scottish-Icelandic Cultural Days 1993 , in Reykjavik for the last three weeks , as a follow-up to last summer 's Breaking the Ice festival which gave a Scottish showcase to Icelandic culture . |
| 12 | Here a narrow gully gave a long , powdery glissade almost to the shores of the frozen lock , which gave an easy highway to within five minutes of our night 's accommodation . |