Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] which we may [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , it has permitted the formation of a more precise theory of relationships from which we may deduce evolutionary pathways . |
| 2 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 3 | This , of course , is easier than finding provable hypotheses for which we may expect evidence within the earth 's crust . |
| 4 | To describe the positions and velocities of atoms in a polymer requires choosing a set of global axes , defining a continuum , with reference to which we may describe the positions and velocities of the atoms . |
| 5 | The degree to which we may have to , to use a fairly shoddy word , compromise . |
| 6 | And although no precise mechanism for contextual retrieval has been given , the parallel with occasion setting has been noted and forms a basis on which we may build . |
| 7 | Not least the new abilities by which we may see human existence anew — relativistically , that is , each person imprisoned in his own umwelt , his own conceptual universe . ’ |
| 8 | These are some of the ways in which we may expect the Spirit of God to illuminate not only the person of God but his will for us . |
| 9 | In this chapter , I shall attempt to separate the parts that make up the whole , then to explore some of the ways in which we may bring about harmony to mind-body-spirit . |
| 10 | This is achieved by sound nutrition , adequate exercise , fresh air and sunshine , and above all , by seeking the ways in which we may find inner contentment . |
| 11 | In the treaty of union , where is the mechanism by which we may change the law ? |
| 12 | By the end of the book , " culture " has become a metaphor for some kind of Bradleyan unity to which we may aspire but which we can never reach ; idealism consorts oddly with Eliot 's sociology , however , and it is not at all clear if " culture " is a neutral term used to describe the whole way of life of a people or if it is being employed as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the various standards and aspirations of a society . |
| 13 | The figure of Francisco Franco and his political talent , like his military talent before , have made possible a situation in which we may look to the future with optimism . |
| 14 | ‘ My life with Gary and my mother and her occult friends has enabled me to pick out the symptoms by which we may recognise those who are involved in the occult . |
| 15 | In summary , one can say that one can not teach any creature to mentally be like any other , since we have no handle by which we may modify the essential mind structure of another creature . |
| 16 | The strength of this xenophobia is the fear of the unknown , of the darkness into which we may fall when the landmarks which seem to provide an objective , a permanent , a positive delimitation of our belonging together , disappear . |
| 17 | Our farmers , seeking retribution or justice , and our consumers , who are equally seeking those concepts , now have to go to Brussels , for there is no way in which we may satisfy their aspirations . |
| 18 | Literary texts are not some static crystalline structure in which we may glimpse a captured immobile past . |
| 19 | Plainly , in the minds of the Pioneers they were ; yet Cole uses language from which we may infer that they were not . |
| 20 | The cost is exorbitant and the Government should take this opportunity to tell that to local authorities , especially in relation to students , although there are other categories to which we may refer in other clauses and amendments . |
| 21 | Gagné has provided a formula by which we may detect what is missing from a student 's repertoire . |