Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] which [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I wish to call attention to the need for regional government in England , and I beg to move , ’ That this House deplores the excessive centralisation of government in the United Kingdom since 1979 and the failure to decentralise and devolve power to the nations and regions of the United Kingdom ; notes that this is in direct contrast to the general trend towards decentralisation evidence elsewhere in Europe ; furthermore deplores the severe cuts in the regional assistance budget since 1979 together with the failure to enact dynamic and effective regional economic policies which would have promoted balanced economic growth and prosperity ; expresses alarm at the regional divisions which continue to characterise the United Kingdom economy ; and considers that the creation of a regional tier of government in the English regions as well as national devolution to Scotland and Wales is now vital to the United Kingdom 's future economic and political well-being .
2 In the majority of cases the plays did not formally raise specific political concerns which would warrant such close regulation .
3 any possible specific solvent-polymer interactions which might lead to orientation of the solvent molecules in the vicinity of the polymer chain are neglected i.e. polar solutions may be inadequately catered for by this theory ;
4 Solchaga 's plan , in which Greece , Ireland and Portugal showed particular interest , also echoed the proposals put forward in June by the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer , John Major , for a European monetary fund which would oversee the introduction of a parallel currency , the " hard ecu " , during Stage 2 .
5 But these reforms failed to coalesce into a coherent system because there was no prevailing political doctrine which could provide answers to such questions as , how much power or influence should the House of Commons exercise or how far is it — desirable to have some democratic control over local and regional administration ?
6 Will my right hon. Friend ensure that the message goes out from British trade missions throughout the United States to American firms contemplating investing in Britain that we operate an open free market economy with low taxation and that we have no intention of introducing unnecessary social costs which would make business less competitive ?
7 This kind of realistic desire can be distinguished from unrealistic fantasy according to whether or not there is a possible social action which could fulfil the desire .
8 The last thing that manufacturing wants is a Government who adopt the European social charter which would destroy the advantage that we have in the west midlands .
9 At council meetings there was talk of undesirable sexual connotations which could cause embarrassment .
10 In 1990 it was being used to measure the presence of minute underwater bubbles which can detect the presence of submarines , and it has also been applied to study polymer fibre patterns in research on materials for plastic moulds .
11 This is seen nowhere more clearly than in the Latin American Communist parties which ’ prefer systematically an alliance with a strong personality ( not to speak of a strongman ) rather than with an organised political party which could propose or , worse , impose independent tactics and a different and permanent leadership upon the whole alliance' ( Caballero : 1986 , p. 109 ) .
12 This month we 'll be doing some technical exercises which will train the hands to cope with diverse situations with ease and without straining .
13 He claimed that another political party which would have Scotland in the Second Division of Europe was the SNP .
14 The United Kingdom contributes nine rural monitoring sites to this programme , and in addition has its own Secondary National Acid Deposition Monitoring Network of 50–70 rural sites which can identify regional patterns in precipitation acidity ( figure 4.7 ) .
15 Using existing data sets , it will make initial estimates of the scale of any effect which low incomes might have on the health if the elderly in Britain , and go on to assess the likely role of some intervening variables which might account for the close correlation between income distribution and longevity in developed countries .
16 ‘ Where a statutory provision on one interpretation brings about a startling and inequitable result , this may lead the court to seek another possible interpretation which will do better justice . ’
17 Another possible condition which can occur is purpura haemorrhagica .
18 She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip which would set everything down on a matter-of-fact level and make her meaning plain , but quips were beyond her .
19 Plans are under consideration for an extended European League which would include two teams in Germany , one in Spain , one in Paris or Milan and two in the UK .
20 During a visit to the Soviet Union on July 19-20 by EC Commission president Jacques Delors , Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev appealed for broad foreign economic co-operation which would allow the Soviet Union to adapt to a new economic system " faster and more resolutely " .
21 The last thing I wanted was to make some hasty move which might invalidate my claims to a large share of our joint estate .
22 As a result there had been very few scientific studies which would make their case harder to win , he said .
23 Another interesting problem which can arise in the publication of primary data comes from the writing up by an author of fieldwork carried out by his or her assistants .
24 In Rickards v Oppenheim [ 1950 ] , the defendant wanted a body built on his Rolls Royce chassis and he agreed that the plaintiffs ( from whom he had purchased the chassis ) could use a sub-contractor to do this specialized work which should have been completed in March 1948 .
25 It is all very well to have two-way communication , but we need some high technology which will prevent trains from slamming into the back of each other .
26 Your body has to work that much harder to convert the additional carbohydrate into energy and it is this thermic effect which can burn off up to another 200–300 calories each day .
27 A growing national income would ease the political and social difficulties of redistribution and allow the provision of more generous social benefits which would help to equalise consumption patterns .
28 This year sees the installation of a new display on the deserted medieval village which will feature permanent display panels on the general history of the site plus an annually changing display on a particular aspect of this fascinating local story .
29 To build a theory of ‘ lawyers as controllers ’ on an examination of their minority work with working class clients is therefore to miss the central point about what lawyers do , and it is this central point which should give them their place in a theory of the social formation .
30 His plan for social insurance envisaged a single weekly flat-rate contribution which would provide a comprehensive system of social insurance ‘ from the cradle to the grave ’ , including unemployment benefit , sickness benefit , disability benefit , workmen 's compensation , old age , widows ' and orphans ' pensions and benefits , funeral grants and maternity benefit .
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