Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [Wh det] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the characteristics of the postwar period which we associate with Fordism , for example , high levels of military spending or private consumption , could just as well be explained in terms of the political institutions which shaped the Fordist era . |
| 2 | After all , electronic communications has many similarities to the oral technologies which pre-dated the written word . |
| 3 | ‘ OSWALDKIRK HAG ’ , a fine belt of hanging woodland which covers the steep side of this beautiful stretch of the Hambledon Hills , shelters the Hall from cold northerly winds . |
| 4 | The adaptive expectations hypothesis had come to earlier prominence in Philip Cagan 's ( 1956 ) path breaking study of the monetary dynamics of the European hyperinflations which followed the Great War . |
| 5 | Outside them , by an open area and a covered section , a small flight of steps led down to a low outbuilding which faced the open area . |
| 6 | The point of meeting them is to understand the ruthlessness of international economic policies which drive the poorer nations of the world to environmental disaster in an attempt to repay their debts . |
| 7 | The survey is divided into two simultaneous operations which embrace the surviving records of both persons and organisations . |
| 8 | Our ancient woodland , Craig Gock , with impressive oak and beech , is rich in wildlife and from the commons above there are panoramic views which unveil the true beauty of the area . |
| 9 | The thin woollen dress she wore under her housecoat had a low neck which displayed the deep cleavage between her soft breasts . |
| 10 | It was a typical winter 's day on the east coast , with a chill , sleet-laden wind which caused the official party to make a hasty withdrawal to the reception lounge after the launching ceremony . |
| 11 | An example may be found in Mozart 's third sentence from the Andante just quoted : This looks quite different from the previous section ( Example 26 ) , yet it is really made up of semiquaver groups which end the second sentence , with the addition of the dotted rhythm which begins the second full bar of the music . |
| 12 | Tom Sebastian , formerly with Transworld , has moved to Orion in a two-book deal which includes the political thriller ( ‘ also a compelling love story ’ ) Special Relations , which will be a lead next January . |
| 13 | In fact , it was the very ruggedness of the wooden building which houses the top station of the gondola , restaurant and day-lodge facilities , which won the development the top award from the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland . |
| 14 | There is a poverty of architectural splendour which reflects the poorer regions in which these churches were built . |
| 15 | The central poem of her volume , which celebrates the ‘ worthy mind ’ of her patron Margaret , dowager Countess of Cumberland , is remarkable for managing to avoid the identification of female virtue with chastity , articulating in its place a feminine mastery of those dialectical skills which constituted the humanist ideal of masculine virtue . |
| 16 | ‘ At the moment you can have a prominent player being fouled repeatedly by three different opponents which defeats the whole purpose of personal fouling . ’ |
| 17 | The ‘ middle class ’ designation has retained some validity for so long , covering such disparate socio-economic categories , largely because of the remarkable tenacity of the amalgam of cultural values which characterised the nineteenth century middle classes : part bourgeois ( thrift , independence ) and part acquired from the aristocracy and gentry ( respectability , ‘ gentlemanly ’ behaviour ) . |
| 18 | In this country , pioneering research by Finch and Groves ( 1983 ) drew attention to the extent to which social policies which place the main burden of family care on women affect their economic comfort and security in later life . |
| 19 | Thus Pirenne ( 1914 ) , in his study of the development of capitalism , distinguished its various stages in terms of the principal directions of economic activity and the social groups which took the leading role at each stage ; and many historical studies of elites have similarly concentrated attention upon the rise and decline of particular economic groups . |
| 20 | Social groups which lack the civic skills to represent their own interests are particularly vulnerable to neglect by decentralizing agencies . |
| 21 | The prevalence of dementia is not equally distributed between the different groups which comprise the post-retirement population . |
| 22 | In a tokamak , external windings generate a very strong magnetic field which stabilises the toroidal discharge . |
| 23 | These arose mainly from its reliance on a rigid theoretical framework which views the urban system as an autonomous political entity — one characterized by its position as the site of collective consumption practices . |
| 24 | In contrast to the directive role retained by Pilkingtons ' headquarters throughout the change process , RX 's corporate headquarters deliberately adopted an enabling function which entailed the rapid devolu-tion of authority to the operational level , now directly accountable for business results . |
| 25 | What is more , my right hon. Friend 's position in Maastricht has the support of the Confederation of British Industry and of the majority of British industry which recognises the increasing burdens that the charter could impose on it , which would damage our competitiveness in relation to countries outside the Community which are not so burdened . |
| 26 | When we went to gigs David used to travel in Ralph Horton 's car and we used to have to go in the old ambulance which replaced the old Atlas van . |
| 27 | The colonial period ushered in an era of foreign investment which gave the large scale trading houses of Europe a hold on the development of local economies allowing little room for Africa 's entrepreneurs to develop their skills . |
| 28 | Seismic data which show the deep structure of rift systems have revealed a much more complex pattern of faulting than was suspected in the classic rift model , with the presence of listric as well as normal faults . |
| 29 | ‘ Come round the side , ’ he said , and I followed him down the tarmac path which was about a yard wide , between the school building and a six-foot wooden fence which isolated the first house in the terrace . |
| 30 | We hope it 's for the best , ’ said Mr Gennady Gerasimov , the chief spokesman , in pithy words which encapsulate the bold leap towards the Common European Home that Mr Egon Krenz , with Moscow 's backing , has made . |