Example sentences of "of which be [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his article ‘ Sovereignty and interdependence : Britain 's place in the world ’ , he defines sovereignty as ‘ a nation 's practical capacity to maximise its influence in the world ’ and uses the metaphor of a ‘ bundle of sticks ’ , some of which are exchanged for others , to illustrate that ‘ sovereignty is not like virginity , something you either have or do not have . ’ |
| 2 | It has 43% of the city 's short stay beds ; the other 57% being in private hospitals , two thirds of which are run for profit and one third not . |
| 3 | There are 15 roads , 12 of which are reserved for painting , while Nos. 1 , 2 and 3 are provided with pits and used for over-hauling the electric light equipment of the coaches ' and ‘ 46 , known as ‘ No. 1 Paint Shop Extension ’ , in which there are 15 lines . |
| 4 | Altogether there are 32 looms at Sekers , some of which are used for development work . |
| 5 | It will affect about a dozen reactors , all of which are used for research purposes only . |
| 6 | This year , for instance , the council asked for permission to spend £25m on tackling the town 's housing problems but it has been allocated only £3.8m one third of which is earmarked for improvement grants to private homes and the rest to ongoing council schemes . |
| 7 | The males have a well developed bursa and two spicules , the configuration of which is used for species differentiation . |