Example sentences of "which [verb] [noun sg] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tier of local government which accepts responsibility for the major spending departments of education and social services becomes dominant in financial terms and consequently in status . |
| 2 | Zuwaya preferred not to employ one another but to enter into partnerships of a kind which created income for the wealthier and capital for the poorer man . |
| 3 | In 1986 the International Whaling Commission , which has responsibility for the baleen whales , declared a moratorium on commercial whaling of the 11 great whales so that stock could be assessed . |
| 4 | But the king 's cause attracted a motley crew of discontents and zealots , and placed many moderate men in a dilemma over their allegiance to state or church which dominated politics for the next 150 years . |
| 5 | Thus Housman satisfies those provisions for " Englishing " which demand respect for the original content and the supplying of a prosody which at least conveys the organisation of the source poem and something of its interpersonal accent . |
| 6 | The Christian Democratic Party ( PDC ) won 28 per cent and 26 seats , the right-wing National Conciliation Party ( PCN ) 9 per cent and nine seats and the left-wing Democratic Convergence ( CD ) 12.2 per cent and eight seats , although earlier estimates had suggested that the CD , which took part for the first time in a legislative election , had overtaken the PCN into third place . |
| 7 | Mr McNamara said the bombing was in complete disregard of the Geneva Convention , which demanded respect for the wounded and sick . |
| 8 | The monitoring and evaluation completes the course of action for that year ; it also begins to produce fresh information on which to base action for the following years , and so the cycle can begin again . |
| 9 | His first game was the 1-0 victory over Israel which earned qualification for the '82 World Cup in Spain , to date the highlight of Derek 's international career . |
| 10 | His first game was the 1–0 victory over Israel which earned qualification for the '82 World Cup in Spain , to date the highlight of Derek 's international career . |
| 11 | The second was the rhythm of the war itself , which gave time for the detailed discussion of post-war policy . |
| 12 | For instance , in the Villa Alta dialect of Zapotec ( Mexico ) , it is necessary to distinguish between events which take place for the first time with respect to particular participants and those which are repetitions . |