Example sentences of "which [noun] can [be] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to understand their significance and the ways in which money supply can be controlled , it is first necessary to look at the various types of account in which money can be held and at the various financial institutions involved . |
| 2 | The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 limits the extent to which liability can be excluded or limited for breach of contract , or for negligence , or under the terms implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and other legislation containing similar provisions , such as the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 . |
| 3 | Whatever computer mapping system is used , the major advantage of such systems over manual map production quickly becomes apparent , namely , the ease with which maps can be redrafted and revised once the basic polygon data and statistical database have been entered into the computer . |
| 4 | The central idea to transmit is that any programme is a formal device through which rewards can be provided when the problem does not occur in circumstances where sometimes it does , and through which disincentives are provided whenever the problem does occur . |
| 5 | A semantic theory attempts to formulate ways in which meanings can be represented and processed , either in the abstract , or by people , or by machines . |
| 6 | The other major problem caused by a CAD system arises from the ease with which data can be created and stored . |
| 7 | The limit on the rate at which data can be retrieved and the consequent failure to deliver video is another . |
| 8 | It can be regarded as a principle apart from morality on which morality can be based since it provides a reason why it might be worthwhile for a man to act morally . |
| 9 | A teleprinter is a machine with a typewriter keyboard on which messages can be typed and reproduced on a teleprinter at the end of the wire . |
| 10 | As a definition for the essence of education I would settle for ‘ the mastery of the processes by which knowledge can be acquired and a maturity and sympathy gained from exposure to the mainstreams of intellectual thought ’ . |
| 11 | Second , what education now needs more than ever is a period of calm and stability in which changes can be introduced or consolidated in partnership with the teaching profession without undue haste and lack of preparation . |
| 12 | A Programme for in-service training provides the opportunities for focusing on certain Priorities and Policies , helps to ensure that the worst pitfalls are identified and ( ideally ) avoided and Provides a framework within which development can be planned and expertise shared . |
| 13 | .. that can provide a unifying framework within which policy can be elaborated and a link to Labour 's historical principles be maintained . ’ |
| 14 | Scarman was critical of some of the methods employed by police forces , especially the use of special patrol groups in ‘ saturation swamp 81 ’ which involved considerable police presence and the operation of what were known as the ‘ sus laws ’ under which people can be stopped and searched simply on suspicion of misdemeanours . |
| 15 | The sequestration of activities into distinct regions and zones is a key means by which control can be maintained and resources allocated . |
| 16 | He read several papers before the society and his published works include observations on the laws of electricity , the height to which rockets can be fired and the influence which two pendulum clocks , in close proximity , were seen to have on each other . |
| 17 | Similarly , a means has to be established by which lessons can be learnt and the need for change to procedure and practice identified where necessary . |
| 18 | This is the only way in which indoctrination can be avoided and any real understanding of religion conveyed . |
| 19 | The message I draw from this is that the gay movement is not ultimately about the liberation of any particular sexuality but actually about the liberation of a whole set of relationships ; an affirmation of relationships which are sexual or non-sexual , relationships through which sexuality can be realized or transformed or denied or changed or just lived . |
| 20 | The Created God must be such that it can be envisaged as a focal point on which thoughts can be concentrated when a problem or need requires it . |
| 21 | Another limitation is the extent to which components can be shrunk before quantum effects decrease their reliability . |