Example sentences of "which [am/are] [vb pp] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Large spiders have long hairs , which are tuned to the wingbeats of large insects , while small spiders have short hairs . |
| 2 | The antennae are divided into large feathery plumes covered with tiny sensory hairs which are tuned to the female 's smell molecules . |
| 3 | These can be bought with the preformed arch , or you can make your own , either by plastering over metal mesh nailed to battens , which are screwed to the wall , or by forming a shape with timber blocks and mouldings . |
| 4 | In nationalized industries , the professional standards are those which are applied to the accounts of PLCs . |
| 5 | It has been estimated the Sweden has 65,000 wells , that is 15–20 per cent of all private wells , which are acidified to the extent that they are eligible to receive government grants to help pay for the cost of restoring water quality . |
| 6 | New skin cells are formed more slowly and worn-out cells , which are pushed to the surface , tend to stay around in patches . |
| 7 | The University of Oxford 's policy and practice require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure . |
| 8 | The University of Oxford 's policy and practice require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure . |
| 9 | The aim is to provide students with the ability to analyse and evaluate selected topics which are related to the analysis of human performance . |
| 10 | Sometimes the absolute measurement can not be used but the size can be deduced indirectly from viscosity measurements , which are related to the volume occupied by the chain in solution . |
| 11 | This grading of the offences may be seen as a compromise between the compassionate elements in the offences , which are related to the right to self-determination , and the need to protect the vulnerable from persuasion on such a crucial matter as the ending of life , an argument also derived from the right to self-determination . |
| 12 | the four page leaves at the front and end of a book which are pasted to the insides of the front and back covers ( boards ) . |
| 13 | This is the 4.5-ton ‘ pod ’ , two of which are strapped to the belly of every Tornado aircraft sent out to disable an Iraqi airfield : the pod disgorges high-explosive bombs that leave craters , as well as anti-personnel bombs to complicate the task of clearing up the damage . |
| 14 | The House has no power to implement its own decisions , which are transmitted to the trial judge to be converted into enforceable judgments or orders . |
| 15 | The worst possible condition that can be envisaged is one in which there is an expert in the plant aiming to do the maximum possible damage and aware of the indications of his actions which are transmitted to the operator — this is not quite science-fiction , it could happen as a form of sabotage , . |
| 16 | ‘ Patient problems ’ provide a basis for studying nursing , and so these problems form the presenting , or trigger , problems which are given to the learners . |
| 17 | Guests ' bills are written up daily from the duplicate vouchers which are debited to the visitors ' tabular ledger and it follows that the balances shown on the guests ' bills must correspond with the balances in the visitors ' tabular ledger . |
| 18 | The primary task of the external auditors is to report on the truth and fairness of the financial statements which are presented to the members at their annual general meeting . |
| 19 | Ears which are turned to the side and are at ‘ half mast ’ indicate that the horse is relaxed , and therefore does not feel the need to listen out for danger . |
| 20 | The royals take an obscure pride in their penny-pinching , details of which are leaked to the press from time to time so as to suggest that they are , in fact , just like us . |
| 21 | ACTIVITY 2 10–15 mins Look again at your answers to Activity 1 and identify which aspects of care are geared to the needs of the individual and which are geared to the needs of the organisation . |
| 22 | Its complementary term is cutaneous larva migrans , for infections by " foreign " larvae which are limited to the skin . |
| 23 | In the Regulations which are annexed to the Convention , Article 22 states : ‘ The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited ’ . |
| 24 | It is n't invariable practice amongst conveyancers even to keep a third copy of a simple transfer for themselves ( but always keep one if it contains restrictions , or the grant or reservation of rights , etc , or if you will require one for your mortgagee 's solicitors ; normally one prepares top and carbon , both of which are sent to the seller 's conveyancers with a suggestion that the top copy , too , should be retained and used as the engrossment if its terms are approved . |
| 25 | You can echo characters which are sent to the screen to the printer . |
| 26 | Once the needle has entered the relevant space , several drops of CSF are collected into small bottles , which are sent to the laboratory for analysis . |
| 27 | Removing a cistern is simply a case of undoing the inlet and overflow pipes , which are connected to the cistern with large brass or plastic nuts . |
| 28 | They especially like clean , short hair and lay 6–8 eggs per day which are glued to the hair . |
| 29 | That the British Gas Executive Share Option Scheme ( ‘ the Scheme ’ ) the rules of which are produced to the Meeting ( and , for the purpose of identification , signed by the Chairman ) be approved and the Directors be authorised to take all necessary steps which they consider necessary or appropriate to carry the Scheme into effect including the submission of the Scheme to the Board of Inland Revenue for approval under Schedule 9 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 . |
| 30 | the British Gas ( Overseas Employees ) Share Option Scheme ( ‘ the Overseas Scheme ’ ) the rules of which are produced to the Meeting ( and , for the purpose of identification , signed by the Chairman ) be approved and the Directors be authorised to take all necessary steps which they consider necessary or appropriate to carry the Overseas Scheme into effect ; and |