Example sentences of "which be a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst these useful items of information should be derived with little extra effort from the basic books of the business , more resources are needed to provide management accounts which are a real aid to decision taking . |
| 2 | Alexei guessed that if Burun wished to discredit him with Artai he only had to link his name with any one of the intrigues which were a constant background to the life of the court . |
| 3 | The ceremonial accoutrements which were an essential accompaniment to the sacrificial procedure were also all of significant colour ( scarlet wool , hyssop , cedar wood — Exod. |
| 4 | Although innovation in particular cases had fostered very high population densities , it was the absence of population growth resulting from both the slave trade and the incidence of disease that provided little general incentive to intensify systems which were an adequate response to the difficulties of the environment . |
| 5 | they 've twinned us as it were , with a town called Wye , which is a similar size to Ottery St Mary in every respect . |
| 6 | The source of referral was not shown to influence the rate of change of management , which is a similar finding to that of Shoenut et al . |
| 7 | The first point is that , of the five people generally named in any discussion of the generation gap theory , four are Free Presbyterians , which is a similar concentration to that found in the first generation of Paisley activists . |
| 8 | Price is around £120 per 1220mm ( 4′ ) run , which is a cost-effective alternative to a tropical hardwood . |
| 9 | Which is a great relief to me personally . |
| 10 | I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that reply , which is a great disappointment to all my right and hon. Friends . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ That our MPs should soil the party 's soul for a place on a committee which is a unionist invention to be used against independence , is staggering . |
| 12 | This will be included in the subscription and shareholders ' agreement as an obligation which the transferor must procure. ( 2 ) Exemption from the pre-emption provisions to allow : transfers within corporate groups : transfers to immediate relatives and family trusts ; transfers by an investor which is a managed fund to other funds managed by the same investor ; " warehousing " ( subject to the control of the investor ) . |
| 13 | The display is simple and of high quality , and , best of all , can be extinguished entirely , which is a useful aid to concentration as well as making a small but positive contribution to sound quality . |
| 14 | ‘ The voice which is the voice of my poetry , without imagination , can not be heard ’ — which is a nice snub to the critics , but could , I suppose , be used to justify any amount of bad writing . |
| 15 | Brazil has a heavy burden of international debt , which is a major contributor to its economic and health problems , but wealth is also characterised by striking internal divisions . |
| 16 | It also means that you 've spent a productive few hours studying , which is a major contribution to your weekly workload . |
| 17 | We are ready , we 've been eating raw meat and some of us can still move which is a major bonus to us |
| 18 | If only it were n't so cluttered up with oil installations , it would be so lovely , for the glimpses of countryside through the pipelines hint at the kind of rural charm which is a real balm to salt-stained mariners in from the sea . |
| 19 | The considerable structural and molecular homology shared by RYR and IP 3 R is mirrored in many functional similarities , the most striking of which is a common sensitivity to calcium . |
| 20 | More than this , however , it devalues Edinburgh 's reputation for probity in financial dealings which is a vital counterbalance to some of the excesses of the City of London . |
| 21 | Weber makes the switch by applying a microeconomic model of rational action in order to understand action which is a calculated means to an end . |
| 22 | It promises an openness which is a welcome antidote to the heavy centralisation embodied in the whole process . |
| 23 | Many horses prefer to eat by themselves , which is a basic response to a fear of losing their food . |
| 24 | Finally , consider the word " quotes " in the third sentence , and the common metaphorical senses of " trademark " ( meaning " a distinctive feature or characteristic " ) and " ammunition " ( meaning " some powerful means of support " ) ; these words introduce an element of informality — especially " quotes " , which is a marked alternative to " quotations " — which pulls the paragraph in exactly the opposite direction from the upward shift in register sought in " marital union " . |
| 25 | The realities of being in a situation where you ca n't choose your employment , which is an awful way to be when you do n't have any skills and you have to take whatever is dished out … there 's nothing worse than having to take what 's available . |
| 26 | The Faculty has the advantage of being located in the centre of the Scottish legal system with its own distinctive legal traditions , one of which is an historic openness to influences both from the civilian systems of Europe and the Anglo-American common law . |
| 27 | HT4 rat cells from the brain surface of cortex showed potentiation , which is an increased response to repeated stimulation . |
| 28 | Hills and meadows surround the church , and a gravel path leads from the quiet lane through an iron kissing gate , which is an alternative entrance to the wooden gates , bought to commemorate the Queen 's Silver Jubilee . |
| 29 | Certainly it demonstrates a virile faith , which is an excellent example to every believer . |
| 30 | The second is called heuristic , which is an exploratory approach to problem solving and simulation that uses repeated ( iterative ) trial and error , each solution being assessed and used to modify successive attempts , until a final solution is achieved . |