Example sentences of "which is an [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | HT4 rat cells from the brain surface of cortex showed potentiation , which is an increased response to repeated stimulation . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Certainly it demonstrates a virile faith , which is an excellent example to every believer . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | His ideal hero was a knightly hero who besides being brave and loyal was dignified , chivalrous , compassionate and vowed to the service of a rigid standard of personal conduct , the slightest violation of which is an unappeasable torment to his conscience . |
8 | As the Code requires equality of treatment of shareholders this will usually mean that takeovers of UK public companies will fall within the exemption , which is an important concern to the target 's shareholders as they could become liable to pay up the shares in cash if the section is contravened . |