Example sentences of "which is [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 leather-covered armchair , the back of which is extended to form a hood over the occupant 's head , thus protecting him from draughts in the hallway of a mansion , where the chair would be situated .
2 Some species learn to recognize their prey after practice , which is called forming a search image .
3 which is trying to accumulate a record of how the English language is used in everyday context , like lectures , like in broadcasts , like in people 's homes and so forth .
4 There are many kinds of difficulties confronting an organization which is trying to make a start on restructuring education , but without access to formal power .
5 Taylor runs a government funded research team which is trying to develop a computer that can make the right tactical decisions as consistently as the top 10 per cent of generals .
6 Medical research company Medirace , which is trying to develop a drug to treat cancer and Aids , is more than tripling its size through an £87million takeover .
7 This is known as the vocational stage of training , which is designed to provide a bridge between the academic stage of training and what might be labelled the clinical stage of training in articles .
8 Another is to be found in the Business Advertisements ( Disclosure ) Order 1977 , which is designed to prevent a business advertising goods , e.g. in the small ads of a newspaper , without the advertisement making clear that the seller is indeed carrying on a business .
9 As drawn , equilibrium in the real and monetary sectors exists at an output level of OY 1 which is produced using a quantity of labour OL 1 .
10 Faecal incontinence is a disabling condition , which is reported to have a population prevalence in the range of 0.1% to 1.5% .
11 As a result , BP can claim four-fifths of the ‘ elephant ’ find confirmed earlier this month , which is expected to spark a rush by rigs into an area where geologists say other huge reservoirs could be found .
12 Its policy on ACT will also be revised , which is expected to show a £20m increase in its 1991 tax charge and an increase in the write-off in the 1992 accounts .
13 Japan Computer Corp is to build an X-terminal plant in Niigata Prefecture , investing about $3.9m to construct a plant of 22,500 square feet , which is expected to have a production capacity of 2,000 terminals per month .
14 Trial-and-error learning involves learning to perform a novel motor behaviour , which is used to solve a problem posed by nature .
15 Chart position is one criterion which is used to consider a record for playlisting .
16 The other is the Z o , which is predicted to have a mass in the region of 95 times that of the proton .
17 above is in the affirmative what is the degree of : ( a ) the likelihood and ( b ) the seriousness of any prejudice which is required to justify a stay of such proceedings .
18 above is in the affirmative , what is the degree of : ( a ) the likelihood and ( b ) the seriousness of any prejudice which is required to justify a stay of such proceedings .
19 ‘ ( i ) whether proceedings upon indictment may be stayed on the grounds of prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of those proceedings even though that delay has not been occasioned by any fault on the part of the prosecution ; ( ii ) if the answer to ( i ) above is in the affirmative what is the degree of : ( a ) the likelihood and ( b ) the seriousness of any prejudice which is required to justify a stay of such proceedings .
20 Assessment and case management can be seen as the cornerstones of a policy which is directed to achieve a degree of ‘ downward substitution ’ at the margin between settings .
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