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

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1 Without considering Prague School theory in detail , I shall therefore look at its use of these two concepts , both of which have played a crucial role in modern thinking about literature .
2 Priority will also be given to cooperation with many social movements which have played a major part in the struggle for democracy in different parts of the world .
3 Perhaps this is of particular importance when considering the more informal pedagogies which have played a major part in teaching activity since the late 1960s .
4 For example , my Department funds various motor projects which have played an increasing role , and there are some excellent examples which focus on demanding programmes to get motor offenders to change to adopt responsible attitudes and behaviour .
5 Namibia is particularly interesting because of its " desert " elephants and black rhinos , which have suffered a recent upsurge in poaching and may become even more vulnerable as the country moves towards independence . "
6 From its Midlands grassroots in the Clean-up TV Campaign , the NVALA has grown into an organisation with over 30,000 members , and has on several occasions organised nationwide petitions which have secured a formidable number of signatures .
7 When this is translated into indoor office accommodation , it is those complexes which have adopted a planned approach that are deemed most ‘ user friendly ’ .
8 Then , at the beginning of this week , the ANC and a group of South African academics and businessmen chose London as the scene of the latest in the series of black-white encounters which have become a regular feature of South African political life , while Mrs Thatcher gave interviews to four leading black journalists .
9 Nothing like the rave parties which have become a controversial feature in the countryside .
10 It 's antics like this which have become a major problem in towns and cities up and down the country in recent years , generating fear on estates like Blackbird Leys in Oxford .
11 The main area of abuse has been ‘ extraordinary items ’ , which have become a convenient repository for all unwanted costs ' .
12 The games , which have become an annual event , are intended to appeal to weekend sportsmen and women .
13 Family relationships are more complicated and involve patterns which have become an intrinsic part of the relationship .
14 DSC Communications Corp , Dallas has just raised $110m in convertible subordinated debentures which have received a B-minus rating from Standard & Poor 's Corp , which revised the company 's ratings outlook to positive from stable , noting DSC 's improving cash flows , which have led to improved debt to equity rations .
15 However , since much published work combines various approaches , there will be a good deal of overlap between different parts of the discussion and it will be necessary throughout to refer to various theoretical and methodological issues which have received a good deal of attention in recent years .
16 The rules of a society and the trusts which bind its property will , in many cases , fetter its freedom of action and the application of its property , in a way very similar to the restrictions which the doctrine of ultra vires imposes on a corporation ; and in the case of some unincorporated societies , such as registered Trade Unions and Friendly Societies , which have received a peculiar status by Statute , the rule of ultra vires has been held directly applicable .
17 In aggregate , it will certainly be a greater cause of loss than the various forms of self-dealing , discussed in Chapter 7 , which have generated a substantial body of case law and are subject to detailed statutory regulation .
18 Here soil conservation does not stand alone in this , and rural development in general suffers from the same problems which have generated a large literature in the improvement of planning and administrative systems .
19 The sober intentions of his book were very different from the novels , plays and films which have created a mythical figure in modern culture of the artist as isolated and neglected , recognised only after his death , and whom the phrase ‘ genius and madness are near aligned ’ seems to fit .
20 The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration .
21 The 19th century explorer and illustrator , Walter Hood Fitch is best known for his flamboyant yet accurate drawings which have made a lasting contribution to our knowledge of the plant world and to the art of botanical illustration .
22 Founded in 1977 by art collector , philanthropist and businessman Jan Mitchell , the prize is awarded to authors of new books which have made a significant contribution to the study and understanding of the visual arts .
23 They responded with blankets , clothes and seeds which have made a considerable difference to the prisoners ' quality of life .
24 I pay the warmest possible tribute to those organisations , which have made a magnificent contribution .
25 Midlands anglers are fuming over two rulings made by local councils which have struck a double blow to fishing in the Warwickshire region .
26 Despite excavations on the Palatine Hill which have continued since 1863 and which have uncovered a wide area , it is still difficult to ascertain clearly the design of these palaces .
27 He called for a ‘ radical ’ agenda that would reach out to the groups of voters , especially in the South of England , which have shown a marked reluctance to support Labour at four elections .
28 Supporting evidence for the view that the right hemisphere may participate in the recovery from aphasia comes from findings obtained with the regional cerebral blood flow technique ( Meyers , Sakai , Yamaguchi , Yamamoto and Shaw , 1980 ) and from studies of dichotic listening performance which have shown a disproportionate increase in the left ear score with recovery ( Pettit and Noll , 1979 ) , at least among certain categories of aphasic patient ( Castro-Caldas and Botelho , 1980 ) .
29 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
30 The transactions , some of which have taken a long time to unravel , include guarantees on property leases and interest rate swaps .
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