Example sentences of "which has [vb pp] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they insist that the decision to ban God Save The Queen , which has provoked a storm of patriotic protests , was not influenced by the ANC . |
| 2 | In some ways the new Act is something which has provoked a lot of discussion . |
| 3 | The defence minister of Syria , which has sent a division of tanks to help Saudi Arabia , admits to having felt ‘ overwhelming joy ’ at the missile attacks on ‘ occupied Palestine ’ . |
| 4 | The site of the present Transport Offices is here occupied by an old Marton Box car which has collected a cable-drum from the railway siding of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Rigby Road . |
| 5 | So Herbert Chapman established a pattern in relations between directors and manager which has become a feature of many of the major clubs , where the only veto on the manager 's power is the sack if he fails to bring results . |
| 6 | As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke . |
| 7 | That forecast , from party sources and from the intelligence bureau , which has become a wing of the Prime Minister 's office , was crucial in the timing of the election , at least a month before it was expected . |
| 8 | FAXgrabber itself has been developed by Calera Recognition Systems which has become a leader in optical character recognition ( OCR ) technology which allows computers to ‘ read ’ . |
| 9 | Studio Pottery will aim to present an informative picture of the current state of studio pottery/ceramics in the UK ( a field which has witnessed a rise in interest and consequently prices at auction in recent years ) . |
| 10 | Although the market-place might exhibit the characteristics of one which has undergone a process of deregulation , there is , as it were , a counter trend towards new regulatory measures aimed at protecting investors and securing the safety and soundness of financial institutions . |
| 11 | An old and convivial haunt which has undergone a number of recent changes but outwardly at least still retains much of its fishing port atmosphere . |
| 12 | With costs unofficially estimated at up to £200,000 , the award seemed likely to force the closure of the magazine , which has built a reputation for trendiness and a circulation of 73,000 , selling mainly to people in their 20s . |
| 13 | Dai Hudd said : ‘ We would have much preferred that this initiative happened before the downturn in defence markets , which has seen a haemorrhage of jobs from the North-West . |
| 14 | We will continue to increase the Special Constabulary , which has seen a rise in recruitment this year of 10 per cent . |
| 15 | The accident was one of the worst on the A420 which has seen a catalogue of crashes and a safety campaign from residents . |
| 16 | For example , a company which has given a preference to a person connected with the company is rebuttably presumed to have been influenced by a desire to prefer that person . |
| 17 | ‘ It was described by Lord Provost Black in 1845 as a school which has conferred a lustre upon our city and which has given a tone to the manners and intellect of all its inhabitants . |
| 18 | To have a handicapped child in a society which has developed a fetishism for normality and which fails to even acknowledge the needs of these parents , let alone make any provision to meet them , is clearly a profoundly disturbing experience . |
| 19 | A POST-MORTEM examination may help explain the shooting tragedy that killed the son of late Kung Fu star Bruce Lee on a U.S. movie set which has suffered a spate of accidents . |
| 20 | Underwriters in the insurance markets in London and New York are making no bones about being more willing to insure craft launched with the American orbiter than with Europe 's Ariane rocket , which has suffered a number of teething problems . |
| 21 | ( ii ) has had a bankruptcy order made against him or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors or has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part VIII of the Insolvency Act 1986 or is or has been a director of a company in respect of which an administration order under Part II of the Insolvency Act 1986 or a winding-up order has been made or in respect of which a resolution for voluntary winding up has been passed or which has made a proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or in respect of which a person has been appointed receiver or administrative receiver ; or |
| 22 | For a discipline which has made a speciality of the modern world we are somewhat at a disadvantage compared to journalists . |
| 23 | Management consultancy Kinsley Lord , which has made a study of empowerment , recognises that a major effort is required to bring about a fundamental change of attitude . |
| 24 | One of the most advanced examples of development has been CLIMAP ( Climate , Long Range Investigation , Mapping and Prediction , Hays and Moore , 1973 ) which has made a reconstruction of global sea surface , ice extent , ice elevation and continental albedo for the northern hemisphere summer at 18,000 years BP and this has provided the boundary conditions for global general circulation models to simulate the climate when the northern ice sheets were at their maximum extent ( see Lockwood , 1983a ) . |
| 25 | The first is the animal , the bestial , which has played a part in symbolising occult and malevolent forces throughout history . |
| 26 | A new department in the Ministry of Culture was set up last year which has imposed a ceiling of DFl. 3 million ( £937,500 ; $1,640,625 ) in subsidies and has ruled that galleries which have been selected to sell under the scheme will have to submit a yearly programme of exhibitions to the Arts Council who in turn will decide which of those exhibitions are eligible for the interest-subsidy scheme . |
| 27 | WARSAW ( Reuter ) — Carmelite nuns denied a report that they had moved out of a convent at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz which has caused a row between Roman Catholics and Jews . |
| 28 | Bob is writing for a third ( ! ) attempt on his prostate gland , but seems to have got caught out by overspending on the part of the hospital involved , which has caused a delay in non-urgent ops . |
| 29 | In other words it is the product of a misguided training which has caused a fear of a course of action which has not been outlawed by society . |
| 30 | Part of the problem which has created a shortage of church organists or directors is the level of remuneration which is offered to them . |