Example sentences of "which could [vb infin] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , in his novel First Men in the Moon ( 1901 ) , HG Wells fantasized about a substance called cavorite , which could shield a spacecraft from the pull of gravity , thus allowing its propulsion units to work very much more efficiently ! |
| 2 | Organisers boasted of a technically unsurpassed ‘ compact ’ Games which could make a profit of £65 million . |
| 3 | For the variety of medicines now available to the doctor allow him to relieve the pain , distress , or even agony which could prompt a consideration of euthanasia . |
| 4 | Fears deepened yesterday that the West German Bundesbank might lift its key lending rates by as much as one full point — a move which could prompt a rise in UK base rates , now 14 per cent . |
| 5 | Lord Tucker observed : ‘ I do not question that such a drastic step [ closure of the factory ] … may be required on the part of a reasonably prudent employer if the peril to his employees is sufficiently grave , and to this extent it must always be a question of degree , but , in my view , there was no evidence in the present case which could justify a finding of negligence for failure on the part of the respondents to take this step . ’ |
| 6 | Translated into seats , the result of the Norris poll shows that the Tories will be unopposed in the Commons throughout the next Parliament with a working majority of 650 , though psephologists may quibble about the low sample size — 30 — which could give a margin of error of about minus 60 per cent . |
| 7 | Our crewmates warned us about the Biranese girls ' reputation as practitioners of a dangerous form of magic which could trap a man on their island for ever ; then they disappeared ashore into the backstreets . |
| 8 | Spare capacity would be resold to other British Telecom units , which could offer a variety of services over the network . |
| 9 | Japan was a country which had achieved ‘ modernization ’ , which could offer a model to other industrializing nations ; the militarism and aggression of the 1930s was an aberration , explicable largely in political terms , the ability of a small group to turn back the liberal trends of the twenties . |
| 10 | It had been a deeply held tenet of Kuwaiti foreign policy that the military presence of one superpower in the Gulf will lead to the presence of the other as well , which could threaten a conflict between them injurious to all the Gulf states . |
| 11 | What struck me , however , was how distant the preoccupations of the audience were from those which could capture a majority in modern Britain , or could govern it successfully if that majority were ever won . |
| 12 | The colour of the duns varies from dark to silvery pale dun , and in fact is dun rather than red which is the common recessive in the breed and which could suggest a link with Scandinavia , where dun was a common colour . |
| 13 | For Fe the valence levels would include the 3d , 4s and 4p subshells , which could hold a total of 18 electrons if filled . |
| 14 | A major review of the business operation ( a meta-procedure ? ) , which could comprise a series of nested procedures , will require commitment at all levels . |
| 15 | Some of the more advanced authorities have already developed a career structure for care managers — a model which could prove a pointer for the rest of the country . |
| 16 | New plans have been announced which could expand a stretch of the M-twenty-five between the M-four and M-three to seven lanes in each direction . |
| 17 | The previous paragraph assumes the existence of a decoding device in the cell , able to translate particular triplets into particular amino acids : such a decoding device is analogous to a machine which could receive a message in Morse code ( corresponding to the base sequence in DNA ) and produce a version written in the roman alphabet ( corresponding to the amino acid sequence of the protein ) . |
| 18 | This means that a patio of ample size will be needed , which could use a combination of pre-cast slabs and new brick paving , or , of you are lucky , some old bricks that may have been in the garden already . |
| 19 | It is understood that South African premier , F W De Klerk , is planning to fly in for the game , which could spark a resurgence of anti-apartheid demonstrations . |
| 20 | The increasing numbers of colleges approaching the CNAA had to do in part with difficulties over validation by universities — particularly those which were unwilling or reluctant to validate honours degrees — and in part with the attraction of the CNAA as a validating body which could consider a range of courses , including those in the areas of proposed diversification . |
| 21 | Does he agree that to stimulate demand within the United Kingdom home market , where problems exist on the retail side , the industry is entitled to expect some special attention from the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the next Budget , which could include a reduction in or the total elimination of the appalling 10 per cent . |
| 22 | Illuminative evaluation , in particular , emerged from these projects as a strategy which could include a number of different evaluation methods ( tests , questionnaires , interviews etc ) . |
| 23 | In 1985 Mr Honey launched the Etak Navigator , a $1,400 in-car navigation system , which could guide a driver to any address he punched into the system . |
| 24 | Decisions in the first half of this century concentrated upon the tenants ' use of property in a manner which could cast a stigma upon " the address " . |
| 25 | Besides , the Zionist fever was gripping Jewry everywhere , and even if the dream did not come true for them — well , their regular donations would redeem some small plot in the Holy Land which could provide a home for other less fortunate brethren . |
| 26 | Hofmann realized that he had discovered a new and versatile chemical reaction which could provide a route to a wide range of new compounds . |
| 27 | It has been tentatively interpreted as a praetorium , which could provide a residence for high-ranking officers or accommodation for them when travelling . |
| 28 | He could think of no form of words , no common interest which could provide a path down which they could all three go abreast . |
| 29 | The contamination of land and water by such substances constitutes a pollution hazard that could be reduced by scavenging mechanisms which could provide a means of recycling these substances for industrial and agricultural use . |
| 30 | It is largely based on the bit image approach , and assumes a resolution of around 100 pixels per inch , which could become a limitation in the future . |