Example sentences of "[noun pl] which [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , it provides a choice of storage media for BLOBs which may have advantages both of cost and convenience . |
| 2 | A massive tribal gathering at Altamira helped to stop a $500 million loan to build hydroelectric dams which would have caused untold environmental damage . |
| 3 | I always wondered if they were his demons or familiars which could scuttle along the walls to listen for treason and search out conspiracy . |
| 4 | Scientific fears are based mainly on suggested risks which might arise from releasing new organisms into the environment , whether they are plants , animals , bacteria or viruses . |
| 5 | When you are assessing a patient who is being admitted to your ward , make a list of potential risks which may affect this particular individual . |
| 6 | Although the use of robots has been widely discussed and implemented in large-scale , large volume industries , their use in small manufacturing processes have common characteristics which would seem to lend themselves to the application of robotic techniques . |
| 7 | The report also began the dangerous process of generalization about tribunals and enquiries by identifying ‘ general and closely linked characteristics which should mark these special procedures ’ . |
| 8 | Styled ‘ the world 's naughtiest dinosaur ’ , Dilly has many unlovely characteristics which will make him especially appealing to children . |
| 9 | As detailed examinations of mother-infant interactions show , from the beginning the baby is active , not passive ; his behaviour is organized , not ‘ absent ’ ; and even to the earliest social interactions he brings certain characteristics which will affect the behaviour of other people towards him . |
| 10 | Bureaucrats use their power to obtain policies with characteristics which will benefit themselves by distorting information , leaking information , distorting the speed of policy implementation and distorting the costs of policies as they are implemented ( Breton and Wintrobe 1979 ) . |
| 11 | Only the user can make this decision ; here are some simple guidelines which should help : Before even considering which computer to buy or whether to use a bureau , it is important to define precisely what the system must do . |
| 12 | Skills can not be transferred directly from a trainer to a trainee , the function of the trainer is to provide conditions and guidelines which will facilitate learning . |
| 13 | The project will deliver a fully specified set of Guidelines which will enable researchers in any discipline to interchange texts and datasets in machine-readable form , independently of the software or hardware in use , and also independently of the particular application for which such electronic resources are used . |
| 14 | In doing so , the organisation aims to draw up guidelines which will protect the developing world against commercial exploitation of its genetic resources . |
| 15 | This figure may be even lower in future following the publication , early next year , of a revised edition of the guidelines which will include a new section on diagnostic ultrasonography . |
| 16 | There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to choosing which typeface and style to use within a document but there are guidelines which can reduce any potential conflicts . |
| 17 | A Japanese government spokesman claimed that post mortems had revealed parasites in the animals ' ears which may have resulted in their having lost their sense of direction . |
| 18 | There they find all they need-food and water , protection from too much heat or too much cold , space to live in , a place to hide away from animals which might eat them , and a good chance of meeting other animals of the same kind as themselves so that they can reproduce . |
| 19 | Detecting water movements helps many insects of fast-flowing streams to maintain their position , and it alerts aquatic leeches to the approach of animals which might provide a meal of blood . |
| 20 | Around the park you will see a variety of animals which will have particular appeal to children . |
| 21 | The search for animals which can identify kin has now led to the discovery that honey bees discriminate between full and half sisters . |
| 22 | More amazing still are the skills of those animals which can travel vast distances guided by scent , without even laying a trail . |
| 23 | The M forty not running too badly at the moment , although between junction two and junction seven there are a fair few roadworks which could hold you up throughout your journey . |
| 24 | The hands sketched architectural constructions which might have ranged from Ilium 's topless towers to the semi-detached next door . |
| 25 | While there are many calculations and constructions which will allow mechanisms to be designed to pass through a set number of control points , they carry no guarantees that the mechanisms will not have to pass through infinity between some of them . |
| 26 | It was a hazardous undertaking : everyone thought of the nitrogen mustards as dangerous compounds which could destroy vital cells in many organs . |
| 27 | This deal was made acceptable to those provinces which would lose seats in the new Senate by increasing their representation in a House of Commons expanded from 295 to 337 members . |
| 28 | This difference of perspective and lack of immediate concern with definitions of power and with empiricist rigour result in research methods which may appear to be more approximate in their conclusions than are the pluralists , at least as far as the distribution of power is concerned . |
| 29 | introduction of new technology/learning methods which might alter student contact time ; and |
| 30 | Methods which might fall within the ambit of the research are quality management techniques based on agreed standards ( e.g. BS5750 ) , more holistic techniques such as ‘ Total Quality Management ’ , the development of indices of student and employer satisfaction , and the development of qualitative performance indicators ( including value added ) . |