Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Instead , the theory has to relate types of state to distinct socio-economic structures , without placing them as a whole in any historical sequence , and to explain changes in the state by characteristics of the structure of each particular form of society which engender a structural transformation .
2 What did surprise him a little , and which argued a political maturity that even sensitive Western observers were sometimes inclined to overlook , was that , in three days of systematic canvassing of Libyan opinion , he encountered little or no personal hostility .
3 The design utilises a Thorn ‘ 2D ’ compact fluorescent tube which fits a standard bayonet ( BC ) light socket and requires no external starting or control gear .
4 The initiatives are more examples of the topic based , ‘ one off ’ style of health education than of the sort of approach that is now generally advocated , which involves a comprehensive and coordinated programme of health education across the curriculum and throughout the school career .
5 However , where the vessel constitutes an instrument for pursuing an economic activity which involves a fixed establishment in the member state concerned , the registration of that vessel can not be dissociated from the exercise of the freedom of establishment .
6 It entails extending credit to the exporter which involves a financial cost through the loss of deposit interest or incurring bank loan charges .
7 One is to be systematic from the point of view of the skills it is aimed to develop through this kind of work , which involves a close definition of the skills necessary to complete a project satisfactorily , and then to structure the work to include the practice and development of these skills .
8 If we are to combat any attempt of the Right to exploit issues involving sexuality in order to hang onto power , we can not afford to neglect the virtue of solidarity — which involves a certain restraint concerning our feelings bout what other people do in bed .
9 In particular , rather than using manual digitization of the Master Survey Drawing , which involves a skilled operator following each line and noting the position of each feature with a pointer , as described above , the Ordnance Survey is considering the use of raster-based digitizing techniques .
10 The process of ageing , which involves a gradual deterioration of physical and intellectual ability and loss of acuity of the senses , inevitably results in lessened ability to carry out the many activities involved in the AL of maintaining a safe environment .
11 One important implication of this view of the state is that injustice can not be removed by reform , only by a revolution , and one which involves a radical change in the system , property rights , the content of education , the family , the fiscal system and so on .
12 Campbell 's hard-working side are still trying to sort out their system , which involves a spare defender and , as far as one can see , a good deal of improvisation .
13 Why are we so ready to treat as a minor operation an alteration which involves a major transformation in the cat 's lifestyle and personality ?
14 It is also an independent feeding method which involves a separate rod and line to lower the dropper in , or , if used with the same rod and line with which you are fishing , takes up precious minutes of time when your hookbait could be in the water ; valuable minutes when the barbel are mad on feed .
15 But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year .
16 In fact , profits that escape the PRT net will still be subject to corporation tax which involves a different set of rules on capital spending .
17 Each culture has its own ‘ agreed ’ way of surviving , which involves a social organization constructed to ensure that sufficient food , drink and shelter is obtained to allow reproduction for as many members of the cultural group as possible .
18 I am clear that the proposal that we are discussing , which involves a two-level station , is the best for Londoners and the best for travellers , whether international or domestic .
19 A polycentric issue is one which involves a large number of interlocking and interacting interests and considerations .
20 For both reasons , the amount of looking at the listener should go down during a phase of speech production which involves a large amount of cognitive planning .
21 He also encounters his arch enemy Professor Moriarty in a mystery which involves a kidnapped child and returning stolen gold to the world exchange , thereby preventing an economic crisis and a world war .
22 Inefficiency of this sort , which involves a given level of output being produced at a cost which is higher than the theoretical minimum , is termed X-inefficiency .
23 Sterilisation is a permanent method of birth control which involves a minor operation for a man or woman .
24 But a majority of Community governments , particularly among the poorer countries , will insist on a much broader definition of economic union and one which involves a huge increase in resources for the less productive and competitive regions of the EC .
25 Similarly , a product which is marketed under a prestigious brand name may enjoy a much longer market life than basically similar products which lack a strong brand image .
26 The chief problem lay in political requirements which engendered a saturated home market and also that the society was not empowered to manufacture the more profitable battery .
27 There is no rigid rule of English law which renders a minor incapable of giving his consent to an operation but there seems to be no direct judicial authority establishing that the consent of such a person is valid .
28 Both are shortened in CD4 ( which does not dimerize ) relative to the classic V domain , but in sCD2 the CC' loop is shortened and the FG loop is greatly lengthened. β- Bulges in the C' and G strands , which introduce a distinctive twist to these strands , are believed to be crucial to V domain dimerization .
29 More detailed approaches have been suggested , which introduce a three-dimensional δ composed of contributions from van der Waals dispersion forces , dipole-dipole interaction , and hydrogen bonding .
30 There , the defendant company , which operated a large number of supermarkets , had instituted in their stores an effective system to prevent the commission of an offence .
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