Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like Renner , he saw the system as driving towards increased international economic integration which ought to create an internationally united working class , yet seemed only to strengthen national separatism . |
| 2 | Among the manifestations of these attitudes are the statements of some defendants in rape trials , which may show an indifference towards the wishes of women , or a belief that the wearing of attractive clothes or an invitation to coffee is a sure sign of willingness to engage in sex ; and the attitudes of some police-officers in the early 1980s , influenced by any one of a number of assumptions about the prevalence of false complaints of rape , about the ‘ typical ’ rape as an attack by a stranger , about the presence of injuries or bruises in ‘ genuine ’ rapes , and so forth . |
| 3 | The concept of the Created God completely rules out the exclusion from the Alternative Religion of any part whatsoever of humankind , whether it be by reason of race , colour , sex , or for any other reason at all which may create an identifiable group or individual . |
| 4 | The supervisor must then refer the matter to the court which may make an order cancelling or varying the treatment requirement . |
| 5 | In South Uist , a valley called Allt Volagir is considered to lie on a north — south trending fault , which may represent an off-set of the Outer Hebrides Thrust . |
| 6 | In IBS there is a tendency for both small and large bowel to over-react to various stimuli such as drugs , stress , balloon distension , and even eating , which may represent an exaggerated gastrocolonic response . |
| 7 | For this a vast army of personnel is needed , working at different levels of generality — some dealing , at the ‘ sharp end ’ , with the actual , detailed discharge of functions ‘ on the ground ’ , others , at progressively higher levels , discharging coordinating or supervisory functions , which may involve an element of policy-making or , higher still , primarily concerned with overall general policy . |
| 8 | Possible mechanisms which may explain an increase in colonic cell proliferation caused by bile acids , include effects on prostaglandin synthesis , arachidonic acid release , and protein kinase C activity . |
| 9 | Clashes of ideology will be a primary cause of conflict in organisations , whether related to work and the organisation itself ( eg. ideologies of the relationship between manager and worker , about the value of work etc ) or to non-work factors ( eg. political , religious or cultural ideologies which may bring an individual into conflict with others ) . |
| 10 | The American test relies wholly on community standards , which may cover an entire range of social conventions without necessarily embracing aspects of public morality adequate to the behaviour portrayed or the vile exploitation of that behaviour by the work itself . |
| 11 | There were one or two comments made in the June issue which may give an insight to the British problem . |
| 12 | Whilst standardised scales have the advantage of producing data in a form which simplifies the process of analysis and facilitates comparisons with other studies , they can not take into account the whole range of factors which may influence an elderly person 's mental state at any one time , or the way in which he or she answers questions . |
| 13 | The court must look at the words used in the statute , which may impose an absolute , strict or fault based standard . |
| 14 | The Guidance states : no decision to initiate proceedings should be taken without clear evidence that provision of services for the child and his family ( which may include an accommodation placement voluntarily arranged under s20 ) has failed or would be likely to fail to meet the child 's needs adequately and that there is no suitable person prepared to apply to take over care of the child under a residence order ( para 3.10 ) . |
| 15 | This demonstrates that the most stable G 4 tetrad structure involves parallel ( rather than antiparallel ) association of strands , in the absence of the entropic advantage inherent in intramolecular folding which may force an antiparallel association . |
| 16 | The main symptoms are a ‘ burning ’ itch , usually accompanied by a thick , white discharge which may have an unusual smell . |
| 17 | As Robert Dingwall ( 1989 ) has argued , the definition of the problem has undergone considerable ‘ diagnostic inflation ’ and the growth of research' reflects the transformation of the original concerns to embrace virtually any problem which may have an adverse impact on a child and can possibly be attributed to some act of commission or omission by an adult' . |
| 18 | The third is the growth of modular-credit schemes reinforced by a shift from student grants to loans , from full-time to part-time study , from young to mature entrants , all of which may have an impact — though one difficult to discern — on the breadth and structure of studies . |
| 19 | These regulations are designed to protect people against immediate or delayed health risks from substances which may have an adverse effect on their health ; for instance , disinfectants such as glutaraldehyde . |
| 20 | A secondary objective will be to identify companies not in the business sector but which may have an acquisition strategy to diversify into that sector . |
| 21 | A non-material cultural factor which may have an influence on the development of overseas markets is aesthetics . |
| 22 | In deliberate action , ‘ Be aware ’ obliges me to take account of any fact relevant to achievement of the end , which may require an exertion of will to resist emotional bias and acknowledge the facts whether I like them or not . |
| 23 | There are other matters which must be observed , e.g. short runs , which may require an umpire 's attention away from the fielding incident . |
| 24 | The Secretary of State presents the National Lottery Bill which may provide an extra £36 million in both areas by the end of 1994 |
| 25 | Daedalus is designing a novel house extension , a variable-pressure bedroom , which may purchase an extra few years of life for its proud owners by slowing the metabolic rate of that third of their lifetime which they spend asleep . |
| 26 | Its complicated chemical structure includes bergaptens , which may cause an allergic rash on the hands of those using it , and other substances which strictly prohibit its intake by pregnant women . |
| 27 | The passing loop at Knighton is scheduled to be restored by next year , which should make an improved service possible . |
| 28 | Alternatively , you could try a labour-saving electrical gadget which should give an even deeper massage , generally designed for use on your hips , thighs and bottom . |
| 29 | The Preschool Playgroups Association ( PPA ) celebrates its 30th birthday this year , which should give an added boost to Playweek 91 , from 15–22 June , when playgroups around the country will be organising a whole range of fund-raising events . |
| 30 | Whoever wins that bout is likely to be in the semi-finals , which should guarantee an Olympic place . |