Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] which [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Councillors had an understandable reluctance to commit themselves to a political course which would deprive them of access to patronage , and it was for this reason that it was necessary for politicians to provide demonstrations of power . |
| 2 | Refinements include adjustable pressure options , detergent feed , dead man 's handle and attachments such as spray hoods and changeable nozzles which can shape the water jet from a fine pencil to a broad fan . |
| 3 | If necessary , such a person could then be sent on a suitable training course to learn any technical skills which might seem to be appropriate . |
| 4 | Essentially , the cold war preserved American power structures and so prevented the emergence of a new set of political institutions which could regulate the post-Fordist global economy , and which could manage and respond to the dramatic changes in the balance of the world economy as a result of the introduction of new methods of production , especially in Japan and Western Europe , based on the intensive use of information technologies . |
| 5 | Better driving will mean less wear and tear on vehicles and a reduction in accidental damage which will bring down our costs . ’ |
| 6 | The four-stage plan envisaged ( i ) concluding a co-operation treaty including economic , currency and transport union and legal alignment ; ( ii ) forming a confederation of East Germany and the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany or FRG ) with joint bodies and institutions ; ( iii ) transferring sovereignty to the confederation ; and ( iv ) creating a German Federation or Alliance after elections to a unified parliament which would decide on a constitution and government with its seat in Berlin . |
| 7 | In addition to the process of education and a negotiated programme for overcoming the chosen difficulty , the client is taught a number of specific skills which will assist them to combat and overcome their feelings of anxiety . |
| 8 | One of the issues that has to be addressed in the assessment is what balance is appropriate between the freedom of the sufferer to pursue his or her own life in his or her own way , and the possible result of that freedom which may lead to damage to themselves or others . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , it was impossible to ignore the fact that the overall percentage of registered electors voting in favour , at 64.51 per cent in Latvia and 64.49 per cent in Estonia , fell short of the two-thirds majority which would have meant victory if the referendums had been held according to the April 1990 USSR legislation on the secession of a republic [ see pp. 37361-62 ] . |
| 10 | It had to be lifted off the track each night to prevent possible vandalism which could have seen it trundling down to Staveley on the falling grade ! |
| 11 | any possible specific solvent-polymer interactions which might lead to orientation of the solvent molecules in the vicinity of the polymer chain are neglected i.e. polar solutions may be inadequately catered for by this theory ; |
| 12 | The prospect of the political chaos which would have followed had Mr Amato lost was certain to have been uppermost in MPs ' minds . |
| 13 | I wish to call attention to the need for regional government in England , and I beg to move , ’ That this House deplores the excessive centralisation of government in the United Kingdom since 1979 and the failure to decentralise and devolve power to the nations and regions of the United Kingdom ; notes that this is in direct contrast to the general trend towards decentralisation evidence elsewhere in Europe ; furthermore deplores the severe cuts in the regional assistance budget since 1979 together with the failure to enact dynamic and effective regional economic policies which would have promoted balanced economic growth and prosperity ; expresses alarm at the regional divisions which continue to characterise the United Kingdom economy ; and considers that the creation of a regional tier of government in the English regions as well as national devolution to Scotland and Wales is now vital to the United Kingdom 's future economic and political well-being . |
| 14 | Despite the sentencing it is not entirely clear whether the accusation of ‘ bad restoration ’ relates to the possible damage which may have been inflicted on the original paving of the Piazza or to the outcome of the entire campaign . |
| 15 | There is virtual unanimity of preference for oral teaching which might seem to overbear the possibility of opposition . |
| 16 | We have included tritones as mild dissonances deliberately , to illustrate certain factors : We will now introduce a lower part which will disperse the dissonances in the upper parts and produce relatively smooth , relaxed harmony . |
| 17 | We will now add a lower part which will turn the consonant effect into one of uniformly relaxed mild dissonance . |
| 18 | Whether your home is traditional or modern in style , the Cottage suite will create a striking look which will bring out the best in any bathroom . |
| 19 | If you have been ‘ holding off ’ while making your mind up , the blade speed may have decayed to a very low level which will make things even worse . |
| 20 | In turn , the new monarchs tried to build up an economically prosperous bourgeoisie to increase tax revenues and to prevent any reversion to feudal conflicts which would fragment the nation — state . |
| 21 | Jean had straight brown hair with a few layers cut into the top ; stylist Patrick Cameron , Artistic Director for the Alan Paul group of salons , suggested a tousled look which would suit her heart-shaped face . |
| 22 | MIPS expects a number of its OEMs to pick up the new ARCsystems including CDC , Tandem and government integrator AT&T Federal Systems Advanced Technologies which will put its System V/Multi-Level Secure Unix on the boxes . |
| 23 | Yanto had hardly bothered to reduce speed as he had turned sharp left by Stone school into the narrow lane which would take them back to Berkeley . |
| 24 | A seventeenth-century painted chest which would have cost $1m if it had been American seemed a bargain at one tenth that price . |
| 25 | So , did you break your letter down into two parts … first , did you enquire whether there were any professional reasons which would prevent you taking up the appointment and , second , can I have the following information etc ? ’ |
| 26 | Just as we could , perhaps , calculate the weight of the largest insect which could walk on a given liquid , so we can use these concepts to calculate how strong we ought to expect materials to be . |
| 27 | Within seconds , the vet announced that the lump was a large umbilical hernia which would need to be operated on , and that he should be castrated as these hernias are hereditary . |
| 28 | It may , and does , tolerate considerable neglect of those symbols and stated beliefs , but those people who find the Free Presbyterian/DUP element petty in their refusal to help restore a Church of Ireland church or attend Remembrance Day services can not promote a coherent ideology which would justify their criticisms . |
| 29 | SOURCE a broad category which may refer to , for example , program code , command files , text describing software design , or even source text for word processing . |
| 30 | Why the French insisted on this condition was obvious : supranationalism was essential in order to create strong institutions which could limit Germany 's industrial independence in future . |