Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] which can [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , how much flexibility do we have if there is a sudden epidemic , if flu virus for instance which can make a tremendous intake or , or people requiring care . |
| 2 | Equally at home with highbrow or no-brow cinema , Kael is unapologetic about feeding a sweet tooth for vulgarity which can seem incongruous in the New Yorker 's staid pages . |
| 3 | It is also the location for equipment which can link the islands of Westray , Stronsay , Sanday , Hoy , Papa Westray and Rousay with Kirkwall and Stromness , or even Aberdeen , for interactive lectures , tutorials or lessons . |
| 4 | Despite their differences , however , both initiatives are associated with an increasing interest in modular-based curriculum provision , and with forms of assessment which can take into account the wide range of outcomes they are designed to achieve . |
| 5 | To sum up this section , we can say that the first phrase of a theme may be followed by a second phrase to make a complete sentence , either through exact repetition , or by various degrees of change which can extend to the introduction of completely new material . |
| 6 | Other world-wide eustatic causes of sea level change include sedimentary infilling of ocean basins which could give a sea level rise of 4 mm/100 years equivalent to 40 m in a million years ( Higgins , 1965 ) ; orogenic eustasy whereby orogenic uplift creates ocean basins of different size ; geoidal eustasy whereby the ocean surface reflects the variations in the geoid surface due to the earth 's irregular distribution of mass which can give a difference between lows and highs of as much as 180 m . |
| 7 | Sometimes our resistance to the idea of dependence leads us to a degree of enthusiasm which can impair our judgement about need . |
| 8 | Although population pressure is the most common attribute of these peasantries and pastoralists , there are many cases where declines in population through outmigration or apocalyptic disasters ( e.g. Latin America during and after the Spanish Conquest , Boserup 1965 : 62–63 ) have led to a coarsening of agricultural technology , a labour-saving cropping pattern , and an allocation of labour which can encourage soil erosion ( e.g. Bunyard 1980 for Palestine ) . |
| 9 | The kind of tactic which can work here is this : the adventurers bluff , say they 've left their invitation behind , retire downstairs , write an invitation , and seal the paper or vellum with an impressive wax seal which they then flourish at the Homunculi . |
| 10 | A difficulty is that psychology has narrow terms of reference which can give only a few useful results , for example on the question of illusion . |
| 11 | And it is this spirit of competitiveness which can cause a link to be forged between the " categorical assertions " of religions and the dark side of religion . |
| 12 | Generally speaking , there are certain well-recognised ways of dancing which can serve as a basis . |
| 13 | The following is a specimen layout for a typical bill of exchange although there are many different styles of exchange which can satisfy the definition given above . |
| 14 | While being inexpensive and readily transportable , they do have the disadvantage of flexibility which can cause problems during installation . |
| 15 | In contrast to the immediacy of assistance which can emerge from well managed relationships between phases of education and between schools and colleges and the external community , longer-term connections need to be created and nurtured . |
| 16 | For example , the Social Security Commissioners will regard a failure to have regard to the principles of natural justice as an error of law which can form the basis of an appeal to them . |
| 17 | Another form of article which can include art criticism is a theoretical paper . |
| 18 | Shaw ( 1979b ) has suggested one such model of housing deprivation in rural areas ; he argues that poor housing , inappropriate housing or inaccessible housing is mainly a consequence of other types of deprivation which can act cumulatively , including opportunity deprivation ( in terms of jobs , education , recreation and health ) and mobility deprivation ( in terms of poor transport and inaccessibility , which ‘ ration ’ opportunities ) . |
| 19 | So is indecisiveness an excess of imagination which can see so many possibilities in each alternative that none of them can be rejected ? |
| 20 | SSPE is a chronic , progressive form of encephalitis which can cause behavioural changes , dementia , ( myoclonic ) jerks and eventually death . |
| 21 | Since lack of coordination was a major factor in his problem , a modified form of acupuncture which can correct a disturbed energy flow was used in this case . |
| 22 | As a result , they spend much of their time sitting down in the thick layer of muck which can inflict burns to their hocks and breasts , and they may also develop ulcerated feet . |
| 23 | As most models have only one wound anyway it will not be necessary to roll this extra dice , but it is important when it comes to rolling for heroes , big monsters , and engines of war which can take several wounds . |
| 24 | It senses the danger and almost instantaneously cuts off the power with a speed of reaction which can prevent a tragedy occurring . |
| 25 | It is the subjective nature of ethnicity which can make it tricky to handle as a speaker variable . |
| 26 | Both the workplace environment and domestic circumstances can cause a build-up of stress which can drive people to rely on drink . |
| 27 | A type of scanner which can encode characters on a page and store them electronically . |
| 28 | Inevitably there are conflicts between these various functions : a highly progressive tax system may well undermine work effort among the small minority of large wealth-owners ; a strong anti-inflation policy may well mean high levels of taxation which can have effects — positive and negative — on work incentives ; and so on . |
| 29 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |
| 30 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |