Example sentences of "which [vb -s] had " in BNC.
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1 | A different sort of exhibition which has had some success in attracting attention , and thus newspaper coverage , is the prize competition . |
2 | Less persuasively , a people which has had to defend itself against an enduring hostility is shown , for the most part , as free from fear , and , in particular , from the fear that exceeds and mistakes its objects . |
3 | A pattern can be almost any material , even plaster which has had a layer of sealer on it . |
4 | The Government 's accumulated fiscal surpluses will then be available both to revive an economy which has had the excess heat taken out of it during 1989/90 and to restore its electoral fortunes . |
5 | Holyoak believes that the council has been bamboozled into adopting LET's monolithic scheme which has had outline planning permission for the last year . |
6 | Most of the structural adjustment programmes ( SAP ) now in place have involved a significant exchange rate adjustment , which has had the effect of cheapening local currencies in relation to harder international currencies , in a number of cases by a factor of three or four within two to three years . |
7 | There was no official comment from China which has had close relations with Romania 's President Ceausescu . |
8 | If the figures are for real GNP per head then West Germany would fare better , because of its slow growing ( and latterly falling ) population , than America which has had millions of new immigrants . |
9 | But even in a Lutheranism which has had married priests for four centuries , the notion that the mere presence of a woman acting as priest pollutes the sanctuary can still be a powerful belief . |
10 | In this essay I shall look at the way in which female sexuality has been constructed from a particular biology which has had to exclude female desire . |
11 | The professors went on : ‘ We are speaking not as members of this or that nation , continent or creed but as human beings , members of the species Man whose continued existence is in doubt … a biological species which has had a remarkable history and whose disappearance none of us can desire . ’ |
12 | If anybody wishes to see just how pernicious that influence can be , they can look at the Likud government in Israel , which has had to impose repressive legislation at the behest of religious extremists who hold the balance of power . |
13 | A misrepresentation of history which has had a malignant effect on the affairs of Lewis and of crofting ever since . |
14 | They anticipated a number of significant developments which subsequently took place , like the setting up of a local authority for the Western Isles which has had a stimulating effect on the whole life of the area . |
15 | Considering the numbers involved , you have done a job of work which has had a most telling effect on the enemy and which , I fully believe , no other troops in the world could have done . |
16 | There can be no doubt that it is a growth area , which has had distinct achievements in many countries . |
17 | Changes in structural factors have taken place in the form of peripheral capitalist industrialisation , which has had a considerable impact on the participation of women in the labour market . |
18 | A major trend which has had an effect on family life is the growth in the number of working women . |
19 | Jobless growth , changes in the composition of the workforce , increased ‘ flexibility ’ of labour 's terms and conditions , have all contributed to an economic revival which has had minimal benefits where these are needed most . |
20 | But , in fact , it is conscious discrimination by policy makers against the unemployed which has had the side effect of making the relative position of pensioners look artificially advantageous . |
21 | A plaque on a wall is admittedly not much to look at for those with a passion for working machinery and dramatic industrial landscapes , but this one marks the site of the foundation of that industry which has had a greater impact on civilization than any other . |
22 | One reason for the Groningen 's demise was the government 's policy of concentrating on the major pied breeds and closing the herdbooks of minors such as the Groningen , Lakenvelder and Witrik so that they were unable to give evidence of registered purebred bulls when new bull licensing laws came into force 20 years later — a move which has had devastating effects on minor breeds in other countries where similar laws were introduced . |
23 | Once in housing associations , few tenants have much choice of alternative landlords — and in many cases are not even eligible under the ‘ right to buy ’ legislation which has had such dramatic effects on council housing . |
24 | In economic terms they seem to have had little effect : in Merseyside , for instance , which has had every new scheme , economic decline has not even been halted , let alone reversed . |
25 | ‘ As far as we are concerned I would refute that charge ; ’ says Michael Auld , spokesman for Guardian Royal Exchange , which has had its share of problems with tied agents . |
26 | The Department of the Environment has calculated that , by the year 2001 , two million extra houses will have to be built , 570,000 of those in the southeast , which has had to fit in half the population growth of England and Wales . |
27 | It is significant that the first country to enact data protection legislation was Sweden , which has had a freedom of information regime for over 200 years ; the Swedes have become accustomed to a much more limited version of personal privacy as a result . |
28 | Other than that last point ( which goes some way towards alienating the Champ 25SE from its natural ally , the Stratocaster ) this is a good , solidly made amplifier , which has had a lot of thought put into its design , is likely to maintain its resale value and deserves examination . |
29 | This is partly because the textiles and coverings have been treated with a sodium borate solution ( to increase their resistance to fire ) which has had an adverse effect on their appearance , and partly because most of the paintwork needs renewing . |
30 | The advent of the fixed penalty system for all drivers , whether commercial or not , on 1 October 1986 is yet another example of the changing nature of law for the haulier which has had to be notified to employee drivers . |