Example sentences of "something which is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , if the argument is that any of the suggested markets — be they for products , corporate control or managerial talent — at present actually operates to constrain corporate managers , this is not something which is empirically demonstrated , and given the present nature of these markets it seems an implausible claim . |
| 2 | It is a creative process , not a past process and something which is just stored away and lost and kept for the future . |
| 3 | So a lot of people quite understandably say , ‘ The media is something which is best kept out of here and if they 're coming I shall hide under the table ’ and so on . |
| 4 | As to British Aerospace , will my hon. Friend give a firm assurance that the Government will continue vigorously to support exports of military aircraft — something which is strongly opposed by many Opposition Members ? |
| 5 | In other words it 's a new it 's something which is not done directly from the computer but which is using information the computer provides . |
| 6 | For example , the chief executive or clerk would be at fault in allowing a committee to do something which is not authorised by law or which he knows to be illegal . |
| 7 | Er this is a , this is a question concerning something which is not mentioned here , which I think should have been . |
| 8 | ‘ We are happy to legislate on something which is already happening in the game , in other words to make it legal for the hooker to strike as soon as the ball leaves the hands of the scrum-half — as happens in reality — rather than when it pitches . |
| 9 | The next thing er which again er is er a detail of something which is already approved and it is merely than in our conditions of service during our discussions with the city er personnel department we noted , or they noted as it had arisen that we indicated the route to erm sick pay over a certain period and before a certain period but not the detail of how you got there . |
| 10 | An offer is something which is clearly intended if accepted to form a binding agreement . |
| 11 | Aggression , in the Morrissey vision , is something which is both permitted and to be encouraged in certain circumstances . |
| 12 | If we are indeed in such a digestive , living-with-it , period it would explain something which is otherwise puzzling . |
| 13 | One , we set up a w er er a working group which has brought together that consultation addressed that consultation argument and I would point out that Mr amendment er does clearly enshrine that as obviously something which is now seen as useful , er and I think that 's important . |
| 14 | Inequality is not something which is randomly distributed between individuals in society . |
| 15 | The class make an image of something which is then put into a fictional context as photographic evidence . |
| 16 | Do you think that it could ever be true that they would be sufficiently inexpensive that they could be used in most doctors ' surgeries , or is it going to be something which is only used in one or two important hospitals ? |
| 17 | Since the function of the is to identify something which is contextually known to be unique , it tends to signal continuity on a contextual , rather than textual level : Lawrence makes a pretence of shared knowledge with the reader , who by implication is already familiar with the surroundings , is already an inhabitant of the fictional world . |
| 18 | For once this is going to be a personal review , since I ca n't really stamp an official seal of NI approval on something which is so removed from our normal territory . |
| 19 | It demonstrates that the success or failure of the Brooksites must depend overwhelmingly , not on individual efforts , but on the quality and appeal of the merchandise , the attractiveness of the stores , the strength of the promotional spend , the effectiveness of training , and the relationship between managers and managed — something which is hardly helped by putting the latter under the financial lash . |
| 20 | Faith is something which is merely believed , so it must always expect to be open to doubt . |
| 21 | Quite simply it is not enough for Mr Bell to resign ; the whole TEC system needs to be scrapped and replaced with something which is genuinely controlled by ordinary people and not simply by the ‘ fat cats of Cleveland ’ . |