Example sentences of "which [modal v] [verb] to a " in BNC.

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1 The study will also take into account the effects of aging , which may contribute to a decline in knowledge retention over a long period .
2 A slightly different type of case is illustrated by the French feminine noun la sentinelle ( the guard ) , which usually refers to a man , and the masculine noun le ministre ( minister in the government ) , which may refer to a woman .
3 Osred was slain in 716 ‘ to the south of the border' ( ASC D , s.a. 716 ) , which may refer to a boundary with the Picts .
4 It must not he forgotten , however , that in the south of the United States there are roughly east-west structures such as the Ouachita Mountains which may relate to a Palaeo-Tethys and be the equivalent of the Hercynian fold belts of Europe .
5 The ten l.e.d.s concerned here are placed at various positions in the ‘ field ’ , each representing a number of runs or a no-score , plus a couple which may lead to a catch or an appeal for lbw .
6 Once again , something should be done to remove the ugly spectacle of a Government department negotiating a compromise settlement that saves work all round , but which may lead to a claim by another department .
7 vi ) Outputs which may lead to a purchase decision .
8 OIL and gas company Blackland Oil said it was currently in discussions which may lead to a substantial acquisition .
9 Independent engineering consultants have identified serious design flaws in the proposed nuclear waste dump at Sellafield , which may lead to a build up , and possible explosion , of inflammable gas .
10 One of the most serious consequences of excessive noise exposure is partial deafness which may progress to a substantial hearing loss and constitute a severe social handicap .
11 The expertise of specialist planning consultants can never be replaced by the generalist , particularly where complex projects such as town centre schemes and developments which may proceed to a major planning inquiry are involved .
12 Themes with apparently quite varied and elaborate rhythmic outlines can be made by decorating a melody which in itself is quite simple , and which may conform to a well-known pattern .
13 An example of such a clause which may amount to a restriction is the obligation not to enter into any contract for the acquisition or the sale of goods outside the normal course of business .
14 A proper understanding of this subject requires consideration of the general factors , which may apply to a distinct group of nations ; of the special factors , which are perhaps unique to one nation ; and , furthermore , of a number of factors that do not fall neatly into either of these categories .
15 The proposed arrangement did not concern Berlin alone since there were Soviet specialists who argued that ‘ the creation of a neutralised and demilitarised city of West Berlin is estimated by the government of the GDR as the first link in a chain of measures , the sum total of which should lead to a united , democratic , peace-loving Germany ’ .
16 The General Secretary addressed the meeting at length and discussed the reorganisation of the IBOA which should lead to a more cost effective service .
17 That is why it is so important that , as one of the conclusions of the Maastricht settlement , it was agreed that the 12 countries should set up an organisation loosely known as Europol whose first job would be to set up a Europeanwide drugs intelligence unit among the Twelve , which should lead to a greater level of co-operation with our continental partners to stop Ecstasy and other drugs coming into the country .
18 There were no lights in evidence , except for a slight glow from the top of a short flight of steps , which must lead to a room above the garage .
19 Particularly productive , however , is comparison with Latin literature of the twelfth century and later , all of which must belong to a learned milieu .
20 Some South Yorkshire policemen have already been served with discipline papers — an early notification of any complaint which might lead to a disciplinary hearing — by West Midlands officers investigating handling of the disaster .
21 This is an opportunity to strengthen existing partnerships by securing board membership from a linked company , or to begin the process of negotiation which might lead to a productive partnership where none exists thus far .
22 Battle and a whole belt of Wealden parishes produced no response at all ; since the data were collected by the local parish clergy , the low level of response is hardly surprising , farmers as a rule having a dim view of requests for information which might lead to a rise in taxes or tithes .
23 The Divisional Court in that case distinguished between the obtaining of evidence for use in a trial , ‘ direct ’ material , which constituted ‘ testimony ’ under that Act and which would be gathered in response to a Letter of Request , and the obtaining of ‘ indirect ’ material , which might lead to a line of enquiry pointing to actual evidence ; the English courts would not assist a foreign court to obtain such ‘ indirect ’ material .
24 Ho responded immediately to this newspaper article by proposing various measures which might lead to a return to normality and to the hopeful provisions of the modus vivendi , not least an end to the press and radio incitements from both sides , but whether at this stage Ho and Blum were in the saddle or not , things were beginning to fall apart .
25 It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution .
26 This , it was suggested , could lead to a situation of ‘ dual power ’ , which might come to a head over the ‘ nationalisation ’ of some foreign-owned factory which would be ‘ occupied ’ on behalf of the Irish nation .
27 Up to five stages in the life cycle could be identified , each of which might respond to a different agent .
28 In contrast , any misfortune which might happen to a person accused before a spirit might be attributed to sorcery .
29 This means not only avoiding the use of words which might amount to a resignation on your part , but also checking whether words that apparently mean that your job has ended were actually intended to have that effect .
30 The study has four main objectives : To identify those elements of the national space programmes of the European members of NATO which could contribute to a multilateral military space programme .
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