Example sentences of "which have [verb] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Attention has also focused on British merger policy which has operated in a self-regulatory framework , rather than a statutory one . |
| 2 | Unlike the UK , the Netherlands has for most of the time since 1950 pursued a consistent policy of reducing and limiting the prison population ; overall it is difficult to argue that this reduction in punishment has adversely affected the Netherlands ' crime rate , which has risen in a roughly similar manner to that in the UK over this period ( Downes , 1999 : 33–41 , 194–5 ; NACRO , 1991a : 93 ) . |
| 3 | Eddie Alcock , who has represented the Castle Hill , Ipswich , division at County Hall for eight years , said : ‘ It is to do with a difficult situation which has developed in a company which I am associated with . ’ |
| 4 | One of the few bright spots at Daimler is DEBIS , the financial-services operation which has turned in a modest profit on sales of DM3.8 billion since being set up last year . |
| 5 | The first was the importance of man 's biological base , that is , that man belongs to a species which has to survive in a material environment , and that he has certain innate drives or instincts which affect his behaviour , although they do not determine it . |
| 6 | THE body of a teenager , which has lain in a mortuary for ten days , was finally identified yesterday . |
| 7 | There have also been some very encouraging noises from the Pipe stable , which has resulted in a major gamble from 14–1 to 4 's over the last couple of weeks . |
| 8 | This is because of Venus 's smaller distance from the Sun which has resulted in a runaway greenhouse effect . |
| 9 | A new system was also installed in the Vocational Qualifications ( VQs ) department which has resulted in a marked improvement in the turnaround of NQV certification . |
| 10 | He said the company had ‘ a clearly-defined strategic approach to its business , a professionalism and forward thinking which has resulted in a strengthening of its position in fiercely-competitive markets . |
| 11 | A FRENCH citizen living in Glasgow claims he has been ‘ given the runaround ’ by the Scottish legal system in his attempts to right a legal error which has resulted in a serious slur on his character . |
| 12 | THE BODY of a teenager , which has laid in a mortuary for ten days , was finally identified yesterday . |
| 13 | the rain which had threatened in a previous scene |
| 14 | This appeared to go back on the health white paper , which had stated in a detailed working document : ‘ Legislation will be needed in order to require FPCs ( family practitioner committees ) and RHAs to keep to their drug budgets . ’ |
| 15 | It followed a visit to Japan in November 1989 by Kaysone Phomvihane , Chairman of the Lao Council of Ministers and general secretary of the ruling Lao People 's Revolutionary Party ( LPRP ) , which had resulted in a substantial Japanese aid package to Laos [ see p. 37287 ] . |
| 16 | Hilda Lodge , in her new capacity of Chairman , welcomed everyone and said that apologies had been received from a number of teachers which had resulted in a smaller than usual attendance . |
| 17 | Often people become accustomed to odours especially those arising from works which have operated in a particular vicinity for a long time . |
| 18 | Some families require extensive help over a prolonged period to overcome long-standing emotional problems in the family which have culminated in a child who is failing to thrive or is obese . |
| 19 | Such systems , moreover , encourage incrementalist rather than ideological approaches , which have resulted in a successful mix of market economics and welfare . |
| 20 | Other countries , such as The Netherlands , have different traditions which have resulted in a much higher proportion of old people in residential care . |
| 21 | The Act applies only to convictions which have resulted in a sentence of no more than thirty months ' imprisonment , and which have been " spent " — ie a certain period of time has elapsed since the passing of sentence . |