Example sentences of "which is [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 To put the discussion into context , responsibility for providing further education in the United Kingdom is divided between three hierarchical levels , with the central government Department of Education and Science having overall responsibility , which is devolved to Local Education Authorities ( LEAs ) each accountable for the education provision in specified geographical areas .
2 Fundamentalism , then , is a simple expression of a faith which is said to enshrine the sacred tenets of a belief-structure .
3 Another target for attack is City pressure for short-term profit flow , which is said to handicap industry 's ability to invest in plant and equipment and R&D .
4 The rifle is one of two AK47 's used in the attacks carried out by the Ardoyne IRA unit which is believed to number up to 18 .
5 Yellow-green fruit and vegetables such as carrots , apricots and water melon , broccoli and other leafy greens , are rich in beta-carotene , which is converted to vitamin A by the body .
6 Following a nuclear weapons test the residence time of the radionuclides released depends upon the height to which the radioactive cloud rises ( which is related to explosion yield ) , its latitude of detonation ( the height of the tropopause being lower in the polar regions than near the equator ) , the size of the radioactive aerosols , and whether the radionuclides are in gaseous or particle form .
7 They 're actually paid a training allowance , which is related to income support .
8 The success of the Peronist movement and , to a lesser extent , of Vargas and Cárdenas , in gaining widespread acceptance for their visions of national unity can not be explained without reference to a second major element of the Latin American political tradition which is related to corporatism and which also cuts across class-based Marxist politics : caudillismo , and its modern corollary , populism .
9 The SOED mainly funds research which is related to Government policy concerns but a small proportion of the budget is reserved to fund ideas which come from the research community .
10 The rate of vibration of the vocal cords — something which is physically measurable , and which is related to activity on the part of the speaker — is the fundamental frequency of voiced sounds , and should not be called ‘ pitch ’ .
11 The UK markets use a concept called modified duration ( also known as volatility ) , which is related to duration as follows : where MD = modified duration in years .
12 And that then gives us this spiral of improvement which is bound to impact on everything that we do .
13 By economic necessity this pattern will have to be accommodated within a structure which is attuned to decentralisation so there will inevitably be more delegation even to the governors of the smaller schools .
14 There is a progressive restriction of the anterior domain of expression which is limited to rhombomere 4 in the hindbrain by 9.5 d.p.c .
15 Barney , of course , is currently struggling his way through the next set of fabulous lyrics for the upcoming New Order album which is staggering to completion .
16 The sensitised board — which is cut to size to fit the artwork — will be placed on top of it .
17 These are now made of fabric impregnated with a thermoplastic resin which is cut to size and shape , then heat-formed on the correct last for the upper .
18 She had already been given an operation for biliary atresia which is designed to unblock or bypass the blockage leaving scar tissue which is more likely to bleed .
19 An essential part of the Revised Higher is a decision-making exercise , which is linked to Part 1 of the syllabus .
20 There is a fire ’ into his computer which is linked to emergency services .
21 This is a memo to Caroline at Aiden Mouth Good evening Caroline , can I refer you to Aiden Mouth , invoice number A four hundred which is linked to invoice number one , nine , O , seven , six , paragraph invoice where total is one , sorry , seventeen thousand , one hundred and six kilos , of which Aran A R A N contributes twelve thousand , eight hundred and ninety two kilos , which is seventy five point three seven percent of the total weight , stop , in your invoice number A four hundred you have charged us the full charges , whereas we are only liable for seventy five point three seven percent of the New Zealand to U K charges , dash , am I not correct , question mark .
22 What has not been substantially deflected , however , is the practical assumption ( in teaching , if not in theory ) of an unchanging literary essence which is taken to inhere within some or other selection of English texts , irrespective of any introduction of parallel , contextual , or complementary studies .
23 Now their country has become a prison which they can only leave with special permission — a situation which is guaranteed to fuel bitterness and resentment against the hardline regime .
24 Also , choose a tile cement and grout which is suited to floor tiles , and is water-resistant .
25 The blitz will be headlined by the long-awaited eight-way system and a 25% to 30% performance boost for the uni-processor 9021 , which is expected to tail off somewhat as more processors are added and coupling overheads multiply .
26 BP 's share of existing gas in Viking is some 40 to 50 billion cubic feet ( bcf ) which is sold to Alliance Gas .
27 You should use a charge code which is known to LIFESPAN and to which you have access .
28 Specify an issue which is known to LIFESPAN .
29 You should specify an issue identifier which is known to LIFESPAN .
30 You should supply a username which is known to LIFESPAN and has QUALITY ASSURER privilege .
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