Example sentences of "which were [vb pp] in [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This enlarged LFA , the areas included in which were determined in close consultation with farmers ' representatives , now takes in much land amenable for agricultural development and may increase the proportion of the UK uplands experiencing the nature conservation/agriculture conflict .
2 In the 1930s , the Supreme Court began to widen its interpretation of free speech to include writings and films of little or no artistic merit , provided they did not include ‘ licentious ’ speech , the forms of which were listed in 1942 as libel , slander , insulting or ‘ fighting ’ words , and obscenity , all of which were excluded from First Amendment protection .
3 Goody himself in a later essay points out that ‘ at least during the last 2,000 years the vast majority of peoples of the world ( most of Eurasia and much of Africa ) have lived in neither kind of situation , but in cultures which were influenced in some degree by the circulation of the written word , by the presence of groups or individuals who could read or write ’ ( 1968 , p. 4 ) .
4 Even in areas outside this great span — in Australia for example , the South Pacific or Amerindia — the main detailed knowledge that we have of these cultures is — almost by definition — in neither kind of situation , but in cultures which were influenced in some degree by the circulation of the written word , by the presence of groups or individuals who could read or write .
5 The two other local mosaics , the Keynsham Villa mosaics , which were excavated in 1924 and last exhibited about three years ago , will also be on display .
6 with large stacks of metallic drums which were stored in one deeper hollow directly under the window of Froebe 's office .
7 This was especially true of those schools which were situated in poverty-stricken areas following the aftermath of the General Strike of 1926 and mass unemployment .
8 Pressures were measured using external strain gauge transducers ( Druck Ltd , Groby , Leicestershire , UK ) which were situated in each infusion line and connected via amplifiers to an eight channel chart recorder ( Lectromed MT8 PX , Ormed Ltd , Welwyn Garden City , UK ) .
9 Reflecting the great care taken by the architects to conserve and enhance the qualities of this former industrial building as a significant element in the metropolitan riverside scene , the project has received several awards , including a Doe Housing Design Award and a Civic Trust Award , both of which were presented in 1985 .
10 In this instance DHAs had begun the process in their feasibility reports by putting in ‘ bids ’ for resources which were couched in ideal terms .
11 The Census of 1911 had asked new , detailed questions on past births as well as present children , some of which were repeated in 1921 .
12 Of course , the rocks that contain abundant plant remains are mostly those which were deposited in freshwater lakes , or on deltas , or the fossilized remains of peat beds .
13 Three white-tailed eagles , which were exterminated in 1916 but reintroduced in the late 70s , have also been illegally killed .
14 In May , the RIBA Council agreed that in view of the changing social and political climate in South Africa it would welcome the opportunity to consider recognition of the courses at the South African schools which were de-recognised in 1986 .
15 But we must not forget the great flysch troughs which were developed in Alpine Europe through much of Cretaceous time and which in many cases continued on into the Tertiary .
16 Roderick 's last , and possibly finest , contributions to this book were the Theorems XII and XV of Chapter 1 which were completed in 1985 shortly after the serious fall which perhaps precipitated the leukaemia from which he failed to recover , despite repeated blood transfusions .
17 In 1897 he was commissioned to design the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Horniman Museum in south London , both of which were completed in 1901 .
18 Casting flashes can often be seen running down the sides of objects such as bronze palstaves ( fig. 5.8 ) , which were cast in two-part moulds .
19 Like the more recent phenomenological sociologists , Freud saw that there were competing views of reality , some of which were socially maintained and continually reinforced by social processes , others of which were maintained in small groups , families or by one individual alone .
20 The general idea of selecting communities which were interrelated in this way on the dimensions of status and ethnicity was to ‘ match-up ’ linguistic data from the four areas , so as to obtain some fairly detailed information on the linguistic strategies which Belfast people employed as they moved from urban vernacular to slightly higher-status speech patterns .
21 The outstanding feature of the book is its 26 colour illustrations about golf and golfers which were painted in 1911 by E. Stuart Silver , a Leeds clergyman .
22 It was based on certain fundamental beliefs , which were expressed in extreme form , deriving ultimately from certain aspects of nineteenth-century scientific enquiry and social philosophy .
23 On windswept lonely Chesil Beach — that great ten mile long pile of pebbles which stretches westwards along the Dorset coast from Portland — one can still explore the pillboxes and anti-tank defences which were built in 1940 to resist the threat of invasion .
24 The cobbled yard outside the stables which were built in 1540 .
25 Most record companies had standard label designs which were printed in large quantities , while the details specific to the actual issue in question were overprinted using one colour of ink .
26 Hill loathed the idea of betting shops , which were legalized in 1960 , but rivals moved in and he followed in 1966 .
27 The Labour leadership also had to face two revolts from among individual Party members which were tackled in organizational terms but which were largely motivated by ideological sympathy for the Left .
28 So it was not only English hopes which were dashed in 1550 .
29 Because of the time it took to travel , clothes had to stay packed for long periods , and the number of changes needed throughout the day and evening necessitated quantities of clothes which were packed in different shaped dressing cases , boot boxes , hat boxes , umbrella cases , trunks and suitcases .
30 Throughout the realm the burdens of government which were borne in this way were substantial .
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