Example sentences of "one [Wh det] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An empiricist theory of meaning will be one which enshrines this dependence of all language-learning , and thus of all meaningful language , on the evidence of one 's senses . |
| 2 | Liza 's car always appeared to be the one which had preferential treatment and although John Carrow , neither approving of nor trusting any lady to tinker about with a machine , begged them all to leave such things as cleaning carburettors to him , it was always Liza 's that got attended to first . |
| 3 | Likewise therefore this appeal is not one which entitles any party to call evidence unless there are exceptional circumstances and leave is given : see M. v. M. ( Minors : Custody Appeal ) [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 404 . |
| 4 | In sum , the Nicaraguan penal system is one which deserves closer examination , not just because of the option it presents for other developing countries . |
| 5 | Here I want to draw attention to an article by Beverle Houston , ‘ Viewing television : the metapsychology of endless consumption ’ , which seems to me to be one of the few serious attempts to theorize television subjectivity , and one which deserves more attention . |
| 6 | Until some genius does so , controversies like the one which surrounded this year 's Mildmay Course at Aintree , are bound to crop up from time to time . |
| 7 | Bentham would say that the one which produces more pleasure is the better action , but Mill would say that it need not be , if the quality of the pleasure which is lesser in amount is sufficiently much higher in quality . |
| 8 | It would have been impossible to predict the way events developed after October 1917 , and the policy of the Party seemed on numerous grounds to be the most sensible , the only one which went some way to reconciling the need for large economic units ( which , rightly or wrongly , was assumed to be decisive for material progress ) and for democracy , understood as the right of peoples to choose their own State . |
| 9 | Professor W. F. Grimes in his essay ‘ The Archaeology of the Stamford Region ’ in The Making of Stamford suggests that ‘ the inscription on the recently erected pillar that marks the Roman crossing on the Welland ought to be replaced by one which does less violence to the facts as they appear to be . ’ |
| 10 | This question of a more developed central core among the small towns is an important one which requires closer attention . |
| 11 | Where I think the problem lies is that the Victorian age was one which stressed personal salvation and the individual soul . |
| 12 | Although it may be easier to like the look of a classical house , few imagine how pleasant it might be to live in a Tudor Revival one which combines quaint picturesqueness with modern practicalities . |
| 13 | Europe has a destiny to fulfil , and in years to come it will become apparent that the best Europe is one which rejects interventionist mediocrity in favour of a European Community which will deliver the promise of a higher standard of living and political pre-eminence so justly deserved by all Europeans . |
| 14 | This pattern is one which allows each child to learn at his or her own pace . |
| 15 | Mr Major may have played a clever hand over Scotland in the run-up to the election , and one which brought unexpected success . |
| 16 | This was a satisfying performance , in which the soloist demonstrated a fine technique ; one which healed great clarity in the taxing scale work and sensitive and tender response in the slow movement . |
| 17 | The implication is some form of written constitution , which would be a major step for the system , though one which has growing support in the form of Charter 88 for example . |
| 18 | On the other hand , the first type of relation is one which has less significance for the present time , when there are no new political theories on the grand scale . |
| 19 | For some congregations and occasions an informal , relaxed language is appropriate , whilst others will require one which has more formality and dignity . |
| 20 | It is hard to imagine that the deception is successful , and the explanation is not one which flatters either group . |
| 21 | As befits their status they are the subject constructed on Policy E one which affords high priority to conservation landscapes and general amenity . |
| 22 | For any innovative training , the issue of who will train the trainers , and even the trainers of the trainers ( ! ) is a pertinent one , and one which needs careful thought . |
| 23 | Woodley concludes that the relationship between age and performance is a complex one which needs further analysis . |
| 24 | If the " we " code is taken to be the one which is closer to the " heart and mind " of the speaker , and hence the one which imparts greatest salience to a given message , then Creole , even though used sparingly , does indeed seem to fulfil the " we code " function for speakers in this community . |
| 25 | He might even agree that , perhaps after all , in the formation of opinion , of the choice of the direction in which a society is to move , the moral unit is the individual ; and , therefore , that a kind of organisation which accounts to opinion and responds to the consensus is more securely founded than one which rests moral perception and authority in the organisation itself . |
| 26 | The more pejorative epithets have disappeared in the post-colonial literature , except for one or two extreme examples like Kon Muang Nan ( 1978 ) who holds the view that the shifting cultivation practised by tribal people in northern Thailand is the most dangerous national problem and one which undermines national security . |
| 27 | The best fiscal system is one which taxes any part of income or wealth that is spent on consumption , and exempts any part of them that is saved . |
| 28 | This was no accidental condition , following wholly from some alleged natural benightedness of the backdunes , but one which required constant vigilance and determination . |
| 29 | As consumer demands become less varied around the world , the truly successful company is one which adopts global marketing strategies that can be tailored and implemented with a local focus . |
| 30 | ( This is not an explanation which is meant to compete with structural explanations relating the phenomenon to the suppression of women , but one which adds another dimension . |