Example sentences of "which [vb mod] [vb infin] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In more advanced bryozoans of the Mesozoic to Recent individual zooids have become specialized for particular functions — some have become totally modified to curious , snapping structures looking remarkably like miniaturized parrot heads , which may function to prevent the settling of larvae of unwanted alien organisms on the bryozoan colony . |
| 2 | This is very important because the act of cutting usually has immediate effects on tension and is also likely to evoke responses from other people which may serve to strengthen the urge to cut . |
| 3 | The principal objective of purchaser research is to identify companies in the same business sector which may wish to acquire the client 's business . |
| 4 | Here the discourse proceeds through a repeated grammatical structure ( to X and not to Y the/for Z ) into which different words are slotted , creating a rhythm which is finally broken in the last phrase in a way which may seem to imitate the sense of relief and reward the prayer concerns . |
| 5 | On the one hand , their arrival may add to the demand for retailing and educational facilities , which may help to sustain the village shop or school ; on the other , their children may attend other more distant schools and the newcomers may shop in the adjacent towns so that , if they have ‘ replaced ’ locals , there may be a downturn in demand , which could even precipitate the closure of these facilities . |
| 6 | But correct as the analysis may be it is limited to pragmatic instrumentalist legal theory , and the prescription fails to take account of social theories which may help to explain the changes in the rule of law over time . |
| 7 | The most obvious exception is tin , the main export of Bolivia , which may help to explain the Soviet Union 's especial enthusiasm for its relations with Bolivia , which have survived that country 's numerous changes of government . |
| 8 | Although some of the grievances voiced in 1381 concerned these same matters , there were other factors at work too , which may help to explain the special character of this rising . |
| 9 | There is a projected complete recording of this , which may help to tip the balance in favour of Weill as a theatre composer , rather than one whose songs are fast becoming the province only of the recitalist , whether on the concert platform or in a smoky cellar . |
| 10 | Fortunately , this no longer happens and it is these latest remains on many villas which may help to determine the character of life and the decline from earlier standards . |
| 11 | Wittgenstein uses another illustration which may help to make the point clearer , the familiar ‘ duck-rabbit ’ . |
| 12 | One policy , already mentioned , which should continue to shape the law of sexual offences is the criminalization of those who exploit the young and vulnerable . |
| 13 | Project management is therefore a matter which should begin to occupy the attention of the various bodies involved in harmonization . |
| 14 | In particular , they pointed to two barriers which might exist to prevent the full employment equilibrium from being reached : lock of investment and the liquidity trap . |
| 15 | The stress on competition has led the competition Directorate of the European Commission ( DGIV ) to place a particular emphasis on attacking any behaviour which might appear to segment the European market into national markets . |
| 16 | Of course people need places to stay when on holiday and I 'm all for economical breaks such as caravanning , but I have a few suggestions which might help to improve the look of unsightly caravan parks . |
| 17 | There is virtual unanimity of preference for oral teaching which might seem to overbear the possibility of opposition . |
| 18 | The first was to draw up a structure of government which could serve to protect the people from government , from the danger of a tyranny of the majority in the legislature ; but the second aim was to protect the people from themselves . |
| 19 | Once the film has stopped I want you to think of things which could occur to make the situation dangerous to you as the driver of the car . |
| 20 | It is this formative assessment experienced in the context of a realistic working environment , eg. a training office , which could help to take the sting out of the summative assessment . |
| 21 | The estimate was given yesterday by Allan Stewart , the Scottish industry minister , when he urged companies to give increasing priority to markets in the Commonwealth of Independent States to win work which could help to offset the gradual decline in North Sea oil opportunities . |
| 22 | The effect of section 87 is to ensure that a qualified member of the tenant 's family who has made his home with the tenant shall not lose his home when the tenant dies but shall succeed to that home and to the secure tenancy which protected both the tenant and the successor while the tenant was alive and which shall continue to protect the successor after the death of the tenant . |
| 23 | Should it reveal areas which would fail to meet the standard , then alternative sets of options for emission control can be considered . |
| 24 | The government is currently discussing severe changes to the funding of the associations which would appear to threaten the universal right of Stirling students to free membership of SUSA and all the accompanying benefits and rights . |
| 25 | In all cases where substituted service is effected , the creditor must have taken all those steps which would suffice to justify the court making an order for substituted service of a petition ( see Section 10 below ) . |
| 26 | The traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests was seen by many Republicans as an issue which would continue to erode the former party 's support in the South , a crucial common factor in the Democratic candidate 's defeat in five of the six presidential elections since 1968 . |
| 27 | But , whatever their knowledge , of far greater importance in official thinking was the strategic value of a power source which lent itself naturally to centralized control , which was operated by a well paid , reliable work-force and which would continue to keep the miners at bay . |
| 28 | The star would , however , continue to exert the same gravitational force on the spaceship , which would continue to orbit the black hole . |
| 29 | Above all , actions must be avoided which would serve to solidify the disintegrating Unionist ranks — all irresponsible adventures , anything which could be construed as provocation . |
| 30 | A new electoral code and a new constitution , which would need to address the critical question of the future role of the armed forces , were both expected . |