Example sentences of "which [vb -s] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 2 | However , he said the whole project , which involves a range of authorities from Tendring District Council to English Nature , could take up to ten years to complete . |
| 3 | Typically , this could occur in the context of a bona fide business reorganisation , which involves a change in your terms of employment . |
| 4 | The ‘ dialogic ’ , which involves a plurality of voices , was particularly characteristic of the novel . |
| 5 | We wish to make simple distinctions between sign languages ( BSL , ASL and so on ) ; sign systems , which will draw on sign language vocabulary but add features of the spoken language ( signed English ( UK ) , Signed Swedish , Seeing Exact English ) , or which have a manufactured vocabulary ( Paget-Gorman Sign System ) ; fingerspelling ; sign vocabularies , which reflect the meaning of sign languages and spoken languages without necessarily adopting inflections from either ( Makaton , Cued Speech ) ; and Total Communication which involves a mixture of one or more of these with spoken language . |
| 6 | An argument can certainly be made that , since it is the very characteristics of nuclear weapons which make their use illegal , any deployment of nuclear weapons which involves a threat of their use is an illegal threat of force . |
| 7 | Applying these criteria , it seems to me that the type of deployment of nuclear weapons which can most clearly be argued to entail an illegal threat of force is one which involves a threat of first use of nuclear weapons . |
| 8 | ‘ Aqua Fortis ’ intros with a gentle lapping of waves before thickening into a pulsing yet controlled hypno-technological dream and is supported by the scary ‘ Asylum 3 ’ , which involves a story about some magic toys and sets up the rest of the track for a chilling rollercoaster ride into a spooky world that you really do n't want to enter . |
| 9 | The doctrine of consideration provides that a promise will bind the promisor only if it is given as the price for another 's promise or as the price for an action which involves a detriment to the promisee . |
| 10 | Results of Tim Wright 's research on transfer of writing skills from LSS to mainstream classrooms and benefits/problems of doing research which involves a number of other colleagues . |
| 11 | Results of Tim Wright 's research on transfer of writing skills from LSS to mainstream classrooms and benefits/problems of doing research which involves a number of other colleagues . |
| 12 | There is also an increasing trend towards agroforestry which involves a combination of tree and agricultural crops ; the silvicultural component may be used to provide a crop and to ensure environmental protection . |
| 13 | And he employs a zig-zag training sprint which involves a series of passes before the player finishes off by flinging himself at a rugby tackle bag ! |
| 14 | A regime called Training By Assignment , which involves a period of learning followed by practical application , is being used increasingly at Courtaulds Fibres in Grimsby , UK . |
| 15 | Consider this extract , which involves a sequence of short sentences ( we have added numbers to make the sentences easier to identify ) : ( 1 ) Both Brontë and Hardy choose to present their heroine within an organic structure . |
| 16 | Most neural nets search by some process which involves a form of convergence by successive approximations . |
| 17 | This is the appeal which involves a review of an existing line of authority without any reconsideration of it . |
| 18 | See thus evokes the apprehension of a fact , something which involves an interpretation of the external symptoms captured by the senses : from what he can see , the speaker has concluded that Mrs Bonner is breaking visibly . |
| 19 | It is the purpose of this book to show that there is a possible meaning to the historical word ‘ god ’ , which involves an amalgamation into one central understanding , of all the known facts of evolution with many of the manifestations of unexplained mysteries which also affect human life . |
| 20 | There is a body , the National League against the Venereal Diseases , which receives a grant from the government and organizes lectures in schools , prisons , and to the army , but it is clear that their efforts have little effect on the prevalence of disease . |
| 21 | For example , take a company which displays a doubling of turnover over a five-year period using a column graph ( vertical bar chart ) . |
| 22 | Another useful device , which offers a check on understanding , is to play the sequence through initially with the sound track running . |
| 23 | Now more than a quarter of all kitchen specialists are members of the association , which offers a range of attractive consumer benefits . |
| 24 | The EADT has been at the forefront of the campaign , believing it vital grant aid is injected quickly into Clacton , with the third highest unemployment rate in the country , and Harwich , which offers a wealth of opportunities as the gateway to Europe . |
| 25 | Guests often spend as much time here as in the well-appointed lounges or at the friendly bar , before dining in the attractive restaurant which offers a choice of menu . |
| 26 | Each morning , breakfast is served in the large ground-floor restaurant which offers a choice of menu at dinner . |
| 27 | Stanley Home Improvements has three wardrobe kits ( see our competition on page 47 ) : the Doormaker , for sliding Door kit , which offers a choice of decor or mirror doors ; and a Folding Door kit , with a choice of mirror or decor bi-fold doors . |
| 28 | All teachers of history at Key Stage 2 need to develop links with their local archives service , which offers a storehouse of local material . |
| 29 | Many of those now hostile to Althusser continue to endorse this essay , which offers a theory of institutional power dependent on the categories of the subject and ideology . |
| 30 | At the end of our tour we visited the airport chapel , a place which offers a haven of peace and tranquility only metres away from the bustle of departure lounges . |