Example sentences of "which [vb base] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Guba and Lincoln base their approach upon the notion that , where stakeholder groups differ in their assessment of the effectiveness of their organizations , this is because of underlying differences in their value systems , which influence their assessment of the importance of different mixes of organizational outputs .
2 Later I will be trying to explore some of the factors which influence our dispositions towards whether or not to commit crimes .
3 Whether or not early retirement and high unemployment continue , however , they should not blind us to the need to consider other factors which influence our capacity to care for dependent populations .
4 However , it is now widely accepted that there are powerful forces of which we are not aware which influence our behaviour .
5 In addition to the power associated with positions and functions or units there is a network of control mechanisms which influence our behaviour on a day-to-day basis .
6 The reason why you are asked to be restrained in drinking calorific drinks is that these , even more than refined carbohydrate foods , have the opposite effect from fibre-rich foods in nearly all those steps in the consumption process which influence your degree of hunger .
7 There may also be a wide variety of specific points which influence your thinking .
8 Let us return to the paper by Bolinger ( 1967 ) already discussed in Chapter 3 , in which he makes a second major claim ( that there is a fundamental division among adjectives between those which , as he sees it , qualify the referent of the noun to which they are attached , and those which qualify its sense .
9 There is a similar departure from the notion of a fixed sequence of modes of production and their corresponding political and cultural forms in recent works which concentrate their attention upon specific types of political regime which do not necessarily fall within a single time span .
10 All members of the organisation , despite their different roles , have common objectives and values which unite their efforts .
11 The elimination of the green pound and the absurdity of monetary compensatory amounts , which tax our exports and subsidise our imports , was a major achievement which brought considerable financial advantages to my farmers .
12 Frank is educating Rita in this superb play which provides lots of humour as well as the underlying pathos of two people struggling with changes which mean their lives will never be the same again .
13 This contrasts with small mammalian carnivores , which usually chew their prey , and with the diurnal birds of prey , which tear their prey apart .
14 Wild horses normally establish beneficial daily routines of regular eating , sleeping , and exercise which favour their digestion , health , and peace of mind .
15 the complexity of company records , which are not only subject to mysterious , ( but relief-bringing ) disappearances down the corporation vortex , but when occasionally discovered are often so specialized and riddled with technical jargon that the average jurist finds them unintelligible — naturally corporate lawyers render them intelligible in ways which favour their clients ;
16 Each has variants ; for each there are circumstances which favour its use .
17 The rules of a society and the trusts which bind its property will , in many cases , fetter its freedom of action and the application of its property , in a way very similar to the restrictions which the doctrine of ultra vires imposes on a corporation ; and in the case of some unincorporated societies , such as registered Trade Unions and Friendly Societies , which have received a peculiar status by Statute , the rule of ultra vires has been held directly applicable .
18 Mendelson calls them ‘ macrobes , ’ artificial multi-celled organisms which change their morphology as they go through a sort of life cycle .
19 Similarly , managers are also caught in their myth systems which deny their capability for maturity .
20 At about 7 p.m. , the temperature rises more than 6CC above ambient and there is a strong smell like ether and chloroform attractive to chrysomelid beetles , which push their way to the stigmas , pollinating them .
21 His writing-room on the first floor contains an unprepossessing table and a sideboard , on which sit his word-processor and printer .
22 We had ample occupation watching the play of the clouds over the sides of the hills , and the bits of rugged moor and moss and flowing stream that enlivened the way ; but at a turning within some three miles of the inn of Kinlochewe , as we were about to pass the east-going mail gig with its complement of travellers , our driver jerked the horses into a ditch , which upset our machine and broke one of the springs .
23 Representatives of 37 island countries which fear their survival is threatened by rising sea levels as a result of global warming are planning a joint strategy .
24 The issues were discussed yesterday by the Gulf Co-operation Council , representing six oil-producing states which fear their revenues could be hit by measures intended to reduce fuel consumption .
25 Indeed , for all firms there must exist output levels and profit margins which maximise their profits .
26 If you pray for liberty then you may get relief just because you pray , or because things happen anyhow which bring you liberty .
27 For people in this category my message is short : ‘ Comply with the instructions set out in the forms which bring your case before the tribunal .
28 Invoice Discounting offers many of the advantages of Factoring , the main difference being that Barclays does not provide sales ledger administration , credit management , or debt collection , which remain your responsibility .
29 Very often the clients are unaware of their role in doing things which make their anxiety worse ( e.g. hyperventilating , catastrophizing , avoiding , etc . ) .
30 Of a total population of some 160 million Indonesians , about 151 million of them dwell on or near volcanoes , thriving on the rich nutrients which make their islands so fertile .
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