Example sentences of "where the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 One such example is the Grade II Pen and Parchment on Bridgefoot in Stratford-upon-Avon , where the barn at the back of the pub was used as a theatre throughout the 18th century .
2 It reaffirmed " that economic and social cohesion represent an essential dimension of the Community " and decided " to put in place early in 1993 and in those member states where the GNP per inhabitant is less than 90 per cent of the Community average [ i.e. in Greece , Ireland , Portugal and Spain ] the cohesion fund provided for in the [ Maastricht ] Treaty . "
3 This was where the influence of the research unit ( PSSRU ) was most obvious .
4 The Mann-Whitney U test was used for pairwise comparisons where the influence of independent variables was identified as significant by the multivariate analysis .
5 His statement is also that of Psalm 68 ( verse 24 ) where the presence of my God and my King in the sanctuary is not plain but celebrated in a rich display of singers , musicians , and ‘ damsels playing with timbrels ’ .
6 The simplest situation to deal with is where the benefit of the vendor 's contracts is freely assignable .
7 The main exception to the procedures for statutory and common law assignments is where the benefit to be assigned relates to a personal contract ( see above ) .
8 We continued on past the stink and stench of the Shambles where the lowing of the cattle waiting to be slaughtered jangled our nerves and hurt our ears .
9 There was hardly any area of the wall where the order of the mortared stone blocks was not interrupted by a face or a protruding limb .
10 In the other case where the depth of the tread pattern grooves is in issue an approved measuring device can be used .
11 Given the confusion and currency-turmoil that would be — still could be — provoked by the crumbling of this treaty , it is hard to know where the unravelling of Western Europe 's mutual openness would stop .
12 In 1987 it won 27 per cent of the Birzeit student vote , 85 per cent of the Hebron University vote , and over 40 per cent of the vote at al Najah , where the threat of violence between secular and religious students provoked the voluntary closure of the university until feelings had sufficiently abated .
13 There is nowhere in the Old World where the threat of marauding greenskins is completely unknown .
14 In addition , through an extensive programme of petrological identification of Neolithic stone axes found in Europe , the sites where the stone for the axes was quarried are gradually being identified .
15 There is still , therefore , a tension between the idea of the National Curriculum as an entitlement for all students , and the idea of education as a product in the market place , where the thickness of your wallet counts .
16 Week by week Peace News reported from Berkeley where the battle for the Free Speech Movement had , by May , led to the formation of the Vietnam Day Committee , pledged to stop conscription , and the war itself .
17 In this context — and in many others where the contrast between rich and poor is not so extreme — readers of NSS are among the rich .
18 ( b ) Counternotices Where the initiator of the review is required to specify the proposed new rent it is sometimes provided that the figure so specified shall be the new rent unless the other party serves a counternotice within a given period .
19 The optimum value , as discussed elsewhere , is the point where the gradient of the measure versus exposure graph is minimum .
20 Thus the crime of incest covers sexual relations by mature adults , in situations where the rationale of punishing exploitation of the young should no longer apply .
21 The effect of erosion on volcano morphology is beautifully illustrated in the Hawaiian Islands where the degree of dissection of each island is proportional to the time elapsed since volcanic activity ceased .
22 Such provision was thought to be important in a borough where the majority of housing is in local authority estates with little provision for single people .
23 Metal extraction was difficult , sources of non-ferrous ores are particularly scarce and these , and the smelting sites , were often far removed from where the majority of the artefacts were eventually used .
24 Even in a school where the majority of children practise a faith other than Christianity , something of Christianity should nevertheless be taught .
25 The resulting unemployment is particularly marked in the southern provinces of Inhambane , Gaza and Maputo ( province , not city ) from where the majority of the migrants came .
26 Coastal waters have suffered most , yet they play the most important role in the chain of life as that is where the majority of marine species spend at least part of their lives , for example in the North Sea many fish have been found to suffer from skin infections , deformed skeletons and tumours .
27 There are few publicly quoted companies where the majority of voting shares are not held by families or institutions closely linked with existing management .
28 This caused the bankruptcy of two of the most important local banks where the majority of Madeirans had their money deposited .
29 To illustrate the point let me cite the example of Yorkshire , where the majority of the county 's clubs competing in the Courage Leagues have no opportunity of taking part in a national knock-out competition .
30 ‘ At some stage , when I stop playing competitively , I will need to make some sort of career decision about where the majority of my energies will go .
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