Example sentences of "who [vb base] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So those who espouse equal opportunity need to elaborate its purpose . |
| 2 | The public counts on those who disseminate factual information … to be certain that what they tell us is as accurate as research and the conscientious use of language can make it . |
| 3 | For fear that those who disseminate racist propaganda would turn to newer mediums of communication , it was decided to deal explicitly and comprehensively with all forms of communication such as films , tapes , records and video recordings , f not all of which would unambiguously have fallen within the proposed law . |
| 4 | If this is the case , the ones most likely to buckle under the heat of the pressure will be those Christians who lack personal conviction . |
| 5 | In comparing the procedures for electing party leaders in Britain and the United States , Anthony King concluded that , ‘ recent developments in the American presidential nominating system have greatly increased the probability that men will be nominated who lack relevant experience and have no evident aptitude for one of the most demanding and powerful jobs on earth ’ . |
| 6 | Introduced to provide finance for promising entrepreneurs who lack sufficient track record or collateral , the loan guarantee scheme is being improved with the maximum loan available up from £100,000 to £250,000 . |
| 7 | In that year the Cohen Committee succinctly explained how this state of affairs had come about : ‘ [ t ] he illusory nature of the control theoretically exercised by the shareholders over directors has been accentuated by the dispersion of capital among an increasing number of small shareholders who pay little attention to their investments so long as satisfactory dividends are forthcoming , who lack sufficient time , money and experience to make full use of their rights as occasion arises and who are , in many cases , too numerous and too widely dispersed to be able to organise themselves ’ . |
| 8 | The long-term trend towards greater equality of income and wealth has been reversed under the Conservative governments of 1979 onwards and it is argued that this ‘ strategy of inequality ’ ( Child Poverty Action Group ) , which is seen as a direct consequence of the drive towards popular capitalism , has led to a major increase in poverty in the UK and to the possible emergence of an underclass , who lack any stake in popular capitalism and who are caught in the dependency culture . |
| 9 | However , there are some women who display total commitment to their men without appearing to need the safety net of marriage . |
| 10 | Launching the scheme Princess Diana said : ‘ The awards will go to those who display exemplary qualities in adversity while helping others . ’ |
| 11 | Wayans insists the joke is meant to lampoon those who display unwarranted fear of Aids and is no way in poor taste . |
| 12 | THOUSANDS of couples who hate each other are trapped together in a living hell because of the slump . |
| 13 | He was on his way to becoming a statistic , one of the sixty per cent of fathers who lose all contact with their children within five years of divorce . |
| 14 | This is the polar opposite of those who have been brainwashed by an ideology , and who lose all sense of being individuals . |
| 15 | Protestors , who fear increased noise and disturbance from the development , were shocked by the decision . |
| 16 | Local residents , for example , who fear increased traffic can apply for their own traffic calming , since the authorities are now able to introduce it . |
| 17 | PAYING off the mortgage ahead of time is certainly the safest investment and could also be best for taxpayers who fear reduced returns on deposits if Labour wins . |
| 18 | There are those like Bernard Taylor , professor of business policy at Henley Management College , who raise serious doubts about it : ‘ When I hear the word empowerment , I reach for my gun , because it 's one of those cosy words . |
| 19 | The authors , whose style is often banal and who favour such phrases as ‘ the march of history ’ , end with a detailed discussion of how these evils might be avoided . |
| 20 | In principle , conflicts of interest and their attendant problems can be viewed from essentially two different perspectives : those who favour minimal regulation , and those who favour more stringent regulatory controls . |
| 21 | The last few years have also seen the re-emergence of political elements within Mozambique who favour these developments and as of 1990 , Frelimo ceased to be the sole political party . |
| 22 | The argument developed in this chapter is that insider dealing is undesirable and ought to be regulated at all levels ; that the prohibition of the practice has a rational basis ; and that many of the arguments advanced by those who favour unfettered insider dealing are seriously flawed . |
| 23 | Lining up in opposition are those who favour less use of the legal options in truancy cases , preferring policies which place greater emphasis on the causes of truancy . |
| 24 | Those who favour local authority independence argue that : ‘ National financial controls will lead to nationally run services and that is politically dangerous ’ ( Glennerster , Power and Travers , 1991 ) . |
| 25 | China is negotiating , rather slowly , to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) ; those outsiders who favour binding China into international trading rules are roughly matched by those who would prefer to keep it outside and thus retain their present freedom to retaliate against its exports . |
| 26 | There is even less recognition of the needs of women who combine paid employment and care for their families , especially if their employment is part-time . |
| 27 | A distinguishing feature is that those who provide the service are often the ones who sell that service . |
| 28 | In particular , they differ from those who sell other kinds of copyrighted products , book publishers for example , in their inflexibility over price . |
| 29 | The company 's sales division consists of a national team of representatives who sell all product . |
| 30 | The poor standard of some marine retailers who sell difficult-to-keep fish and inverts to beginners and do not care for their stock properly |