Example sentences of "which [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were never enough surgeons , never enough ambulances , of course no ‘ wonder drugs ’ , and often no chloroform with which to perform the endless amputations of smashed limbs . |
| 2 | Europe , and particularly the UK , is at the forefront in the research and development of the theories , methods and tools with which to support the formal analysis and design of computer systems . |
| 3 | In overall terms , between 1900 and the present day , the state apparatus for collecting and sorting criminal information has changed so dramatically that we must question whether it can supply us with a valid measuring-stick with which to compare the two periods . |
| 4 | The attempt to line up our thinking with what has been perceived as the most powerful of the current orthodoxies has certainly brought about a number of structural changes to the PGCE course the most important of which to affect the modern language group has undoubtedly been the decision to replace the single teaching practice in the spring term by two teaching practices , the first in the autumn and the second in the summer term . |
| 5 | The Classes 155 ( Leyland , Workington ) and 156 ( Metro-Cammell ) employ longer , 23m bodies with end doors so that the central passenger saloon in each vehicle has the maximum possible space in which to arrange the medium-density seats . |
| 6 | ALBA Yacht Services , based at Oban on the west coast of Scotland , offer a wide range of boats from Moody 31s to a Westerly Sealord with which to cruise the Western Isles . |
| 7 | There are many attractive villages to explore and high points from which to enjoy the panoramic views . |
| 8 | The idea that people needed to be shown from where to view the lakes , hills and mountains developed into the ‘ stations ’ or points from which to see the best views to the best vantage . |
| 9 | Although the United States of America continued to remain neutral , their relationship with Britain became further enhanced by Winston Churchill being Prime Minister , as his mother had been an American citizen , and Churchill was able , in September 1940 , to bargain successfully to obtain fifty destroyer-class ships with which to combat the German naval forces — mainly submarine boats — which were endeavouring to blockade sea borne supplies reaching Britain . |
| 10 | Never mind reverting to the back-foot no-ball law : bowlers , greedy for every millimetre , have plenty of ground upon which to plant the front foot , and have only themselves to blame for being no-balled . |
| 11 | All social services departments are being hit by inflation and are short of cash and staff with which to meet the many urgent requests for help from all sections of the community . |
| 12 | Just five hundred yards from the A82 , it makes an ideal base from which to tour the Central Highlands . |
| 13 | The Khlist was the perfect vehicle with which to secure the acceptable seduction of vulnerable women , and the message he propounded of redemption through sexual release resulted in hundreds of guilt-ridden and frustrated women falling prey to his advances ; his bedroom soon became known as ‘ the Holy of Holies ’ . |
| 14 | Well aware that it was a game to Richard — a pretence with which to pass the empty hours — and that it was to Anne , rather than Joan , he was in this instance referring , such comments never failed to annoy Edward — as Richard was well aware . |
| 15 | It 's best to leave the cutting of the opening to a professional builder unless you are skilled , because you will need to know the number and size of needles ( the temporary horizontal supporting timbers that past through the wall , carried on adjustable vertical props ) , and you will have to provide a firm base on which to stand the upright props , which have to be supported on the ground , and not by a wooden floor . |
| 16 | Or do you have one last trick up your sleeve , one last throw with which to bamboozle the overgrown altar boys and the ballroom mafia . |
| 17 | The potential value of the research is not just theoretical , as it offers a new perspective from which to evaluate the innumerable problems which beset development programmes . |
| 18 | This work , it is true , was largely conducted in the belief that simply gathering information alone would eventually lead to an understanding of the brain , but the fact remains that we now have an impressive body of evidence against which to evaluate the new theories that are emerging . |
| 19 | The research surveys current literature on the impact of legal regulation on different aspects of economic activity in Germany and Britain and attempts to develop a perspective from which to evaluate the changing role of law in government and industry relations in both countries . |
| 20 | Acknowledging the concepts of Dansereau ( 1957 ) that man creates new genotypes and new ecosystems , he considers nature without man as natural biogeography in Part I of his book and then uses this as a datum against which to set the larger Part II in which cultural biogeography is concerned with the effects of man in changing the genetic make-up of plants and animals , in redistributing them over the earth 's surface , and in altering the structure of many ecosystems . |
| 21 | Mr Kinnock 's preference for his successor to be in place by the end of June proved impossible to meet , as the party 's rules decree that there must be at least 12 weeks in which to consult the three groups that make up the electoral college — MPs , constituency activists and the unions . |
| 22 | The tentative application of economics to law overcomes the problems associated with pure legal scholarship by taking elements of both approaches in order to provide alternative perspectives from which to view the one problem . |
| 23 | It is a very interesting , if noisy , place in which to view the wide variety of produce available and to observe the fishermen as they sell their daily catch of espada and tunny . |
| 24 | Safe in the central eye of the storm , they had ten or fifteen minutes in which to reach the comparative safety of the track leading up through the rain forest to the President 's cabin . |
| 25 | We 've chosen Boppard as the base for our Rhine Fly-Drive holidays because it 's not only a great place to visit in its own right , but because its central location makes it an ideal spot from which to explore the mighty Rhine . |
| 26 | Los Arcos Hotel , our Club Choice for summer , is a perfect base from which to explore the legendary nightlife and beaches of Benidorm . |
| 27 | Your hotel , the Nirayani , is a good base from which to explore the surrounding area . |
| 28 | It should be used as a platform from which to explore the different modes that he suggests of lessening the short-run myopia . |
| 29 | Haslam 's exposure to the worldwide business scene nevertheless gives him an extra dimension with which to tackle the British Coal job . |
| 30 | This , obviously , is the place from which to inspect the western Pyrenees for a first time or , given the summary quality of the prospect , from which to take leave of them before driving north . |