Example sentences of "after which the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It takes up to two months to complete , after which the other stages can be run in parallel . |
| 2 | The best method is to begin at the fainter of the two Pointers ( Agena , or Beta Centauri ) and extend a line from it through Alpha Trianguli Australe ; prolonged for far enough this will lead to Alpha Pavonis in the Peacock , after which the other Birds can be sorted out . |
| 3 | The American War of Independence and the French Revolution marked a turning point after which the new meaning became universal , Britain excepted . |
| 4 | Kassem failed to win international support for his claim and was deterred from pursuing it militarily by the swift dispatch of British and Arab League forces to Kuwait [ see pp. 18187-90 ; 18355 ; 18934 ] ; he was toppled in a bloody Baath-Nationalist coup in 1963 , after which the new Iraqi government recognized Kuwaiti sovereignty [ see p. 19668 ] . |
| 5 | After which the animated Dr smith talked at length and cogently — about strokes . |
| 6 | The eggs were clear for the first two or three days , after which the developing fish were clearly visible inside . |
| 7 | A civilian government , elected in 1978 , was overthrown in a military coup in November 1980 , after which the 57-member National Assembly and the Constitution were suspended . |
| 8 | A civilian government , elected in 1978 , was overthrown in a military coup in November 1980 , after which the 57-member National Assembly and the Constitution were suspended . |
| 9 | But we are very close now to the critical turning-point after which the political scene in Prague could be as rapidly transformed as among its neighbours . |
| 10 | But we are very close now to the critical turning-point after which the political scene in Prague could be as rapidly transformed as among its neighbours . |
| 11 | Another kind of polygyny is often found in species in which the males defend territories that are briefly visited by females for mating , after which the female leaves and the male awaits the next mate . |
| 12 | There was evidence that a tear had progressed from the corroded area across the face of the pressure dome , initially in fourteen separate steps , after which the critical crack length was exceeded and total disruption followed . |
| 13 | Talks ensued with management , after which the General Confederation of Labour ( CGT ) instructed employees to return to work . |
| 14 | The roof together with the sides were bolted into position permanently , after which the sliding doors were fitted , these also having been built in a jig . |
| 15 | The gastric contents were collected at 15 minute intervals for 45 minutes to determine stimulated gastric acid output , after which the nasogastric tube was removed and subjects once more emptied their bladders . |
| 16 | If you do set too high , you may find that the first syllable spoken after a pause is distorted , especially on p's and b's , after which the overall level of the recording drops to a lower value as the speaker continues ; during the next pause in speech , the background slowly returns to its original value until the speech resumes , whereupon it falls again . |
| 17 | Hybridisation was performed at 60°C in 80% formamide and the samples were digested at 37°C for 2 hours after which the protected fragments were fractionated by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis . |
| 18 | Having chosen confrontation with the unions the Heath government went down to important defeats : the resolution of the miners ' strike by the Wilberforce Report in 1972 ; the official solicitor 's intervention to free the ‘ Pentonville Five ’ in the context of demands for a general strike , after which the Industrial Relations Act was virtually a dead letter . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , in April 1991 leading separatists met with Chandra Shekhar in Delhi , after which the Prime Minister announced that a large number of Sikh youths imprisoned for minor offences would be released [ see p. 38151 ] . |
| 20 | The work is due to be completed in the year 2000 , after which the Great Hall will provide an unrivalled setting for conferences , concerts , balls and other grand events . |
| 21 | The samples were heated either at 400°C or 550°C for three days in the absence of water , after which the gaseous products were analysed by gas-liquid chromatography ( GLC ) . |
| 22 | Orlando Gibbons published a masterly set remarkable for its general seriousness in 1612 , and Tomkins a very fine book of what he preferred to call Songs in 1622 , after which the English madrigal went into a rapid decline — as did the type of solo song which had flourished beside it , the ayre with lute accompaniment . |
| 23 | This rough equivalence continued until the 1960s after which the rapid growth in local authority expenditure placed such pressure on the rates — with predictable political controversy — that central government steadily increased its contribution to local finances . |
| 24 | In one post the English applicant was shortlisted and was subsequently withdrawn — after which the Asian applicant was shortlisted . |
| 25 | Mr Adamec held talks with the small Socialist Party yesterday , after which the Socialist leader , Mr Bohuslav Kucera , announced that the Prime Minister was quitting because he wanted someone younger to handle the ‘ compromise ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ When the sandfly bites you , it lets in this protozoan , which gets under your skin and eats away the underlayer , after which the top layer breaks away leaving raw , open wounds . |
| 27 | It is envisaged that the national squad will spend two weeks in Johannesburg next March and then head straight to Kenya for three weeks of Cup cricket after which the top three teams will qualify for the 1995 World Cup to be staged jointly by India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka . |
| 28 | However , at the junction of the 25kDa/50kDa proteolytic fragments located downstream of the putative Mg-ATPase domain , the amino acid comparison revealed a completely divergent region of 13 amino acids after which the high degree of homology was restored ( 9 ) . |
| 29 | There may follow a period of spontaneous singing in tongues by the congregation , after which the whole assembly might lapse into a profound corporate silence and a still waiting upon God . |
| 30 | As the brood grows , workers chew through septa in the shoots and kill or seal off other queens , after which the whole tree is taken over . |