Example sentences of "extent [prep] which [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This method allowed us to generalise the result to all Scottish schools but limited the extent to which we could explore potentially interesting responses . |
| 2 | That is why during the next few weeks we shall be embarked on considering the extent to which we can change it to the benefit of all . |
| 3 | And indeed , the very extent to which they would lie readable was called in question by their range and bulk . |
| 4 | the extent to which they would be able to mobilize ‘ community resources ’ . |
| 5 | FCA of who had been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 1.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to carry out a review of its compliance procedures in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.09 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to warn clients of the extent to which they may be exposed to risk in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.32 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 , when the firm gave advice to clients such that , if acted upon , it would result in commission being received , it failed to inform those clients of that position in writing in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.47 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to issue engagement letters in accordance with the terms of the Regulation and having been in breach of Investment Business Regulation 2.60 in that in Camberley between 6 October 1989 and 22 August 1991 the firm failed to ensure that it had adequate records in accordance with the terms of the Regulation was reprimanded , fined £500 and ordered to pay £250 by way of costs . |
| 6 | However , such concerns are beyond the scope of this article , and although we are not always able to separate out the different areas of linguistic interest in the characterisation of an individual in a dramatic text ( many individual character traits are receptive to a number of different linguistic approaches ) , the large number of insights into characterisation offered by discourse and pragmatic analysis indicates the large extent to which they may be used effectively by the student of dramatic texts . |
| 7 | Particularly with insects , whose chitinous exoskeletons make it difficult to consider them in anthropomorphic terms , how are we to discover the extent to which they might be acting intelligently ? |
| 8 | Most of the agencies that we shall be describing in the following sections would claim to offer information , advice and assistance but some are dubious as to the extent to which they should take action on behalf of a client and some will refer a matter on to specialists when they reach the limits of their competence . |
| 9 | They have to judge quite carefully the extent to which they should er , advise the caution , because if they advise too much caution , then erm , er people will er , restrain themselves and then perhaps if things are n't really bad , no longer believe the Treasurer . |
| 10 | Subsequently , the project will focus on possible reforms and examine the extent to which they will alter the distribution of either care or payment for that care . |
| 11 | The extent to which they will do so , of course , depends on their personal attraction to the ideals of the Convention and the jurisprudence of its court . |
| 12 | For social reasons , both the degree of concentration of certain acknowledged problems and the extent to which they can be explained by internal processes of self-generation rather externally imposed processes may be grossly exaggerated . |
| 13 | Second , that fertility of these cohorts depends on the extent to which they can match these aspirations in their subsequent adult life , any shortfall in ‘ relative income ’ being met with responses to limit fertility through deferred marriage or smaller family size . |
| 14 | This will mean stating the following clearly : a ) the number of jobs offered annually ; b ) defining the nature of the training component ; c ) reviewing recruitment policies , especially testing , where this is used ; d ) interviewing young people from Compact schools and offering feedback and counselling to those who do not , for whatever reason , receive the offer of a job ; e ) stating the extent to which they can become involved in : 1 . |
| 15 | The RECs can generate electricity on their own account but are strictly limited in the extent to which they can do so . |
| 16 | Of course , a critical factor in this ‘ law ’ becoming a real check on executives is the extent to which they can operate in secrecy . |
| 17 | Finally , a summary of policy issues raised and discussed during one academic year ( 1987–88 ) is used to demonstrate the pattern of contending interests and the extent to which they can or can not be accommodated . |
| 18 | This is the major challenge facing adult educators today , the extent to which they can actively assist this process . |
| 19 | Lord Arran told how Minister Walsh , who spent over a day at the show , and he would be considering the extent to which they can co-operate mutually to the advantage of all involved in the food and drink industry in Ireland . |
| 20 | The facts of deixis should act as a constant reminder to theoretical linguists of the simple but immensely important fact that natural languages are primarily designed , so to speak , for use in face-to-face interaction , and thus there are limits to the extent to which they can be analysed without taking this into account ( Lyons , 1977a : 589ff ) . |
| 21 | Partly because it is not routinely recorded , relatively little is known about cohabitation and the extent to which it may become an ordinary setting for childbearing before or instead of marriage . |
| 22 | As yet , the role of consumer or patient ‘ demand ’ , and the extent to which it may influence variations in surgical rates , has been relatively unexplored . |
| 23 | The extent to which it would be mistaken to take our own rituals literally provides a standard from which to assess our understanding of the rituals and statements of other cultures . |
| 24 | On the other hand it was necessary to acquire an elementary understanding of the issues involved , examine previous work on measuring the required parameters and in particular learn something about canopy structure so as to assess the extent to which it would need to be taken into consideration . |
| 25 | Thus they are doubtful as to whether or not SSE is likely to be superficial ; about whether it is too time-consuming ; about the extent to which it would reveal matters which could threaten professional reputations or harm relationships and whether any evidence produced as a result of SSE would be sufficiently objective . |
| 26 | I did n't realise at the time the extent to which it would actually alter my life . |
| 27 | Rearing a child is a formative process , requiring diverse skills and a sense of how the pattern is taking shape , and the extent to which it must grow before it is complete . |
| 28 | It may be that its functioning is impaired in various ways ; perhaps the extent to which it can suffer is impaired by the sensory deprivation . |
| 29 | There is a quite separate consideration relating to species composition of prey assemblages , and this is the extent to which it can be considered diagnostic of the habitats from which the assemblage has been derived . |
| 30 | The extent of such informal activity will vary greatly in different areas and the extent to which it can be stimulated is unclear . |