Example sentences of "which give the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Muslim deputies here said they were optimistic that a working group of senior deputies could agree on the reforms , which give the Muslims equal representation in parliament and transfer executive powers from the Christian president to a cabinet led by a Sunni Muslim prime minister . |
| 2 | In addition to the evening sessions there will be four ‘ away-days ’ on Saturdays ( from 10.00 am to 4.30 am ) , which give the opportunity for some extended skill-training and group-work ( an additional ‘ away-day ’ has been included this year ) . |
| 3 | One problem for the faker trying to develop a patina in situ is that the chemicals which give the most attractive patinas also give totally the wrong minerals , which can be detected quite easily by X-ray diffraction . |
| 4 | They are occasionally the venue for outdoor sculpture exhibitions which give the visitor the chance to see not only some fine art , but also the courtyards themselves . |
| 5 | The mode of operation can be adjusted so as to produce a high content of aromatic ( benzene-like ) molecules which give the product its characteristically high octane number . |
| 6 | In the light of what the book is aiming to do , however , these are not criticisms , but merely reflections of the idiosyncrasies of the author which give the book its whole flavour . |
| 7 | Later eighteenth and nineteenth-century cellars are prime candidates for tunnel status ; they are usually stone built in the form of barrel vaults which give the end walls the appearance of plugs which seal off long tunnels — a common feature of such myths . |
| 8 | Again although there will be occasions when the bare lexical item will suffice to indicate meaning , when the context or the convergence of knowledge of those concerned will provide the specificity required , it will generally need to be supplemented by the addition of elements which give the word a more precise conceptual focus . |
| 9 | All instruments issued by reporting entities which are a means of raising finance , including shares , debentures , loans and debt instruments , options and warrants which give the holder the right to subscribe for or obtain capital instruments . |
| 10 | It contains pigments which give the hair its individual colour . |
| 11 | By this means it was possible to isolate the features which give the groups cohesion . |
| 12 | They are implemented through pop-up buttons which give the section or topic name ( Figure 5 ) . |
| 13 | Dealing with this ‘ second generation Mosquito ’ , the author has delved into the design and development flight testing reports , which give the reader a feel of what this sleek aircraft was like to fly . |
| 14 | A wonderful range of special painting techniques can be used on just plain flat lining paper to give completely individual pattern/colour combinations which give the overall impression of a texture . |
| 15 | Missing here are all the intangibles which give the curriculum meaning and purpose , those ‘ hidden ’ elements which develop in children a sense of self worth , purpose , self discipline , respect for others and tolerance for religious beliefs and customs which are different from their own … in other words all the really important qualities which , if it is to flourish , are required by society ! |
| 16 | It means describing the sound wave in numbers ( the binary digits which give the process its name ) and transmitting these instead . |
| 17 | The minutiae of naval , political and social life are introduced with the utmost literary tact so that the reader can enjoy the piquancy of surprise and can sense the author 's secret enjoyment of allusions which give the books their total authenticity . |
| 18 | Conditions ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) alone clearly are not enough and there can only be a limited number of ways of thinking of conditions which give the same results as ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) . |
| 19 | May I ask you to … ‘ ) which give the option of refusal ; we apologize for imposing ( ‘ I 'm sorry to bother you ’ ) , and add in praise to make our hearer feel good ( ‘ You know much more about car engines than I do ’ ) . |
| 20 | It is crucial to develop realistic shock models to see whether plausible parameters can be found which give the correct behaviour of the observed emission . |
| 21 | A spatial data program called from the tablet allows these angular changes to be identified for each frame by generating three digitized points which give the origin and the existing link point and its desired new position . |
| 22 | However , they are now appearing in such large numbers that many libraries have prepared Key word in context ( KWIC ) lists , which give the range of subjects covered in the various abstracting and indexing sources available in the library . |
| 23 | Are there natural pauses in the flow of language which give the viewer time to let it sink in and take shape in the mind ? |
| 24 | Valley markets are visited in the spring to buy stock to be fattened on lush summer pastures ( ‘ alps ’ — which give the range its name ) , and sold in autumn . |
| 25 | Following the interesting article by Andy Fairgrieve on the realities of high speed skiing I enclose calculated curves which give the order of speeds attained by normal unstreamlined skiers in relation to the distance skied , in a straight line , down slopes at various angles , at about 6,000ft altitude . |
| 26 | Selection is made of those instruments which give the most relevant information at the time . |
| 27 | The lower head has a few catgut strings stretched fairly tightly across it which give the ‘ rattle ’ , which is the strongest characteristic of the sound of this drum . |
| 28 | Not Fat Paul — Fat Paul , with his full-breasted bulk , his impassive sloped slab of a face , his parched pub rug , and the cruel blond eyebrows which give the eyes themselves the glint of a veteran ferret who has seen it all in the hare-traps and rat-pits . |
| 29 | When this is the case methods which give the entire distribution rather than some of the averages referred to above must be used . |
| 30 | It is not unusual to find small , cramped and cluttered mortuary rooms , which give the impression that little consideration has been given to the work carried out in the department . |