Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh det] [vb base] [pron] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The analysis of sin that occupies much of the second half of the book and which , perhaps fittingly from a literary point of view , distorts the balanced analytic framework of the role and nature of contemplative life in the first half , is frozen in a definitive icon in which the body of death is horriby manifested with a head of pride , back of covetousness ( worldly things that the anchoress turns away from ) , a heart of envy , arms of anger , a belly of greed , genitals of lechery and feet of despairing sloth which find it difficult to stir themselves to good works ( prayer and meditation for the anchoress ) ( 85.355a — 6a. – 154 – 5 ) .
2 With empowerment you can create organisational cultures which make it easier to delegate , but to some extent it must come from the subordinates as well . ’
3 Made in 100 per cent cotton , they have adjustable hooks and loops which make them easy to put on , an extra cotton inner pad for more absorbency , are washable and reusable .
4 They may differ from country to country , as may the level of pollution deemed acceptable , but there are common elements which make it possible to distinguish four types of strategies : ( 1 ) air quality management , ( 2 ) emission standards , ( 3 ) economic , and ( 4 ) cost-benefit .
5 There is also a time bar : the Commissioners may only investigate a complaint if it is made within 12 months from the date the aggrieved person first had notice of the matter complained or , but a Commissioner has power to accept a complaint outside the time limit if he considers that there are special circumstances which make it proper to do so .
6 ‘ There are opportunities in Europe , but there are differences in culture and differences in operating costs which make it difficult to enter other European markets .
7 Today it stands less elegantly , surrounded by modern buildings which do their best to dwarf and ignore it .
8 While these major upgrades to PageMaker , there are numerous smaller changes which make it easier to use .
9 The difficult issue is how far this movement should be taken : changes which make it easier to convict men of sexual assault on women , or parents of the sexual abuse of children , can not be welcomed unless one has a clear conception of the rights of defendants as well as the rights of victims .
10 Perhaps we need to develop groups for ‘ failures ’ , for children born with or who develop conditions which make them unable to fit labels of normality .
11 He would simply say it refers to all those aspects of things which make them beautiful considered in some , and that , if you think of that as a sort of mental object for a moment , is a very rich one .
12 It is these muscles which make it possible to stand up straight and bend over to lift objects .
13 Figure 6.3 Many species of birds give alarm calls when they see a dangerous predator The particular bird giving the alarm call runs the risk of attracting the predator to itself , so the alarm calls have acoustic properties which make them difficult to locate .
14 All of their shampoos can be used as an all over body wash and The Conditioner from Paul Mitchell has wonderful moisturising properties which make it super to shave with .
15 At the same time , the three thousand five hundred tanks and three hundred and ninety thousand Iraqi troops have dug into defensive positions which make them difficult to knock out , even with the sophistication of British and United States ground attack bombers .
16 First , those items which make it difficult to recognise specific abilities in a child will be of less value than those which provide descriptions that can easily be applied .
17 There are , he adds , at least four potential political uses which make them unlikely to disappear :
18 All facilities in Pizazz Plus are accessed via sets of user-friendly menus which make it easy to achieve your objective .
19 His research on bereavement has led him to formulate a list of factors which make it possible to identify those likely to be at particular risk for psychiatric disorder .
20 This type of sack can be useful if you need a pack for backpacking , weekend use and day walking , as it will have compression straps which make it easy to reduce the size .
21 The discipline of information science , which attempts to study all the ways in which human beings communicate information with each other and the many facilities which make it easier to perform , is in its earliest formative years , and it will be a long time before we can be sure either that the science of information is a true discipline or that it can deliver its present optimistic promises .
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