Example sentences of "which [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two key aspects of government emphasized in the Crossman diaries are the difficulties facing a minister with departmental responsibilities who tries to take an overall view of government policies as a whole , and the related tendency for ministers to take narrowly departmental views which sabotage interdepartmental co-operation . |
| 2 | Walks are scheduled to take place all over the country taking routes which highlight various problems which have arisen from landowners denying access to the countryside . |
| 3 | Several theoretical positions have been developed to analyse local politics , broadly grouped into those which highlight local autonomy , and those which stress the role of national government and non-local determinants of change . |
| 4 | VMAP reports will give an indication of response/turnaround times for certain transactions , and these may be useful for showing trends which highlight potential problems . |
| 5 | I am grateful to the BBC and independent TV stations for regular broadcasts which highlight conservation matters . |
| 6 | Speakers were asked to address such questions as : the possibility of delineating a discrete and distinctive popular culture ; the usefulness of conceiving culture as discourse or as an arena of social change ; the forces which engender long-term changes in popular culture . |
| 7 | Many of these management structures and processes have long histories — quality circles and Japanese corporate practice are two trends which influence current thinking in business management aspirations , expectations and structures . |
| 8 | It examines some of the factors which influence industrial buying and purchase behaviour . |
| 9 | Something about the factors which influence multi-nat location decisions . |
| 10 | Biotechnology has an extremely wide range of applications in agriculture , among which are crop improvement , biological control of pests and the enhancement of nitrogen fixation , all of which influence environmental quality . |
| 11 | Cognition theories , which emphasise internal functions such as perception and understanding and see learning in terms of the organisation of mental connections which influence future performance . |
| 12 | At work here are what Ashworth calls the ‘ ingrained attitudes ’ — which could equally well be termed ideologies — which influence sentencing decisions . |
| 13 | It also outlines the company 's intention to participate in committees which influence legislative developments affecting packaging in the environment . |
| 14 | Moreover , many of those laws on the statute books which empowered colonial administrators to control the printed media remained in force and were used by the new governments after independence . |
| 15 | This is a powerful explanation because it succeeds in linking the fact of there being a restriction on sexuality in religions which preach brotherly love to all mankind , especially Christianity , Islam and Buddhism . |
| 16 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 17 | Red in the face he dumped the burden onto the massive wooden kitchen table , which gleamed white after countless years of daily scrubbing . |
| 18 | As he rushed onwards it lengthened and curved , until he stood at the edge of a cold volcanic cauldron , looking down at the mountain 's secret , a still , dark lake which gleamed green at the foot of the crags . |
| 19 | Much of the work which is being undertaken is dependent on government funding and , of necessity , is required to provide material which fits current political philosophy . |
| 20 | to standing or order nineteen fifty four about new or additional expenditure which says that any proposal which involves new or additional expenditure etcetera must be in the hands of commissioners and printed in proper form . |
| 21 | He had hoped to see the opening of the ‘ Ballymurphy Seven ’ trial , which involves alleged attacks on security forces , but said the trial date had been postponed . |
| 22 | Will he be having any talks with the Cairns group of countries , which involves major food producers such as Australia and New Zealand and is dedicated to getting rid of all subsidies , tariffs and quotas which put extra costs on food , and getting good-quality , cheap food back on the shelves — policies from which our farmers have absolutely nothing to fear ? |
| 23 | There is close co-operation with other departments in the Faculty , so that research which involves international or European law , or other branches of law , or which has theoretical dimensions , may also be pursued . |
| 24 | The Nobel citation praised Mitchell for his contribution to a deeper understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of his theory , which involves charged particles ( protons ) being driven across membranes within cells . |
| 25 | Marriages of persons over that age , but under 18 , are completely valid ; and the only check on such marriages without the consent of parents or guardians is the difficulty of getting them celebrated by the clergyman or proper officer without making a false declaration , which involves penal consequences . |
| 26 | The Metro does , however , have a few little problems ; the ghastly coloured light with which the dash is illuminated , a sort of blood-shot red ; some quite nasty , outdated body styling which involves add-on , red-striped plastic strips down the sides and a central locking system which emitted a noise rather like a very small horse coughing . |
| 27 | The Department has specific responsibility for senior management remuneration , management development and Group personnel policies which involves close liaison with Personnel colleagues and line managers throughout the world . |
| 28 | Although a number of researchers have argued that the only relevant research in eyewitness testimony is that which involves actual crimes ( Clifford , 1978 ; Lindsay & Wells , 1983 ; Malpass & Devine , 1980 ) , there are major difficulties with carrying out such research . |
| 29 | Currently , one of the rather loosely applied definitive differences between plant and animal life is that plants can be propagated in either of two ways , sexually by means of seed , which involves male and female contributions from different plants or from different parts of the same plant , or asexually ( vegetatively ) by means of cutting and layering , which is analogous to cutting off an arm or a leg and growing an entirely new individual from such a part into a whole new body . |
| 30 | A full-length performance , which premiered at The Place Threatre 's Indian Summer Festival in London , which involves young dancers from London and Oxford in some pieces . |