Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun pl] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of any details it is difficult to assess the force of these references to biology and sociology … . ( 1 ) What , if any , were the false biological views in question ? ( 2 ) How did it follow from them that women could not be ordained to the priesthood ? ( 3 ) What are the views which have taken their place ? … . ( 7 ) Have the views about women which have now come to be held proved to be true ? |
| 2 | The Draft Directive provides for copyright protection for collections which , by reason of their selection or arrangement , constitute the author 's own intellectual creation ( similar to the German standard for copyright protection generally ) . |
| 3 | Broadly speaking , however , there are about four general reasons for files which transfer graphics information : |
| 4 | In the dialectical perspective , we encounter these objects as productions which are human and provided with a future … thus they seem by themselves to be totalizations in process . |
| 5 | Braham 's importance lies essentially in his ability to use mundane or ‘ innocent ’ objects as vehicles which carry the much heavier load . |
| 6 | The public good defence for performances which were proved to be ‘ in the interests of drama , opera , ballet or any other art , or of literature or learning ’ omitted the words ‘ or other objects of general concern ’ , thereby rejecting the so-called ‘ therapeutic defence ’ according to which pornography was claimed to be ‘ psychologically beneficial ’ to some persons ‘ in that it relieves their sexual tensions and may divert them from anti-social activities ’ . |
| 7 | Conrad used the adventure story for purposes which stretched it perhaps beyond its technical bounds . |
| 8 | By bourgeoisification , Taylor is referring to the increasing emphasis within the game on comfort and entertainment manifested in such developments as the reconstruction of grounds as commercial stadia ( with covered stands , seats and floodlights ) , the payment of large transfer fees and the freedom of contract for players which enabled them to command large salaries . |
| 9 | ‘ For the purposes of this Act an appointed representative is a person — ( a ) who is employed by an authorised person ( his ‘ principal ’ ) under a contract for services which — ( i ) requires or permits him to carry on investment business to which this section applies ; and ( ii ) complies with subsections ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) below ; and ( b ) for whose activities in carrying on the whole or part of that investment business his principal has accepted responsibility in writing ; and the investment business carried on by an appointed representative as such is the investment business for which his principal has accepted responsibility . |
| 10 | ‘ For the purposes of this Act an appointed representative is a person — ( a ) who is employed by an authorised person ( his ‘ principal ’ ) under a contract for services which — ( i ) requires or permits him to carry on investment business to which this section applies ; and ( ii ) complies with subsections ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) below ; and ( b ) for whose activities in carrying on the whole or part of that investment business his principal has accepted responsibility in writing ; and the investment business carried on by an appointed representative as such is the investment business for which his principal has accepted responsibility . |
| 11 | But if the objective of the advertising for such a brand is , in fact , to talk to newcomers to the market ( and there are always newcomers to any market ) , or to the unconverted , or to disloyal users of other brands , there is , obviously , a very clear , specific case for ads which carry quite a lot of information , presented in a suitably attractive way . |
| 12 | We described stratification earlier as a stable structure of inequality between groups which persist across generations . |
| 13 | Dave Speed , of New Town Road , Colchester , who was made redundant by printers Spottiswoode six weeks ago after 19 years with the firm , said last night : ‘ It was certainly not a Budget for jobs which is what I , and others , were hoping for . ’ |
| 14 | But is there any major passion excited by interactions between persons which is not a blend of reactions from multiple viewpoints ? |
| 15 | Nathalie Sarraute has consistently defended the narrative structures of her texts as the only possible means of representing , in fictional form , the psychological interactions between consciousnesses which she describes as ‘ tropisms ’ — the depiction of subtle intersubjective activity involves the creation of a more fluid narrative discourse . |
| 16 | We explain the behaviour of a component at any given level , in terms of interactions between sub-components whose own internal organization , for the moment , is taken for granted . |
| 17 | We believe people should be informed and consulted by employers about issues which affect their work . |
| 18 | TOY BOX develops audio/oral skills through activities which are enjoyable and familiar to young children . |
| 19 | It is absolutely futile to try to make plans for conditions which you can not foresee , ( Hear , hear ) . |
| 20 | There are inevitably tensions and pressures created for social workers who are responsible for making long-term plans for children which may include separation from parents when working with natural parents . |
| 21 | It applied only to mergers between companies whose combined worldwide turnover exceeded 5,000 million ECU ( approximately US$6,500 million ) and where the aggregate EC turnover of each of at least two of the companies involved exceeded 250 million ECU . |
| 22 | It provides the exporter with the security that he will receive payment for goods which he has despatched , regardless of the buyer 's ability or willingness to pay , since the bank takes over the payment obligation . |
| 23 | Its proposals are workable and provide a framework for services which can be applied at all levels from the government at the top right down to the professional worker in direct contact with the recipient of services . |
| 24 | In these models much attention has been focused on the interaction between markets which fail to clear , and the mechanisms by which agents ' actions are coordinated when prices are sticky . |
| 25 | He claims he paid the top Tory official £40,000 to secure the prestigious Queens Award for Exports which Levitt is now accused of having obtained by deception . |
| 26 | Why do we have exams for subjects which we are n't even setted for ? |
| 27 | The unit will also provide a base for teams which work in the community . |
| 28 | The CNAA uses the category of pass degree both for courses which do not aim to achieve honours standard , and as a probationary validation category for courses which eventually acquire honours status ; it should be noted that staffing and other learning resources are significant factors in such validation . |
| 29 | One constant factor , unaffected by change of government , but never far below the surface , was an extreme sensitivity about the degree of public support for policies which tended to be perceived ( however misguidedly ) as ‘ soft ’ on crime . |
| 30 | He said that market forces were being ‘ inhibited by state ownership and government support for producers whose viability was doubtful . ’ |