Example sentences of "[Wh det] [modal v] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This surplus pushes up the yen , which ought to boost imports . |
| 2 | The theme will be environmental protection in the widest sense which may embrace topics such as safety , reduced energy consumption , waste disposal ( incineration or specialised degradable polymers ) and reduced emissions by improved control . |
| 3 | The tutorial is completely distinct from an ‘ audition ’ class ; the object of the tutorial is to help a student concentrate on speeches and scenes which may extend aspects of characterisation or improve his/her vocal range , and also to increase confidence . |
| 4 | The procedure in a debentureholders ' action is lamentably expensive and dilatory , since the receiver , as an officer of the court , will have to work under its closest supervision and constant applications will have to be made in chambers throughout the duration of the receivership , which may last years if a complicated realisation is involved . |
| 5 | Except in very calm and clear conditions flocks of birds are not easy to detect on the sea at any distance , and this , coupled with the shallowness of the water which may enable birds to feed well out to sea , probably results in many species being under recorded . |
| 6 | The Chinese approach to landscape , including the forces underlying their concept of dragons , will be examined in the next chapter , which may enable parallels to be drawn with British examples . |
| 7 | Even if high prices are not charged , an innovation may give an investment bank an advantage in gaining mandates , which may enable losses to be converted into " normal " profits . |
| 8 | This paper summarises the findings and poses some questions which may enable schools and local authorities to consider their own situation . |
| 9 | the quality of lateral communications , which may enable subordinates to get jobs done without constant reference back to their superior ; |
| 10 | But it is Michael Jackson 's deal which may set precedents the music business will later regret . |
| 11 | So there are three factors which may stop women getting as good value from credit as men : less awareness of credit costs , and of their rights ; credit-worthiness indicators ( such as employment and housing status ) which tend to be associated with unreliable payers and to be more common with women than with men ; and perhaps occasional outright discrimination . |
| 12 | The original problem definition of ‘ How to improve the sales team ? ’ could be re-expressed as ‘ How to make the sales team perform like Newcastle United Football Club ? ’ ( an analogy which may suggest better team training or a new look at tactics ) or ‘ How to address corporate turbulence ? ’ a metaphor which may prompt ideas of inter-departmental conflict . |
| 13 | Among the few fish which do not mix well with Ampullaria are Leporinus and puffers , both of which may bite pieces out of the snail . |
| 14 | Another writer , responding to a general question about changes in his discipline , described a long-term cyclical or pendular motion which may suggest parallels in other subjects : |
| 15 | Three examples survive from Benet 's pen ; the other two are in honour of St Mary Magdalene and St Alban [ q.v. ] , which may suggest connections with Magdalen College in Oxford and St Albans Cathedral . |
| 16 | What is more , introducing PRP for nurses has added anything up to a billion dollars to administrative costs in the US public sector — a figure which may send shudders down the spine of Britain 's cost-conscious NHS . |
| 17 | Activities which may resolve problems in one cultural ( and therefore educational ) setting may create problems in another . |
| 18 | Mud volcanoes are rather more impressive features which may attain elevations of up to 100 m , eruptions of mud arising from the heating of shallow ground water . |
| 19 | Most co-operative societies have some form of funeral prepayment plan which may involve vouchers for goods in their stores . |
| 20 | If the process persists too intensely and for too long , ever more desperate and damaging controls need to be applied , controls which may involve abuses of the body , of food , drink and drugs , and of other people . |
| 21 | The plaintiff should be asked for their views on the treatment received to ensure that there are no areas which may involve allegations of medical negligence . |
| 22 | There are , of course , many other ways of using junk materials which may involve ideas of number , shape or comparisons . |
| 23 | ‘ Tolls are a daily expense which may deter motorists more than a rush-hour permit which is a one-off expense , ’ says Rob Lenterman , of Nedlloyd , a multinational freight company based in Rotterdam . |
| 24 | Some , although few , home contents policies have a reverse indemnity clause which may cover costs and damages in some cases . |
| 25 | Manuals which may contain maps , schematic diagrams and other materials warrant separate consideration . |
| 26 | In others , such as the strongyloids , it is large , and opens into a buccal capsule , which may contain teeth ; such parasites , when feeding , draw a plug of mucosa into the buccal capsule ( Fig.3 ) , where it is broken down by the action of enzymes which are secreted into the capsule from adjacent glands . |
| 27 | Starters : Not the first course of your evening meal , but an overused term for the various proprietary seeding compounds — which may contain bacteria , or enzymes ; and sometimes the chlorine/chloramine/and other nasties removing water conditioners . |
| 28 | The new items adopt a structured problem-based approach to the many different marital difficulties that people face , and information on the cultural and religious framework , which may affect options open to ethnic minority clients , has been included for the first time . |
| 29 | The nature of classroom interaction is one factor which may affect children 's ability to cope with explanations in the classroom . |
| 30 | This inevitably produces a certain amount of fan noise which may give problems with sound recording . |