Example sentences of "[v-ing] [Wh det] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Module timetable confirming the agreed times and groups and detailing which rooms have been booked . |
| 2 | The contract will therefore seek : 1 to define the client 's obligations and , so far as possible , to minimise them ; 2 to define the scope of the contract by defining which statements form part of it ; 3 to minimise the scope for variation of the contract duties , by defining the authority of the client 's representatives to make statements binding on it , or to vary the contract ; 4 to minimise the likelihood of the client being in breach of contract , by defining the client 's obligations in flexible terms : for instance , the quantity of goods to be delivered may be subject to tolerances ; or the contract may provide for the time for delivery to be extended in certain situations ; 5 to minimise the extent of the client 's liability for any breach it commits : for instance , by excluding liability for certain kinds of loss , or by placing a financial ceiling on liability ; 6 to define the obligations of the client 's trading partners ; 7 to define the consequences of non-performance by the client 's trading partners ; 8 to provide machinery to encourage prompt performance by the client 's trading partners : for instance , a seller may require interest on late payments , or offer discounts for early payment ; a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment until satisfactory performance ; 9 to allow the client to use procedurally simple enforcement methods : for instance , terms of sale should be drafted so as to allow the seller to bring a liquidated claim for the price of the goods ; 10 to provide the client with security against non-performance by its trading partners : thus terms of sale are likely to seek to provide the seller with security against non-payment , for instance by means of a retention of title clause ; terms of purchase will seek to minimise the buyer 's exposure by allowing some or all of the price to be retained against satisfactory performance . |
| 3 | Unsurprisingly , in the face of this evidence caution has been expressed : ‘ Promoting a large counselling service in general practice before establishing what benefits accrue from this service is unwise . ’ |
| 4 | Scientists will study forests in south-east Asian countries , with a view to establishing what conditions produce the highest carbon dioxide absorption . |
| 5 | If they 're knocked over , the paraffin leaks and ignites , causing what firefighters say are some of the worst fires . |
| 6 | Deciding which manuals to supply was just the first of a chain or decisions . |
| 7 | Connecting up and getting started is easy , although this time there are 128 patches to try out before deciding which ones to modify . |
| 8 | The frequency count collected for each gram can be used as a way of deciding which grams to include if rarer items are to be excluded . |
| 9 | ‘ Environmental management is an important factor in deciding which firms succeed and which fail , ’ he said . |
| 10 | What other criteria did you work on in deciding which proposals to accept ? |
| 11 | Tread carefully when first contacting and deciding which companies to deal with . |
| 12 | Similarly , trust your inner wisdom in deciding which tasks to tackle , and when . |
| 13 | The division of work between the private profession and the law centre has not been based entirely on the choice of clients in deciding which problems to bring in to the law centre . |
| 14 | Before deciding which employers to apply to for jobs , think about the following questions . |
| 15 | In deciding which combinations to take after the first year of study , applicants should be aware of the entry requirements for both subjects . |
| 16 | However , before deciding which categories to employ , it is necessary to have : |
| 17 | So many , so arbitrary , so variable have these definitions been , she claims , that they provide no basis at all for deciding which children need special education nor for explaining the growth of special education . |
| 18 | This test could be of clinical value in deciding which patients require urgent referral for further management and treatment in hospitals without specialist nephrological care . |
| 19 | But this determination was coupled with a prudence and caution in deciding which battles to fight . |
| 20 | Mind you , it 's not the size of the workload that matters — after all , gardening is supposed to be fun — but the agony of deciding which jobs to do first . |
| 21 | What should he bear in mind in deciding what instructions to issue ? |
| 22 | For instance , a teacher might require information for : evaluating his or her teaching , monitoring the progress of individuals in the class , communicating to pupils and parents about achievements and progress , diagnosing pupils ' difficulties ; a school might require information for : placing pupils in sets , deciding what examinations to enter pupils for , — screening pupils for remedial or enrichment activities ; an external body might require information for : — selecting pupils for different types of school , — monitoring the progress of the school , — grading individuals in examinations , — selecting pupils for further education , training or employment . |
| 23 | In deciding what procedures to use the project team had to take into account the fact that few of the schools associated with the study were likely to have moved towards a Cockcroft curriculum . |
| 24 | Most often one is dealing with a situation for which mathematical difficulties preclude a full theory , but in which it is still useful to refer to the equations of motion in deciding what measurements to make and how to interpret the results . |
| 25 | In deciding what words mean for the purpose of defamation , the intention of the writer or speaker is largely irrelevant . |
| 26 | A more positive view of women readers has been suggested by , for instance , analysing what girls say about their reading ( Frazer 1987 ) , or by examining the ways in which they incorporate its models into their own writing . |
| 27 | Regulating what adolescents knew about sex , and preventing them from going to bed with their girlfriends or boyfriends , had become difficult . |
| 28 | One can not help wondering what practices condoned by our contemporary society will fall foul of tomorrow 's humane conscience . |
| 29 | He also comes very close to describing what anthropologists have actually found is the case as regards property in pre-capitalist systems . |
| 30 | Reluctantly the shoes are bought , for who would wish their son to attract comment for not wearing what others wear . |