Example sentences of "[conj] one [prep] which [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vague term ‘ really serious crime ’ was defined to mean an offence which carried the possibility of a three-year sentence for conviction on a first offence , or one in which large numbers of people were involved . |
| 2 | If in a potentially life threatening situation or one in which irreparable damage to the patient 's health is to be anticipated , doctors or hospital authorities are faced with a refusal by an adult patient to accept essential treatment and they have real doubts as to the validity of that refusal , they should in the public interest , not to mention that of their patient , at once seek a declaration from the courts as to whether the proposed treatment would or would not be lawful . |
| 3 | ‘ Clothes make man ’ said the German proverb , and no age was more aware of it than one in which social mobility could actually place numerous people into the historically novel situation of playing new ( and superior ) social roles and therefore having to wear the appropriate costumes . |
| 4 | This has led to waste and inefficiency since the definition of a good hour of work is one that can be charged to the contract rather than one in which some progress has been made . |
| 5 | They felt , rightly or not , happier starting a course on level terms with newcomers from the sixth forms , than one in which younger students would have the advantage of an A Level course in the subject . |
| 6 | Doubtless that is not so much a reality as an ideal — and one for which due respect is conspicuously lacking in the ethos of the STV . |
| 7 | It is a cardinal error , and one to which intellectual historians are especially prone , to suppose that people can only think in terms of one set of assumptions . |
| 8 | It would be an additional folly to impose generic substitution at a time when the Japanese government has singled out pharmaceuticals as a significant area for growth and one to which high technology is applicable . |
| 9 | Housing conditions and shortages , for example , are likely to be a major source of disadvantage and discomfort to millions of old people to the end of the century and beyond , and one on which individual workers , even managers , have relatively little impact . |
| 10 | The duties of a Resident , Temple asseverated , were such as to give ‘ opportunities for the exertion of any degree of administrative capacity , tact , and industry ’ , and , amplifying : ‘ It may readily be supposed that this keeping in touch with the people without impairing the authority of the Emir and consequently of the whole native administration , is no easy task , and one on which any amount of administrative tact and ability can be exerted . ’ |
| 11 | All of which adds up to an absorbing daily life and one in which any time that she spends on her own , when she often dwells on her sad past , is kept to a minimum . |
| 12 | At the centre of the discussion is the question of whether the Chinese Wall is an appropriate , valid , and effective regulatory mechanism for neutralizing the increased potential for conflict abuse in conglomerates and one in which these corporate entities may generally place reliance upon . |
| 13 | Perhaps the most familiar example of back projection , and one in which minor imperfections are less noticeable , is the view behind , or beside or in front of , the driver and passengers in a car , or , more infrequently , bus or train . |
| 14 | Survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle and one by which all animals , including humans , are bound . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Wilson ’ , he said , ‘ is imposing on Prince Charles a sacrifice which he would not dream of imposing on his own son. , It was indeed a sacrifice and one from which many a twenty-year-old would have turned and run . |
| 16 | Those whom it has encouraged are the likes of Saddam Hussein , who are fundamentally correct in claiming a link between the two occupations — hardly a flattering analogy but one for which many people may be about to pay for America 's 30 years of pusillanimity in the Middle East . |
| 17 | That would be an interesting task , but one for which this author is singularly ill-equipped . |
| 18 | Of the remaining three , George Canning , the future prime minister , was only briefly ambassador in Lisbon in 1814 – 15 , when his political career at home was at a low ebb ; and the two others , Robert Liston and Stratford Canning , represented Britain in Constantinople , a very important post but one in which high social rank was not the advantage it was in the other great capitals . |
| 19 | When Senegal achieved self-government in 1958 , and full independence in 1960 , Senghor presided over a one-party state but one in which public debate was more widespread than in most of Africa . |
| 20 | In short , an alternative is emerging , not one which enables the country to avoid the pain of high interest rates , but one in which these can be concentrated on their proper function : reducing domestic demand . |
| 21 | One can therefore conclude that there is a sense of unity throughout the catholic — nationalist population as a whole , though one in which certain groups , namely farming interests and the church , at both clerical and popular levels , have strategically dominated , at least until recently . |