Example sentences of "[noun sg] system that [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When reinstalled , reversing the flow will give an undergravel system that will remain active for years because the water is pre-filtered and only clear water passes through the gravel where nitrifying bacteria break down the ammonia and nitrites . |
| 2 | Essentially , we will have two operating systems that can run each other 's programs , each of which works in slightly different ways . |
| 3 | Racal Electronics Plc and Honeywell Inc have unveiled a new Satcom multi-channel , in-flight telephone system that will enable several calls to be placed and received aboard an airliner simultaneously at their Racal-Honeywell venture . |
| 4 | And it is the healthy CV system that can cope easily with all the strains placed upon it by modern living . |
| 5 | Concurrent says the ultimate aim is to produce a supplier-independent , open operating system that will rank alongside Unix , and be complementary to it . |
| 6 | The paper quotes Microsoft officials saying that the 130 to 140 developers working on it are trying to develop an operating system that will provide a consistent means of accessing information with seamless integration of everyday tasks . |
| 7 | For when the Carrs have their home broken in to , it 's Officer Davis who supervises the installation of a high-tech security system that would suit the Clintons when they get around to revamping the White House . |
| 8 | Charterail was transporting a weekly trainload of Pedigree products to Orleans , in France , and saw itself as ideally placed to link into the pan-European distribution system that will develop with the opening of the Channel Tunnel . |
| 9 | He was asked to survey the possibilities of a canal to connect the Mersey with the Trent , and he began to conceive an inland waterway system that would link the rivers Thames , Severn , Trent and Mersey . |
| 10 | They are planning a 100 per cent digital phone system that will enable voice images and data to be carried on the line . |
| 11 | And it has a sonar location and detection system that can pick up a sunken object at the bottom of the ocean just as easily as it can pinpoint a lurking submarine . |
| 12 | He is more concerned with the industry-wide slow progress in inter-language communication and believes Oracle could impose one kind of object system that would have a big influence on OO programming languages . |
| 13 | Manchester at first lost out very badly on rail investment , but now it has some compensation in the Windsor Link and is going ahead with an advanced tram system that will take over a number of heavy rail routes . |
| 14 | A suspension system that can soak up the bumps of a ploughed field or gravel road , can not offer the smooth ride on roads and motorways that the top of the market owners would expect . |
| 15 | Micro Focus plc this week is supposed to announce a new client/server OLTP Transaction System that will let customers emulate CICS and help them migrate from the mainframe to a client/server environment . |
| 16 | Geographical Information Systems that can run on a personal computer are now becoming available ; examples are SPANS and PC-ARC/INFO . |
| 17 | ‘ In most cases AS/400s are full of data , and users want a delivery system that can access this data via OS/2 or Windows . |
| 18 | The Ariadne has a radio system that can transmit to , and receive transmissions from , any quarter of the globe . |
| 19 | Suffolk BMA representative David Meldrum welcomed any leaflets explaining when night calls are appropriate but warned against written material or a penalty system that would discourage patients from calling their doctor . |
| 20 | Last year Italians voted in a referendum for changes to the voting system that would weaken the control of the party elites . |
| 21 | When asked whether he would support a constitutional change in Scotland if he did not have proportional representation , he said no ; so he makes it clear that he gives higher priority to the self-interest of the Liberal Democrats and a voting system that would help them than to the issue of principle on Scotland 's constitutional future . |
| 22 | RCA , in particular , using a non-laser disc system , found that linear movies on disc were simply not sufficiently attractive to consumers to encourage them to buy hardware systems that could do nothing else than playback such movies . |
| 23 | Despite a failure of the airbag system that should have damped-out much of the impact of White 's capsule , White survived the ejection , suffering terrible injuries to his arm in the clamshell mechanism . |
| 24 | The problem has been the cost and complexity of point-of-sale systems that can run to around £3,000 or £4,000 he says . |
| 25 | Furthermore , he believes that business and technical managers are polarised in their views — the former see systems engineers as simply interested in technology for technology 's sake , adopting a piecemeal approach to business rather than building systems that will lead to enhanced company profits . |
| 26 | The NII has still not reported on crucial areas such as the dangers of external hazards like fires , earthquakes and aircraft crashes , protection systems that should stop a small accident becoming a larger one , and the vexed issue of steam-generator tubes . |
| 27 | ( a ) a general introduction to the topic or concept that the teaching unit is concerned with and a brief description of its potential ( b ) very clear instructions on how to drive the program , usually including a key-by-key sequence to introduce the user to it and a clear description of the full range of possibilities that it offers ( c ) a description of some of the ways teachers have used the unit ( d ) discussion of its educational objectives and suggestions for further use ( e ) references to educational material that would provide support for this topic or concept ( f ) a full annotated program listing with specifications of the different computer systems that would support the software . |
| 28 | The result is computer systems that can provide new insights into marketing patterns and marketing opportunities . |
| 29 | This computerised index replaced a card index system that used to have to be updated by hand by bureaux staff . |
| 30 | Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc has chosen Milpitas , California-based C-Cube Microsystems Inc to supply the very-large-scale integrated circuits for the RCA Digital Satellite System that will receive the first high-power direct broadcast satellite television service in the US beginning next year . |