Example sentences of "[noun sg] which [modal v] [verb] their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in some cases enterprises have tried to develop realistic ‘ performative ’ plans ( Wernham 1985 : 633 ) , their incentives to do so are limited by the fact that plans are still subject to external political appraisal which may alter their content and assumptions and thus undermine managerial commitment . |
| 2 | comment area when we , these go out there would be guidance which would say their staff must make their comment in that space |
| 3 | Formal occupational pension provision was used ‘ in the managerial interest ’ to retire women early , a practice which could increase their risk of poverty in old age . |
| 4 | By setting up the Secret Committee Alexander acted in the style of his father ; by ordering Nazimov to delve more deeply into the views of the north-westerners he showed sympathy for a landless concept of emancipation which belonged to the reign of Alexander I. The regime seemed to be moving in the direction not so much of freeing the serfs as of turning a blind eye to them ( by consigning their future to yet another assembly of antediluvian officials ) or making their condition worse ( by opting for a form of emancipation which would blight their future ) . |
| 5 | ROYAL BERKSHIRE AVIATION Society and the Herald Society have recently announced a major sponsorship deal which will help their plans for the establishment of the Museum of Berkshire Aviation . |
| 6 | The measures are designed to reinforce each other to produce a combined accident reduction which will make their introduction as a package cost-effective , even in areas with scattered accidents where normal ‘ value for money ’ criteria for accident prevention treatment are not met . |
| 7 | The Labour and Conservative Parties who benefit from the present system have set their teeth against a change which would undermine their prospect of regularly forming a government on their own . |
| 8 | These are the course which will fill their vacancies rapidly . |
| 9 | Staff selected for inclusion in the " Relief Pool " should regard it as an experience which will assist their personal development . |
| 10 | Against the background that people expected support for an elderly person to be reciprocated in some fairly immediate way , the pressure to exclude older people from the labour market was accompanied by a pressure to give them some independent means of support which would prevent their having to rely on their children or other relatives . |
| 11 | It may , and does , tolerate considerable neglect of those symbols and stated beliefs , but those people who find the Free Presbyterian/DUP element petty in their refusal to help restore a Church of Ireland church or attend Remembrance Day services can not promote a coherent ideology which would justify their criticisms . |
| 12 | There was evidence that pupils had more experience with skills than with work which might probe their understanding . |
| 13 | However , although the landowners were refused leave to appeal by the Court of Appeal , they petitioned the Lords directly and ( no doubt because the Lords felt that this was an important public issue which ought to receive their attention ) were granted leave to appeal . |
| 14 | Pupils do ask questions of truth , do seek to establish moral foundations for their lives , do quest for a spirituality which will assuage their own sense of rootlessness and hunger for meaning as well as teach them how to live compassionately and courageously on our fragile planet . |
| 15 | From their flat in Keighley , Allan a 55year-old warehouseman at a local shoe factory and Barbara have campaigned for a change in the law which would allow their son to finally die . |
| 16 | From the academic who first alerted the world to the war trophies still in the former USSR , a Realpolitik for the survival of its museums in the face of a new law which may force their break-up |
| 17 | Man 's activities can affect sea-birds in many ways : pollution of the sea , either by chemical elements dispersed in the water column which may poison their food , or surface pollution , for example , by oil spillage , can be the direct cause of death to birds which have no option but to use the sea surface . |
| 18 | With increasing demands on caterers to provide top quality food quickly and efficiently , chefs are turning to well-established equipment manufacturers to provide them with state of the art equipment which will make their job easier . |
| 19 | The rain which would turn their campground to mud , and fill the cisterns of Famagusta . |
| 20 | The business which should command their corporate attention should be health needs , appropriateness of programmes , letting and monitoring contract performance . |
| 21 | The irony is , however , that the economic crisis which might clinch their switch to Labour at the next election — with continuing balance-of-payments problems , punishing interest rates , a sinking pound , inflation and recession — would by definition preclude the heavy public investment required to implement the Kinnock programme . |
| 22 | His contacts with the farming community convince him that such a universal scheme would command widespread support : ‘ I am equally convinced that the agencies responsible for the current array of schemes would welcome a coordinating initiative which would maximise their effectiveness and avoid the current duplication of effort and potential waste of public monies … |
| 23 | ABOVE Ventilation is vital for dogs travelling in cars , but do make sure that they are not exposed to a powerful draught which could affect their eyes . |
| 24 | Even middle management might be frustrated by the restrictions on their authority , the impersonal nature of their organisation , the inability to earn a just reward for their special efforts ( owing to the standardisation of pay and promotion procedures ) and the lack of information about aspects of the organisation which should influence their work . |
| 25 | If writing off paying debts is not an option , then the Banks could reduce the payments in order that debtor countries could concentrate on their development which would give their people food , shelter , education , health services and employment . |
| 26 | Sunderland 1 Middlesbrough 0 EX-ENGLAND striker Peter Davenport produced one of the best goals of his career to dent the promotion hopes of his old club , Middlesbrough , and give Sunderland a victory which could ensure their Second Division safety . |
| 27 | Questions of construction may be involved on what is said in Parliament and I can not see how if the rule is modified in this way the parties ' legal advisers could properly come to court without having looked to see whether there was anything in the Hansard Report on the Bill which could assist their case . |
| 28 | Students reading for an essay topic are forming a view of the past which will mould their view of how the future can be constructed . |
| 29 | Adoption has primarily been seen as a means for infertile couples to gain a family , but other people may also choose to adopt : birth relations eg , grandparents ; step-relations ; those wishing to increase their family and offer a child a home ; families already fostering the child ; families with hereditary illness which can affect their biological children . |
| 30 | It is likely that the child has received criticism , ridicule , and anger about the soiling which will exacerbate their distressed emotional state . |