Example sentences of "which can act as " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason is that it is a three-terminal device , which can act as an amplifier or switch on its own . |
| 2 | To avoid such an embarrassment the Department of Health is funding academics to come up with ‘ in vitro and in vivo tests ’ which can act as ‘ an early warning system to identify within a year the likely performance of a new material ’ , Allen said . |
| 3 | The description given of the family is full of these subjective statements , many of which can act as red herrings . |
| 4 | Micro Focus Plc yesterday stepped up its presence in the Unix market with launch of Micro Focus Transaction System , a distributed , client-server transaction processing system that runs under Unix , AIX OS/2 and Windows NT , which can act as servers for other copies of Transaction System and for CICS OS/2 , CICS/6000 and Transaction System thin clients . |
| 5 | The new Transaction System from Micro Focus Plc ( UX No 435 ) , runs under Unix , AIX OS/2 and Windows NT , which can act as servers for other copies of Transaction System and for CICS OS/2 , CICS/6000 and Transaction System thin clients . |
| 6 | ( iii ) Substances that could affect processing are metals such as copper and iron , which can act as activators in bleaching operations . |
| 7 | In some of the most active maritime routes , such as in the North Atlantic and Baltic , the ocean bill has been largely replaced by sea waybills which are receipts of shipment and which can act as documents of title where the applicable law allows such a function . |
| 8 | Health professionals and social workers all have closely demarcated responsibilities which are impressed on them during training and they often bring to mental health services traditional attitudes and approaches which can act as a brake on the development of new ways of doing things . |
| 9 | Selection of a suitable topic for investigation out of a set of possibilities can be made through the application of a number of criteria which can act as a useful screen for filtering out unsuitable topics . |
| 10 | In addition to improving service you also have a sound basis for going out and telling your customer what you are doing , which can act as a useful marketing tool . ’ |