Example sentences of "which has [vb pp] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On a number of key issues , his theory , which has become increasingly important among European social psychologists , addresses similar problems to the rhetorical approach .
2 It may be objected that the identification of such continuities bases a far-fetched proposition on simple coincidences , against which one can argue that it simply extends to the Reeve 's tale an alert manner of reading which has become absolutely orthodox in respect of the Miller 's Tale .
3 it is a situation which has become more frequent , when a borrower lets his house without telling us .
4 Erm that is an area where , that and road traffic accidents which has grown considerably in , in the time that I 've been in the service in more recent years , which has become more sophisticated , the equipment has become more sophisticated , the techniques have had to be developed to deal with them and firemen are becoming more expert in , in handling these er er situations with , with equipment er which is much more technical , and , and er
5 But , so , oddly enough , does much of the statistical and purely ‘ factual ’ material which has become more abundant as the state extends its role .
6 Without this understanding , it will be difficult to predict the range of conditions under which the agents will function , and to write labels for their use of the kind which has become so essential for agrochemicals .
7 Very commonly people decide to move house , redecorate , change their job and , in many different ways , wipe out the past which has become so painful .
8 This concept underlies a technique for compressing video which has become vitally important in multimedia .
9 Instead of producing a specific group application like Lotus Notes , which has become virtually synonymous with the sector , Microsoft is concentrating on ‘ groupware-enabling ’ its existing applications .
10 It is a point of some general importance arising under a new statute which has made very substantial changes in the law relating to contracts for the sale of land .
11 He said the men began to ‘ panic and swear ’ when police arrived at the house and Maher appeared at the window , saying : ‘ This is something which has gone terribly wrong . ’
12 And they all agree the priority must be a top quality midfield player if the Gunners are to rescue a season which has gone disastrously wrong since being hammered 3-0 by champions Leeds in November .
13 Start on the Kowloon side , at the Cultural Centre — it is probably the most misnamed construction on earth — it looks like a bizarre ski-jump which has gone very wrong .
14 These are but two tragic examples of laxity in a system which has achieved increasingly high standards of safety in worldwide civil aviation .
15 I am reliably assured that King 's College Chapel in Cambridge , which has stood as steady as a rock for the past 450 years , could never be built today because the design would never be accepted under the safety limits of the building regulations !
16 In the former area , what he terms ‘ traditional Wales ’ , the interests of the tenant population against their English landlords were mobilized by the Liberal party , which has remained relatively strong in the area throughout the present century .
17 Contemporaries believed that Edward was persuaded to revive his claim in 1337 by Robert of Artois who , according to a story which may well be apocryphal and which has attracted widely differing interpretations , placed a heron before the king at a banquet .
18 Contact has also been made with the Home Affairs Select Committee which has taken on new responsibilities of interest to the Bar , including legal aid .
19 Tail whisking is one of the movements which has taken on expressive value , becoming emancipated from its original function of removing flies : horses whisk their tails at anything they want to remove from their vicinity , such as other horses , inept grooms or riders , or even irritating conditions such as being confined or tied up .
20 Caroline Little for family reasons had to give up many of her recreational classes , but started a class for stroke victims which has provided so beneficial and popular that it has now been recognised in an official capacity .
21 Nevertheless , the principle is established that all students can participate in the decision-making process , and it is not a principle which has proved to be unworkable or which has produced manifestly absurd results .
22 Tomlin is also talking to Rover Cars which has produced very acceptable and popular 218 and 418 turbo powered diesel cars .
23 We 're going to see a musical called ‘ Crazy for You ’ which has had exceptionally good reviews , then a separate room in a restaurant has been booked — a sort of glorified Pizza Express so , thankfully , not to expensive ( for Central London anyway ) .
24 This is somewhat similar to Olson 's ( 1982 ) argument that the rise and then decline of countries can be linked to their degree of pluralism — an argument which has found little substantial empirical support .
25 Oxford has been in the forefront of this research , which has shown why certain surgical procedures for the relief of epilepsy or for the removal of brain tumours in people can have disastrous effects on certain types of memory .
26 In line with other research on community-based residential services which has shown generally favourable but variable results , the preliminary analysis of ‘ day in the life of ’ data highlights the importance of staff performance as a key factor in placement success .
27 However , the challenge is there to be met and oncogene manipulation may provide the next real step forward in a disease which has proved largely refractory to radio- or chemotherapy , and in which prognosis has changed little over the past 40 years .
28 Many years ago , supermarket bread acquired a reputation which has proved almost impossible to shake off ; any colour you like as long as it is white , and probably thin sliced and steamed to boot .
29 This idea was scuppered even before TV-AM went on the air with the flippant Frost formula which has proved so disastrous .
30 With relegation to Division Two almost certain Ipswich might well relax and find their goal-scoring touch which has proved so elusive so far .
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