Example sentences of "of which be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | My intention was to juxtapose two of her works , both of which are illustrative of different periods . |
| 2 | Among the extant Hotteterre instruments there are only three transverse flutes , all of which are representative of the earliest three-piece model , and are stamped ‘ Hotteterre ’ with an anchor below . |
| 3 | It is well known for its beautiful gardens , some of which are hundreds of years old . |
| 4 | At a time when the world 's largest nuclear power is in the process of disintegration into separate republics , if not worse , and when 27,000 nuclear weapons exist there , the vast majority of which are capable of inflicting considerable damage on this and other countries , it would be lunacy for us to undermine our nuclear deterrent . |
| 5 | The surrounding hills , compass and map country , have dozens of marvellous trout lochs , most of which are full of sparkling little fish ; and a few which hold much heavier specimens . |
| 6 | Moreover , through their well directed efforts , that vast resource of past literature and scriptures , every item of which is capable of innumerable interpretations , could be saved from that ultimate oblivion and loss to humanity which could result from its sheer overwhelming quantity and complexity . |
| 7 | But whatever definition one accepts , let us agree that there are such categories , and for the purpose of this work I shall define productive labour as being : labour which is exchanged with capital and produces a surplus-value , a surplus-value moreover which is embodied in material commodities , the form of which is capable of being used as capital for the reproduction and extension of capital . |
| 8 | Consider a single firm which initially has a stock of ten machines each of which is capable of producing 100 units of output per year . |
| 9 | The whole circular design is set within a square formed by the inner border of an arrangement of repeating geometric panels ( panels which , themselves , are significant not only for their suggestion of links with the continent ( section 4.4 ) and with other simple , geometric designs , but also for their inclusion of eight circular medallions , each of which is reminiscent of the three , minor concentric circular designs listed above ) . |
| 10 | Sighvat 's poem is known to be incomplete , but surviving verses do not mention the battle , and Ottar the Black 's Knútsdrápa says that Cnut opposed or threw back ( hnekDir ) the Swedes there , and describes him as their withstander ( prengvir ) , neither of which is resonant of overwhelming victory , Indeed , if Holy River was known only from the Chronicle entry one would think it a defeat , but Ottar is unlikely to have included a famous reverse in a list of Cnut 's achievements , and the royal title used in the 1027 Letter ( see below ) suggests that he did eventually claim suzerainty over some Swedes . |
| 11 | All this is disclosed in a special ‘ dance ’ , the discovery and translation of which is one of the great achievements of modern ethology . |
| 12 | Personality A may be aware of personality B , but not vice versa , Personality C may be aware of A and B , neither of which is aware of C. |
| 13 | The group began its " Summer of Mercy " campaign on July 15 by mobilizing mass blockades of Wichita 's abortion clinics , one of which was one of the few in the USA to perform late-term abortions . |
| 14 | This body of thought , sometimes called Neo-Hegelism , which had been introduced into Britain by Benjamin Jowett , Green 's tutor at Balliol , rejected the dominant philosophical view , derived from the Enlightenment , which was ‘ empiricist , individualistic , utilitarian ’ , and chose instead to see reality as ‘ an organic interconnected whole , no part of which was independent of the rest ’ . |
| 15 | He allowed nuns to carry out baptisms , give communions , all of which was unheard of before " ( Sister Lucero ) . |
| 16 | Here , apart from reliance on the rigours of a large-scale examination system , new areas of modern knowledge were set up as autonomous academic disciplines with a related German style system of professoriate , administrative hierarchy , and departmental structure , and a commitment to research — none of which was characteristic of the operations of the traditional classical curriculum . |
| 17 | By 8.30 am , Monday , 15 September 1937 , I was making my way slowly up Granville Street lugging two heavy suitcases , one of which was full of favourite books . |