Example sentences of "which [modal v] [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Due to the high resistance and small current involved in this circuit , and to preserve battery life , it is now beneficial to clean the copper side of the circuit board with a rag soaked in meths to remove finger grease which may otherwise cause leakage currents to flow . |
| 2 | In the second case the land speculator with capital may acquire land With hope value land which may control or prevent development of adjoining land such as sight lines or access points , and key parcels of land which may ultimately form part of a larger site . |
| 3 | Since an injunction may be granted on an interlocutory basis pending trial ( which may not take place for many months ) and , in cases of great urgency , on an ex parte basis , it is clear that there is a possibility of the union side being robbed of the initiative in an industrial action . |
| 4 | Bacterial meningitis can present with acute disturbance of behaviour which may closely mimic substance abuse . |
| 5 | All that is most sensible and clearheaded in the Catholic church will meet in Rome on May 17 to celebrate the beatification of Mgr Josemaria Escriva ( 1902–1975 ) who founded Opus Dei , the unecstatic religious movement which may yet save Christianity from the sex therapists . |
| 6 | Requirements will include access for equipment and fire escapes , which may well affect layout of the site and space around buildings . |
| 7 | The builder , however , is committed to pay in accordance with the principles laid down in/CT 80 , which may well cause cash flow problems . |
| 8 | Finally , we may note the effect of the variance in Β , which may again reflect policy measures . |
| 9 | In open country , trees becomes sites for breeding colonies which may also facilitate synchronization of breeding . |
| 10 | Redundancy , however , will often imply a major organisational change in the business , in which case other factors may have to be considered which may cumulatively outweigh length of service in a particular case . |
| 11 | Molluscs have the lower part of the body developed as a muscular foot , which may variously function locomotion , digging or swimming . |
| 12 | It is suggested that when someone is threatened with a weapon during a crime the victim may focus his or her attention on the weapon to a degree which may subsequently hinder identification of the assailant . |
| 13 | FOREIGN a module pointing to a set of files which should not contain module headers . |
| 14 | This is a developing service which should also develop software standards in the future . |
| 15 | Second , in the same area , again there have been proposals for a cyclists ’ crossing of the traffic island to link Bristo Place to George Square , which should also become part of the scheme . |
| 16 | The British Section is making a major commitment to a new computer system , which should both improve efficiency and help us work more flexibly with the national membership . |
| 17 | " Give examples " ( or the related , " with reference to not less than two texts … " ) invites you to present concrete illustration , which should generally include quotation and paraphrase ( of episodes or incidents from the text ) to support the points you make . |
| 18 | However , it is of interest , for instance , that cost increases in mass market paperbacks during the period 1981–6 were almost double those of general hardback publications — a fact which should certainly influence selection choices between hard and paperback editions of the same work . |
| 19 | Furthermore , it is crucial that those already in the profession — whether students , auxiliaries , enrolled , registered or specialist nurses — have the opportunity to seek the nursing career that they desire through adequate educational facilities , which must also take account of developments such as nurse prescribing and nurse practitioners . |
| 20 | All of which must surely bring business from surrounding areas into Liverpool thereby benefitting the city and everybody . |
| 21 | The importance of good foundations is clearly seen when dealing with the growth process which must inevitably take place if marriages are to survive , let alone flourish . |
| 22 | Also many types of road which might otherwise give rise to noise nuisance will have been constructed pursuant to statutory powers after all relevant planning procedures have been complied with and compensation paid where appropriate . |
| 23 | In the first category we work to prevent effects which might otherwise take place , not necessarily working directly with the child . |
| 24 | English teachers need to be ready to give careful introductions and support when using texts which might otherwise cause offence to some groups ; for example , if a character with racist attitudes is portrayed , even though the author may not be supporting such attitudes . |
| 25 | These include proposals to codify in detail the criteria for applying the rule of reason , to reduce antitrust penalties for ventures that include cooperating in the production and marketing of the fruits of R&D , to establish a ‘ safe harbour ’ for collaborating firms that lack market power , and to establish an administrative review process that would clear proposals which might otherwise risk antitrust penalties ( for further details , see Brodley , 1990 ; Shapiro and Willig , 1990 ; Jorde and Teece , 1990 ; and others ) . |
| 26 | As the author is a dealer , he appears to be in touch with objects which might otherwise escape attention , and this spices up what could be a tired subject . |
| 27 | There was , it seemed , no peculiar distinction , however trifling or minute , which might not give value to a volume , providing the indispensable quality of scarcity , or rare occurrence , was attached to it . |
| 28 | ‘ There is less wear and tear on top management and it allows us to arrange meetings more quickly which might not take place otherwise , ’ says Royal Bank spokesman Alwyn James , speaking in Technicolor from his studio in Edinburgh . ’ |
| 29 | There is an implicit recognition , and perhaps acceptance , of a collaboration between you , a shared agenda which might just include sex . |
| 30 | Representation was most frequently by a friend or relative , or by a social worker , though there was a large unhelpful category labelled ‘ other ’ , which might well include welfare rights advisers . |