Example sentences of "which they could [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a study by Mayes into various measures of testing the readability of guides , he found that guides were jargon-filled , unappealing etc and suggested many ways in which they could be made more readable . |
| 2 | It would be usual in this connection for partners to be expressly permitted to act as solicitors for their own families free of charge except for any disbursements or out of pocket expenses incurred by the firm ( Clause 13.05 ) ; ( 3 ) requiring each partner to be responsible for the prompt discharge of his separate obligations and to indemnify his co-partners should circumstances ever arise in which they could be made liable for the same . |
| 3 | So the first people who made films , the first people who invented the apparatus by means of which they could be made , were relatively simple showmen or photographers , or in certain cases like Edison , erm the , you know a professional inventor , who would use either his staff to develop a piece of apparatus , or would do it himself . |
| 4 | For those who asked themselves ‘ Can we afford it ? ’ and knew the answer was No , there were a greater number of tempting schemes , through which they could be led to believe the answer was Yes . |
| 5 | Lord Parker and the third Privy Councillor ( Mr J. A. Boyd-Carpenter ) concluded that these methods , subject to proper safeguards , and limiting the occasions on which and the degree to which they could be applied , conformed to the authority given . |
| 6 | The session — which featured detailed contributions from Blackwell Retail 's academic development manager Roger Bowen , and Pitman Publishing 's sales and marketing director Rod Bristow — examined the recent changes in the British education system and suggested ways in which they could be exploited to generate more sales . |
| 7 | It is felt that by doing this the planning department can gain a better understanding of the information needed by the business units , their concerns and possible ways in which they could be assisted . |
| 8 | Most of all , they give us a unique insight into the quality of family relationships in later life , and the variety of ways in which they could be constructed . |
| 9 | Some commentators suggest that the power deters supporters from rebellion since they would be reluctant to create a situation in which they could be faced with an arduous election campaign that could jeopardise their seats . |
| 10 | Yet it is virtually impossible to think of a way in which they could be tested against one another . |
| 11 | These latter included screens behind which they could be hidden ; heavy socks and mocassins to prevent feet from being recognised if seen below the screen ; and a ‘ Donald Duck squawk box ’ instrument which distorted an individual 's voice so that it could not be recognised . |
| 12 | Nearly all of them lay in the Ruhr and Silesia ; those in the latter area were to become more and more important because of the ease with which they could be worked and the quality of Lower Silesian coking coal . |
| 13 | Progressive emergence of partnership forces , combined with provisional intentions and priorities , will clear the ground for tasks and levels of partnership at which they could be set to be identified . |
| 14 | But i it grew slowly over the weeks and I think Christmas was an example of just the actual logistics of what we did at Christmas must be something of a feat in that so much stuff came in from the volume of presents and then the way in which they could be distributed . |
| 15 | This versatility rested on two bases : first , the structure of the rights set up by trusts ; second , the procedural system by which they could be enforced . |
| 16 | All I would say with regard to that is is it would seem to the regional office that consideration of those proposals that were in conflict with a with an approved development plan would be erm more easily facilitated if there was an approved strategic context against which they could be judged . |
| 17 | This is recognised in the Law Commission Working Paper No 85 ( 1983 ) in relation to self-assembly furniture where it was said : The goods would , of course , have to be in a condition in which they could be assembled , and if they were sold without adequate instructions it is unlikely that they would meet the required standard of quality . |
| 18 | I did get the feel , however , of using the pastels on a tinted background and noted the ease with which they could be spread in different thicknesses to achieve variable effects of colour and tone . |
| 19 | The wide range of existing tranquillizers had no common chemical features by which they could be identified , so this approach had some merit , particularly in inspiring chemists and setting them free to pursue interesting chemical problems with no biological constraints . |
| 20 | Of 223 defaulters at the Pickering Forest eyre of 1334 , only nineteen finally surrendered themselves at the York county court in August 1338 ; the remainder , who had no lands or chattels by which they could be distrained were outlawed . |
| 21 | From the experience of voluntary bodies and of the different local authority departments concerned , much was learned about the difficulties of families and of the ways in which they could be helped . |
| 22 | I think that the issue really is erm are there ways in which perhaps they could be helped to do this more productively , and are there ways in which they could be helped to do this rather more collaboratively than perhaps they have done so in the past ? |
| 23 | In his verdict , he called for consideration to be given to regulations restricting punts to the relatively safe waters of the Cherwell and to review the conditions under which they could be hired . |