Example sentences of "which are [vb pp] [prep] their " in BNC.

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1 It blinds members of society to the contradictions and conflicts of interest which are built into their relationships .
2 One must distinguish , however , between general degrees , which are defined by their breadth of content , and ordinary or pass degrees , which although sometimes broad , are defined by their level .
3 Human existence , for Marx and Engels , occurs in terms of people 's concepts , which are incorporated in their mode of life and their subjective experience , but it is from man 's interaction with nature and from the history of this interaction that these ideas , beliefs , and values are created in the first place .
4 Pinot Noir can be recognised by the pale pink colour and greyish bloom of the young canes , the nodes of which are revealed by their contrasting dark-brown colour : the thick , extremely bullate , dark green leaves ; and compact clusters of tough-skinned , heavily bloomed , blue-black , ovoid ( egg-shaped ) grapes .
5 Suppose we think of individuals which are reared throughout their lives in a situation where there is sensory deprivation .
6 These animals possess the nettle-cells or nematocysts , which are arranged near their surfaces , and act as a weapon either of offence or defence for them .
7 As well as developing these national awards we have been working with a number of employers and other organisations to develop awards which are tailored to their individual needs .
8 Always young women , they recline and modestly turn their faces into their arms which are raised around their heads , so that their graceful , elongated bodies are presented as objects to be looked upon without the discomfort of a confronting stare back into the viewer 's gaze .
9 We can produce a similar effect by looking through polarised sunglasses which are turned on their side .
10 Now that the EC Second Banking Coordination Directive is in force ( from 1 January 1993 ) , EC credit institutions which are authorised in their home state can provide a range of banking and investment services in all other member states on the basis of that authorisation .
11 Many farm workers recognize this as an unavoidable aspect of living away from the main centres of industry , and while they may occasionally recognize the limitations which are imposed upon their freedom to choose both employment and housing , they are not necessarily embittered by it .
12 The fate of attempted reforms has only added to the north 's alienation , as Catholic bishops have time and again pulled Dublin 's politicians by the ear — ‘ a question ’ , as the senior archbishop put it earlier this month , ‘ of legislators respecting the moral convictions to which people adhere , and which are influenced by their membership of the church . ’
13 Whilst riding , children are experiencing various speeds and directions which are influenced by their own body weight and steering ability .
14 Through the involvement of local people , resources have been secured which are based on their needs , and made available in their area .
15 Harris ( 1984 ) shows that even two varieties which are held by their own speech communities to be related dialects may actually have very different underlying grammatical systems : " deep-seated structural divergences [ may ] exist between varieties which are intuitively felt to be dialects of the same language " ( Harris 1984 : 304 ) .
16 The aim will be to evaluate the outcomes of the different social security systems and the extent to which these are determined by the particular value mixes which are reflected in their respective systems .
17 However , all of our established clients will also be visiting us at our showrooms where they know we retain our most important pieces which are shown to their greatest advantage in a purpose built gallery rather than on temporary stands .
18 They show , for example , how the full range of local authority associations , together with such professional bodies as SOLACE or CIPFA , have been deeply involved in financial matters but that their involvement is less apparent in other policy areas such as fire , education , housing and transport which are marked by their own configuration of interests ( such as the Institute of Housing Managers ) all of which have their own style of central-local relations .
19 First let's look at the ribber controls that we do n't use during most ribber knitting , which are set to their basic position and only changed on special occasions .
20 All research students are required to take the courses in research methods and skills which are specified by their departments .
21 The Atlantic Charter signed by Churchill and Roosevelt in August 1941 called for action to give ‘ all states access , on equal terms , to the trade and to the raw materials of the world which are needed for their economic prosperity ’ .
22 It is that , in their various fields , professionals rarely act through any explicit theory or articulated principles governing professional practice , and much more on the basis of tacit principles and knowledge which are embedded in their professional behaviour .
23 Within this framework , in other words , societies or individuals are made to develop according to certain ‘ laws of motion ’ which are inscribed in their very mode of being .
24 The upper millstone consists of the new gas plants , which are protected by their 15-year contracts .
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