Example sentences of "of [noun] [Wh det] could " in BNC.

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1 The theory of outcome measurement they constructed was then used to develop a comprehensive system of assessment which could monitor the development of all children for whom local authorities take responsibility .
2 What might be a set of values which could be useful ?
3 In addition some 20 items , including platinum , raw jute , and floppy diskettes for computers , were removed from the list of products which could only be imported by a government agency .
4 They produced an extremely effective report , which identified a large number of projects which could usefully be established to help Lanarkshire .
5 ‘ There are plenty of opportunities for a greater exchange of expertise which could be of tremendous benefit to both sides .
6 The argument was partly about nationalism — there were those who resented the fact that the country 's most prestigious and successful newspaper belonged to a foreign company and was edited by a European — but , more importantly , it was also about the degree of freedom which could or should be permitted .
7 If the pilots , flight attendants and management can not agree a new buyout , Coniston said it would force a restructuring of UAL which could include selling off the company 's planes and its air routes .
8 As the principal ratepayers in the locality — even after the de-rating of agricultural land in 1927 — they pursued a low rateflow expenditure policy and therefore were extremely reluctant to commit local authority expenditure to the building of houses which could become a burden on the rates .
9 There was no clear theory of jurisdiction and it was impossible to draw up a set of rules which could be used to predict when the courts would intervene .
10 There was , however , a greater awareness of the need to develop a framework of rules which could operate in the interests of the world community as a whole — against terrorism or narcotics , for instance — and a greater readiness to establish relations with traditionally conservative states , such as the Arab monarchies , as well as with those that claimed to adhere to Marxism-Leninism .
11 It is widely agreed that such psychoactive plants or preparations from them were much used in religious ceremonies , where their effects were taken as evidence for religious reality ; visions of Paradise which could be reached only by the faithful .
12 They considered , inter alia , the arguments in favour of a trial by jury in these cases ; whether there are types of cases which could be dealt with effectively or justly outside the criminal justice system ; and also whether there should be a properly structured system of plea bargaining with proper safeguards .
13 Adverse movement in either would lessen the number of hours which could be taken as play , but still would not dictate precisely which hours had to be worked .
14 This is believed to be harmless unlike the use of X-rays which could be damaging .
15 It turned out that mechanically drilled small holes in plywood were fringed on the inside with a little coronet of splinters which could not be removed because it could usually neither be seen nor reached .
16 Fearing public disorder and a wave of sympathy which could boost Mrs Marcos 's campaign for the presidency , the government announced it would not allow Mr Ferdinand Marcos 's embalmed remains to be brought home until after next month 's elections .
17 There was no limit to the amount of money which could be used during any given assignment but at the end of it each operative had to account to Kolchinsky for his or her expenses in tabular form , supplying the relevant chits to back up the figurework .
18 As a result the banks found themselves in a quandary — they had lent vast sums of money which could neither be repaid nor return interest .
19 If not much is known about the properties of operators which could act on N and its children , then the plan may be misleading .
20 RIGHT Dogs often enjoy a run along the beach but watch out for any traces of tar which could adhere to their feet or coat .
21 Generally there are three courses of action which could be taken :
22 As a further contribution to the debate the RCN has produced this document which provides broad lines of guidance which could be of assistance to nurse managers .
23 The February 1987 issue printed a list of books which could be obtained from Vanguard Books .
24 There are many features of animals which could be improved on , and which are as they are because of the legacy of the past .
25 Another person could weep and out of the weeping find memories of strengths which could lead to formulating a treatment plan and a cure .
26 In March 1975 , a brief concern ( shown to be unfounded one month later ) that the use of oxidizing catalysts on vehicles was encouraging the production of sulphates which could pose a considerable threat to public health led the EPA to suspend the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emission standard deadlines for one year .
27 Quite apart from their own reservations about the wisdom of the American action in Panama , most EC governments believe it would be impossible to find the form of words which could be agreed by the British Government and by Spain and other critics of the US intervention .
28 Teyler , Roemer , Harrisson and Thompson ( 1973 ) recorded evoked potentials when subjects simply thought of the meaning of words which could be used either as nouns or verbs .
29 One is reminded of the early expert , but possibly apocryphal , prediction that the maximum number of computers which could be envisaged as being necessary in the UK might be as much as two .
30 A more dynamic approach of this kind was possible with the advent of computers which could analyse the necessary amounts of synoptic data .
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