Example sentences of "which [verb] [be] [prep] force " in BNC.

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1 The appointment is an honorary title which has been in force since 1681 .
2 The immediately following articles give the newly independent State the right to succeed to any treaty which had been in force in its territory , regardless of the wishes of any other party to the treaty .
3 The purpose was to make applicable to building societies the composite rate system which had been in force as respects bank interest since the Finance Act 1984 .
4 After reviewing the procedure which had been in force since 1983 , he referred to the decision of the Divisional Court in Ex parte Handscomb and said that he accepted the conclusion of that court : ‘ that there are strong arguments for carrying out this consultation exercise as soon as practicable following the imposition of a discretionary life sentence . ’
5 On May 17 the Legislative Yuan approved a motion to repeal the draconian Statute of Punishment for Sedition , which had been in force since 1949 .
6 The SNC agreed to contact the UN Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , requesting him to send personnel to control the ceasefire which had been in force in Cambodia since early May .
7 A ban on certain political parties , which had been in force since the time of the 1980 military coup , was removed by Cabinet decree on July 3 .
8 It added that the procedures which have been in force since June 1988 for the screening of Vietnamese arrivals should be suspended forthwith .
9 In addition to Moore , neither Geoff Cooke , England 's manager , nor Dick Best , the coach , were greatly impressed by the experimental ruck and maul variations , which have been in force at under-19 level in England this season .
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