Example sentences of "which [is] capable [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some kinds of violent volcanic eruptions pyroclasts combine with large quantities of hot gases to form a fluid-like flow which is capable of moving very rapidly even over very low gradients . |
| 2 | fibre-optics — a fibre-optic cable is a finely drawn strand of glass of some tenth of a millimetre in diameter , which is capable of sending high-speed pulses of light in binary form . |
| 3 | Because the Z88 is a sophisticated computer which is capable of holding several programs in memory concurrently , this option has complications . |
| 4 | The Z88 is a sophisticated computer which is capable of holding several programs in memory concurrently . |
| 5 | If you are cutting your food , you automatically calculate the size of piece which is capable of fitting into your mouth … and the process continues throughout the day . |
| 6 | It is thought that the head secretes a substance which is capable of breaking down the outer layer of the ovum . |
| 7 | This is most apparent in the precious opal which is capable of displaying a veritable kaleidoscope of colours . |
| 8 | In the words of King ( 1987 ) the potential of agroforestry is ‘ … fast becoming recognised as a system which is capable of yielding both wood and food and at the same time of conserving and rehabilitating ecosystems ’ . |
| 9 | We finally reach what we laughingly call civilization , we finally reach a telephone which is capable of handling transatlantic calls , I finally get my turn in the queue , I finally get through to home , and you 're out . |
| 10 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 11 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 12 | Each of these secondary attacks should be treated as having WS 25 and S 3 ; it is impossible to destroy everything in the room which is capable of delivering these attacks , and the only way to stop them is to destroy the clock . |
| 13 | In order that providers of vocational education and training can meet these challenges , SCOTVEC has developed a framework of awards which is capable of delivering a flexible and responsive system of qualifications and of meeting the challenges of the future . |
| 14 | In the first place , it is essential that such movements should formulate a doctrine which is capable of arousing sufficient enthusiasm and commitment to sustain political activity over a period of time . |
| 15 | I must therefore confine myself to expressing the hope that the Law Commission might look at the subject to see whether there is in fact any good reason now for maintaining a rule which operates to defeat contractually agreed arrangements between the parties ( of which all successors in title are aware ) and which is capable of producing such an extraordinary result as that in the present case . |
| 16 | The test has several shortcomings , however : ( i ) it can only be accurately interpreted , if the small intestinal flora is normal ; ( ii ) it requires a bacterial flora in the caecum which is capable of producing H 2 ; ( iii ) it only measures the transit of the head of the meal ; and ( iv ) its reproducibility has been questioned . |
| 17 | Consider a single firm which initially has a stock of ten machines each of which is capable of producing 100 units of output per year . |
| 18 | The Policy Statement also concluded : ‘ No working class party exists , which is capable of bringing Catholics and Protestants together inside a single political organisation to further their interests as workers . ’ |
| 19 | It is the learning process itself which is capable of bringing power to those who feel themselves to be powerless , and galvanising them for action on their own terms . |
| 20 | And they include the most powerful steam locomotive ever built for the 1ft 11¾in gauge , the 1928 built German ‘ 77 ’ ( 2.6.2 plus 2-6-2 ) which is capable of hauling 600 tons on the level and 180 tons up a 1-in-33 gradient . |
| 21 | Stigma make a very good 50 mm , f 3.5 lens with a full macro facility , which is capable of focusing down to one inch and giving one to one magnification . |
| 22 | The nature of this theory will be explained in greater detail in Chapter 3 , but it is a composite , compromise theory which is capable of synthesizing the insights of Fitzgerald and Sim , Bottoms , Hall , and Woolf . |
| 23 | The scanning interval is 5.5 minutes , slightly longer than the most successful interval used in the current project , which is capable of selecting much shorter intervals , but with greater error . |
| 24 | Most of our ordinary lives are governed by the part that sees , which is capable of performing ordinary tasks . |
| 25 | The picture painted by the Survey is one of a book provision system which is capable of coping remarkably well with the complexities of a Library whose collections have been built up over three centuries : a high proportion of requests are satisfied ; the great majority of items are delivered to readers without difficulty ; and the time taken for most items to be delivered is not only comparatively short , but , despite the fluctuating level of demand for printed books , shows little variation . |
| 26 | However , it is significant that modern physics appears to have had little impact on their philosophy of physics ; they still construct it as a subject which is capable of revealing absolute truths . |
| 27 | The Lucas workers also collaborated with Richard Fletcher and his colleagues at the North East London Polytechnic in producing a unique road/rail vehicle which is capable of running through cities as a coach and running on branch railway lines . |