Example sentences of "which it can be " in BNC.
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| 31 | ( c ) It must be remembered that conventions have differing degrees of force and ultimately that force may be dependent on the extent to which the convention is perceived as being politically necessary at any given time and the extent to which it can be seen to reflect current political values . |
| 32 | In fact there is no established generalization about our concepts , or our fundamental concepts , on which it can be based . |
| 33 | In these the water flow is from end to end or from middle to side , respectively , the clear water leaving by weirs or troughs , and the sludge on the bottom being removed by mechanical scraping gear that carries it to a sump from which it can be pumped away . |
| 34 | The upward flow tank , usually conical or pyramidal in shape , with its widest part at the top , allows the water to flow up with diminishing speed , the solid matter falling to the base , from which it can be removed as a sludge by the hydrostatic head in the tank , scraping gear being unnecessary . |
| 35 | It is not far away ; an hour 's journey through the Forest would bring us to the shore from which it can be seen . |
| 36 | There are two ways in which it can be a coincidence that a 's belief is true , and both need to be ruled out . |
| 37 | How , then , does concentrating on the original sensation enable the solipsist to create a rule in virtue of which it can be objectively true that the new sensation is a pain ? |
| 38 | By a whole series of moves , which were discussed in detail in Part II , the Government has made this form of welfare far less attractive — both in the level of payment , and the terms under which it can be obtained . |
| 39 | The goals are the aims or outcomes that a programme purports to pursue , and for which it can be held accountable ( where measurable ) . |
| 40 | The contents of the racist pathology and the material circumstances to which it can be made to correspond are thus left untouched . |
| 41 | Among its chief attributes are its pleasingly creamy colour , its smoothness and coolness to the touch , its fine grain and the comparative ease with which it can be wrought to a variety of precise shapes using such elementary techniques as sawing , rubbing , polishing and perforating . |
| 42 | The high esteem in which gold has been held in most parts of the world , the relative ease with which it can be wrought and not least its capacity for combining with other desirable things have led to its being favoured above all others for jewellery , objects of parade and a variety of insignia of status . |
| 43 | I 'm not making it just because observation comes before communication , although it does : since before an observable truth can be communicated , someone somewhere must get that true belief — or something from which it can be inferred — by observation . |
| 44 | As I would put it , not only is justice not seen to have been done but there is no way , in the absence of reasons from the board , in which it can be judged whether in fact it has been done . |
| 45 | There are two ways in which it can be provided for in later reorganizations of the file . |
| 46 | While you must consistently keep your voice at a level at which it can be easily heard , you should try to put expression into it , avoiding a dull monotone . |
| 47 | Or , to put it in another way , there must be at least two non-synonymous descriptive phrases of which it can be said both that they are co-extensive in respect of the given non-meaning and characterise this non-meaning in an essential way . |
| 48 | For the bulk of this century a favoured organism for geneticists to study , because of the ease with which it can be maintained , its rapid breeding cycle and the possibility of studying populations of many thousands , has been the tiny fruit fly ( sometimes called vinegar fly ) , Drosophila melanogaster , which gathers like specks of coaldust , seemingly magnetically attracted to over-ripe fruit . |
| 49 | When the wind is strong , which it can be for several days in a row , sailing is brisk but safe in the local sheltered area . |
| 50 | Now that we have established the principles of inheritance , and the methods by which it can be studied in complex cases , let us see how well they apply to behaviour . |
| 51 | Such change will not come about by chance but it is now possible to describe the ways in which it can be brought about . |
| 52 | The probable evolution of Hurst Castle Spit is shown in Fig. 8.26 , from which it can be seen that , with the wearing back of the coast from A to C , the spit will occupy successively the positions AA' , BB' and CC' , the last being its present position , in which it preserves the recurved ends of former stages . |
| 53 | The effect , however , turned out to be a somewhat elusive one in subsequent research , until the conditions under which it can be obtained were elucidated by Johnston and McClelland ( 1973 ) . |
| 54 | The offer must be in writing , must state a Period of not less than 21 days within which it can be accepted and withdrawal of the offer before the end of the stated period is forbidden . |
| 55 | There can be no doubt that the stepping motor has attained its present prominent market position because of the simplicity with which it can be controlled in open-loop . |
| 56 | The only words from which it can be contended that it is to be implied are the words , ‘ I am glad to hear of your intended marriage with Ellen Nicholl . |
| 57 | This feature is illustrated in figure 5.2 , in which it can be seen that in period 3 ( odd ) w t was set the end of the period 2 ( even ) but was actually set two periods earlier in period 1 ( odd ) . |
| 58 | The certificate of motor insurance forms part of the policy and shows who can drive your motor cycle and the purposes for which it can be used |
| 59 | Into this imaginary world of people unable to learn from their market experience let us now introduce a group of outsiders who are themselves neither would-by sellers nor would-be buyers , but who are able to perceive opportunities for entrepreneurial profits ; that is , they are able to see where a good can be sold at a price higher than that for which it can be bought . |
| 60 | Anyone who has witnessed my hon. Friend and his especially outstanding and noticeable ties will see that Redditch has many lively things on which it can be commended to the nation . |