Example sentences of "definition [prep] [Wh det] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 So far as the definition of what constitutes a breach of the peace is concerned , however , the decision is less satisfactory .
2 Intangible movable property includes a charge on the book debts of the company or those assigned to it but the Act contains no definition of what constitutes a book debt .
3 So far as I know there is no definition of what constitutes a Cabinet Committee and , as the practice has grown , I believe there may be among the 70-odd Committees in the book some with less title to be treated as Cabinet Committees than some of the 700-odd interdepartmental committees of which we have no detailed information at all .
4 Together with this unequivocal equivocation Mr Roberts did argue support for positive images , for freedom of the individual , for a wide definition of what constitutes a family , for civilised society ; and he opposed discrimination in schools , the promotion of any kind of sexuality , and the introduction of paedophilia into the debate .
5 Section 395 contains a generic definition of what constitutes a charge and a partial definition of what constitutes property .
6 Their definition of what constitutes a husband , a wife , and a marital relationship will be negotiated .
7 And what living or organic forms of data such as continuous updated accounts , or records of employment or social benefit are preserved Not only does their documentation create a problem , but the intellectual definition of what constitutes a record is clearly troublesome .
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