Example sentences of "which [vb mod] be apply to [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The same kind of basic research continued after the war and provided the groundwork for endless discoveries which could be applied to peaceful ends .
2 This experience , acquired in an age when the chemist was regarded as an expert only in a special field , turned Davis into a generalist and made him realize that the enormous variety of industrial chemical processes could be reduced to a relatively small number of operations , and that the study of these in the abstract would enable general principles to be discovered which could be applied to any process operation — the keystone of chemical engineering .
3 In sections 4.2–4.7 certain elementary relations between sets are used as a model to generate ( i ) a basic set of paradigmatic lexical relations and ( ii ) a set of concepts which can be applied to other relations , yielding clearly defined and systematic variants .
4 By studying numerous manuscripts , textual critics have been able to work out a set of principles which can be applied to many different sorts of document .
5 The leisure and hospitality industry can offer a wide range of careers which can develop individuals and give them qualities which can be applied to many different business disciplines .
6 Information on the effects of social work is frequently not systematically collected ; where a programme of research studies has been conducted over the past decade , it has often proved difficult to develop a co-ordinated body of knowledge which can be applied to future work .
7 Douglas stresses the common features of groupwork and has developed a useful , straightforward approach which can be applied to all groups and groupwork .
8 The Report encouraged the idea that there is one ideal form of organisational structure which can be applied to all organisations .
9 How can you frame a policy which can be applied to blatant perverts at one end of the spectrum , and genuinely romantic liaisons between teachers and mature students at the other ?
10 Not only is this episode interesting in itself , but it also contains important lessons which can be applied to similar attempts at implementing Marxism within a democratic framework .
11 The ubiquitous shellsuit will , however , retain its popularity as a leisure garment , although buyers will be opting for designs in fabrics with a softer handle , such as that achieved by special finishes such as acid , stone or garment washing , which can be applied to both woven and knitted cloths .
12 Each node consists of a state of the original task 's search , and a list of operators which can be applied to this state .
13 It would be wrong , however , to dismiss completely advances in productivity-enhancing research which can be applied to steep-sloped and marginal areas .
14 Equally we have found some success in moving into areas where , for example , we bring either a customer base , or a skill or research base which can be applied to another business .
15 Recording contracts can be particularly complicated due to the different royalty rates and ‘ packaging deductions ’ which can be applied to different types of record , and to where it is sold , when it is sold , and in which cover it is presented .
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