Example sentences of "[noun sg] which give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his very first book his admonitions about the indiscriminate use of stock , even of fine stock , were news , and good news : Do not spoil the special taste of the gravy obtained in the roasting of beef , veal , mutton or pork by adding to it the classical stock which gives to all meats the same deplorable taste of soup . |
| 2 | At this point the difficulties gradually increase , culminating on the upper wall above the giant , whale-shaped niche which gives the route its name . |
| 3 | The colonial period ushered in an era of foreign investment which gave the large scale trading houses of Europe a hold on the development of local economies allowing little room for Africa 's entrepreneurs to develop their skills . |
| 4 | It was the discussion of the contemporary civilization phase of Faustian Culture and his prophecies for the immediate future which gave Spengler his notoriety . |
| 5 | Regulatory agencies , however , are typically vested with a broad legal mandate which gives them discretion to establish standards marking out legally acceptable and unacceptable behaviour ( see Lowi , 1979 ) . |
| 6 | However , it is the further legitimation given to a particular socio-ethical form of political religion in the constitution and to the implied authority of religious intellectuals in deciding in concreto what must be taken by the state as in the interests of the common good which gives to conflict in Ireland between the two alliances its political religious dimension in the sphere of law . |
| 7 | They will run community care , a programme which gives co-ordinated help to the old and feeble . |
| 8 | Another aspect of adult education , operating mostly in urban areas , was an ‘ accelerated primary ’ programme which gave those who were newly literate access to formal education in night classes . |
| 9 | According to the theory of universal grammar , children start outlife with a universal grammar or language ‘ blueprint ’ in the mind which gives them some idea of the form that any language will take . |
| 10 | She was suffering from a stiff neck which gave her pain whenever she turned her head . |
| 11 | In addition to upward vertical movements of the crust which give rise to broad upwarps or swells , downward movements also occur creating basins . |
| 12 | The pack has two aluminium staves running parallel inside the main compartment which give stability and rigidity to the whole structure . |
| 13 | After Saturday 's draw at Portsmouth , a result which gives the Boro an excellent chance to reach the quarter finals , he said : ‘ Perhaps the media in the North-East will now give the team the credit they deserve , instead of concentrating on events a little further up the road . ’ |
| 14 | The name Fleet was an Anglo-Saxon word meaning ‘ tidal inlet ’ and the principle sources of the water flowing into the River Fleet , were the heights of Hampstead Heath , also the grounds of Kenwood House at Highgate , all joining just north of Camden Town , and flowing south to join the River Thames , close to the Blackfriars monastery which gave its name to the bridge over the Thames at that point . |
| 15 | It was the Second Law of Thermodynamics which gave Victorian intellectuals a certain frisson because it seemed to imply that the world was running down . |
| 16 | Rotosound have been experimenting with a new type of nickel plating which gives an exceptionally bright sound thanks to increased magnetic response . |
| 17 | Political leaders from across the assembly had resolved earlier in the week that an apparent lacuna in the rulebook which gave the neo-fascists the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship of the delegations should be filled so that the pair could be voted out of their posts . |
| 18 | Mr Campbell was inspired to set up the fair by the publication last year of an Arts Council pamphlet which gave names and addresses of those producing books in Britain at the present and his fair is concentrating on British work . |
| 19 | In other words , it is the poll tax crossed with a capital value tax — a roof tax crossed with a head tax — a cross-bred monster which gives us the worst of all worlds . |
| 20 | ‘ The work goes on , one week like another , and pretty incessant until Friday night , and then the break which gives one time to get one 's breath again , ’ he wrote to his mother two months after becoming Prime Minister . |
| 21 | For although Force Orders inevitably direct that such material will be submitted for assessment , it is typical that in a task-orientated institution which gives low priority or credence to the academic tome , the systems to ensure submission of the essays , or the ability to make much use of any useful ideas they contain , often remains sketchy . |
| 22 | Liège municipal council found itself bankrupt in September 1989 , when Gemeentekrediet , a publicly owned financial institution which gave credit to municipalities , refused to grant the city a new loan ( in addition to its debts which already totalled BF30,000 million ) , unless a guarantee from the Walloon regional government was obtained . |
| 23 | There will be one optimum pitch setting which gives the maximum blade RPM and this is the ideal point to aim for when setting up the model . |
| 24 | As a result of adolescence becoming a ‘ social fact ’ , a specificity was bestowed on boy labour which gave the whole subject of juvenile employment an enhanced status in part derived from its scientific description , and in part from its social relevance . |
| 25 | The overall effect is of something precisely imagined yet vaguely , almost mythically , placed in time and geography — an effect which gives this novel a resonance that remains vividly in the mind . |
| 26 | That , she decided absently , was the mystery ingredient which gave such mesmerising impact to his gaze . |
| 27 | a celestial policeman ; 2. an absentee landlord ; 3. a magician ; 4. a being greater than anything we can possibly think of ; 5. an old man on a cloud ; 6. light which gives life ; 7. the conclusion of a mathematical theorem ; 8. the chairman of a rather boring harp-playing assembly ; 9. a presence who is loving and just ; 10. a crutch for people who ca n't cope ; 11. an all-powerful dictator ; 12. a character in a fairy-story ; 13. a power that is either evil or indifferent to suffering ; 14. a heavenly Santa Claus ; 15. a king who is just and holy ; 16. electricity which is invisible and powerful , useful but dangerous ; 17. a slot-machine whom you can approach with a coin and get out what you want ; 18. the ground without which nothing in this world could exist . |
| 28 | One , it was true , still sported a bruise which gave her a rather raffish air , but it was already fading . |
| 29 | ( 1963 ) , like his subsequent works , presents a search which gives the work an apparently strong momentum . |
| 30 | Some practitioners make a Form 94A search which gives priority in favour of a purchaser , taking the view that the wife is the equivalent of a purchaser . |