Example sentences of "[noun pl] which could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always wondered if they were his demons or familiars which could scuttle along the walls to listen for treason and search out conspiracy . |
| 2 | There are many features of animals which could be improved on , and which are as they are because of the legacy of the past . |
| 3 | The M forty not running too badly at the moment , although between junction two and junction seven there are a fair few roadworks which could hold you up throughout your journey . |
| 4 | ‘ B/2 ’ trolley masts with sloping caps which could be turned through the full circle . |
| 5 | It was a hazardous undertaking : everyone thought of the nitrogen mustards as dangerous compounds which could destroy vital cells in many organs . |
| 6 | Edison replied with an ‘ Improved Phonograph ’ ( 4 ) , using solid wax cylinders which could be shaved and reused . |
| 7 | The chosen lexicon or word list must be represented in computer memory , but there are numerous methods which could be employed to do this , in order that it can easily be searched . |
| 8 | Describe the methods which could be used to arrive at an annual forecast of sales . |
| 9 | Because there are several different methods which could be employed to achieve that same purpose , the structure of that original program was not essential to the purpose and , hence , the structure was expression and not idea . |
| 10 | One of the possible catching methods which could bear most fruit was , he added , long-lining , once universal along the Scottish coasts and mostly abandoned . |
| 11 | He described the attack as a ‘ crime against humanity ’ and urged Mr Brooke not to be ‘ hustled ’ into steps which could only aggravate the situation . |
| 12 | As always in such an undertaking , the art of organization lay in the avoidance of offending those who were not asked at a particular moment and in the ability to remember enmities and jealousies which could cause friction and poison the atmosphere if the wrong people found themselves together . |
| 13 | Eventually , in conjunction with television , it could allow the telephone to be used for ‘ tele-shopping ’ , or for selecting a film from huge databases which could be the electronic video stores of the future . |
| 14 | 5 ) The main priority was to develop databases which could be shared between members of the group and used as introductory material for school librarians who had newly acquired microcomputers . |
| 15 | They were organizations which could operate on the one hand on the electorate and on the other on the MPs , thus directly influencing policy . |
| 16 | The course will nestle among hills and will boast some of the finest scenery in the country coupled with some ideal golf terrain long flat stretches to hilly parts and natural lakes which could come into play on some holes . |
| 17 | It has been suggested that we could derive considerable economies from the use of prefabricated kitchen units which could be ‘ added on ’ at the side or rear . |
| 18 | Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp says the Freedom 1000 and 3000 3D graphics accelerators that it is to sell on Sun Microsystems Inc platforms ( UX No 407 ) , have been designed as processor-independent units which could well end up on other CPU architectures in future , though none were mentioned specifically . |
| 19 | These will be generic and therefore suitable for a wide range of vocational purposes , either as part of Higher National programmes , or as free-standing units which could be used to meet the particular needs of client groups . |
| 20 | Since the legal rules about the control of water pollution are expressed through the discretion of field officers it is important to understand their working definitions of pollution in terms of the kinds of events , activities , or social settings which could give rise to action on their part , whatever its ultimate conclusion . |
| 21 | These ‘ pull ’ factors operated with particular force in the post-Second World War period as many of the European countries began to reconstruct and expand their economies at a rapid rate and found themselves suffering acute labour shortages which could only be relieved by the employment of foreign workers . |
| 22 | They were described as designed to disadvantage the fledgling opposition parties which could expect substantial support from West German sister parties . |
| 23 | Another person could weep and out of the weeping find memories of strengths which could lead to formulating a treatment plan and a cure . |
| 24 | One is reminded of the early expert , but possibly apocryphal , prediction that the maximum number of computers which could be envisaged as being necessary in the UK might be as much as two . |
| 25 | There are many possible computers which could have been used to exemplify the terms we have introduced . |
| 26 | A more dynamic approach of this kind was possible with the advent of computers which could analyse the necessary amounts of synoptic data . |
| 27 | The chosen means of achieving this end was to provide local authorities with central government funds which could be used for housing construction and enable the level of rents to be subsidized out of general Exchequer funds — in other words , the framework of the system of public housing finance with which we are familiar today . |
| 28 | Attention was then turned towards possible funds which could be recovered from former Drexel employees , most notably Milken . |
| 29 | In March 1975 , a brief concern ( shown to be unfounded one month later ) that the use of oxidizing catalysts on vehicles was encouraging the production of sulphates which could pose a considerable threat to public health led the EPA to suspend the carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emission standard deadlines for one year . |
| 30 | There was still much danger : the palace was heavily guarded , and even if they got away King Minos had many warships which could chase and sink them . |