Example sentences of "[indef pn] which give " in BNC.
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| 1 | So for its first half-century , after Weisthenes , the Athenian Council was an unpaid elected body , something which gave it an elite character which it may never wholly have lost . |
| 2 | Just a story of course , yet , could it be that long long ago something happened up there ; something which gave rise + , o such a legend ? |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't need gratitude for something which gave me such infinite pleasure . |
| 4 | I accept the fresco , not as something which gives emphasis to the wall , but , on the contrary , as a means to destroy the wall violently , to remove any notion of its stability , weight , etc . |
| 5 | As a Conservative I naturally want the Government to survive and to win the next election , but plainly if the Deputy Prime Minister resigns that is something which gives cause for readjustment and rethinking if the Government is to win the next election . |
| 6 | That 's why the best magazine is one which give you all the practical information and advice you need , so you can get on with enjoying bringing up your children your way . |
| 7 | It was almost a religious conviction he had , and one which gave him the courage to carry out his plans . |
| 8 | Moreover , traditional family networks not only offered the elderly relative a place , but one which gave them an important and respected role within the family group . |
| 9 | One of the main processes in training a bird , and one which gave me a few problems , is known by falconers as ‘ manning ’ . |
| 10 | The Treaty of Brètigny provided for this , and a treaty which the French appeared for the moment willing to accept was a much more substantial victory for Edward than one which gave him a vast area on paper but which the French would be bound to resist . |
| 11 | For example , in Variation 5 of the above-quoted work , Bach kept all intervals true in the successive canons by inversion at the 6th , 3rd , 2nd , and 9th — a Herculean task , and surely one which gave him some satisfaction . |
| 12 | The model obtained by combining rational expectations and the simple natural rate hypothesis produces a particularly dramatic policy conclusion , and one which gave rational expectations some initial notoriety , for it suggested that the Keynesian approach to macroeconomic policy which governments in many countries had adopted after the Second World War was at best unnecessary and at worst harmful . |
| 13 | Yet , Bauthumley felt his own humble social position was one which gave his voice special importance : |
| 14 | The governors in fact accepted the Director 's offer to go on ‘ indefinite leave ’ , a move which angered the staff , but one which gave rise to a four-man team of senior executives to manage the Polytechnic — in fact until a new Director was appointed . |
| 15 | Your whole attention must be directed to balancing the need to produce the best result which you could personally produce , and the one which gives the subordinate a chance to learn through practical experience . |
| 16 | If your camcorder has manual override of the exposure control , try the effect of this at various settings ( with the camcorder picture shown on a colour television ) so that you can work out the one which gives the best balance between the highlight and shadow areas . |
| 17 | Cushions and pads may help for a while but they will never convert a seat or chair that is bad for your back into one which gives you comfort and relief . |
| 18 | It is as bizarre to suppose that I do not have a clear idea of a particular causal circumstance , say the one which gives rise to a query on the console of my computer , when I am unable to enumerate its elements . |
| 19 | According to this , a subgame perfect equilibrium strategy for a game is one which gives a Nash equilibrium strategy for every subgame of the game . |
| 20 | In Bateman [ 1925 ] All ER Rep 45 , Lord Hewart said that a person was guilty only if he demonstrated " such disregard for the life and safety of others as to amount to a crime against the State and conduct deserving of punishment " , a circular definition but one which gives a flavour of the topic . |
| 21 | That 's the Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire not the one which gives David Mellor a stork on at the mere mention of the place . |
| 22 | A speaking decision is one which gives the reasons and calculations behind the decision , whereas a non-speaking decision does not . |
| 23 | They wished to discourage anything which gave the superpowers reason to think that their homelands could acquire sanctuary status . |