Example sentences of "which [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | the Carex panicea — Viola riviniana sub-community , which is distinctly richer in species . |
2 | The male has a more striking appearance with a richer pink and lavender body coloration , superbly ornamented with violet edging to each fin , except the tail which is distinctly tipped in this colour . |
3 | Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky 's Sonata , which is distinctly heavy going . |
4 | Some light is perhaps shed on the problem by the most recent psychological researches on memory , which have identified two rather different kinds of memory — ‘ explicit ’ memory , which amounts to relatively detailed recall of a set of stimuli ; and ‘ implicit ’ memory , which is distinctly short of detail , but enables people , in effect , to ‘ know I 've seen it before somewhere ’ . |
5 | This finding is borne out by a study by Weinrich-Haste ( 1986 ) which found that , while some subjects were rated by schoolchildren and undergraduates as definitely masculine , and some as neutral , none was rated as definitely feminine : a finding which suggests that the arts/science divide is not a symmetrical feminine/masculine divide , but one which is distinctly asymmetrical . |
6 | There is a single pointed apical papilla flanked on each side by 3 sometimes 4 oral papillae ; the distalmost of which is distinctly block-like . |
7 | Support for the drug among women has been further heightened by the rise in anti-abortion activism in many parts of the world , which is steadily gaining ground and fighting hard to have RU 486 banned . |
8 | Especially with an organisation whose public profile continues to rise , whose impact on governments is openly acknowledged , and which is steadily gathering support from more and more people . |
9 | They are greeted by the magnificent vista of the plain and the strange , but familiar , shape of Ol Doinyo Lengai , which is steadily catching fire at its summit as the sun rises . |
10 | And secondly , priority for the milk which is available , and which is strictly distributed by the Milk Marketing Board , is given to normal milk suppliers or to sectors whose products have a limited shelf-life , such as yoghurt-makers , rather than to cheese or butter manufacturers . |
11 | A differential species is one which is strictly confined to a particular sub-community , and not found in others . |
12 | Today , EDS has only one office in Milan , which combined the activities of SD-Scicon/GFI Informatique and of McDonnell Douglas Information Systems , and one in Rome , which is strictly a commercial office for GM Italia . |
13 | This serves as an introduction to Part II , and more particularly as a prelude to Chapter 6 , because it deals with the subject of fiction itself : something which is strictly not a matter of style , but which is presupposed by the study of style in fiction writing . |
14 | Using to denote the share of intermediate good X in the cost of production of i ( similarly ) , we can solve which is strictly positive where labour is used in both industries . |
15 | These forms and separate guidance notes , have been re-designed to ease completion and are available now ( note the closing date of 31 October 1989 which is strictly adhered to . ) |
16 | Joos 's " infinitive " is in fact made up of two words — to plus the bare infinitive — as can be seen from the possibility of inserting an adverb between them ( I want to really scare him ) and of finding to all by itself , something which is strictly impossible with inflections ( I do n't want to ) . |
17 | That charm is one ingredient in a package which is part natural , part manufactured . |
18 | In this writer 's view , the arguments against multi-denominational education and in favour of catholic schools support an overall political theology which is strongly based on authority within the church . |
19 | In contrast , the stream waters draining Carboniferous Limestone sediments of the Vale of Clwyd have a distinctive character which is strongly influenced by the carbonate-rich lithologies that result , for example , in enhanced solubility for uranium in water . |
20 | It is based at least in part on a historical view that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have been militarily unnecessary — a view which is strongly contested by some but by no means all historians who have looked at the matter . |
21 | According to this theory of disease , which is strongly held in many societies , virtue , as it were , drains away from the stricken victim and his powers and health fail accordingly . |
22 | 95% of male names have a first syllable which is strongly stressed , whereas only 7% of female names show this pattern . |
23 | Why should governments , even the Thatcher government , which is strongly committed to allowing market forces to work , spend several billion pounds of taxpayers ' money promoting R&D ? |
24 | As to British Aerospace , will my hon. Friend give a firm assurance that the Government will continue vigorously to support exports of military aircraft — something which is strongly opposed by many Opposition Members ? |
25 | Will he confirm that the directive , which is strongly supported by the Labour party , would discriminate heavily against part-time workers , especially women who are trying to combine a job with family responsibilities ? |
26 | One possibility could be a new convention on climate , a proposal which is strongly supported by the British Government . |
27 | A situation that is basic and very widespread is the rural community in the developing world , represented by the largely self-sufficient village which is strongly affected by local environmental conditions . |
28 | Work on other parts of the route , which is strongly supported by local politicians , is already well under way . |
29 | A poem with a very regular beat is one which is strongly organised hierarchically , so that there is metrical organisation beyond the line ; each line , stanza and possibly group of stanzas has a beat which is its strongest metrically , up to the stanza level or possibly even higher , as in many nursery rhymes , for example . |
30 | It was a contest to restore one 's faith in a game which is allegedly losing its way . |