Example sentences of "which were under " in BNC.
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| 1 | The comprehensive nature of the local groups is evident from a list of their duties , which were to focus the efforts of different agencies dealing with juvenile employment ; to organize methods of collecting information about the character , education , and home life of school-leavers , usually with the assistance of teachers and school care committees ( SCCs ) ( which were under the control of the education offices ) ; to form subcommittees or rotas to attend the labour exchange for the purpose of interviewing applicants and parents ; and to organize a system of ‘ after-care ’ in co-operation with SCCs , clubs , and other similar organizations . |
| 2 | all of which were under discussion from the spring of 1918 . |
| 3 | In detail , Russell proposed completely to disfranchise small boroughs of less than 2,000 inhabitants , most of which were under the influence of a particular local patron , and some of which , like Old Sarum , were green mounds or heaps of stone . |
| 4 | This view seems a little extreme and in Asfar v. Blundell ( 1896 C.A. ) it was held that dates , which were under water for two days and became impregnated with sewage , had perished — i.e. in a commercial sense . |
| 5 | Twelve awards were made for programmes of research , all of which were under way by November 1983 . |
| 6 | The Senate voted narrowly to continue funding the controversial B-2 " Stealth " bomber project , 15 of which were under construction , allocating $4,600 million for the construction of two bombers during 1991 and for further research into the radar-evading aircraft . |
| 7 | Three general strikes paralysed the public and private sectors on Sept. 3 , Sept. 9-10 and Sept. 16 in protest at social security reforms which were under debate in parliament . |
| 8 | The trained bands , which were under the control of the Tory-Anglican lieutenancy , and which during the Exclusion Crisis had been efficient in suppressing the activities of Whig and Nonconformist crowds , refused to act against the crowds who gathered to prevent people from attending the mass , believing that since the professed purpose was " only pulling down Popery " , they could not " in conscience hinder " . |