Example sentences of "[noun pl] which [vb mod] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , for example , God is thought of as like light , the metaphor is meant to bring into play all kinds of overtones and ideas which can help the user to a greater understanding of the word God : light shares some characteristics which can be applied to God — but ones which can not be neatly packaged up in literal words . |
| 2 | Under the Convention , a requested State is to apply the same measures of compulsion as would be available in purely domestic cases ; this is reflected in the provision in section 2(3) of the Act that an order under that section may not require any particular steps to be taken unless they are steps which can be required to be taken by way of obtaining evidence for the purposes of civil proceedings in the court making the order , i.e. , the High Court . |
| 3 | Reputable test publishers in conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equal Opportunities Commission have issued guidance on the steps which should be taken to unsure that tests do not discriminate unfairly . |
| 4 | Typically , online systems consist of a central computer housing large , predominantly textual databases which can be delivered to information users at remote terminals . |
| 5 | In order to recognize the different characteristics of individual fabrics it is helpful to know a little about the raw materials used ( i.e. , fibre content ) and the weave and various finishes which may be applied to it , as it is the combination of these factors that affect its appearance , how it handles and its performance . |
| 6 | Ignoring the question of expenses for the time being , it will create 10 million 50p units which will be distributed to savers in proportion to the funds they subscribed . |
| 7 | The Publishing Qualifications Board is offering National Vocational Qualifications assessment centres the opportunity to purchase ‘ banks ’ of NVQ units which can be distributed to employees as appropriate . |
| 8 | Two approaches can be adopted to minimize the response time : a simple approach is to devise portable GIS which can be taken to the hazard ; a more complex solution is to couple the GIS to real-time monitoring systems . |
| 9 | Planted into well-scrubbed clay pots topped with gravel , miniature spring bulbs make unusual Christmas presents which can be transferred to the recipient 's garden after reflowering |
| 10 | Preparation can aid negotiators by analysing the kinds of concessions which might be offered to the other side . |
| 11 | It revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools which could be attributed to the cuts in educational spending — something that proved embarrassing to the government of the day . |
| 12 | SPELLCHECK has a dictionary of over 6000 words which can be related to text on file . |
| 13 | Nonetheless , care should be taken here to distinguish between words which can be considered to be merely useful information , from words which go to the identity of the goods sold . |
| 14 | Many of the variables which may be related to subjective risk may also be related to subsequent recall of situations . |
| 15 | As the hon. Gentleman will know , the draft treaty that my right hon. and noble Friend Lord Carrington has prepared identifies a range of safeguards which should be extended to the ethnic minorities in Yugoslavia . |
| 16 | Furthermore , commodity production is being increasingly subdivided into fragments which can be assigned to whichever part of the world can provide the most profitable combination of capital and labour . |
| 17 | There are three basic books which may be studied to good effect : A Complete Guide to Heraldry by A.C. Fox-Davies , revised in 1969 by John Brooke-Little , the present Norroy and Ulster King of Arms ; Boutell 's Heraldry , also revised by Brook-Little ( 1983 ) ; and A New Dictionary of Heraldry ( 1987 ) edited by Stephen Friar . |
| 18 | Working within an embassy office or the regional office of a multilateral bank it is not difficult for donors ' staff to come up with a list of potential projects which can be presented to a recipient country 's ministry of finance for discussion . |
| 19 | Each node consists of a state of the original task 's search , and a list of operators which can be applied to this state . |
| 20 | One may compare such a public certification of the title with the stamp on a coin , which attests the genuineness of the metal , whereas the system of private investigation of title is as if a man was obliged to employ an expert analyst to test the genuineness of the coins which might be tendered to him . |
| 21 | You should research them as you write up your notes and prepare precise definitions which can be referred to later . |
| 22 | The craft 's endurance will be 2.2 hours which can be increased to 5.25 hours by decreasing the number of passengers by 10 ( these figures assume that each passenger carries 90 kg of baggage ) . |
| 23 | As yet there has been no detailed attempt to assess the possible effects of such hot-spot ‘ migration ’ on landscape development , but there is some evidence from the stratigraphic record of the movement of topographic swells across continents which may be related to the passage of hot spots or similar thermal phenomena . |
| 24 | A county-wide appeal has been launched to help collect non-perishable foodstuffs , paracetamol , aspirin , antiseptics and vitamin tablets which will be delivered to the region in March . |
| 25 | The fact that certain strategies which can be shown to be useful in translation have not been made use of so far suggests that translators are simply not aware of them , rather than that they are familiar with them but consciously or subconsciously choose not to use them . |
| 26 | The only improvements which could be made to them are minor ones . |
| 27 | While there are some aspects of the redraft where it might be argued that the law has not been accurately expressed , there is no doubt that both its language and typography suggest that there are considerable improvements which could be made to the present drafting and printing of statutes in the UK . |
| 28 | Our job was to act as navigational escort for about seventy Hurricanes which would be transported to the Med in ‘ Furious ’ and flown off at maximum range as reinforcements for Malta which was under heavy air attack . |
| 29 | As a temporary measure ( especially useful with burst lead pipe ) , there are resin filler products which can be applied to the pipe to stem the flow of water , some of which will withstand mains pressure almost immediately . |
| 30 | PRUDENTIAL has launched a new range of flexible pensions products which can be converted to a free-standing additional voluntary contribution and vice versa , and allow contribution levels to be reduced or even suspended altogether for up to five years . |