Example sentences of "of which was [verb] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , at least since the nineteenth century there has been a spillover into the State schools of the ethos of the independent boarding schools , the purpose of which was understood to be as much moral as academic , with character-training high on the agenda . |
| 2 | This provided the basis for contextual ratings , the most important of which was found to be long-term threat . |
| 3 | External locus of control was measured on four items , no more than one of which was allowed to be missing . |
| 4 | More generally , there was a growing belief over the 1960s and into the 1970s that Britain 's industrial problems could be overcome through more vigorous entrepreneurship , the supply of which was held to be ‘ market-determined ’ . |
| 5 | According to the Bush administration , the war was estimated to have cost about $50,000 million , most of which was expected to be offset by contributions of $36,000 million made recently by Japan , Saudi Arabia and Kuwait . |