Example sentences of "[Wh det] [noun] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the shift 's close , ordinary policemen and women are generally reluctant to become involved in work which requires them to extend their duty , unless they need the overtime money , in which case it is a spur . |
| 2 | Rosa Luxemburg was full of scorn — ‘ such a formula expresses either absolutely nothing , so that it is an empty non-committal phrase , or else it expresses the unconditional duty of socialists to support all national aspirations , in which case it is simply false ’ . |
| 3 | In these instances it is not uncommon to find a government 's revenue ( as in Lesotho ) almost totally committed to paying its teacher force — hence nothing left over to equip the schools ; in which case it is worth asking whether the whole costly mechanism of providing school education has not come to an unprofitable full-stop just before the only point where it can be productive — enabling children to learn . |
| 4 | Indeed as we have seen economic equality in society could only be achieved under two kinds of circumstances — one through the use of coercion in which case it is incompatible with freedom and the other in a situation in which people do not respond or even care about material rewards . |
| 5 | Some sufferers show no signs of infection , in which case it is a question of spotting the tiny white ‘ thread-like ’ worms in the motions . |
| 6 | Professionals segregate according to expert criteria , but ‘ what is it to be human ? ’ sounds like a philosophical question — in which case it is also a political one — rather than something for experts to decide . |
| 7 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 8 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 9 | It is quite easy to find , close to the Beta-Gamma pair ; it is not particularly rich or condensed , but it may be only about 8200 light-years away , in which case it is the closest of all the globulars . |
| 10 | It can be seen either as a counter-example , demanding that the theory be amended or discarded , or as an anomaly , in which case it is put in the pending tray or discarded . |
| 11 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |
| 12 | Thirdly , the Convention may be silent both as to the substance of a particular issue and as to the law by which it is to be determined , in which case it is a question of construction whether the Convention covers the point or merely leaves it to be dealt with under the law applicable under the conflicts rules of the forum . |
| 13 | In the male , the equivalent chromosome may be of the same type — an X chromosome — or it may be roughly the shape of the letter Y , in which case it is known as a Y chromosome . |
| 14 | The first is where it is set aside , in which case it is treated as if it had never existed . |
| 15 | The expression herring and common gulls illustrates this point well , because it is normal if common is taken to identify a particular species of gull ( in which case it is not a semantic constituent ) , but odd if it is taken to mean ‘ not rare ’ . |
| 16 | However , the duplicate set is an unapproachable ideal unless you are reading for a higher degree , in which case it is sound policy . |
| 17 | The microphone may be built into the camera , in which case it is an omnidirectional microphone which picks up sound in a very general way . |
| 18 | As a result of this section , it is now open to a person to claim that he was unaware of the effect that his words or conduct might be having , in which case it is then for the prosecutor to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was so aware . |
| 19 | A typical form is shown in Figure 6.6 ( d ) , and you can see that there are several concentric rims , in which case it is called a multiringed basin . |
| 20 | However , it is possible that a bright flash observed on the Moon by five English monks in the summer of 1178 was the formation of Bruno , in which case it is about the only lunar crater that has ever been observed to form . |
| 21 | You could use a copy command , in which case it is recommended that you verify the copies using BACKUP , or you could use BACKUP and do the copy-and-verify in one operation . |
| 22 | Each file in the specified directory/directory structure is then processed , unless it has a file name extension type which is one of the specified exclusions , in which case it is ignored . |
| 23 | The latter was a member of Gloucester 's Sheriff Hutton connection and may be a ducal appointment , in which case it is likely that he was acting as deputy chief steward in the lordship . |
| 24 | Indeed , it will be seen that dare can express a sense very close to its meaning as a modal even while maintaining most of the syntactic characteristics of a full verb , in which case it is used with the bare form — eloquent proof that the use of one or the other version of the infinitive is conditioned by meaning and not by automatically operating syntactic rules . |
| 25 | This effect also obtains for total eurobonds , in which case it is likely to proxy the uncertainty and adverse interest rate expectations caused by a falling dollar . |
| 26 | There is a six-year limitation period for collecting fees and expenses , unless the expert is appointed under seal in which case it is twelve years : ss5 and 8 of the Limitation Act 1980 . |
| 27 | The limitation period for claims against experts is six years , unless the expert is appointed under seal , in which case it is twelve : ss5 and 8 of the Limitation Act 1980 . |
| 28 | Special rules apply in relation to closing out of futures and other derivatives positions , in which case it is necessary to give all details not only of the closing trade but also of the existing trade which is being closed out and the profit or loss arising on the closing out . |
| 29 | ‘ The trimming and upholstery shop is reached through the paint shop , of which building it is really a part ’ . |
| 30 | If the spin is unexpected , it may even be difficult to tell in which direction it is going . |