Example sentences of "which [vb -s] that [noun] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Controversy over proposed open-cast mining in the Lake St Lucia wetlands , Natal [ see ED 67 ] , has been heightened by publication of a South African government environmental impact assessment which concludes that mining would not damage the area 's delicate dune ecosystem . |
| 2 | The rigid view of the sexual division of labour previously contained within the system is being diluted , to be replaced by a scheme which assumes that women will both want and need to switch from home to paid work and back again , particularly as the special demands of dependants such as children and the elderly — for whom the system still assumes women are primarily responsible — come and go . |
| 3 | The union has obtained a document produced by Lothian health board which says that trusts could save over £5m if they cut unsocial hours payments . |
| 4 | ( 87 ) He appears to be unaware of after-image phenomena and , so far as I can make out , puts forward an explanation , instead , which says that movement can be perceived when no object is seen to move ! |
| 5 | you know qualifications which says that graduates can take it in two years . |
| 6 | I suspect what the conclusion wants to imply is that there is something in the philosophy of science which says that science should be used for good things and that war is not one of these . |
| 7 | Freud 's view is a realistic one of human nature , which says that people will experience anxiety and frustration and er , all kinds of erm , feelings that they may not want to have . |
| 8 | There is an increasing amount of evidence ( see Galloway 1985 , Reynolds and Sullivan 1981 ) which shows that teachers can make a difference to the levels of disaffection and alienation in their schools . |
| 9 | A Cambridge mathematician , Michael Behrend , derived an ingenious formula which shows that sites will align by change much more than one would expect . |
| 10 | It is also because it is a well-written , intensely moving story which shows that MPs can and do achieve things , that true love can and does exist , and which restores one 's faith in politicians at a time such restoration is badly needed . |
| 11 | Bentham ( 1970 : 179 ) himself propounded the principle of ‘ frugality ’ ( or ‘ parsimony ’ ) , which states that punishments should be no more severe than they need to be to produce a utilitarian quantity of deterrence . |
| 12 | More women than men are excluded on this basis because of the rule which states that men should normally claim benefit on behalf of the women they are living with ( whether they are married or not ) . |
| 13 | It allows the board to continue with the levy , which ensures that income will be gained and that training can continue . |
| 14 | Other parties not completely in agreement with the proposals include the Highland Regional Council , which would lose some control in the designated areas , and the Scottish National Party , which feels that parks would not necessarily be in the interests of either the nation or the environment . |
| 15 | A free runtime version of the program is also supplied which means that shows can be distributed to others without any royalty payments having to be made . |
| 16 | With Amdahl Corp faced with an uphill struggle to adjust its business so that it can thrive in a post-mainframe world , and all its other major investments — things like the former Poqet Computer Corp and HAL Computers Inc still in the development stage and demanding more capital , while its own core business is a victim of the mainframe malaise , Fujitsu Ltd 's 80% of ICL Plc begins to look the company 's most valuable asset , making it increasingly likely that the company will in due course want to float a lot more than the 25% it originally suggested on the London International Stock Exchange : Fujitsu 's biggest problem is the one now facing all big Japanese companies — that the days of cheap capital at home are gone with the bubble economy , probably forever , and many Japanese companies issued convertibles in the 1980s that are coming up to maturity ; with prices on the Tokyo exchange still bombed out , few holders are going to want to convert into shares , which means that issuers will have to raise expensive new capital on the international markets to redeem them . |
| 17 | Maastricht deals directly with its problem by giving new powers and scrutiny to the European Parliament which means that decisions can not be made unless both Council and Parliament agree . |
| 18 | But neither of these is fully regulated which means that teachers may perhaps find themselves working for less than fully professional organisations . |
| 19 | Users of telecottages are given the key and people can use them at any time , which means that women can come in during the evening , early in the morning or whatever . ’ |
| 20 | Even where it at first appears to be a rather pointless reaction there is invariably found to be some rational element , which means that conflict must be classed alongside other forms of purposive social action . |
| 21 | The fonts are claimed to exactly match the standard Adobe ones which means that proofing could be done on a low-cost PCL printer with typeset output produced on a Linotronic . |
| 22 | the game is on monday … broadcasted live over here in europe by SkySport. which means that halvard will leave home heading for a pub with SkySport and probably a pint or five ( depends on the result ) … |
| 23 | I think that 's probably not the case , it is n't a person we 're transferring over , it 's a bit better than that , it 's a post , which means that Matthew can advertise with a particular emphasis on food background . |
| 24 | He begins by allowing the possibility of schism , such as that which took place in the Roman Empire ( II , 84 ) , which implies that humans can choose not to allow totalization . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , a lot of contemporary architects have been influenced by the Gropius school of thought which maintains that architects should allow a building to be what it wants to be , rather than imposing any character or theme upon it . |
| 26 | In contrast to tradition 's ‘ universe of doxa ’ stands modernity 's ‘ universe of discourse ’ which presupposes that ideas must be legitimated in order to achieve hegemony , and hence presumes a certain autonomy of ideas from power relations . |
| 27 | The Christian Council on Ageing ( CCoA ) is a national voluntary and inter-denominational organisation , inaugurated in 1982 , which believes that churches should give greater attention to the particular needs — and potential — of older people . |
| 28 | An example of a treaty which goes further is the South Pacific Driftnet Fishing Treaty which provides that parties shall consult with States eligible to become parties about matters relating to the Convention , and may reach agreements with such States . |
| 29 | The ‘ Tiebout thesis ’ ( Tiebout , 1956 ) , which suggests that taxpayers will tend to move to those areas with the mix of tax levels and service provision which they prefer , has been substantially discredited ( McLean , 1987. p. 91 ) . |
| 30 | In retrospect , we can see that there were strong economic reasons to do so , certainly by the canons of modern public sector pricing theory which suggests that prices should be set at the ( long-run ) marginal costs of supply . |