Example sentences of "which [vb base] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Between the forms which accommodate features diagnostic of an individual workshop and those which show only a structural similarity to other mosaics in the region , a picture of the developments of patterns in the wider context of south-western England emerges .
2 The term ideology refers to a set of ideas which present only a partial view of reality .
3 Bodies such as Links and the Spastic Society which produce quite a substantial report at the last election to illustrate what the problems were then there will be established designated polling stations in which there will be various characteristics required such as wheelchair access , unaided wheelchair access , although the problem of accessibility is for more people than those people who are in wheelchairs and many people who are not registered disabled and are mainly old and infirm , should have the opportunity to exercise their franchise readily and easily .
4 Problems are more likely to arise from an increase in the number of small enquiries which generate only a modest income but which impinge on the time of core staff .
5 Actually , resistance is more likely to occur with prolonged exposure to large dosages which leave only a few ‘ resistant ’ individuals to form the nucleus of the next generation ; and it is one of the characteristics of pests that a few individuals can rapidly give rise to large populations .
6 He notes the self-perpetuating nature of modern mass production : ‘ Thus vast supplies of products come into existence which call forth an artificial demand that is senseless from the perspective of the subject 's culture ’ ( 1968 : 43 ) , and argues that just as academic pursuits such as philology and archaeology , which start with certain aims , may develop as methods creating infinite classificatory refinements for their own sake , so people may become the mere instrument of that which they originally developed : ‘ The infinitely growing supply of objectified spirit places demands upon the subject , creates desires in him , hits him with feelings of individual inadequacy and helplessness , throws him into total relationships from whose impact he can not with-draw , although he can not master their particular contents ’ ( 1968 : 44 ) .
7 It was based on the Treaty of Rome 's provisions governing the Common Agricultural Policy , which require only a qualified majority .
8 The best questions to ask in a survey are those which require only a single word/phrase or a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ answer .
9 Okay that 's all I wanted to say about voltage gated channels then , let's erm turn our attention to so-called ligand gated channels which form rather a discrete class .
10 At a base in Hereford , which trains bomb disposal men in the army 's toughest course , bomb teams demonstrated modern explosives … incendiary devices , letter bombs which contain just a few ounces of Semtex , and car bombs , at one pound , just half the size of those favoured by the IRA .
11 The value of the statistics from poor countries which have neither a large statistical staff nor routine data collection activities is often especially questionable .
12 Almost all the words which have both a strong and weak form belong to a category that may be called function words — words that do not have a dictionary meaning in the way that we normally expect nouns , verbs , adjectives and adverbs to have .
13 He suggests the importance of community " units " like that of the parish , which have both a religious and social dimension .
14 The two database management systems are closely integrated to allow the solution of questions which have both a locational and a non-spatial content .
15 And as ‘ mass communication ’ changes technologically and fragments ( we are already seeing ‘ broadcasting ’ diminish and ‘ narrow casting ’ — the targeting of specialist publics grow ) , communications theorists continue to develop models which have both an analytical and a predictive function .
16 There is nothing regular or reproducible about these experiences , which have indeed a certain quality of uniqueness .
17 The area manager is responsible for all aspects of the working railway in his patch , including operations , and his role in liaison with the sectors , which have only a limited presence away from headquarters , is crucial .
18 In the 1920s and 1930s quantum mechanics was applied with great success to systems such as atoms or molecules , which have only a finite number of degrees of freedom .
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