Example sentences of "which can have a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand , changes can often be made in the textile process which can have a beneficial effect on the effluent , either by reducing the volume or strength or by making it more treatable .
2 In addition , he pointed to the influence of union leadership which can have a decisive impact on union membership growth via the policies and organising techniques which are adopted , and governmental encouragement which may also become a major factor in promoting union growth .
3 In the woman , however , adulthood is punctuated by the menopause , which can have a deep psychological effect .
4 But when we 're doing screen printing we use very much stronger solvents which can have a nasty effect on your skin .
5 It is salutary to be reminded that in many situations and many respects society is not simply divisible into two parts , the majority and the minority , but is in fact a conglomeration of minorities , none of which can have a democratic claim to dominate , and which must therefore learn to live with each other .
6 In statistical analysis , on the other hand , the emphasis is on presenting to the machine information that is exceedingly diverse in nature and often very extensive and which can have a complicated , possibly hierarchical , structure .
7 Those who have not tried to sell — and particularly sell in a highly competitive market where there are very large contracts , the possession or loss of which can have a fatal effect on one 's whole business — do not know how testing it is of courage and nerve .
8 The contestation of meaning can be regarded as a fundamentally transgressive practice which can have a liberating effect on the reader — hence his emphasis on the value of the ludic aspect of fractured narrative which had a ‘ carnivalesque ’ role ( almost in the Bakhtinian sense ) of freeing the reader .
9 What seems clear from the above analysis is that local authorities operate within a wider political system incorporating a range of national organizations and institutions , all of which can have a direct effect upon local government .
10 The G M B's influence in the British labour movement and congress also provides a sounding board for the views of the political nature which can have a significant impact on the direction of the Labour Party .
11 Many supplies in the construction and property sector are now subject to 15% VAT which can have a significant impact if the ultimate user of a building is , say , partially exempt and is therefore largely unable to recover VAT costs , for example , a bank or an insurance company .
12 Shareholders also have rights under normal company law which can have a significant residual impact on how the exchange functions , but the implications of this are not discussed further in this chapter .
13 A recession in the industrialised economies reduces demand and prices for most primary commodities ( tea , coffee , rubber , bauxite , oil , etc. ) which can have a disastrous impact on many LDCs .
14 Once we have definable categories of patients , each of which can have a defined treatment regime , it then becomes a fairly straightforward task to build up a defined treatment cost .
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