Example sentences of "which [was/were] [vb pp] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It many cases , especially those which were related to long-standing feuds , both sides no doubt viewed themselves as in the right . |
| 2 | They had light skins which were tanned to various shades of golden brown , and most wore long down-turned moustaches or straggling beards . |
| 3 | Meanwhile in a speech to the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants Sir Adrian Cadbury said the view among some critics that his committee 's proposals on non-executive directors were divisive for boards stemmed from a misunderstanding of its terms of reference which were limited to financial aspects and did not touch on the wider responsibility of all directors for general governance . |
| 4 | There may have been some species which were attached to floating seaweed . |
| 5 | The skull possessed huge grinding teeth , anchored in powerful jaws which were attached to enormous chewing muscles . |
| 6 | $86,000 of charity funds which were paid to various political campaigns in breach of the Federal Income Tax Act which forbade donations of over Can . |
| 7 | Four reports were published , backed up by a series of duplicated reports which were circulated to interested parties . |
| 8 | The State Council spokesman , Yuan Mu , said on Jan. 10 that a policy of " leniency " was being adopted in the trials , which were closed to foreign observers . |
| 9 | These sectors , it is argued , mainly produced intermediate goods , that is inputs , such as machinery , which were sold to other sectors . |
| 10 | Jade is scarce because it can only crystallize in that form under geological conditions of heat and pressure which were confined to certain faults in the earth 's crust . |
| 11 | The nearest approach which was made to judicial independence was in 1289 , when Edward I enacted that the seneschal of Aquitaine was the principal seneschal set above all the sub-seneschals ( of the Agenais , Landes , Quercy , Limousin and so forth ) . |
| 12 | The requirement effect on trade which member states of jurisdiction requirement , it is jurisdictionable because it is the first task that the commissioner of the court should undertake when considering quote from wind surfing get in constant and the concept and agreement which may effect trade is intended to define in the law governing cartels the boundary between the areas , respectively covered by community law and national law , it is not necessary law for the competition effected by the alleged restriction and the trade which is effected between members of states to be the same , an example in the defendants list of authorities it 's in the principal and in that case the restriction of competition arose in relation to a product possible spirits which was itself used to manufacture other products namely cognac , it was argued that the that since there was no trade between members of state and possible spirits there could be no effect upon trade between member of states and so twenty five could not apply , the court accepted that factual premise , there is no trade between member of state and import of spirits , but rejected the legal conclusion , they concluded that is was necessary for there to be an effect upon trade in the market where the restrictions occurred , they was trading another product which was related to possible spirits , and of course stated , it must be observed in that respect that any agreement who 's object to effect is to a strict competition by fixing minimum prices for an intermediate product is capable of effecting intro community trade , even if there is no trading in that intermediate product between members of state , that the product constitutes the raw material of another project marketing elsewhere |
| 13 | One patient developed lower right chest pain and nausea 48 hours after receiving salmeterol 200 µg , which was attributed to biliary colic . |
| 14 | The figures point to large holes in the Immigration Reform and Control Act ( IRCA ) of 1986 , which was introduced to staunch the flow . |
| 15 | Remember that only the resist which was subjected to UV light will be stripped by the developer . |
| 16 | The sensitive lacquer which was subjected to UV light is washed away , leaving the artwork positive reproduced in etch-resist on the board . |
| 17 | The devastating cyclone which struck the country in late April [ see pp. 38152 ; 38176-77 ] proved a serious test for the new administration , which was subjected to widespread domestic and international criticism for its handling of relief efforts [ ibid ] . |
| 18 | The party , which was confined to local friends owing to the remoteness of our village from the metropolis , was , I think , very successful and just the kind of gathering Nigel loved . |
| 19 | The response was overwhelming and I was able to raise over £1,000 which was added to other monies raised by the branch of J Sainsbury 's plc where I am employed and we were able to hand over to Terry Scott a cheque for £10,000 . |
| 20 | As the aim of investigating terraces is to determine as accurately as possible former base levels , the back of marine terraces ( E on Fig. 9.18 ) should be measured as this approximates to the former high tide level , but the front of river terraces ( F on Fig. 9.18 ) is the closest approximation to the level of the centre of the old valley floor which was graded to high tide level . |
| 21 | A proposal on introducing an executive presidency which was put to national referendum on May 23 was defeated . |