Example sentences of "which is the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Which is the main occupation and which is the second largest ?
2 It is an integral part of the community of Clifton , which is the second largest estate in England .
3 ‘ At the very least there is perceived to be an apparent disinclination to contact and involve Church spokesmen in matters like education or to approach the Moderator for his views on the circumstances of the Presbyterian community which is the second largest denomination in Northern Ireland , ’ one leading Churchman said .
4 Er , we swopped our sharing expense on the er , Sp Spanish financial daily er , with cash for a twenty five percent stake in the Group and er , one of the things this er , does is to give us a stake in , in Marca , which is the second biggest newspaper in Spain and incidentally has the same social and economic profile as El , The Times of Spain er , and it 's a sport paper which sells seven days a week , two hundred and thirty four thousand circulation and its nearer , nearest competitor sells one fifty thousand .
5 Mr Millan is speaking at a lunch to be held at the SAS Royal Hotel in Brussels to celebrate the new venture , which is the first official joint undertaking of the two law societies [ which represent solicitors in their two jurisdictions ] .
6 They do so at their peril , which is the first major tenet of this exciting thriller , which resurrects some favourite old ploys not least the shower curtain , the body in a cupboard , and the inability to escape .
7 This is the ‘ truest cause ’ of Thuc. i.23 , a famous and deeply original statement which is the first conscious attempt to develop a theory of historical causation : ‘ The truest cause ’ , he says , ‘ was one not much admitted at the time : it was the growth of Athenian power , which frightened the Spartans and forced them to war .
8 In 1990–91 the figure was 2,853 , which is the third highest of that period ( 2,928 in 1985–86 , 2,952 in 1982–83 ) ; it might have been greater , for no manuscripts could be issued during the last five weeks of the year because of the installation of the new fire alarm system in the strong-rooms .
9 Which is the main source of fuel and which is the next largest ?
10 Right which is the next easiest one to work out ?
11 " If you can find someone who needs to send cargo to the Aru Islands , " the Keraing announced , " then we can get the boat and a crew ready for you in a month , which is the last possible time for heading eastwards ! "
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