Example sentences of "but which is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NCM has now developed , with some help from my company , a domestic credit policy which follows traditional lines but which is written in plain English ( ie with little insurance jargon ) . |
| 2 | However , the term ‘ disease ’ is slightly unfortunate in this context because it conjures up notions of a ‘ cause ’ that has little or nothing to do with the natural state of the organism but which is imposed on it , having a discontinuous effect ; as , for example , in infectious diseases . |
| 3 | In relation to nationalised industries , it is commonplace to vest in a particular Minister of the Crown a power to issue general directives as to the running of the industry in question but this is again nothing more than a matter of organisational preference ; not , of course a preference which is a matter of caprice but which is based on notions of the best procedures to attain the objective in view . |
| 4 | Interestingly , it was at this very juncture that an addition was made to the show for the revival — a movement which is not found either in the score or the 1692 quarto , but which is printed on the second of the single-sheet inserts in Q1693 . |
| 5 | ( T ) here are many cases where a man who has a ‘ right , ’ in the sense of a liberty or capacity of doing an act which is not unlawful , but which is calculated seriously to injure another , will be liable to a charge of blackmail if he demands money from that other as the price of abstaining . … |
| 6 | It is a process of transition which all young people have to pass through but which is experienced differently as a result of such key factors as class , race , gender and disability ( Cross and Smith 1987 , Griffin 1985 , Willis 1977 ) . |
| 7 | New Historicism is very adept at employing ‘ thick description ’ , a detailed skilful exposition of , usually , some text or document which has been largely critically bypassed previously , but which is shown to have a charged metaphoric function in revealing some facet of Renaissance culture . |
| 8 | I would like to develop a particular thesis to explain the contemporary crisis of capitalism which incorporates certain of the insights derived from all these approaches but which is anchored in a Christian world-view . |
| 9 | The war of resolutions overshadowed the Congress , which should have ended proceedings yesterday but which is expected to continue until the end of the week , as it discusses amendments to the Russian constitution . |
| 10 | a share which pays an annual dividend of 20p but which is expected to grow by 5% p.a. for the foreseeable future . |
| 11 | This might be something that has a legitimate place in the original complex equation — it might be peace education , anti-racism or teachers ' rights — but which is inflated to fill the whole screen . |
| 12 | This serves as an introduction to Part II , and more particularly as a prelude to Chapter 6 , because it deals with the subject of fiction itself : something which is strictly not a matter of style , but which is presupposed by the study of style in fiction writing . |