Example sentences of "which is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Carex panicea — Viola riviniana sub-community , which is distinctly richer in species . |
| 2 | Some light is perhaps shed on the problem by the most recent psychological researches on memory , which have identified two rather different kinds of memory — ‘ explicit ’ memory , which amounts to relatively detailed recall of a set of stimuli ; and ‘ implicit ’ memory , which is distinctly short of detail , but enables people , in effect , to ‘ know I 've seen it before somewhere ’ . |
| 3 | This finding is borne out by a study by Weinrich-Haste ( 1986 ) which found that , while some subjects were rated by schoolchildren and undergraduates as definitely masculine , and some as neutral , none was rated as definitely feminine : a finding which suggests that the arts/science divide is not a symmetrical feminine/masculine divide , but one which is distinctly asymmetrical . |
| 4 | There is a single pointed apical papilla flanked on each side by 3 sometimes 4 oral papillae ; the distalmost of which is distinctly block-like . |
| 5 | Postnikova also manages to present in its possible light Tchaikovsky 's Sonata , which is distinctly heavy going . |
| 6 | Joos 's " infinitive " is in fact made up of two words — to plus the bare infinitive — as can be seen from the possibility of inserting an adverb between them ( I want to really scare him ) and of finding to all by itself , something which is strictly impossible with inflections ( I do n't want to ) . |
| 7 | Using to denote the share of intermediate good X in the cost of production of i ( similarly ) , we can solve which is strictly positive where labour is used in both industries . |
| 8 | That charm is one ingredient in a package which is part natural , part manufactured . |
| 9 | If an authority has decided to do an act which is allegedly illegal but has not yet done it then , of course , the applicant will want to challenge the decision to act and to obtain an order instructing the authority not to carry out its decision . |
| 10 | ‘ She wanders about the shore , which is bitterly cold , but then the north wind blows a heap of ashes some fishermen had left on the strand into a flame . |
| 11 | The reorganization is also a vital prerequisite before microfilming , which is urgently necessary for conservation purposes , can go ahead . |
| 12 | ‘ Gur ’ is unrefined sugar ( a kind of molasses ) which is locally available and consists mainly of sucrose , with a significant amount of potassium salts . |
| 13 | Finally this anthropological study will investigate political reactions to this recent development , especially that of the Communist Party which is locally dominant . |
| 14 | And the quantitative distinction which is well illustrated by this photograph , which is completely typical let me get the one , hang on right , this is a photograph of a hamster ovum with a hamster sperm just fertilizing it there and you can see that the hamster sperm is a lot smaller than the hamster ovum , and this is totally typical , it 's smaller by many orders of magnitude . |
| 15 | On my farm I use three methods ; most of my bulk oats are stored in a ferrocement silo which is completely weather- and vermin-proof . |
| 16 | This sweeping and quite unsubstantiated assertion is but one man 's opinion and has no more weight than another 's , for example , my own which is completely contrary . |
| 17 | Violet Kray is the heroine of the film , and she is played by Billie Whitelaw with a warmth which is completely credible and endearing . |
| 18 | A point worth noting is that when the State of Tennessee issued the order to revoke the charter of the Highlander Folk School , the entire assets of the school were sold at public auction , including the land , buildings , library , stock etc , and having learned this savage lesson from experience , the land and buildings on which the new Highlander Research and Education Center is now located are owned by a separate Trust which is completely distinct from Highlander , and is now answerable for any of the activities which take place there . |
| 19 | Which is completely different to how the multinationals carry on . |
| 20 | That that , I mean , the er , guy from er Doncaster was referring to his experiences in nineteen seventy- four , was n't he ? urban area , which is completely different to Lincolnshire . |
| 21 | B T now are developing a whole set of procedures , well , a whole set of activity around controlling their work which is completely different from the way B T used to work and different from , I suppose , most other bits of the company . |
| 22 | In contrast to this condoned and systematic brutality , rugby 's ‘ image problem ’ , in Mr Lieberman 's analysis , stems from its association with ‘ beer parties ’ , which are frowned upon by the editor of Sports Illustrated , who is dismissive of rugby in a way which I find offensive ( I wonder if he 's aware , for instance , that the US Womens ' team recently won a world title ? ) , and attempting to placate people like him would be buying into a value system which is completely alien to the game . |
| 23 | Most deaf people are still educated within a system which has at its base a language that is , at best , not fully accessible because it is based on hearing ; at worst , it is a language which is completely alien and does not adequately describe deaf experience . |
| 24 | The Middle East Economic Digest of Feb. 1 reported that the fundamentalist Moslem Brotherhood had expressed " disgust at the position of the government , which is completely subservient to the USA and its Western allies " . |
| 25 | This is the hay barn or Dutch barn which is completely open on one or more sides . |
| 26 | Again , this is a very soft filling , white in colour , which is completely washable . |
| 27 | A lot of people say that if you play fast you have no feeling , which is completely wrong . |
| 28 | A lot of people say that if you play fast you have no feeling , which is completely wrong . |
| 29 | It can be terrible for the donor if the patient dies — the donor can feel they 're a failure which is completely wrong . |
| 30 | ‘ Those offences are based on a complaint which is completely false and baseless . |