The phrase "a respect which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific type of respect or admiration in a particular context.
Example: "There is a respect which I hold for those who dedicate their lives to helping others."
Alternatives: "a regard that" or "an admiration that".
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill). said Saturday that he was with Douglas when he learned of Valerie Percy's death and that in the campaign's closing days, both candidates "showed a humanity and a respect which should be recalled in this era of venomous personal attacks and wild charges".
Although liberal values may be largely Western in origin, they are assumed to rest on a fundamental respect for individual persons, a respect which is not only prevalent within a diversity of cultures, but also requires attention to multicultural rights.
There's a mutual respect, which I find very comforting.
For the authority of the church, Cranmer had a high respect, which, for instance, appears in his revision of the canon law.
At the climax of her senior season, the Anteaters have earned more than just a little respect, which was all they reasonably could have hoped for.
At the climax of her senior season, the Anteaters have earned more than a little respect, which was all they reasonably could have hoped for.
Language suitable for decent company is a form of politeness, which is a species of respect, which is an expression of morality.
Bucknor was still at the top of his game then; he garnered an automatic respect which is usually bestowed only on pontiffs.
ABC News disputed that the program carried a political message, calling it in a statement "an expression of respect which simply seeks to honor those who have laid down their lives for their country".
It views both sides of the law with a detached curiosity and a measure of respect, which gives it some of the amoral, analytical feel of a Hong Kong policier.
A lack of respect, which is simply a failure to admire, can end badly.
