Example sentences of "the means of [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Play and reading are concerned with preparation , with providing the means of dealing with the problems and opportunities of human life . |
| 2 | A study had been launched into the recording , reporting and presentation of criminal statistics , and research ‘ into the causes of crime and the effectiveness of the means of dealing with the criminals ’ was going ahead . |
| 3 | Such cultic shedding of blood was regarded as the means of connecting with the Godhead , and animals were brought to the priests for sacrifice as sin- and thank-offerings , for purging ritual impurity , covenanting and redemption of both the individual and the nation as a whole ( Lev . |
| 4 | Defences which may be available include : an Act of God ; the plaintiff 's consent ; or where the odour nuisance is a result of the act of a trespasser and the owner or occupier is ignorant of the nuisance , not having the means of knowing of the nuisance in time to prevent or abate its effect . |
| 5 | The mountain goat 's ancestry , as a member of the Bovid family , gave it a good start : it gave the animal the means of subsisting on the poor mountain vegetation , and it provided it with feet that could be adapted to moving around in the precipitous terrain . |
| 6 | Because of the significant degree of judgment involved in selecting methods and bases of valuation and the significant number of items which may be subjectively considered by the valuer , it is preferable not to set out , in detail , the means of arriving at the valuation . |