Example sentences of "is carried out by the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Some filter-feeders like the scallops do manage to travel : they clap their valves together convulsively and so make curving leaps , but by and large adult bivalves live rather static lives and the spreading of the species into distant parts of the sea bed is carried out by the young .
2 A transformation is carried out by the measuring instrument : it can be viewed as a device for converting properties that unaided human intuition can not deal with into ones that it can .
3 He says : ‘ I think that number will increase once the promised summer tax review is carried out by the new Conservative government .
4 There is , then , a difference between ‘ outsider ’ research ( whether observational or manipulative ) which is carried out by the external researcher with teachers as part of the data or the object of enquiry , and ‘ insider ’ research which is carried out by teachers themselves .
5 The day-to-day running of the offline operations is carried out by the Offline Operator who requires no knowledge of LIFESPAN itself .
6 In contrast , such intra-hemispheric competition does not occur when balancing is carried out by the left hand since this is controlled from the right hemisphere .
7 A further control on local authorities is carried out by the local ombudsman ( see Chapter 9 ) .
8 In terms of Wirral , this function is carried out by the local Drugs Council which provides a ‘ drop-in ’ service for users and their families , a 24-hour telephone service , two-week induction courses with follow-up counselling , and residential facilities for those who need to ‘ come off the street ’ .
9 A large proportion of the expenditure in areas such as transport , law and order and education is carried out by the local authorities .
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