Example sentences of "being directly [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | X-inefficiency can result if bureaucrats pursue their own self-interest , rather than the objectives of the electorate or the politicians , or of the clients being directly served by the organization . |
| 2 | It is possible , of course , that the depression or anxiety is felt in response to the physical symptoms — rather than being directly caused by the food itself — or that the person experiences certain mental responses to certain foods simply because they expect to do so . |
| 3 | The wavenumbers of the unstable modes are determined by the considerations leading to ( 23.20 ) rather than being directly related to the layer depth ( as they are in ordinary Bénard convection , Section 22.2 ) . |
| 4 | They tend to think of profits as being directly related to the volume of sales and find it confusing that for one year the reported sales are higher than the previous year but the reported net profit is lower . |
| 5 | The increased number of urinary tract infections seen in uncircumcised young children may be due to ‘ hospital strains ’ of uropathogenic P-fimbriated Escherichia coli acquired in the unnatural environment of modern obstetric units rather than being directly related to the foreskin . |
| 6 | With the company having invested heavily in plant-specific training for a particular worker , and output from the plant not being directly related to the number of workers in the plant , firms operating these technologies will be reluctant to hire and fire such highly trained workers in line with fluctuations in product demand . |
| 7 | More sceptical observers could be forgiven , however , for regarding Model B with considerable suspicion on the grounds that the proposed national body , being directly controlled by the government , would very likely be used as an instrument for imposing stringent financial cuts on public sector higher education . |