Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The show was dominated by painting with issued-based and figurative work featuring prominently . |
| 2 | The introduction of new products , continuous improvements in productivity , and customer service and cost reduction initiatives have all helped to sustain performance in a year dominated by recession in our principal markets around the world . |
| 3 | We 're dominated by ego here , fraught with feeling . |
| 4 | We have , in this simple example , a paradigm case of a legislative judgment dominated by consistency in strategy . |
| 5 | Atmospheric entry of objects in the size range 10–100m , however , is dominated by fragmentation , although the precise size range depends strongly on object type and velocity . |
| 6 | The mining industry in Ireland was dominated by north American capital . |
| 7 | Currently fed by a saline stream and limited snow-melt , its salinity , dominated by calcium chloride , is about 13 times that of sea water , and high enough to ensure that it seldom if ever freezes . |
| 8 | My observations were made mostly in areas dominated by agriculture where the effects of seasonality could have been especially pronounced . |
| 9 | McAllister ( 1980 ) describes that political culture as traditionalist , and dominated by clientelism , parochialism , local attachment , and ascription : politicians were elected on the basis of local reputation and solely with reference to local issues . |
| 10 | In a parallel study of 13 junior high and middle schools , Kenneth Tye found that they too were dominated by listening , writing , quizzes and frontal teaching . |
| 11 | Our own capacities diminish as they become dominated by TV images . |
| 12 | For there are many Europes and they are all dominated by history . |
| 13 | It is expected that the research will uncover a somewhat ad hoc reception of science into a field of study dominated by history , philosophy and law . |
| 14 | The period you so fondly remember was dominated by activist and economically unschooled regulators and judges . |
| 15 | The changing vegetation at the water 's edge has turned what was open water into , firstly , a wetland habitat dominated by alder and sallow trees , and then , as the ground has dried out , into mixed woodland . |
| 16 | And they were stunned at how he allowed yesterday — the day of his biggest ever test in the Commons — to be dominated by phone calls and meetings about the future of his friend . |
| 17 | The first few months of life in the community were dominated by support workers ' sense of heavy responsibility about the twin tasks of meeting the women 's physical and medical needs and , at the same time , enabling them to be as independent as possible . |
| 18 | For years the market has been dominated by Lotus 123 but the development of Windows has enabled other products to move into the market — notably Excel from Microsoft . |
| 19 | In sum , it is no longer possible for English studies to rely upon traditional literary values , given current awareness of a history dominated by privatisation , sectarianism , and nationalism . |
| 20 | Parties are dominated by specialisation , expertise , organisation , and bureaucracy . |
| 21 | By 1985 the total employment of foreign-owned plants had fallen to 677,100 , dominated by ownership in the USA ( 416,300 ) and the EC ( 95,100 ) ; by mechanical engineering and vehicles ( 205,600 ) ; and by the South East ( 240,200 ) . |
| 22 | The region , Lancashire and Cheshire , has historically been dominated by cotton manufacturing . |
| 23 | The role of " burden-sharing " among NATO allies in terms of costs and responsibilities , an issue which developed further during June-December 1989 , was dominated by consideration of the future level of US forces stationed in Western Europe , principally in West Germany . |
| 24 | The session appeared to be dominated by consideration of economic problems in particular . |
| 25 | In a society dominated by consumerism , every buying choice we make is a political act — by choosing to buy environmentally-friendly cleaning fluids and powders , avoiding aerosols and using lead-free petrol , we are not only minimizing our own impact on the environment but also registering a protest . |
| 26 | Modern socialism is dominated by Marxism . |
| 27 | Stark however was keen to distinguish knowledge from ideology and in this he differentiated himself from Mannheim 's position which he regarded as too dominated by Marxism ( Stark 1958 : 104 ) . |
| 28 | To say that Tit for Tat , say , is an ESS , would be to say that Tit for Tat does well in a climate dominated by Tit for Tat . |
| 29 | In a climate entirely dominated by Tit for Tat , Suspicious Tit for Tat does not prosper , because its initial defection triggers an unbroken run of mutual recrimination . |
| 30 | However , the search for methods of countering the national economic and military ‘ deterioration ’ after the Boer War was dominated by discussion of methods of improving the numbers and environment of the masses rather than of weeding out the unfit . |