Example sentences of "[noun] by [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Latter-day Cobdenites faced the future by returning to the subversive roots of their creed . |
| 2 | Aerospace officials , however , are hoping to change the government 's mind by pointing to the new activist policies of and by citing evidence that the US government is spending considerably more than the three per cent of turnover accepted as a limit under a trade agreement signed with the European Commission last July . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't see fit to compound this tragedy by adding to the deep distress that the incident must already have caused to you , the deceased 's relatives and others , ’ he said . |
| 4 | He ignored her words by reverting to the former subject . |
| 5 | Ambassador Lipski had begun to complain to Göring that German newspapers like Der Stürmer and Der Gessilige from Pila were stirring up resentment against the Poles throughout the border districts by referring to the forcible separation of Danzig from the Reich , and by referring to the Polish Corridor as land ceded to Poland . |
| 6 | The King himself , sensing the popular mood and indeed sharing it , marked the victory of the Red Army at Stalingrad by presenting to the Soviet government the ‘ Sword of Stalingrad ’ as a symbol of British respect . |
| 7 | Focusing more particularly on forgiveness , Jesus defended the woman who had poured myrrh over his feet by pointing to the same reason : ‘ Her great love proves that her many sins have been forgiven ; where little has been forgiven , little love is shown . ’ |
| 8 | The Annales school attempts to deal with this issue by appealing to the third category identified by Braudel — that of événements ; but to say quite what événements are is no easy task . |
| 9 | He failed to take a wicket at Sydney in the next Test , and helped Gibbs to a reciprocal three wickets in four balls by falling to the first he received . |
| 10 | When choosing a massage oil , you can , if you like , try to match your partner 's needs by referring to the therapeutic charts and other Aromatherapy information in Chapter 5 . |
| 11 | But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style . |
| 12 | The stream proves precocious , soon again switching allegiance by departing to the next cave down the field , Diccan Cave : bereft of its water , Lower Long Churn continues with increasing difficulties and enters Alum Pot on its north side . |
| 13 | Defeated election candidate Paul Rayner has honoured a pledge he made during the campaign to members of Middlesbrough 's Muslim community by writing to the new Home Secretary with details of long delays experienced by would-be immigrants . |
| 14 | Widows and deserted wives , on the other hand , may well have been forced to supplement their meagre earnings by resorting to the Poor Law . |
| 15 | The Government took the first step to outlawing the station by writing to the European Commission and to Red Hot Television , which broadcasts from Denmark , reporting the ban . |
| 16 | The point is that we can not circumnavigate or dispose of these problems by resorting to the familiar logical ploy of treating questions about experiences as if they were simply questions about the logical properties of sentences in which we ordinarily talk about experiences . |
| 17 | Encouraging local managers to use their entrepreneurial and leadership qualities by contributing to the corporate planning and decision-making structure ; in other words , they can influence the future of services if they can convince colleagues and seniors that such change is justified across the organization , but they can not do whatever they want without authority |
| 18 | After evidence came to light that some members of the Society had committed suicide by following methods described in the booklet , the Attorney-General sought to dissuade the Society from further dissemination of the Guide by applying to the High Court for a declaration that its publication amounted to the crime of aiding and abetting suicide . |
| 19 | We tried to avoid such adventures by sticking to the deeper channels and harbours , but some guests demanded we anchor in the shallower lagoons where the rays glided above the bright sand and the grey snappers schooled and the barracudas patrolled . |
| 20 | ‘ This cheapens the value of human life by pandering to the gruesome , ’ says Californian sociology professor Tod Griffin . |
| 21 | At Broomstreet Farm Hazlitt called ‘ The Ancient Mariner ’ to their minds by pointing to the bare masts of a ship , outlined against ‘ the red-orbed disk of the setting sun ’ . |
| 22 | Lawyers acting for Operation Rescue challenged Kelly 's jurisdiction by appealing to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver . |
| 23 | We can demonstrate this backward projection of the idea of the standard by referring to the influential work of E. J. Dobson on EModE pronunciation . |
| 24 | Remember the desirable qualities of a transfer price : it should promote goal congruence by leading to the proper economic decisions ; every division should have some profit so that they are all well-motivated ; the transfer price should lead to a fair measurement of divisional performance ; interference with a division 's decisions should be kept to a minimum . |
| 25 | The Israeli Foreign Minster David Levy said that the Israeli government had secured the releases by appealing to the highest official level in Egypt . |
| 26 | Its March 1992 bulletin , though , took a surprisingly simplistic approach to ethnicity and religion , justifying the setting up of the Muslim Parliament by pointing to the racist press coverage it had received . |
| 27 | With due humility , Mozart recorded another debt to Haydn by dedicating to the older composer the six finest of his 23 string quartets . |
| 28 | He must attempt his diagnosis by returning to the relevant scientific and technological principles . |
| 29 | The Foreign Secretary opened his speech by referring to the monumental events that now surround us . |