Example sentences of "[noun] are [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 More and more transactions between customer and retailer are now done by telephone .
2 Its personnel are already identified by reason of their peerages which are held , subject to disclaimer , at least for life ) , and all that remains is to summon them .
3 Whether other mechanisms of defence are also governed by capsaicin sensitive nociceptive neuroens remains to be proved .
4 Capital flows are also influenced by uncertainty , and the influence of different monetary and exchange rate policies .
5 It is hardly surprising , therefore , if disciplines are largely characterised by inertia , for substantial change very often counts as heresy .
6 It could also be because there was also a noticeable increase in the incidence of liver cirrhosis discharges during this period and the most liver cirrhosis cases are also caused by alcohol abuse in Finland .
7 Police activities are also affected by public opinion , which is itself fed by the media response to the published statistics .
8 These activities are sometimes offered by museum education services .
9 Public authorities refer to this kind of ‘ almost independent ’ quality-monitoring system as ‘ arm's-length ’ monitoring , and local authorities are now required by statute to establish ‘ arms-length ’ monitoring of their own residential care homes .
10 I say this because these bods are completely enraptured by N-JOI to the point of becoming mere vessels for affirmative emotions .
11 The welfare gains from decentralization are often considered by reference to those deadweight losses that result from centralization ( Oates 1972 ) .
12 Any problems with parenting are routinely exacerbated by poverty , inadequate housing , harassment , and constant anxiety about losing the child .
13 It was first recognised as of particular value in the diagnosis of posterior fossa lesions , where computed tomograms are frequently degraded by artefact from bone .
14 As the overlying strata are gradually removed by erosion and these rocks reach the surface they undergo expansion or dilation — a process known as pressure release — which promotes the development of joints .
15 This sought to demonstrate a concept of surplus which , taking besides labour other inputs — land , skill and ability , capital — into account , did not rely upon Ricardo 's labour theory of value ; but went on to conclude that , under Capitalism , the inputs are not rewarded by reference to the parts they play in the creation of wealth and that labour in particular did not get its fair share .
16 These are more complicated , and to illustrate the analysis we concentrate on the simplified case where ( i.e. , bequests are not influenced by future earning capacity ) and ( i.e. , N represents ‘ raw ’ earning capacity , and there is no influence via parental wealth ) .
17 As a matter of fact we know that , at least in complicated animals , many features of the rules are profoundly modified by experience .
18 Provisions not identified below as being required by the Companies Act or as being necessary to ensure a practice 's ability to comply with the Rules are simply suggested by way of guidance ; practitioners should be aware that other approaches may be taken to the matters covered by such provisions .
19 Provisions not identified below as being required by the Companies Act or as being necessary to ensure a practice 's ability to comply with the Rules are simply suggested by way of guidance ; practitioners should be aware that other approaches may be taken to the matters covered by such provisions .
20 Libraries ( and for that matter separate collections of audio-visual software ) have to be organized for retrieval in ways that allow the user fullest access to their subject content ; these methods are not understood by instinct and have to be revealed through teaching and through use .
21 Databases are generally protected by copyright , usually as literary works .
22 The Main and Copy Databases are only accessed by batch processes and are not available directly to the lexicographers .
23 Inflexible or rough-edged blemishes caused by chicken pox or acne and superficial wrinkles around the eyes are not helped by collagen implants and the technique can not be used to enlarge breasts .
24 This model anticipates the discussion of hedging in Chapter 10 where , in general , traders are simultaneously motivated by risk reduction and profit maximization .
25 The parties are later sent by post either a summary decision or a full written decision as soon as it has been typed up and signed by the chairman , which is accompanied by information about applying for a review of the decision and of appealing to the Employment Appeal Tribunal .
26 It has been observed that pupils ' attitudes to computers are significantly influenced by use of a home-computer and experience of computer assisted learning ( CAL ) at school .
27 Here we add to the complex as we have clearly shown that basal gastrin concentrations are neither affected by age nor by sex , but are influenced by H pylori .
28 The background sky is darker ; but more important , images are not blurred by atmosphere motions .
29 The terms of the review are best illustrated by reference to the contrast between the field of social policy and the discipline of sociology .
30 The exemption is granted because the beneficiaries are already protected by trust law and therefore do not need to be protected by the COB Rules .
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