Example sentences of "[adv] by [noun sg] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this idea is not easily generalizable unless we suppose that the justification is achieved less by appeal to the pig than by appeal to the fact that there is a pig before me ; the fact , in this instance , causes the belief . |
| 2 | Thus it is only by reference to a standard of normality that we can identify and respond to actions such as those of children and the insane . |
| 3 | It is only by reference to the contribution of ‘ environment ’ , both social and physical , to the spread of heroin use that conclusions might be drawn as to why heroin use reached ‘ epidemic ’ proportions in such a short space of time in the Wirral area . |
| 4 | If an expert sues for his fees , the entitlement and/or the amount could be challenged in court only by reference to the contract made by the parties about the fees . |
| 5 | The mood of deregulation is tempered only by reference to the need to assure the public of the competence of providers of legal services . |
| 6 | The value of this idea can really be judged only by reference to the value of the whole explanatory framework of ‘ indefinite ’ science , at whose basis it lies . |
| 7 | The strength of Gloucester 's hold on the duchy connection can not , however , be explained only by reference to the situation within the duchy itself . |
| 8 | The strength of Gloucester 's hold on the duchy connection can not , however , be explained only by reference to the situation within the duchy itself . |
| 9 | Questions about the distribution and change of power can be answered objectively by reference to a model of power relationships , which also has implications for the rational choice of foreign policies . |
| 10 | Where a party to a contract deals as consumer or on the other 's written standard terms of business ( McCrone v Boots Farm Sales Ltd 1981 SLT 103 ) that other can not by reference to a contract term limit , exclude or restrict his liability ( ss3 , 13(1) of UCTA 1977 ) , and this applies to terms and notices ( s13(2) of UCTA 1977 ) . |
| 11 | It was decided that the damages for loss of housekeeping services should be assessed by reference to the plaintiff 's loss of wages and not by reference to the cost of providing a housekeeper , since his loss of wages represented the cost of providing the services of a full-time housekeeper and substitute for the wife . |
| 12 | The Convention is confined to international financial leasing , that is , to leasing which in economic terms is equivalent to a sale or purchase-money loan , the equipment being leased to a single lessee at whose request it was bought and the rentals being fixed not by reference to the use-value of the equipment as such but at a level which , taking into account cash-flows , tax-reliefs , and the like , will guarantee to the lessor the reim-bursement of his capital costs and desired return on capital . |
| 13 | This describes the property , usually by reference to an address , and goes on to include any easements or other matters that the property has the benefit of and will also mention any declaration , exception or reservation . |
| 14 | The question which organization is best fitted to undertake a particular project should be determined not only by considerations of relative expertise and resources but also by reference to the type of instrument that is most likely to be effective . |
| 15 | It was suggested in the foregoing discussion that the laxity of the duty of care can be explained partly by reference to the confidence of the courts , at least historically , in the effectiveness of shareholder control . |
| 16 | Mr Kinnock argued that most pay structures were not worked out by reference to the lowest-paid . |
| 17 | From this point of view , professional is not distinguished from amateur by any intrinsic features of the activity , nor by differences in skill , but solely by relationship to the market . |
| 18 | As we have seen , this is no longer done in terms of remedies available but mainly by reference to the idea of ‘ public functions ’ . |
| 19 | Our description of short-term contract working In one of its most traditional forms — seasonal working — has shown that temporary workers can not always be distinguished from regular workers simply by reference to the contract of employment under which they work . |
| 20 | In a developed legal system the rules of recognition are of course more complex ; instead of identifying rules exclusively by reference to a text or list they do so by reference to some general characteristic possessed by the primary rules . |
| 21 | This war was undoubtedly started as a result of a territorial dispute followed by invasion , and then by resistance to the invasion . |
| 22 | The boat will then by put to the test by operators and their views canvassed . |
| 23 | Under this heading in the accounts are the costs of the transport of the dressed copper ore , from the mine to the quay on the lake side , and from there by boat to the copper house at Nibthwaite at the foot of the lake . |
| 24 | In that case the court has a discretion ( in order to avoid injustice ) to award damages at the higher level of £750 ( i.e. by reference to the market price at July 15 instead of the later contract delivery date of December 1 ) , Johnson v. Agnew ( 1979 H.L. ) . |
| 25 | Nancy Reagan , determined not to be caught in the same trap , created controversy instead by over-attention to the trivia of office . |
| 26 | The law applicable to the claims by or against other entities must be articulated either by analogy to the Convention , or under general international law . |
| 27 | Accordingly , the concept of matters relating to tort , delict or quasi-delict must be regarded as an autonomous concept which is to be interpreted , for the application of the Convention , principally by reference to the scheme and objectives of the Convention in order to ensure that the latter is given full effect . |
| 28 | Thus , if the index starts with a base figure of 100 in , say , January 1984 and rises to 300 by September 1990 , the index may be recalculated from October 1990 onwards by reference to the figure shown in the index for September 1990 , which becomes the new base figure of 100 . |
| 29 | These trends and interrelationships can be illustrated most effectively by reference to the zone level of the Functional Regions framework , particularly the contrast between the Cores and Rings which make up the Daily Urban Systems of the 228 Functional Regions in Britain . |
| 30 | He had been talking about giving up and concentrating his efforts entirely on writing and directing and , like the discovery of another little nugget , was spurred on by reaction to The Trip which , in spite of a critical mauling on the grounds of promoting drug abuse , was still seen as a gifted piece of writing . |