Example sentences of "[adv] often [verb] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has also been shown that more sensitive judgements can be obtained from children when the power figure — so often represented by the adult — is removed ( Lloyd and Donaldson , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | It is significant that recent government policies have sought to give parents more power and influence in school — to elevate parenthood and , by giving parents ' views more weight , counter the claim to exclusiveness so often made by the teacher . |
| 3 | We should not ignore collectivism , however , because it is so often used by the state in Japan to mobilize the support of those who have not benefited as much from the economic miracle , or by company leaders to exhort yet more effort from employees . |
| 4 | A The Lunar , or Moon Wrasse , Thalassoma lunare , is a commonly-available fish , but it full potential is not often appreciated by the hobbyist . |
| 5 | However , this form of individualism is more often tempered by the acknowledgement that social factors at least exert some formative influence on character , with the result that the individualist element of explanation is somewhat muted . |
| 6 | The former clinic patients with anti-social behaviour were considerably more often diagnosed by the research psychiatrists as having a sociopathic personality than were the comparison group . |
| 7 | We found that the decision to end a marriage tends to be unilateral , and is more often taken by the wife ; there is widespread evidence of regret , but this is confined to one party in most cases ; while some members of the divorcing population allege that divorce is ‘ too easy ’ , these people will often say that they themselves have struggled with their marital problems for many years . |
| 8 | It is also often known by the name ‘ birds-eye ’ jacquard on some other types of knitting machine . |
| 9 | & Despite some well-publicized takeover battles , most of the mergers were ‘ agreed ’ , and were indeed often initiated by the company eventually taken over . |
| 10 | In the countries in which I have worked where tight regulations prescribe the teachers ' day , the opportunity for intelligent freedom of action is all too often curtailed and responses to the problems which children present are all too often determined by the paragraph and footnote of a rule book . |
| 11 | However , during training , decisions such as when to leave the lift and start to get back to the field are too often taken by the instructor . |