Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] by [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Single genes ( the units of heredity ) can now be transferred , added or deleted by manipulating the genetic material . |
| 2 | Analogical representations , however , are understood or interpreted by matching the two structures concerned ( that is , of the representation itself and of the domain represented ) , and their associated inference-procedures , in a systematic way . |
| 3 | This is the most satisfying of all the manoeuvres since with enough speed and with the daggerboard retracted the board is turned like a surfboard or ski by weighting the inside edge . |
| 4 | Rather than start by discussing the finer points of the various varieties ( covered in an earlier article ) , let's approach the subject literally : a good starting point is the size of Koi to aim for . |
| 5 | This is not to suggest , however , that deconstruction in any sense brings another knowledge to bear : rather it involves a critique of Western knowledge that works by exploiting the ambivalent resources of Western writing , as if Marxism were to produce a critique of ideology without the advantage of its science ( which , given the current ambiguous status of Marxist science is not a possibility to be dismissed lightly ) . |
| 6 | Once a local authority has identified a need it should produce a plan to meet that need by providing the appropriate services ( Guidance , vol 2 , para 2.10 ) . |
| 7 | Another feature of Party activity in Roslavl' and Smolensk reflected in microcosm top-level efforts in Moscow to divide and rule by setting the Living Church and other sects against the official Orthodox Church . |
| 8 | There were even occasional suggestions that relations between states be eased and simplified by abandoning the whole idea of an order of precedence betwen sovereigns . |
| 9 | The head of a narrow strip of lead , zinc or copper , which will form a clip or ‘ tingle ’ , is then fixed to the sliver of batten accessible through the joint exposed by the extracted slate and the slate is slid back into place over this strip and secured by folding the free end of the metal over the lower edge of the slate ( Fig 35 ) . |
| 10 | All you need to do is find four people , nominate a team leader , give your team a name , and register by sending the above information and a £20 cheque to The Training Trust , Financial and Legal Sector , 145 Great Charles Street , Birmingham B3 3JR by 4 December . |
| 11 | The commentary is largely ignored by an animated audience that talks while watching and participates by applauding the rich images of trays of ripe fruit and tomatoes in the marketplace in Managua , Nicaragua . |
| 12 | It took much will-power for the man to drag himself away , presently , on one of Dunbar 's best horses , but consoled and heartened by receiving the best kiss , on parting , that had yet come from Mariot Randolph . |
| 13 | The requirements of all nurses must be recognised , and met by allocating the appropriate experience . |
| 14 | Control if exercised by making the individual user responsible , by name , for the materials issued , even to the point of making a personal issue against a signature . |
| 15 | Nor can we know what Jesus was like , what he said and did by consulting the secular historians of the time . |
| 16 | He followed this up by a brief speech about his poor old mother , God bless her sweet soul , and ended by singing the first few verses of Onward , Christian Soldiers , in a light , pleasing tenor . |
| 17 | The report assumes readers will be familiar with the early main report and begins by reviewing the broad trends in electronic book development since early 1991 , including the emergence of the first handheld systems based on optical storage rather than chips . |