Example sentences of "[conj] [be] [vb pp] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , although Rampton and Swann rely on public examinations , other studies have based their conclusions on a variety of other measures , including teacher assessments of reading or mathematics ; moreover , many of these tests are likely to contain cultural bias or be affected by the fact that they were administered by white teachers or researchers ( Hegarty and Lucas , 1979 ; Bagley , 1975 ) . |
| 2 | It is true that marriage is , or may be , a detriment to the plaintiff ; but detriment to the plaintiff is not enough , unless it either be a benefit to the testator , or be treated by the testator as such , by having been suffered at his request . |
| 3 | Surely there can no longer be any argument about the fact that the RIDDOR regulations , which make compulsory the reporting of all serious onshore accidents , should be applied directly offshore or be paralleled by the introduction of equivalent offshore regulations . |
| 4 | Subject to Section 310 of the Act , every Director or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his office or otherwise in relation thereto , including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings , whether civil or criminal , in which judgement is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under Sections 144(3) or ( 4 ) or 727 of the Act in which relief is granted to him by the Court , and no Director or other officer shall be liable for any loss , damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto . |
| 5 | Subject to Section 310 of the Act , every Director or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his office or otherwise in relation thereto , including any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings , whether civil or criminal , in which judgement is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under Sections 144(3) or ( 4 ) or 727 of the Act in which relief is granted to him by the Court , and no Director or other officer shall be liable for any loss , damage or misfortune which may happen to or be incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto . |
| 6 | The traditional role of women in some cultures makes it difficult for them to approach or be approached by the school . |
| 7 | The only real hope for MAC is for Rupert Murdoch and the new BSkyB service to give ( or be forced by the ITC to give ) a long-term commitment on making all their PAL transmissions from Astra simultaneously available in MAC from Marcopolo . |
| 8 | Better to live in hope — and better to be shot cleanly through the head than be smashed by the surf and stripped of his flesh by the knife-sharp coral . |
| 9 | Private patients can occupy separate accommodation and be treated by the specialist of their choice , in return for paying a fee . |
| 10 | One old farmer in the Stowmarket area of Suffolk said that , ideally , for the barley ( and the wheat ) crop the land should be ploughed east to west and then drilled overwart ( athwart ) so that the ringes or rows of young corn would lie north-south and be warmed by the sun on both sides of the row . |
| 11 | Monetary sources said work on setting up the EIF , which will have capital of two billion Ecu ( £1.4 billion ) and be funded by the EIB , the commission and private banks , was progressing well — although it is not expected to be operational before early next year . |
| 12 | According to their argument , above a certain level greater welfare benefits can act as a work disincentive , encouraging people to remain below the poverty line and be supported by the state rather than by their own efforts , which would have to be the case if benefits were lower . |
| 13 | The syllabus may influence and be influenced by the matter of staffing : who is going to teach what ? |
| 14 | The contract for the £4.5m. worth of repairs is due to be given out this month and be completed by the winter of 1993/4 . |
| 15 | For example , assisted persons will be able to decide to use their own legal advisers and be reimbursed by the Commissioner , or to have the Commissioner arrange to do this on their behalf . |
| 16 | Any other country whose arrangements may in future follow EC directives and be approved by the Commission of the EC . |
| 17 | Second , a definition should make its moral base explicit and be owned by the agency . |
| 18 | Sober citizens have been known to read about Mother Teresa , or other such charismatic figures , and be seized by the need to promote the well-being of the Calcutta poor above all else . |
| 19 | They separated and , on their joint application for divorce , the Family Court of Australia granted a decree nisi and expressed itself satisfied that proper arrangements had been made for the children 's welfare , namely , that they would live with their mother during the week and be supervised by the father at weekends . |
| 20 | The Minister has an opportunity to stand up and be counted by the travelling , suffering public in Scotland . |
| 21 | In such a situation while the judge may rule that the case shall proceed and be considered by the jury it would not be the duty of counsel to cross-examine the defence witnesses or address the jury if he was of the view that it would not be proper to convict . |
| 22 | A If the Bill is presented to the House of Commons in November , it will pass through the committee stage until February 1944 and be considered by the House of Lords by next May . |
| 23 | Whether such a body would succeed would depend on its organization and funding and whether it was able to create vehicles which could survive in the market-place and be purchased by the public . |
| 24 | I mean criminal trials are oral trials where the evidence is given orally so that the witnesses can be cross- examined under a and be judged by the tribunal of fact . |
| 25 | It was , Harry says , something of a shock to life a flowerpot and be confronted by the toad 's baleful stare . |
| 26 | One can not but be struck by the extent to which traditional adult and community providers such as universities , colleges of advanced education , technical and further education colleges , workers ' education associations and the plethora of service based organizations such as YMCAs and CWAS and so on , are being by-passed as people link up with , or fashion , their own community based continuing education capabilities . |
| 27 | One can not but be struck by the Spanishness of Toledo Station or the Dutchness of Amsterdam or the clean , bold , heroic lines of Helsinki Central , with its guardian giants so redolent of the spirit of Norse saga . |
| 28 | Eventually you can use a factor 8 or 10 , but be guided by the location and the sun intensity . |