Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] according to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two of them are ‘ common ’ sails , in which slats could be adjusted manually according to the speed and direction of the wind . |
| 2 | These schemes and the benefits they provide , in general , are organised hierarchically according to employment status and occupational class ( James , 1984 ) . |
| 3 | The colour may be varied perhaps according to the type of tools put out with it ; ‘ natural ’ for pastry cutters and patty tins , for instance . |
| 4 | Serious cinema 's attempts to portray sexual passion have generally succeeded best according to the extent they have ignored this temptation : think of Brando , obese , with straggling grey hair and face plastered with pan-stick , howling obscenities as he floors Maria Schneider ; or Dennis Hopper , jumping on Isabella Rossellini like a mad dog with velvet , scissors , and mask . |
| 5 | Although the classification notation will subsequently incorporate the notation of the second facet , the document will be placed physically according to the first facet ; that is , this document will either be placed with other documents on mathematics or with other documents on primary schools . |
| 6 | As a result of these specific , socially constructed functions : ‘ Speech is often evaluated socially according to its closeness to the written language , which explains why standard spoken English is probably closer to written English than is any other spoken variety . |
| 7 | Furthermore , there may be problems regarding context dependent effects , whereby letters are written differently according to their surrounding context . |
| 8 | In addition , some clauses are regulated differently according to whether the contract is made with a person dealing as a consumer or with a non-consumer. ( a ) Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 The scope of the Act The UCTA 1977 applies to clauses which seek to restrict or exclude " business liability " , which is defined as liability for breach of obligations or duties arising — ( a ) from things done or to be done … in the course of a business … ; or ( b ) from the occupation of premises used for business purposes of the occupier … |
| 9 | The list will be presented differently according to the type of start point chosen , as follows : |
| 10 | The list will be presented differently according to the type of start point chosen , as follows : |
| 11 | With sherds of pottery , groups will be made initially according to the colour of the pottery and any other indicators such as the way the surface of the pottery is finished , any distinctive inclusions in the clay such as quartz , and so on . |
| 12 | TRGs is a concept , first identified by Gambling ( 1987 ) in which patients are classified more according to the treatment they receive than according to their clinical classification . |
| 13 | If used strictly according to recommendations , chemical treatments have their place , if only as a last resort for serious threats . |
| 14 | For the same quality can be interpreted differently according to one 's point of view , one 's experience , and one 's feelings . |
| 15 | Rocks are classified chemically according to how much silica ( silicon dioxide ) they contain ; rocks with a lot of silica are known as acid . |
| 16 | Oxyhaemoglobin was prepared from bovine haemoglobin ( 75% methaemoglobin , Sigma Chemicals Ltd ) and its purity was assessed spectrophotometrically according to the method described by Martin et al . |
| 17 | ‘ The bottles in which the samples were placed were not sealed properly according to IAAF rules , ’ said Mr Emig . |
| 18 | Unlike Ireland , where English practices were imposed , the continental possessions of the Plantagenets were treated as inheritances , not as conquests , and were administered strictly according to local custom . |
| 19 | Even this type of housing , however , is not always allocated solely according to need and council tenants are expected to pay economic rents , i.e. rents that would be charged in the private market . |
| 20 | Sophie 's , Kosta , Steriotis , Avra , Aspasia and Feredinos are ‘ B ’ houses , allocated mainly according to which activity you 're booked on . |
| 21 | One major principle of unit cost funding is that institutions would be treated equally according to some notion of the cost of their lecturers per student . |
| 22 | The number of visitors to Redcar has fallen dramatically according to latest figures and Langbaurgh councillors blame its ‘ invisible ’ tourist information office , which has moved from the seafront to Dundas Street . |
| 23 | It 's not for the Diary to speculate upon whose coat is cut better according to Richmond 's cloth , but we can report that none of the candidate 's pockets contained pen or paper a problem when taking down canvass details . |
| 24 | In HARPY , all the possible paths are specified explicitly before processing begins and collapsed into two dimensions , while in HWIM and Hearsay-II they are generated dynamically according to rules which combine partial descriptions linearly ( across time ) and hierarchically ( across levels of linguistic description ) . |
| 25 | This shift from a conflictual dyadic political structure is not simply a question of historical change , of the recent appearance of ‘ minorities ’ : after all the slave was already constituted simultaneously according to different groups ( for example male or female ) , the Lumpenproletariat always had to be excluded . |
| 26 | Things not gone quite according to plan ? ’ |
| 27 | I have gone forward according to my light . |
| 28 | Words can be split either according to a set of pre-defined rules or from a table of correct hyphenations but in both cases ensure that English English is being used rather than American . |
| 29 | THE number of patients waiting for hospital treatment has been cut considerably according to health officials . |
| 30 | A European distribution strategy is still being put together according to Univel 's international marketing director , Greg Fallan , though existing Novell distributors and resellers will get first refusal . |