Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [verb] by [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important to ensure that legitimate public interest in environmental issues is properly met by access to reliable information and advice . |
| 2 | The night-time replenishment of ozone is presumably caused by transport of ozone-rich air from higher altitudes . |
| 3 | The output for training patterns F'1 to F'3 is little affected by removal of X1 , but the response to F'4 is greatly distorted . |
| 4 | Assume that almost every lawyer and judge in Britain accepts that if a statute is duly enacted by Parliament with royal assent , and there can be no real doubt about what the language of the statute means , then the law is what the statute plainly says it is . |
| 5 | But the internal dialogue is greatly aided by dialogue with others . |
| 6 | In this regard , it is intriguing that pigmentation of melanocytes from p/p mice , and also from human patients with type II oculocutaneous albinism ( OCA ) , is greatly increased by incubation in excess exogenous tyrosine . |
| 7 | Discourse discharges energy through the transformation of the external world , while ‘ figures ’ are perceptual memories through which psychic energy is straightaway discharged by investment in them . |
| 8 | The suspension in such a case is merely done by way of good administration . |
| 9 | ( 1987 : 29 ) I would only add that the value of what we can not understand is only recognized by reference to what we can . |
| 10 | Those who believe that such insistence would ‘ infringe civil liberties ’ should appreciate that this liberty is valueless if wise judgment is so impaired by lack of insight that sufferers from the underlying illness can use this liberty only to their detriment . |
| 11 | In some cases it may be difficult to gain entry to the channel unless the product is somehow differentiated by way of uniqueness or lower price than those products already established in the channel . |
| 12 | Non-consent is generally established by proof of violence whether actual , threatened or feared . |
| 13 | In a photoionization process , on the other hand , any energy from the incoming photon over and above that needed to ionize the molecule is carried away as kinetic energy of the electron ejected from the molecule ; conservation of linear momentum is generally accomplished by recoil of the ion formed . |
| 14 | Net migration ( i.e. I - E ) for the period between censuses is easily obtained by subtraction of the natural increase ( B - D ) from the change in total population but will be subject to considerable error in comparison with the other components of change . |
| 15 | This amorphous frazil ice is easily broken by swell into small floes that rub against each other and continue to grow , developing characteristic upturned edges of pancake ice in a matrix of loose crystals ( Eicken et al . |
| 16 | Where the trivial name is easily remembered by association with shape , the systematic name would kill any enthusiasm . |
| 17 | If your skiing is normally ruined by disrespect for British queueing principles or by surly shepherds doing winter duty as lift attendants , these matters will weigh heavily . |
| 18 | Concentration is normally measured by number of newspaper titles ( or radio stations , and so on ) or market share . |
| 19 | Detailed stratigraphic logging reveals that the layering is largely caused by fluctuation in the size , shape and proportions of olivine surrounded by plagioclase . |
| 20 | It is easier to appreciate the idea that human behaviour is largely determined by culture with the use of examples which appear strange to Westerners . |
| 21 | The difficulty is best explained by contrast with a eukaryotic species — for example the house mouse , Mus musculus . |
| 22 | This is best explained by reference to the diagram , topsoil being removed from a small area at a time and the chalk quarried down to the new level . |
| 23 | The nature of the variable is best explained by reference to the relevant descriptors in Table 8.2 . |
| 24 | This is likely to be approximately 36–40 h post-hCG but it is best determined by experiment on the particular strain of mouse available . |
| 25 | The point is best illustrated by reference to specific examples under the existing United Kingdom constitution . |
| 26 | This is best illustrated by reference to Article 1 of the Protocol . |
| 27 | The transition from classical elite theory to modern variants of elitism and to its mutant offshoot pluralism is best illustrated by reference to the work of Joseph Schumpeter , whose most important contribution to modern political theory is to provide the template for many theoretical efforts to reconcile the ‘ fundamental fact ’ of elitism with democratic theory . |
| 28 | This is best described by way of an example . |
| 29 | A reading of the tale as a satire on merchants is usually supported by reference to the pilgrim-narrator to whom the tale is ultimately ascribed , the Shipman . |
| 30 | An application to restore an action to the list for hearing after being adjourned generally ( " sine die " is synonymous ) is usually made by letter of which a copy should be sent to all other parties . |