Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [was/were] [vb pp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Differences between groups were evaluated by the log-rank test . |
| 2 | The statistical significance of differences between groups was assessed by the Mann-Whitney U test . |
| 3 | A potential difficulty for solicitors was highlighted by the case of Hudgell Yeates & Co v Watson [ 1978 ] QB 451 when solicitors attempted to recover their costs from a client by action . |
| 4 | It is ringed by villages known as the ‘ seven towns ’ , which for centuries were sustained by the rights of common they enjoyed upon Otmoor 's lush pastures . |
| 5 | The relationships between variables were evaluated by the simple correlation coefficient and a multiple regression analysis . |
| 6 | In 1990 , standard-setting for companies was changed by the establishment of the Financial Reporting Council , the Accounting Standards Board and the Review Panel . |
| 7 | This line of authorities was overruled by the House of Lords in Sutcliffe v Thackrah [ 1974 ] AC 727 : see 14.4 . |
| 8 | In the nineteenth century the stagnant waters of cities were haunted by the shadow of cholera . |
| 9 | If this step showed a significant difference for the variable examined , then pairs of subgroups were examined by the Newman-Keuls post hoc test . |
| 10 | Major sets of proposals were submitted by the EC on Sept. 25-26 and by the USA on Oct. 25-26 . |
| 11 | The following notes of judgments were prepared by the reporters of the All England Law Reports . |
| 12 | Dobson argues convincingly that as the admission of freemen was controlled by the borough authorities , it is more probably that the increased number of admissions was prompted by their desire to spread the load of civic obligations , and to secure money from the payments made on entry to assist shaky borough finances . |
| 13 | For Harlequin , this shift in the production and distribution of books was marked by the Torstar Corporation taking over a 52 per cent share of their company stock in 1975 . |
| 14 | Carloman 's widow , child , and a small band of supporters were welcomed by the Lombards , who pressed the child 's claim to a share of the Frankish kingdom . |
| 15 | The Chinese attitude to history was based on the belief that the rise and fall of dynasties was controlled by the mandate of Heaven . |
| 16 | In accordance with standing order A twelve little C in force at the time , Councillor of m notice of motion on Local Management of Schools was referred by the Council t on twenty third of April 1991 to the Education Committee . |
| 17 | Similarly , in 1898 , 12,395 tons of potatoes were distributed by the GWR network , mainly to the North and Midlands . |
| 18 | The Board of Directors was appointed by the Ministry of Transport after consultation with , and nominated by the National Ports Council , the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom and Firth of Forth Shipowners Association , the British Shipper 's Council and Forth Ports Estuary Committee , Edinburgh Corporation , Buckhaven and Methil Burntisland and Kirkcaldy Town Councils , representatives of the Organised Labour , plus two Principal Officers of the Authority Management Group . |
| 19 | This rich group of textiles were made by the Banjara gypsies of India , whose predecessors are thought to have been the world 's original gypsy stock . |
| 20 | Gastric mucosal homogenates were prepared as described earlier , serum samples were collected , and the activities or the concentrations of antioxidants were measured by the methods described next . |
| 21 | The first round of reviews were considered by the GATT Council at its regular meeting on Dec. 12-14 . |
| 22 | The year following the final Soviet withdrawal of troops was marked by the collapse of the mujaheddin as a real military threat to the Kabul government , and by the failure of its government to present itself as a viable political alternative . |
| 23 | In the chapels the favoured Book of Revelations was interpreted by the Welsh bardic preachers to portend the overthrow of the bosses , the rout of present power , the rise to glory and authority of the congregations of the oppressed . |
| 24 | At home the outbreak of hostilities was marked by the ferry service being terminated at 8.00pm , two hours early . |
| 25 | The number of entrants was swelled by the servicemen who took part , ‘ volunteered ’ by their superior officers as a good way of keeping fit and in training , especially as some did it in their army boots . |
| 26 | • The Cogelow range of chisels were created by the American carver , Fred Cogelow and are now being made in Britain by Henry Taylor Tools at The Forge , Lowther Road , Sheffield S6 2DR , ( 0742 ) 336978 . |
| 27 | The list of names was approved by the Prince Consort before Hall had sent it to Palmerston . |
| 28 | At Hinde House this team of teachers was selected by the staff and centred its attention on the transition from middle schools to the secondary sector and the curriculum which should be provided in the Y8 group . |
| 29 | One mother of a case and seven mothers of controls were employed by the nuclear industry before their child 's diagnosis ( relative risk 0.9 , p=1.0 ) . |
| 30 | There was some scope for interaction in that the series of presentations was determined by the student 's choice of responses . |