Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [conj] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | of those retiring now own their own homes , they do so thanks almost solely to the policies pursued and enacted by the Government . |
| 2 | Does he agree that the use of national insurance contributions as an underhand tax is fundamentally dishonest and that early retirers , widows and those on limited incomes would be hurt by the imposition of a savings tax as proposed by the Labour party ? |
| 3 | All were aspects considered and dismissed by the Institute in its consultative paper . |
| 4 | The need for this is revealed by Massey 's notion that spatial structures of production succeed one another but with successors shaped and influenced by the character of predecessors . |
| 5 | Firstly on the second page , number fifty eight , the Education Act in the middle of page one nine four four , refers to schools used and maintained by the local authority . |
| 6 | Within a week of the outbreak of war the co-operation of the National Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union was sought over the manning of merchant vessels requisitioned or chartered by the Admiralty and an agreement arrived at jointly with the Board of Trade . |
| 7 | The use of the computer is subject to guidelines agreed and approved by the police service . |
| 8 | She looked up at her mother with eyes enlarged and blurred by the lenses . |
| 9 | And typically the forms used for such display are versions of the cultural forms adopted and displayed by the ruling classes . |
| 10 | Other UN agencies started to throw money at the problems of the territories , for example both Unicef and UNDP provided money for activities selected and overseen by the Israeli authorities , thus — however innocent the intention — allowing aid to become an instrument of control rather than support for independent development . |
| 11 | Schubert ( 1960 , p. 223 ) states that : This view is shared by Downs ( 1962 , p. 1 ) when he states : In more general terms ( see Held , 1970 ) we can say that the term ‘ public interest ’ is used to express approval or communication of policies adopted or proposed by the government . |
| 12 | This bi-partisanship is perfectly consistent with a rigorous exclusion of issues or ‘ minority ’ views seen as threatening by the established political elites . |
| 13 | One of the most powerful forms of inquiry in recent years has been to look at Renaissance writing produced outside the cultural elite , bringing attention to texts marginalised and ignored by the institutional processes which maintains the traditional canon . |
| 14 | Ultimately the universe in its totality is in some sense perfect , as also are its elements understood as required by the overall nature of that totality , but from the point of view of us who struggle within it things are called good or bad ( or by some such words ) according as to whether they promote our particular struggle to actualise our own nature . |
| 15 | Many of the 55 defendants arrested or convicted by the squad since 1986 who have made formal complaints to the inquiry team are black . |
| 16 | Many historic sites and museums will also be willing to cooperate in events and performances at historic sites devised and organised by the schools themselves . |
| 17 | hear books , stories and poems read aloud or on radio , tape or television and take part in shared reading experiences with other pupils and the teacher , using texts composed and dictated by the pupils themselves , as well as rhymes , poems , songs and familiar stories ( including traditional stories from a variety of cultures ) ; |
| 18 | Glenda Grower gave Corbett Farraday the look old pros give when confronted by the naîvetés of fresh-faced amateurs . |
| 19 | Huguenot Library ( London ) Further to the papers of philanthropic institutions founded or supported by the Huguenots , there is a fine collection of pedigrees and other genealogical works . |
| 20 | In particular , CEB engineers considered that stations designed and ordered by the separate municipalities and companies led to a proliferation of designs and a failure to gain the advantages of replication . |
| 21 | It was moved by Francis Maginn who told his audience that in almost every state of America , in addition to a National Society , there was an Association of deaf mutes organised and officered by the prominent deaf themselves , whereas in the United Kingdom , where there were about twenty thousand deaf , there was neither a regional nor a national organisation . |
| 22 | The occasional protests by staff through the years over pay and conditions had usually been dealt with quickly , abrasions salved and healed by the implicit belief that matters would eventually improve , if not tomorrow , then certainly by the day after — and that one was still having more fun than was to be had almost anywhere else anyway . |
| 23 | Congress , as a strong Labour Party supporter and member for many years , and my father before me , I 've always believed it to be the working man 's Party , created and born from the sweat and blood of our predecessors , and throughout many years supported and financed by the unions with our subscriptions and the political levy and I see it 's supported by the trade unions . |
| 24 | Once collected , Third World genes are stored in company vaults or government gene banks waiting to be incorporated into seeds patented and controlled by the multinational companies which monopolize the patents . |
| 25 | These were copies of messages sent and received by the liner and other ships in the area and include the dramatic ‘ Ship sinking and wants immediate assistance ’ . |
| 26 | For too long education has been a state within a state , with its own corporatist culture of welfare dependency , and levelling dogma and practice — practice for years endorsed and encouraged by the supposedly independent inspectorate of schools . |
| 27 | The festivals included " mysteries " , dramatic performances of episodes relating to the life , death and resurrection of Osiris , and often involved the planting of seed in Osiris-shaped moulds to germinate and grow by the end of the festival . |
| 28 | The sight of Peter Rabbit hanging up in an old-fashioned butcher 's window brings tears to our eyes , while pretty pink portions prepared and hacked by the supermarket cause no such qualms . |
| 29 | In typical nemo dat quod non habet ( no one can convey what he does not have ) fashion , the rights acquired by the consignee or transferee of the bill were measured by the rights conveyed or retained by the shipper . |
| 30 | This section should give summary details of all properties used or owned by the company including : — |