Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [verb] they [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For that is how they are supposed to function , that is how they publicly claim that they attempt to function , and , as we shall see below , that is the normal way to justify their authority ( i.e. not by assuming that they always succeed in acting in the ideal way , but on the ground that they do so often enough to justify their power ) , and naturally authorities are judged and their performance evaluated by comparing them to the ideal . |
| 2 | Any proceeds in year 1 are also present values , but those in succeeding years are discounted by multiplying them by the fraction given at the appropriate year in the chosen rate of interest column in the tables . |
| 3 | Any proceeds in year 1 are also present values , but those in succeeding years are discounted by multiplying them by the fraction given at the appropriate year in the chosen rate of interest column in the tables . |
| 4 | The significance of these percentages can be gauged by comparing them with the South East 's share of total manufacturing which stood then at about 27 per cent . |
| 5 | The dynamic nature of phase equilibria can be understood by considering them in the light of the kinetic theory . |
| 6 | Their size can be assessed by comparing them with the original spread in the chronic sickness rates ; this will be discussed at length in the next section . |
| 7 | The principles can be demonstrated by applying them to the design of a stepped shaft where a maximum stress concentration factor has been specified . |
| 8 | The ecological significance of these precipitation figures in terms of soil moisture may be judged by relating them to the amount of moisture lost through evaporation and transpiration over a given period . |
| 9 | Some perspective on just how limited the reforms laid down in the Declaration of Rights were is provided by comparing them with the proposals for reform which had been made by opponents of the government since Charles II 's reign . |
| 10 | The seam allowances of the following seams are self-neatened by enclosing them in the seam itself , and are therefore useful when making unlined curtains . |
| 11 | The central characters are emphasised by pushing them into the foreground with bold biting or by establishing them appropriately within an off-beat compositional design . |
| 12 | Incoming values are stored by adding them to the appropriate linked list . |
| 13 | Procedures and functions do not need to be declared before they are used and there is no speed advantage to be gained by placing them at the start of the program . |
| 14 | Restrictions on short selling particular shares can be circumvented by excluding them from the arbitrage portfolio , and the small number of transactions required both lowers transactions costs and increases the speed of the arbitrage transaction . |
| 15 | The masks , however , were specially constructed — made from heavy-duty , vulcanised rubber and fitted by stretching them over the actors ' heads so that they clamped underneath the nose and at the back of the crown . |