Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is too simplistic a reaction to suggest that French poststructuralism can therefore be invalidated by judging it against the claims of a comparable endeavour in Germany , a procedure which can only operate by turning the former into a failed version of the latter , which obviously leaves open the possibility of exactly the reverse argument being made . |
| 2 | So when it becomes clear that a criminal case is not proceeding as anticipated — a trial is not scuppered by lobbing something into the ring — there are discreet discussions between learned friends in chambers , many exchanges of the phrase ‘ I 'm much obliged ’ and finally the jury is summoned back . |
| 3 | The gene was transferred by splicing it into the DNA of a bacterium which naturally infects plant cells . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | At this point , the trustees decided that the future of the church would be best secured by vesting it in the Redundant Churches Fund . |
| 6 | The rouble became progressively stronger and in 1897 foreign confidence was ensured by placing it on the gold standard . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The dynamic nature of phase equilibria can be understood by considering them in the light of the kinetic theory . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Its efficacy could then be assessed by substituting it for the dictionary definitions in the overlap program . |
| 13 | The effect of a specific sequence on gene expression was therefore assessed by cloning it into the Bam HI site at -105 in this promoter . |
| 14 | The principles can be demonstrated by applying them to the design of a stepped shaft where a maximum stress concentration factor has been specified . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | If the growth of administrative adjudication could not be prohibited , it was argued that it must be regularized by integrating it into the ordinary law of the land , thereby ensuring that it develops in harmony with traditional common law principles . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | For example , Gumperz identifies the following functions ( 1982 : 75 – 84 ) : quotations ( using a different code to mark a stretch of quoted speech ) , addressee specification ( choosing a code to pick out one 's intended addressee ) , interjections ( " sentence fillers " offset from the the main content of the sentence by a code switch ) , reiteration ( the message content is emphasised by repeating it in the other code ) , message qualification ( the main content of the message is " qualified " or adjusted by a clause in the other code ) , personalisation versus objectivisation . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Incoming values are stored by adding them to the appropriate linked list . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | These feelings tend to be transitory but some patients remain psychologically disturbed for many years and , in a few psychological difficulties develop in the convalescent period which were not apparent during the acute episode.While these problems can sometimes be anticipated in hospital on the basis of the patient 's reaction to his illness , and any premorbid difficulties which he has encountered in the past , a better idea of his potential can be gained by following him during the convalescent period to observe how he copes with the various stresses and strains which he encounters during this time . |
| 24 | This relationship is indicated by equating it with the first m of the oral plate is the second area . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | While LIFESPAN RDBI is running the error log file may be accessed by typing it to the screen . |
| 27 | Where identification is a morally valuable attitude which can be expressed by binding oneself to the authority , one has a reason to do so which is served by consent to the authority . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , the view has prevailed within the Government , and also within the ranks and higher commands of all the Opposition parties , that Britain 's future would be assured by linking herself to the fortunes of another country . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Union power had to be broken , and this was achieved by linking it with the breakdown in law and order . |