Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dropped it first , it seems , on considering sporting-dog breeds , notably greyhounds ; for these , although formed by the human artifice of selective breeding , had been given both structures and instincts useful in the wild . |
| 2 | By reducing the tax distortion and increasing the amount of work a lot , lower taxes would be more than compensated by the extra work and incomes to which the tax rates were applied . |
| 3 | She could still hear the pounding of the waves on the rocks below , but felt lulled rather than threatened by the muffled boom , accepting it as an inescapable sound on an island surrounded by the Atlantic ocean . |
| 4 | This , again , would mean that output is greater than preferred by the median voter when this institutional constraint does not apply . |
| 5 | But these limitations are more than offset by the sheer quantity of coins and hence of the designs made . |
| 6 | There will be increased printing costs and greater use of school facilities ; but these burdens will be more than offset by the extra revenue generated by parent support . |
| 7 | Small amounts of vitamins and minerals in beer are more than offset by the adverse effect of the alcohol on your nutritional state . |
| 8 | The benefit of favourable exchange rates was more than offset by the adverse impact of weaker precious metal prices , particularly rhodium ( see page 21 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ These new Regulations — although inspired by the European Framework Directive — have given us the opportunity to progress one of the HSC 's main objectives : to promote better management of health and safety at work . |
| 10 | Although invited by the Liberal Party to be their candidate for the Clapham Division 20 years ago or more , [ he ] was unable to accept the invitation , and contented himself with speaking for the Liberal or Progressive candidate at every available opportunity in many elections . |
| 11 | The first method is appropriate if large amounts of calculation are to be performed on the input data , since the cost of conversion is more than out-weighed by the increased speed and compactness of binary arithmetic . |
| 12 | Although financed by the local authority , the appointment of the Reporter must be approved by the Secretary of State for Scotland . |
| 13 | The Court of Appeal , overruling the High Court judge , granted the injunction on the ground that in ‘ the balance of convenience ’ the wish to strike at this time was more than counterbalanced by the financial loss to the employers and the inconvenience to the public . |
| 14 | The growing weakness of local government in terms of making decisions has been more than counterbalanced by the increasing weight of government departments and the influence of civil servants . |
| 15 | The freeing of the five communists was more than balanced by the simultaneous release of four army colonels and 12 other officers who had been imprisoned for participating in coup attempts against the Aquino government . |
| 16 | You will be less than gruntled by the following job application , posted in Sammy Dunlop 's Tackle Shop at Ballydown , outside Banbridge . |
| 17 | In other words , the traditional division of unpaid labour in the home is being upheld rather than changed by the new scheme . |
| 18 | He points to several factors supporting this conclusion : first , the patient was incapable of making a rational decision ; second , in his clinical judgment , further treatment was called for ; and third , the minor harm of proceeding without consent was more than outweighed by the major benefit , in his view , which was gained from his treatment . |
| 19 | The OECD however suggested that inflation and interest rates might be higher than predicted by the Italian government and forecast that the 1991 deficit would be nearer 9.5 per cent of GDP than 9.3 per cent . |
| 20 | Following transfer , any directions in force will continue to apply unless and until varied by the High Court . |
| 21 | If a case is transferred , any directions in force at the time of transfer will continue to apply unless and until varied by the receiving court ( FPCR , r14(11) ; FPR , r4.14(9) ) . |
| 22 | It is likely also that works like Aristotle 's Masterpiece , which went through at least 25 editions between 1684 and 1930 , were a common form for the distribution of sexual knowledge , until attacked by the medical profession in the 1930s . |
| 23 | If accepted by the Australian government it will be the last major link in a global network . |
| 24 | An order made by a court in any part of the United Kingdom in bankruptcy proceedings can be enforced in any other part of the United Kingdom as if made by the corresponding court in that other part except in so far as the order relates to property situated there ( unless the Secretary of State and the Lord Chancellor make provision for this ) ( s 426(1)-(3) ) . |
| 25 | Officials are particularly strict in the capital , Suva , where arriving yachts must wait at the quarantine buoy , or anchor nearby until visited by the medical officer . |
| 26 | She had n't moved from the cockpit sole , but crouched there looking aft as if mesmerised by the towering storm front . |
| 27 | It was Hudd , five seasons ago , who waved his flag furiously at referee Hobbs when , unsighted , he failed to spot Proby forcing his shinpad down the throat of Mossborough Sandinista 's Keith Driscoll until alerted by the enthusiastic linesman . |
| 28 | Almost every finding made by the tribunal would be reassessed in the superior courts and be binding if right , but would not be binding if judged by the superior court to be wrong . |
| 29 | If scratching by the human host removes the roof of the burrow , the mite will wander away until it finds another suitable site . |
| 30 | QUOTE : AS ESSEX 'S fielders lumbered around gifting as many runs as they could , Ilott was seen sprinting around the boundary as if disgusted by the whole charade . |