Example sentences of "manner [prep] which it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few sorbus can compare with our native rowan for ease of cultivation or the liberal manner with which it unfailingly produces an abundant crop of insect-pollinated flowers each May , followed in late August by densely packed bunches of bright orange-red fruits . |
| 2 | On steep snow the leader should always plant the axe in a manner from which it would be easy to hold a sudden load . |
| 3 | The perversity of the decision should not detract from the flaws it appeared to expose in sport 's crusade to eradicate drug abuse , nor the manner in which it showed that financial considerations were as responsible for the debacle as the gross ineptitude of the DLV . |
| 4 | Do n't be afraid to knock on doors where loft conversions have been carried out , and ask about the builder , the workmanship , and the manner in which it was conducted . |
| 5 | The exhibition or supply of any film , video or sound recording or any other publication shall be prohibited by law if the manner in which it depicts or describes violence or sexual activity or crime is such as , when taken as a whole , to encourage the imitation or toleration of behaviour which is seriously harmful to society by a significant proportion of those who are likely , having regard to all the relevant circumstances , to read , see , or hear the matter contained or embodied in it . |
| 6 | But it seems as though most of the problems and dangers with E come from the underground manner in which it is supplied . |
| 7 | Once , a joky quote would be reported in the manner in which it was delivered . |
| 8 | ED 65 states that , if changes in values are not recognised , there should be a positive statement , immediately below the SCFW , that the measure of comprehensive income is incomplete , and an indication of the manner in which it is considered to be incomplete . |
| 9 | The students felt it was another infringement of their already limited freedom and disliked the highhanded manner in which it was carried out . |
| 10 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 11 | Much of the conflict over the nature of authority since Vatican II derives from the manner in which it was exercised by Rome in the first half of the twentieth century , and particularly during the pontificate of Pius XII . |
| 12 | The main characteristic , however , is not the act itself , but rather the manner in which it is carried out — in particular it has to be funny . |
| 13 | But , it is important to remember before making a complaint that the manner in which it is made may bear directly on the likelihood of achieving a satisfactory resolution to the problem . |
| 14 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |
| 15 | If this resource is to be stored and processed efficiently , some thought needs to be given to the manner in which it is represented . |
| 16 | Its most likely function would be to enable one speaker to convey not only the matter of a remark by another speaker but also the manner in which it was made . |
| 17 | This — masked in various ways — is at the root of a good many problems which demand attention from social workers and all too often the manner in which it develops runs along sexual lines , especially with girls . |
| 18 | The artefact 's capacity to separate itself from the immediacy of a relationship embodied in the concept of utility is most evident in the manner in which it is used for precisely the opposite function , that is , to separate the individual from productive activity . |
| 19 | For it will set aside a conviction whenever it appears unjust or unsafe to allow the verdict to stand because some failure has occurred in observing the conditions which , in the court 's view , are essential to a satisfactory trial , or because there is some feature of the case raising a substantial possibility that , either in the conclusion itself , or in the manner in which it has been reached , the jury may have been mistaken or misled . |
| 20 | For example , in circumstances where there may be legitimate public concern about the violation of human rights by the new regime , or the manner in which it achieved power , it has not sufficed to say that the announcement of ‘ recognition ’ is simply a neutral formality . |
| 21 | It seems to me there is no foundation for it whatever ; all that a court of justice can look to is the parliamentary roll ; they see that an Act has passed both Houses of Parliament , and that it has received the royal assent , and no court of justice can inquire into the manner in which it was introduced into Parliament , what was done previously to its being introduced , or what passed in Parliament during the various stages of its progress through both Houses of Parliament . |
| 22 | the effect of growing social expenditure depends on its type ( whether transfers , purchases or state produced services ) , its nature ( the department or production or , in the case of transfers , the class to which it is directed ) , the manner in which it is financed and the final incidence of taxes . |
| 23 | Prefabricated fibreglass pools , pool-liners and traditional concrete can all yield a first-class formal water feature , for this aspect of the design merely affects the surface , the shape that the pool takes and , to a lesser extent , the manner in which it adjoins the surrounding garden . |
| 24 | Similarly , many Eastern languages have a number of names for " rice " depending on the state of growth of the plant and the manner in which it is cooked . |
| 25 | In short , linguistics may provide literary theory with the broad outlines of a model , but it can not determine either its detail or the manner in which it is applied to literature . |
| 26 | What I have tried to say — namely that writing is not governed by the subjective intentions of its author , that ideas do not exist independently of the language which ‘ expresses ’ them — has ( inevitably ) been partially contradicted by the manner in which it has been said . |
| 27 | MUR ON TIG WON The disagreeable experience of listening to oneself in the middle of a long speech and neither understanding what one is saying nor enjoying the manner in which it is being said ; a foreign accent ; a lion breaking wind after the evening repast |
| 28 | Unfortunately , the manner in which it is treating its staff in Great Britain is no shining path to follow . |
| 29 | The objection is not that such matters are raised but to the poisonous or venomous manner in which it is done . |
| 30 | Public reaction to the coup was muted , largely reflecting the undramatic manner in which it had been carried out . |