Example sentences of "be [verb] by [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are regarded by many employers ' associations ( although lacking official recognition ) as a means of encouraging greater stability in shopfloor relations . |
| 2 | Already huge controversy has been provoked by some researchers ' attempts to claim effective ownership of human genes through patenting and by a proposal to set up a UK national database of ‘ DNA fingerprints ’ to enable the rapid identification and capture of violent criminals . |
| 3 | George Goodall arrived in 1955 as assistant experimental officer with just four A-levels to his credit , his progress to further education having been interrupted by two years ' National Service . |
| 4 | Energy management systems may represent a major attempt to rationalise fuel consumption in non-domestic environments , but it remains to be seen how they will be received by such buildings ' occupants . |
| 5 | Indeed , following on from the government 's Next Steps agencies ( see below ) , for many government executive operations outturn information in departmental reports will , in future , be supplemented by individual agencies ' annual reports to Parliament . |
| 6 | Natural Gas Vehicles were also covered in some detail but as our public relations efforts seem to be hampered by these vehicles ' technical problems it 's difficult to be more positive than we have been . |
| 7 | As it was then understood : here again , Cole 's problem is to reconcile a course seen by the Pioneers themselves as treasonable , with the fact that it foreshadowed the policy to be followed by successful Consumers ' Co-operation , that policy which for its purposes made co-operative production incidental and subordinate to it and which most certainly did nothing to promote the development of an industrial co-operative sector properly so-called . |
| 8 | British trade unionists have therefore been pushing for a slightly different wording that European Works Council Representatives should be elected by current workers ' representatives wherever they exist . |
| 9 | These authorities indicate plainly enough that the agreement in the present case did not create a lease and that the tenancy from year to year enjoyed by the tenant as a result of entering into possession and paying a yearly rent can be determined by six months ' notice by either landlord or tenant . |
| 10 | However , it is clearly impossible for us all to stand back and watch the booksellers ' position , in total terms , being undermined by some publishers ' double standards . |
| 11 | Some banks were encouraged by industrialised countries ' governments to provide competitive financial packages to overseas buyers in order to win export contracts for their depressed manufacturing industries . |
| 12 | Any change would , however , be resisted by heavyweight landlords , whose valuations are enhanced by overseas investors ' predilection for a secure purchase . |
| 13 | As well as its North European operation ( covering Ireland , Norway , Finland , Denmark , Sweden , Iceland , Belgium , Luxembourg , the Netherlands and Israel ) , which is run by Interactive Systems ' former European boss , Doug Miller , out of Interactive 's old UK offices in High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , SunSoft has now opened offices in ( Grasbrunn ) Munich and Velizy-Villacoublay ( Paris ) , though both are located within the parent 's premises . |
| 14 | The cylinder index and any higher-level indexes : it is unlikely that any but the largest files will require more than one cylinder for these indexes , although a complete cylinder has often to be set aside for them , as is required by some manufacturers ' software . |
| 15 | The summit at Cancun in Mexico was attended by twenty-two countries ' leaders . |
| 16 | An encouraging letter from him was followed by six weeks ' silence , so eventually she walked into his office and confronted him . |
| 17 | This ability was sharpened by these players ' meetings , which were a unique feature of football at this time . |