Example sentences of "be [verb] by [noun pl] ' [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The significance and the complexities of the relationship which gives rise to the caring , and the importance of understanding what both parties wish for in the relationship , have always been emphasized by carers ' organizations .
2 Females are attracted by males ' displays and go to them for mating .
3 Voting rights of shares can be limited by firms ' articles of association .
4 This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms .
5 ABOVE Finds can often be dated by manufacturers ' stamps ( as antiques are often dated today ) .
6 If the 12 seats in the second row are not occupied by peers at 5.30 pm , they can be used by Members ' guests .
7 The former , covering all or most categories of legal aid work , would almost always be provided by solicitors ' firms ; the latter could be provided by solicitors ' firms , law centres , advice agencies and national organisations giving advice to individual clients .
8 The former , covering all or most categories of legal aid work , would almost always be provided by solicitors ' firms ; the latter could be provided by solicitors ' firms , law centres , advice agencies and national organisations giving advice to individual clients .
9 A lot of research in neural nets appears to be driven by researchers ' imaginations and the desire to make devices which work , with very little reference to biology .
10 Security can also be a problem here , so try to park in highly visible places which are less likely to be jammed by visitors ' cars just as you want to get home .
11 More would be paid by contractors ' employees in tax .
12 People on television often behave as though they are interacting with us ; they look at the camera and address themselves to us , and though this seems to be a fiction , because we can not interrupt or contradict , still we can switch off or over , and TV programmes are influenced by viewers ' letters and ratings .
13 Industrial agreements on minimum wages were imposed by employers ' confederations , dominated by small firms , which set them ‘ at rates which employers could afford to pay ’ ( Kendall , 1975 p. 164 ) .
14 With independence from French colonial rule , most of these overseas banking operations were nationalised by LDCs ' governments .
15 The available reserves of its accumulated profit were reduced by workers ' demands , and by high taxation too , so that there was little money for the much-needed capital investment in new plant and machinery or for research and development .
16 Of the new candidates 60 were supported by citizens ' committees , 56 by the Polish Peasant Party ( PSL ) , nine by the Democratic Left Alliance ( SLD ) , four by the Centre Alliance ( PC ) , four by the Christian National Union ( ZChN ) , and two by the Confederation for an Independent Poland ( KPN ) .
17 The very diverse nature of the IT theses being covered by students ' researches meant that very small numbers of students were frequently found studying particular combinations of the broad church that is information technology .
18 Deviance discovered by reactive means is relatively unpatterned as a result , in contrast with much proactive enforcement which is moulded by agents ' predictions of where deviance is likely to be located .
19 The shape of families is determined by parents ' decisions to start , space , and stop their childbearing .
20 An example of this is afforded by employees ' shares .
21 The operation , officially described as a humanitarian act to protect the health of the women and children in the camp , was criticized by immigrants ' groups and human rights organizations .
22 In Women 's Body , Women 's Right : A Social History of the Birth Control Movement in America , Linda Gordon showed that the impetus for ’ family planning ’ in the US was motivated by eugenicists ' desires to stop Black women from reproducing .
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