Example sentences of "by [verb] [noun pl] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A system of mandatory fees was long justified by the RIBA in terms of both protecting architects from the power of clients and ensuring that design standards were maintained by guaranteeing architects a reasonable return for their work . |
| 2 | Bush 's scheme would brighten prospects for nuclear power by granting companies a single licence to build and operate nuclear plants . |
| 3 | In their intermediation role between savers and borrowers , banks , building societies and other financial institutions earn profits by paying savers a lower rate of interest on deposits and charging a higher rate on loans to customers . |
| 4 | Pearl also intended to solve its financial management information problems by giving users a true real-time , on-line system . |
| 5 | The Government takes the view that by giving employees a direct stake in the ownership and prosperity of the businesses for which they work , employers give their employees greater involvement and are able to focus the enthusiasm and commitment of those employees to their mutual benefit . |
| 6 | The pact would speed up the privatisation of 4,000 medium-sized and small state enterprises by giving workers a greater say in running them . |
| 7 | This was done by giving subjects a maximum number of accidents which their estimates could not exceed . |