Example sentences of "by [adj] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As King ( 1977 ) shows in his major study of land reform in most parts of the world , altering the patterns of land ownership , inheritance and use has been seen by many as a necessary part of the search for more productive use of land , and hence as a solution to the endemic poverty which characterizes so much of the world : |
| 2 | Viewed by many as a vain upstart , de Gaulle 's stand was in fact inspired not by ambition but by a deeply-held belief in the grandeur of France . |
| 3 | The 1986 Act was seen by many as a missed opportunity in that it failed to state in positive terms that there was a right to protest peacefully . |
| 4 | The loss of Ozawa was seen by many as a serious blow to Kaifu 's position , not least because it removed the chief architect of the process of co-operation between the LDP , Komeito and the DSP which Ozawa had been constructing in the Diet . |
| 5 | Although a revised standard on going concern is needed , it is important that this SAS , which is seen by many as a critical element in reducing the expectation gap , is not rushed and that due consideration is given to all the issues the commentators have raised . |
| 6 | Thus , Gore was seen by many as an ideal candidate and was widely expected to have won the nomination if he had sought it . |
| 7 | A union will only come about by 1997 if a substantial majority of Community members agree it should . |
| 8 | This most frequently involved the use of ceilings : banks being told not to allow advances to expand by more than a certain percentage compared with the previous year . |
| 9 | Conservative backbenchers put pressure on the government to provide safeguards for households which would lose by more than a certain amount . |
| 10 | Training teams were not specifically mentioned by more than a small number of respondents although ‘ involvement in training ’ of all professional or supervisory staff , or all senior management , was more likely to be noted . |
| 11 | For a trait influenced by more than a small number of genes we can not work out the genotype by a Mendelian experiment . |
| 12 | But that 's not such a bad deal for customers because the law does n't allow any pack to be underweight by more than a small amount . |
| 13 | Consent of the shareholders by ordinary resolution is required , unless the articles permit the board to sanction payments without shareholder approval , or provide that a resolution passed by more than a simple majority of shareholders must be obtained . |
| 14 | Perhaps Mr Heseltine 's sudden interest in television is motivated by more than a simple desire to boost British exports . |
| 15 | All too often , the antecedents of revolution are separated by more than a human lifespan from their fruition . |
| 16 | It is already clear that , for example , if the objective of the central government is to encourage local authority spending in some service , a matching grant will be preferred to a lump-sum grant , even though the lump-sum may increase the welfare of the local authority residents by more than a matching grant . |
| 17 | If the result differs from 100% by more than an agreed tolerance then a question mark is output to show doubt about the reading and the count of bad readings is incremented . |
| 18 | Maxwell would carry the can for Saturday 's defeat by Celtic when a dropped cross allowed John Collins to equalise and a missed punch led to Brian O'Neill 's injury time winner . |