Example sentences of "by [art] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the growing importance of state intervention through macroeconomic planning and industrial policies , the essential decisions about investment were still taken by the controllers of private capital , on the basis of private profitability . |
| 2 | Twenty six of the 101 subjects were known to have non-insulin dependent diabetes , and non-insulin dependent diabetes was newly diagnosed in one subject by the investigations of this study . |
| 3 | Following consultation with Assistant Managers and Officer members in Bank of Ireland throughout the country in respect of the rumoured implementation of Performance Related Pay , it was agreed that the Bank be contacted for the purpose of elaborating on the views as expressed by the members at those meetings . |
| 4 | The most common disguise is that of the jongleur or menestrel ( within the fabliau tales there is barely any discernible difference in status or respectability between these two although conventionally it is supposed that the former is lower than the latter ) : a disreputable itinerant entertainer living , creditably , off his wits and his talents , but only too vulnerable , and given to wasting what he gains on the temporary pleasures of drinking and gambling in the taverns ; a social outcast but at the same time one called upon by the members of normal society , as Jouglet is , both to instruct the ignorant young man and to play for the villagers . |
| 5 | Where there is a system of control of council matters through caucus groups of members of the council , these groups determine beforehand what line of action shall be taken by the members of those groups when matters come before the council and its committees . |
| 6 | Yet literature can only give access to the values entertained by the members of literate communities and in these only for persons able to apprehend what they read . |
| 7 | To a great extent a manufacturer 's choice of distributive intermediaries is governed by the members in that channel . |
| 8 | This was the argument voiced by The Times on 8 October : ‘ The working of parliamentary institutions , of democratic responsibility , and of constitutional practice , demands it . ’ |
| 9 | It can not be regarded as a matter of indifference whether the unfilled portions of the world shall be peopled by Eastern races , by negroes , by Slavonic or other Eastern European peoples , by the Latin races , or by the races of Northern Europe . |
| 10 | The work by the planners on both sides of the Atlantic shows the theory of how information technology could have a positive effect on a nation 's economy . |
| 11 | As can be seen by the titles of these groups , emphasis is on shared enjoyment , not a form of ‘ reading homework ’ . |
| 12 | Good RE teaching is about the historical facts and the literature of the main world religions and it allows the young to study the beliefs and attitudes held by the adherents of these religions and also by humanists . |
| 13 | In 1984 , the first of eight massive plumes were detected by the NOAA over Novaya Zemlya , the Arctic island long used by the Russians for nuclear weapons tests . |
| 14 | Britain also sought American help in dealing with the unilateral declaration of independence by the whites of Southern Rhodesia in 1965 in the face of the Wilson government 's insistence on safeguards for the rest of the population . |
| 15 | Does the Minister agree that such waste should be treated or disposed of not by the producers of that waste , but by some other body which may be more independent with regard to financial considerations ? |
| 16 | There were also several differences between the profile of known Wirral heroin users and the ‘ new ’ heroin users described by the surveys in other parts of the UK during the 1980s . |
| 17 | His philosophy was neatly encapsulated by the gents from Spinal Tap : ‘ Have a good time — all the time . ’ |
| 18 | This was very self-conscious imitation , as is proved by the peculiarities of some epigrams which celebrate the family 's achievements : a surviving pair commemorates the Persian victories in the strange order Salamis-Marathon ; it was perhaps Kimon himself who thus sought to remain Athenians , in verse , of his father 's great battle , just as painters were to remind them of it by their Marathon in the Painted Stoa built in the middle of the fifth century : Oinoe , a deme close to Marathon , was the title of one of the subsidiary hoplite engagements depicted . |
| 19 | Just as women are excluded from the ‘ state of nature ’ , so they are ignored by the precepts of political realism . |
| 20 | Is the outcome of 1917 explicable in terms of a relatively backward country being caught off balance at a critical moment in its development by the contingencies of international relations ? |
| 21 | The oligosaccharides have been found to be particularly concentrated in colostrum — the thick , creamy pre-milk that is produced by the breasts in late pregnancy and during the first few days after birth before the breastmilk proper comes in . |
| 22 | For those out there wondering aloud ‘ where 's Syd ? ’ , a bonus ten-track CD entitled ‘ The Early Singles ’ has been thoughtfully included by the compilers of this Porsche of a box set . |
| 23 | His earlier refusal to play the party game had led the political establishment to ignore him , and their view was now reinforced by the problems for public order brought about by Mosley 's street-corner politics . |
| 24 | Ian Miller , 34 , was swamped by the problems of small businesses , an inquest heard . |
| 25 | compounded by the problems of poor accessibility in areas that are relatively ( or absolutely ) sparsely populated and increasingly deprived by the concentration of employment and services in centres of population . |
| 26 | Orthotopic liver transplantation has now been performed in several cases , but its widespread use is likely to be restricted by the problems of postoperative sepsis , perioperative cerebral oedema , psychological assessment , and availability of donors . |
| 27 | This view is supported by the experiments on late recognition of Pollack and Pickett ( 1963 ) , Grosjean ( 1980 , 1985 ) , Shillcock , Altmann & Bard ( 1987 ) . |
| 28 | Leaving aside this particular controversy , there is a great deal of interest in the topic of historical and cultural variations in patterns of child rearing in the family , which is illustrated by the articles in this section . |
| 29 | Much of the significance of ancient sites comes from their use for ritual purposes , and this is borne out by the survivals of ancient traditions . |
| 30 | The vessel used by the smugglers on this occasion was the sailing yacht Eloise , a forty five feet sloop which had loaded her illicit cargo in the Mediterranean . |