Example sentences of "by which [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Home rule and proportional representation are the means by which we shall break the stranglehold of Westminster . |
| 2 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 3 | In the treaty of union , where is the mechanism by which we may change the law ? |
| 4 | In summary , one can say that one can not teach any creature to mentally be like any other , since we have no handle by which we may modify the essential mind structure of another creature . |
| 5 | On European monetary union , it seems to me that it has long been the cherished aim of Conservative Governments to find a means by which we could control the value of our currency — to make it predictable in its exchange rate , as it was for much of the 19th century . |
| 6 | To this end he used a metaphor drawn from mathematics , the variable , to create " devices by which we can characterize the objects of empirical social investigation " . |
| 7 | Having established that body rhythms are a mixture of internal and external causes , we need to have some experimental means by which we can measure the contribution of each to the total rhythm . |
| 8 | At the beginning of this chapter it was suggested that the main features by which we can characterise the wider category of positivist criminology ( and which also serve to distinguish it from classical criminology ) are determinism , differentiation , pathology and the diversion of attention away from crime ( and the criminal law ) to the criminal . |
| 9 | We 've got to persuade them to invest in us — to make them see us as the means by which they can topple the Seven . ’ |
| 10 | Suffice it to say that , after referring to the ‘ extraordinary , and perhaps unique , jurisdiction of the Visitors to the Inns of Court , ’ he found that the judges possessed a residual jurisdiction by which , in an exceptional case , they might remit a matter to an Inn and direct it to reconsider , with the Inns ' Council and the Bar Council , what ought to be the criteria by which they should judge the question before it determined the application afresh . |
| 11 | This development is particularly important in the study of those who wrote in the vernacular for laymen who were cut off from the richness of recollected prayer in the practice of the liturgy and in search of modes by which they could realise the substance of their faith . |
| 12 | Describe an experiment by which you would determine the relative molecular mass of a gas or vapour . |
| 13 | Erm and this is really the mechanism by which you can ensure the continuous or continual improvement of the quality system . |
| 14 | There are five bridges , no less , by which you can cross the Nive into Lesser Bayonne . |
| 15 | The head lamps were in the conventional position on the dash and there was a mirror under the canopy edge so that the driver could view the interior of the car without turning round and another just above the stair opening in the canopy , by which he could view the upper deck . |