Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] by " in BNC.

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1 Early afterdepolarisations are transient membrane oscillations triggered by a previous cardiac depolarisation that can be sustained in succeeding cycles by repeated triggering of the EAD to cause a tachyarrhythmia ( fig 2 ) .
2 Pursuant to the Practice Direction ( Transfer of Action ) [ 1991 ] WLR 643 ( see para 1.35 ) , every action set down under automatic directions will be examined within seven days by a master to determine whether a transfer should be considered .
3 Visitors may be diverted from sensitive areas by reorganising car parking , picnicking facilities and footpaths .
4 Complaints will in future be registered against individual editors by name .
5 At the moment , trade marks may be registered in individual countries but there are moves to develop an integrated European system although this will present difficulties as the same or similar marks may already be registered in different countries by different proprietors .
6 Peace and normality returned with the only outward memory of the Great War to end all wars , that memorial with its 60 names — to be joined within three decades by 88 more .
7 The existing 13 practices will be joined by 20 others by the start of next month and a further 25 are preparing to take the plunge in a year 's time .
8 Cholera-causing strains can be distinguished from non-cholera vibrios by the presence of the virulence genes ctxA and tcpA , encoding , respectively , the cholera toxin ( CT ) enzymatic subunit and the major subunit of the colonisation factor ( TCP ) .
9 Terence Johnson has pointed to the limits that can be placed on some professions by their clients or employers .
10 Parts of the centuries old villages of Flixton , Folkton and Reighton near Scarborough are to be designated as conservation areas by Scarborough Council .
11 This suggests that the rise could be limited to 63 centimetres by 2100 — compared to earlier predictions of as much as 5 metres .
12 Finally , remember that if a cold front is due in the summer-time , it may be preceded by some hours by a line of unpredicted severe squalls and storms .
13 Walkers and cyclists can be attracted to long-distance tracks by the chance to discover and learn about the history of the local communities they pass through .
14 This epidemiological picture , typical of temperate countries , may be modified in some areas by factors such as climate or husbandry .
15 If osteonecrosis is diagnosed early enough , collapse of the subchondral bone and progression of the disease may be averted in some patients by decreasing the stresses across the affected joint and by training mobility .
16 But it did not provide enough segregated schools and enough women teachers to educate the girls separately from the boys in all cases , and it did not have the strength to insist that girls should be educated in mixed schools by male teachers : most Libyan parents would have objected strongly to laws compelling mixed education .
17 The two banks had agreed that BBV should be co-chaired for four years by a member from each side ( the other co-president being José Angel Sánchez Asiaín — Banco de Bilbao ) , but Banco de Bilbao was anxious to appoint a single president .
18 It can be applied to variable-length records by padding or the use of fixed-length buckets for variable records , as discussed previously .
19 Such procedures can also be applied in two dimensions by providing nine spatial zones about the primary space together with the four boundary excursions ( see Figure 2.12 ) .
20 Very often the vagina and part of the uterus can be separated into two parts by a fibrous partition and this may only come to light after difficulty when intercourse first takes place , or sometimes at the onset of pregnancy .
21 Rockeries and plant displays can be made into focal points by overhead lighting — with spotlights mounted in trees , for example .
22 Furthermore , people with a history of psychiatric disorder are more likely to be seen as suitable referrals by primary health care workers .
23 The most common organic manure these days is the spent marc , the residue of skins , pips and stalks amassed after the pressing process , which can be seen in purple-black piles by the roadside from November onwards .
24 Making a town plan can be done with young children by suggesting the children draw pictures of different parts of the town and sticking these onto a large piece of paper .
25 Whiskers have nothing to do with human hair and are in fact long thin needle crystals which can be grown from most substances by accident or by care .
26 The reporter also noted that the Institute 's kitchen would be connected to all rooms by a ‘ metraphone ’ .
27 His son planned a whole new courtyard and other buildings , but before his death had got little further than a north-west tower , later to be incorporated in further developments by Charles II 's architect , Sir William Bruce .
28 Windows can be moved to different positions by clicking and dragging the top coloured bar or re-sized by clicking and dragging any corner of the box .
29 But you may be sure that the lords of the other cities will be appraised of these conditions by nightfall . ’
30 His conclusion was that these groups could be turned into productive forces by giving the employees a sense of being appreciated .
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