Example sentences of "by [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wants to take the pop charts by storm in the multi-talented manner of her heroine , Barbra Streisand . |
| 2 | The Government of Indonesia and in particular its wildlife organization PPA are doing their best , aided by money from the Worldwide Fund for Nature and the Frankfurt Zoological Society . |
| 3 | But , after 1990 , two shocks threw the progress off track : post-cold-war pressures for democracy made governments more cautious about economic reform ; and growth was weakened by recession in the rich world . |
| 4 | Profits on these sales were , however , to a large extent offset by provision for the expected loss on disposal of the group 's remaining minerals interest , Olympic Dam in Australia , and on the closure and disposal of certain retail sites in the United States . |
| 5 | And it is fairly clear that the slaves of northern Europe died out between the eighth and the twelfth centuries by absorption into the larger class of serfs or villeins , personally free , but tied to the soil , retaining certain symbols of unfreedom . |
| 6 | They were leaving to eat a curry washed down by whisky from the ex-Jesuit pal upon whose floor they were sleeping . |
| 7 | Especially if you follow a similar path every day , then getting your dog to pass a motion will be easier to achieve by building on the previous training which it has received in home surroundings . |
| 8 | In the Collembola and Diplura all the antennal segments except the last contain intrinsic muscles , the antenna grows postembryonically by division of the terminal segment and Johnston 's organ ( p. 129 ) is absent . |
| 9 | Hashemite political control was established by division of the local administration of the West Bank and by incorporation of the local notable class . |
| 10 | It can be increased by layering in August , or by division at the same time . |
| 11 | Increase the Oriental Poppy by division in the early autumn . |
| 12 | By contrast with the normal situation , most CD68 + macrophages ( 70–90% ) infiltrating areas of lymph nodes occupied by malignant B cells expressed L1 ( Fig 2B ) . |
| 13 | The model , used in fight scenes , for instance , inevitably draws attention to its nonrealistic movements by contrast with the real actor , whereas stylized characters like snake-haired Medusa or Dioskilos , the two-headed dog , at least have no real-life equivalents . |
| 14 | By contrast with the Liberal understanding , the kingdom as Blumhardt preached it was not gradually evolving through history , nor identified with the moral progress of human civilisation , but would come ‘ from beyond ’ . |
| 15 | By contrast with the previous recording , only one embolic signal was detected in the left middle cerebral artery during the whole 20 min ; again none were detected on the right side . |
| 16 | By contrast with the calculating prose of the bawd , listing the attractions of his new acquisition , Marina 's verse stands out with greater pathos ( IV.ii.64–6 ) . |
| 17 | Not only the continuous activity of the mammal , by contrast to the general torpor and intermittent liveliness of the reptile , but also the wider range of its behaviour and its ecological adaptation call for a more plastic , adaptable behavioural response . |
| 18 | The survey reported that , despite the rate of loss , average timber productivity was just 0.5 cubic metres per hectare , by contrast to the international average of 2.1 cubic metres . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , to ensure that the Germans did not rush reinforcements by rail to the threatened area , General Alexei Alexeievich Brusilov , commanding the South West Front , was ordered to make menacing probes in his area . |
| 20 | But perhaps the most interesting extension that can be made to a Murten visit is to make the very short journey of only 8km ( 5 miles ) either by road No 1 , or by rail on the same line as from Kerzers to Murten The destination is the small town of Avenches , which stands on a hill just north of the bypassing main road No1 which runs across the Mittelland plateau from Bern to Lausanne . |
| 21 | Where the rail track runs from the North town to the South town or you could go go by rail from the one side of the hill to the other . |
| 22 | There are those who believe that their houses are built over tombs , unknown to archaeologists , and that the owners still supplement their incomes by selling off the contents bit by bit on the black market . |
| 23 | Even now , many desert towns would be buried if their inhabitants did not transport the encroaching dunes bit by bit to the other side of their settlements . |
| 24 | One of the chief defendants in the La Cutufa case , Patricio Castro Muñoz , was cleared in December by decision of the Supreme Court of the murder of Silvio Aurelio Sichel . |
| 25 | Here is yet another quote from Clause 8 : ‘ Museum organisations are subject to liquidation by decision of the Russian State Chamber of Culture and Natural Heritage in the case of activities contradictory to State cultural politics and ideology ’ . |
| 26 | Croatia , Slovenia and Bosnia-Hercegovina were accepted as members of the UN on May 22 by decision of the General Assembly . |
| 27 | In 1911 , when the second Moroccan crisis had shown how easily Europe might now be engulfed by war , it was discussed by parliament for the first time . |
| 28 | That political commitment will naturally demand respect for the legislative measures adopted by Parliament as the representative assembly , a respect for which the legal doctrine is in almost all likely circumstances a suitable expression . |
| 29 | Ministers admit privately that it would be ‘ impossible ’ to get the treaty ratified by Parliament in the current climate . |
| 30 | In accordance with the recommendation of the Select Committee of The House of Commons ‘ on Foreign Office reconstruction' ’ , made in their Report , dated 13th July last , ‘ ‘ that a preference should be given to the successful competitors in the erection of the New Foreign Office , it is the intention of the Government to employ as the architect of the proposed building , in the event of the necessary funds being voted by Parliament in the ensuing Session , Mr. George Gilbert Scott , one of the successful competitors ' ’ . |