Example sentences of "by a [noun] [unc] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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1 | It began as an action upon the case ( apparently for negligence ) at Liverpool Assizes , and A secured a verdict , subject to the award of an arbitrator , who was afterwards empowered by a judge 's order to state a special case instead of making an award . |
2 | Demand for network management is driven by a customer 's need to control the escalating cost and complexity of networked systems , he says , while the market for disaster recovery is growing as a result of both legislation and successful promotion of the service by vendors . |
3 | Both managers said they would assess managerial competence by a person 's ability to achieve the goals expected of them by the organisation . |
4 | The proof of a close connection with men of power was provided in burgh politics by a politician 's ability to determine the fate of minor resident officials , and the Cunningham party was clearly being outmanoeuvred by the Haldanes in this matter . |
5 | It was also claimed that files were being handed to the Soviet authorities thus countering efforts by a citizen 's committee to supervise the dismantling of the Stasi . |
6 | Communication is potentially enhanced by a graph 's ability to summarise and simplify trend data . |
7 | Subject matter , then , could be dictated by a corporation 's willingness to fund a certain kind of exhibition . |
8 | Hence , one person 's voting choice may be influenced by a party 's commitment to raise pensions , which leads him or her to support it despite its commitment to other policies — say increasing educational expenditure — with which he or she disagrees . |