Example sentences of "been [verb] by the time of " in BNC.
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1 | Protocols of accession to GATT were signed by Bolivia on Aug. 4 , 1989 , and by Costa Rica on Nov. 27 , 1989 ; accession ( as the 97th and 98th contracting parties ) was in each case to take place 30 days after ratification by the respective country 's legislature , which had not , however , been completed by the time of the 45th session of the GATT contracting parties held in Geneva , Switzerland , on Dec. 4-5 , 1989 . |
2 | Under the US 1986 Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act , five conditions had to be met for the lifting of sanctions , of which only two had been met by the time of de Klerk 's visit ( entering into negotiations with black representatives and lifting the ban on democratic parties ) . |
3 | Goya 's life , on the other hand , coincides with the decline and ultimate collapse of the Empire ; Spanish rule in America had been overthrown by the time of his death in 1828 . |
4 | Whilst some progress had been made complete free movement of capital can not be said to have been achieved by the time of the SEA . |
5 | In the area of taxation it had been established by the time of Edward I that direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament . |