Example sentences of "to [adj] [vb pp] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , this person 's role would not have been dissimilar to that undertaken by the present-day funeral director . |
| 2 | Photographs were distributed of young men wearing clothing similar to that worn by the two attackers involved in the incident which led to the death of Mr Sheldon , 20 . |
| 3 | Photographs were distributed of young men wearing clothing similar to that worn by the two attackers involved in the death of Mr Sheldon , 20 . |
| 4 | ‘ The audit function should be carried out by the Court of Auditors in a similar way to that adopted by the principal auditor of a multinational group of companies which has a number of foreign subsidiary companies . |
| 5 | This result could be achieved through the application of similar reasoning to that adopted by the Privy council in NZ Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite Co Ltd [ 1975 ] AC 154 . |
| 6 | On the contrary , according to the Middle East International of Feb. 22 , in the occupied territories the supporters of the PLO and those of its rival , the strongly Islamic Hamas , were brought together by a blend of secular nationalism and Islamic fundamentalism similar to that achieved by the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . |
| 7 | However , although frequently described as polytheistic , it would be more accurate to describe Hinduism as a religion which has become monotheistic by another route to that taken by the Near Eastern religions . |
| 8 | The heroin initiation patterns of this sample are quite similar to those displayed by the known sample with the exception of younger females . |
| 9 | The ratios generated by the capture-recapture method display a remarkable similarity and identical ranking to those obtained by the first two methods . |
| 10 | Foucault 's distrust of conventional forms of history , as we have seen , is a consistent thread in his project , as is his insistence that his historical method is limited to addressing specific problems — often comparable to those posed by the social sciences — to historical documents and practices in order to make them intelligible . |
| 11 | God of all love , give vision to those dazzled by the bright lights of Christmas so that they see into the dark cribs beyond the packed inns and be the shepherd or the person of wisdom to those who have nothing to celebrate . |
| 12 | American policy was described in terms very similar to those employed by the Foreign Office to American policy in China in 1947–49 : |
| 13 | Several wartime reconstruction working parties in the Ministry had outlined plans for reorganisation very similar to those adopted by the Labour Government . |
| 14 | First , responsibilities for care for the chronically handicapped in a community were to be given to those elected by the local population ; thus the electorate would , in theory , have greater control over the way local services are provided . |
| 15 | I am delighted therefore to add my congratulations to those honoured by the British Safety Council for the practical steps they have taken to create safer places of work . ’ |
| 16 | And surely our reasons for allowing this are close to those suggested by the tripartite definition ; he has the right answer , and not by luck . |
| 17 | These thirteen CypA residues define the CsA binding site and are identical to those proposed by the modelled docked structure . |
| 18 | I have one or two suggestions to add to those advanced by the hon. Gentleman in an attempt to alleviate the problem . |
| 19 | ‘ as to whether the applicants appointed pursuant to a facility letter dated 15 May 1990 and a debenture dated 28 April 1989 made between the respondent and the Swiss Bank Corporation are administrative receivers within the meaning of section 29(2) of the Act of 1986 , or are receivers whose powers are limited to those conferred by the said debenture . |
| 20 | Runciman had sympathisers within the Federation in favour of a more liberal approach which , he believed , would bring a ready response from Wilson , but they were in a minority to those dominated by the formidable George A. and Cuthbert Laws , father and son , whose implacable anti-union line prevailed for more than a quarter of a century . |
| 21 | Where peasants have inferior legal and civil rights to those enjoyed by the rich and powerful , in fact , whatever the theory , they can be coerced non-economically , and on Wallachian , Andalusian or Sicilian estates they were . |
| 22 | The different levels of analysis in the handwriting recognition system are similar to those used by the human processing system . |
| 23 | Multilateral institutions would be asked for debt reductions equivalent to those agreed by the private banks . |
| 24 | Membership entitles you to free admission to all the Trust 's properties open to the public in England , Wales and Northern Ireland , and also to those owned by the National Trust for Scotland . |
| 25 | Meciar held a press conference on June 28 to outline changes in government structure similar to those approved by the federal Cabinet . |
| 26 | In Washington , the state and defence departments said a task force of US government officials was studying a range of options — including airdrops and convoys — to get supplies to those trapped by the civil war in the former Yugoslavia . |