Example sentences of "is [vb pp] by [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Passionate debate is provoked by the problems of children whose first language is not English . |
| 2 | The second Cuvée close/Charmat method is favoured by the producers of mass-produced sparkling wines . |
| 3 | Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin . |
| 4 | This book is now being sold freely to children of all ages and it is intended by the publishers to be read by children of eight years upwards . |
| 5 | We know they were a contributory factor , but our curiosity is aroused by the hints of maladies of which we know virtually nothing . |
| 6 | It is the oxygen link which is broken by the enzymes in the stomachs of animals , such as sheep and cows , which can digest cellulose and by the various fungi or rots which attack wood . |
| 7 | This problem is highlighted by the studies of Linton and Wagenaar which do make some attempt to sample a range of autobiographical events , both of which while showing slight memory improvements for emotional items appear to show memory impairments if the items were regarded as unpleasant . |
| 8 | It means that the boundary of the black hole , the event horizon , is formed by the paths in space-time of rays of light that just fail to get away from the black hole , hovering forever just on the edge ( Fig. 7.1 ) . |
| 9 | The Tritocerebrum is formed by the ganglia of the third or intercalary segment of the head and is composed mainly of fibres and synapses between the brain , suboesophageal ganglia and frontal ganglion connectives ( Willey , 1961 ) . |
| 10 | The Cathedral , which can be seen even from the furthest peaks of Alsace , is regarded by the Alsatians as a proud symbol of their heritage . |
| 11 | Under capitalism , exploitation is disguised by the ideas of equality and freedom . |
| 12 | Although the Biggar to Edinburgh option involves a higher contract price you feel that the cost difference is justified by the benefits of a direct link to Edinburgh . |
| 13 | The annual seal hunt , which takes place on the pack ice off Greenland and in the Barents Sea , is justified by the Norwegians on the grounds that seals compete with the fishing fleet for fish . |
| 14 | Another lyric makes even more explicit this identification of life in time with the Crucifixion as the only means by which its true value may be realised : Such lyrics embody an understanding of the process of transfiguration at the heart of the Christian faith which is realised by the mystics in experience and gestured towards in their texts . |
| 15 | If , on the other hand , one focuses on the production that is undertaken by the residents of that country , the income earned by nationals from abroad has to be added to the gross domestic product , to arrive at the gross national product . |
| 16 | For writers like Altvater , Muller and Neususs , Holloway and Picciotto , Hirsch , Offe , and Gerstenberger , while the role of the state is limited by the laws of capital accumulation ( the state can only redistribute wealth once profits have been made ) and the imperatives of capital that must be maintained , the role of the state in modern capitalism is not to defend the interests of a ruling class on every specific but to provide for the interests of capital ‘ in general ’ . |
| 17 | In the 1940's Khomeini published his view that the clergy must ensure that secular rule is limited by the laws of Islam . |
| 18 | The subjectivity is limited by the conventions of the discipline ; in Bowen 's words , I. A. Richards enjoined students of English to ‘ emotionality and detachment , expression and mimesis , individuality and objectivity ’ . |
| 19 | The Lord Chief Justice may on occasion put forward the views of the higher judiciary on the more important issues relating to the criminal law or sentencing in the course of a bill 's progress , although his ability to attend is limited by the demands of his court . |
| 20 | Any minister must rely on the operational advice he is given by the managers on the ground . |
| 21 | An index of loss of mandibles and maxillae from the predator assemblages is given by the numbers of isolated teeth in the assemblages compared with the empty alveolar spaces in the known samples of upper and lower jaws ( which is given by the figures in column 1 , Table 3.6 for molar loss , and column 4 in the same table for incisor loss ) : see Table 3.9 . |
| 22 | In the case when we shall have deformations and is given by The components of are somewhat similar in form to those in the last example . |
| 23 | Some idea of how badly the police were treated is given by the reports of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner which show that roughly one-in-four of London 's policemen were assaulted each year — 3,444 cases were reported in 1899 , for example , when the constabulary strength was 13,213 men and 1,949 sergeants — as police authorities pressed for firmer measures in assault cases . |
| 24 | An index of loss of mandibles and maxillae from the predator assemblages is given by the numbers of isolated teeth in the assemblages compared with the empty alveolar spaces in the known samples of upper and lower jaws ( which is given by the figures in column 1 , Table 3.6 for molar loss , and column 4 in the same table for incisor loss ) : see Table 3.9 . |
| 25 | As a result of n records being allocated , the probability of a given location having been allocated x records is given by the terms of the binomial expression : Thus This expression is precise . |
| 26 | A later development was the combination of track circuiting , in which an electrical circuit is completed by the wheels of a train passing over a section of track , with ‘ lock and block ’ so that the electric-block instruments were controlled by the trains themselves and thus safety was doubly assured . |
| 27 | The picture is completed by the figures for import penetration . |
| 28 | It is owned by the partners in common and each partner ( except a limited partner ) is liable for the debts of the firm . |
| 29 | A Greek presence is attested by the altars to Astarte and Hercules and by a gold betrothal ring inscribed in Greek to Aemilia . |
| 30 | Some light on the date of the accession of Wulfhere 's brother and successor , Aethelred , is shed by the proceedings of the council of Hatfield , dated by reference to 17 September of the Eighth Indiction and by the tenth year of Ecgfrith , king of the Humbrians , the seventh of Hlothhere , king of Kent , and the sixth of Aethelred , king of the Mercians ( HE IV , 17 ) . |