Example sentences of "it is [verb] by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is reached by fun-boat Le Popeye which takes half an hour , runs four times a day and costs £5 for adults and £2.50 for children . |
| 2 | The CO2 content is higher within the syconium than outside it and its level is believed to control the hatching of the larvae ; it is affected by bacterial activity and this in turn is affected by nematodes in the syconium . |
| 3 | In this respect , Easton provides an excellent opportunity to establish the nature of routine policing in Northern Ireland and how it is affected by societal divisions . |
| 4 | So far in this chapter , we have examined three explanations of unemployment : that it is caused by ‘ natural ’ factors , that it is caused by a general deficiency of aggregate demand and that it is caused by excessive labour costs . |
| 5 | Involvement of the central nervous system is common in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) ; in many it is caused by opportunistic pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii . |
| 6 | Gamma ray satellites so far have shown the distribution of interstellar gas ( where it is struck by cosmic rays ) , pulsars , and two dozen powerful but as-yet-unidentified sources . |
| 7 | What we have not yet considered is where the body clock is and how it is adjusted by external time-cues . |
| 8 | Unlike the House of Lords it is elected , but it is elected by local councillors , an overwhelming majority of them from small country ‘ communes ’ . |
| 9 | This can already be guessed at from the demonic intensity of his most famous recordings , and it is confirmed by first-hand reports . |
| 10 | If a copper track can not be routed because it is blocked by existing copper tracks , use jumper link wires to bridge over the obstruction . |
| 11 | Successful nursing depends very largely on the nurse 's ability to deal effectively with information received through the senses , whether it is obtained by formal means , such as taking blood-pressure , temperatures and so on or by informal means such as noticing changes in the patient 's condition during bed-making . |
| 12 | Salt does not break down or decompose in the pond — it is diluted by partial water changes . |
| 13 | It is illuminated by brilliant passages of interpretation and convincing proposals for source material for Magritte 's imagery , ranging from Egyptian and Greek sculpture , fifteenth-century frescoes and Symbolist pictures of the nineteenth century to photography and film stills , pulp fiction and popular postcards of a mildly erotic flavour , and illustrations published in the Larousse encyclopaedia . |
| 14 | The investigators have put forward a theory suggesting that the gross organisation of human action is carried out by different parts of the mind from the fine detailed planning and control of behaviour , and that it is governed by emotional factors to a much greater extent than people had realised . |
| 15 | Since it is supported by demographic shifts towards the breakup of the mass audience into niche markets , it is a trend which may become a continuing tradition . |
| 16 | It is supported by new business operations in Canada , the Far East and South America . |
| 17 | Our view is that knowledge of BSL is a key to the curriculum and to the teacher 's function but that unless it is supported by appropriate methods the teacher 's role will be limited . |
| 18 | It is supported by massive piers at the crossing , each of which is 28 feet thick and is pierced by two tiers of arches , one at ground level and the other at the gallery stage . |
| 19 | It is bordered by native hedges and woodland . |
| 20 | For much of its length it is bordered by sloping lawns , and sometimes edged with stones and flowers in a most attractive display . |
| 21 | We should prefer to see it being done in London so long as it is done by male labour , it is no matter where . |
| 22 | Like a prison community , it is seen by respectable opinion as an area incapable of acting in what he calls ‘ an approved social manner ’ . |
| 23 | It is seen by social workers as confirming the decisions of the courts and children 's panel that inter-sibling abuse took place . |
| 24 | ( representations , concepts , facts ) which it is given by other practices , whether ‘ empirical ’ , ‘ technical ’ or ‘ ideological ’ . |
| 25 | Part of the text stated ‘ … one atom of it weight 235 times as much as an atom of hydrogen , [ U 235 ] releases energy automatically directly it is touched by cold water ’ . |
| 26 | It is replaced by representative democracy , and this means , in Weber 's view , that the people cease to have any real control over political decisions , which become the prerogative , on one side , of a bureaucratic administration and , on the other side , of the leaders of political parties . |
| 27 | At this point it is replaced by different patterns , some of which are different in the time sequence of the light flashes from the one that he/she has previously seen . |
| 28 | Where the patent system is concerned , Wiener notices how it is manipulated by industrial corporations to the disadvantage of individual inventors , and one of his main aims in the book is to provoke thought about a fairer approach to patents and about comparable rewards for scientists whose discoveries can not be patented . |
| 29 | The disk ( a ) whether it is covered by small scales or by distinct plates ; ( b ) most scales or plates carry one or more spinelets , the shape and density of these spinelets are important : ( c ) in some species of the subfamily Ophioplinthacinae the shape and position of radial shields is important . |
| 30 | Because ageing reduces the genetic contribution of individuals to future generations , it is opposed by natural selection . |