Example sentences of "[noun] by which you " in BNC.

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1 Describe an experiment by which you would determine the relative molecular mass of a gas or vapour .
2 In fact , college teachers are probably more interested in the reasoning by which you reach your answer than they are in the substantive answer itself .
3 Yes , you can rely on the various methods by which you draw a shape on a chart and it tells you automatically how many stitches and rows you need but for those machines that are not so sophisticated you are left with simple maths .
4 But I do not think that there can be a rational , scientific criterion by which you can say : this is really the best .
5 Metabolism is the process by which you take in food , use it and convert it into energy and heat , er several days , so there were several days after the baby 's born when it 's really very much at risk of getting cold injury .
6 The question is whether it is worth while to make an alteration by which you will gain at most two and a half minutes …
7 All attempts to please him in any other way are mere mockery , and insults to the things by which you endeavour to do so .
8 You can not see a mother relating to her child , only the behaviour by which you infer the state of that relationship .
9 ( c ) A draft timetable ( which can be amended later ) showing the dates by which you hope to progress your project from now until the date of submission .
10 What was intriguing was that after the gentleman in question had filled in his first , second and third name there was room on the form , if he felt so inclined , to tell us the ‘ forename or nickname by which you are popularly known ’ .
11 If this is not your first name , then you may give the name by which you are normally called .
12 There are a number of ways by which you might start inland from the Basque Coast .
13 It is up to you to choose the definition by which you wish to live your life .
14 Erm and this is really the mechanism by which you can ensure the continuous or continual improvement of the quality system .
15 Tactics are the means by which you will try to achieve the broad strategy or plan which you have in mind .
16 And this rent reduction , interest rate reduction together with the kind of settling accounts procedure which presumably will come out of this is the means by which you mobilize the masses and once you 've got them mobilized , you can then move on to land reform .
17 The amount by which you change the drift allowance should not exceed 2° to 5° at any one time .
18 In general , the only way by which you can become acquainted with the correspondence student is through the student 's attempts at solutions and possibly by questions on specific difficulties .
19 said ‘ This award provides a standard by which you can gauge yourself , and gives you a means by which quality can be improved . ’
20 Would it be possible , please , also to have a copy of the code of conduct by which you ‘ judge ’ newspapers and magazines ?
21 The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period .
22 Lodgings/digs These are generally unpopular with most students because of cost , set meal times and general restrictions — such as the number of baths allowed — and the times by which you are expected to be home and in bed !
23 When he came back he looked very grave and said , " Great king , I know well what sorry news it will be to you , but the cause of your sickness is those very lettuces by which you set such store . "
24 A student 's life is ruled by the clock : there 's a time to be up and about if you want breakfast ; a time to be in college for a lecture or tutorial ; a time by which you must hand in an essay or project report ; a time to study and a time to relax .
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