Example sentences of "[conj] by [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An example was cited where by cutting back on BSB claims and by adjusting his grain acreage slightly downwards , a farmer could gain very substantially by making his farm eligible for extensification premia through having a lower stocking rate . |
| 2 | My way is to burn a hole in using a soldering iron , or by heating up a similarly shaped piece of metal on the gas oven and slowly easing it through . |
| 3 | The failure properly to deal with troublesome residues among the masses , such as by allowing circulation of elites or by meting out violence where appropriate , may lead to the growth of ‘ Paretian tension ’ in the masses , civil unrest , revolution and ultimately the entire replacement of the decadent elite by a new governing elite . |
| 4 | The tenant may exercise his right to remove tenant 's fixtures so long as he is in possession as a tenant , whether under the original contract of tenancy or a new tenancy or by holding over ( New Zealand Government Property Corp v H M & S Ltd ) . |
| 5 | A disagreement between D and E could be referred to B ; whereas a disagreement between D and F would need to be settled either by B and C together ( using their pooled authority ) or by appealing up the scalar chain to A. |
| 6 | It covered 1,429 industrial workers and supervisors in England and Wales who could vary their work effort either through working overtime or by producing more in piece work . |
| 7 | You should be able to get copies of these codes of practice by telephoning your local British Gas office or electricity company , or by calling in at the nearest showroom . |
| 8 | A student can get in touch with the Counselling Service by phoning or by calling in to either office . |
| 9 | A further £312 million could be avoided with a little effort by either changing behaviour or by choosing more tax-efficient products which involve more detailed financial planning . |
| 10 | However , the animals affect the plants , and the plants affect the soil ( for example , by providing protection against heavy rains , or by breaking up rocks with their roots , or producing acid which dissolves limestone ) ; and the plants also directly affect the climate ( for example by re-directing winds , or by transpiring soil moisture into the air ) . |
| 11 | When seen , they are all worth trying to preserve , perhaps by postponing cutting back until the eggs have hatched , or by hitching up the egg-bearing leaves among the remaining foliage . |
| 12 | If you are sitting in a very large house on your own , which is draining away your resources because it still has mortgage payments to be met and it takes a lot of money to heat and light every year , you must seriously consider cashing in on your assets by moving to a smaller house that eliminates your mortgage and cuts down on running costs , or by taking out an annuity on your house . |
| 13 | That is true , but in this picture the golfer has n't lifted his head and is going to top by letting the right side straighten on the downswing or by getting too far ahead of the shot at impact . |
| 14 | The distinction between the effect of a deed under seal , and that of an agreement by parol , or by writing not under seal , may seem arbitrary , but it is established in our law ; nor is it really unreasonable or practically inconvenient that the law should require particular solemnities to give a gratuitous contract the force of a binding obligation . |
| 15 | Nearly all of this material was obtained by scooping the top of the surface , or by picking up small rocks up to about fist-size , or from cores a few centimetres in diameter and up to 2.4 metres deep . |
| 16 | Only in areas remote from this authority , as in isolated mining settlements , or where the state was itself weak , as in the United States , could bourgeois masters exercise that sort of direct rule , whether by command over the local forces of public authority , by private armies of Pinkerton men , or by banding together in armed groups of ‘ vigilantes ’ to maintain ‘ order ’ . |
| 17 | Instead of asking whether the owners of the enterprise will become better off as the result of the firm 's undertaking productive opportunities , the accountant asks whether society as a whole will become better off by undertaking this project rather than not undertaking it , or by undertaking instead any of a number of alternative projects . |
| 18 | Devising a sensitive scheme for the immediate follow-up of absentees , either , for example , by telephoning home or by sending out letters to parents/guardians |
| 19 | If a search for money and/or an avoidance of stress are two indicators of strong arousals from this goal category , then it is clear that some people can be motivated for long periods of time either by stress avoidance or by accumulating more and more money . |
| 20 | This may be achieved by using modules from the same Stage or by bringing together modules from different Stages as necessary . |
| 21 | get off the wave either by sailing down ahead of it or by slowing down and letting it pass under you . |
| 22 | We could , for example , on a personal level reduce the need to generate so much electricity by improving home insulation or by fitting more efficient and energy-saving light bulbs . |
| 23 | The four RJ-45 connections can be configured so that the unused wires carry an additional four 10BaseT connections by using the MiLAN MIL 4084 Expansion Module or by punching down the extra lines . |
| 24 | Television offered either live coverage or by editing down the best moments presented a particularly dramatic version of events . |
| 25 | The aim is to target small areas of the country initially , and then gradually expand operations , possibly by joint ventures , partnerships or by setting up offices there . |
| 26 | Younger sons did not at this time seek to maintain their gentility by going into the church or the army or by living off an annuity that allowed them to pass their time in respectable ease . |
| 27 | Please let me know whether this proposition is of interest either by writing to me or by telephoning either myself or my colleague [ NAME ] . |
| 28 | You could find someone outside the family to help you cope , perhaps by suggesting ways to relax or manage stress , or by sorting out practical problems . |
| 29 | Another is to reduce the proportion of dark background area relative to the subject , either by shifting to a more suitable setting or by moving in to a bigger close-up so that the dark background is reduced in size . |
| 30 | The system is very smooth , with actions selected either by moving the cursor to the top of the screen , or by clicking down the other mouse button which scrolls through the actions . |