Example sentences of "[det] [vb pp] by [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The atomic theory suggests a different picture of the nature of matter , and a different form of explanation from that given by hylemorphism .
2 Our estimate of the percentage of multiparasitized nests containing more than one egg of the same female at Guadix is close to that given by Soler , but significantly lower than that obtained at Santa Fe ( Table 1 ) .
3 The importance of the case lies in the general discussion of the principles of natural justice , especially that given by Lord Reid .
4 The most familiar description perhaps is that given by Lord Wright in Davies v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd ( No 2 ) [ 1942 ] AC 601 at p611 : It is not a claim which the deceased could have pursued in his own lifetime because it is for damages suffered not by himself , but by his family after his death .
5 It has a long historical lineage but the most sophisticated explanation is that given by Diplock L.J. , as he then was .
6 There are many different definitions of leadership , but they do seem to have certain features in common and a useful general definition is that given by Kossen : ‘ Leadership is the ability to influence the behaviour of others to go in a certain direction . ’
7 If we put these fragments of information together , we can construct a picture of black adolescents ' perceptions of Creole use and attitudes which is similar to that given by Sutcliffe .
8 One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words .
9 The mean risk rating given in the Groeger and Chapman study was in fact considerably higher than that given by subjects in this experiment ( mean=3.66 , s.d. =0.74 as opposed to mean=2.15 , s.d. =0.50 ) .
10 Compare the description of her social life given by Linda Farrell , a delivery man 's wife , with that given by Margaret Nicholson , the wife of the director of a publishing firm .
11 Perhaps the best definition of repair was that given by Buckley LJ in Lurcott v Wakely & Wheeler [ 1911 ] 1 KB 905 : " repair is restoration by renewal or replacement of subsidiary parts of a whole .
12 There is no good reason for it other than that given by Bertrand Russell in that more troubled decade : ‘ The world in which we are now living would have seemed , before 1945 , too horrible to be endured .
13 The usual explanation of offshore bars is that given by Johnson ( 1919 ) and the stages of formation envisaged by him are shown in Fig. 8. 18 .
14 The physics and cosmology that provided the framework in which this astronomy was set was basically that developed by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C. In the second century A.D. , Ptolemy devised a detailed astronomical system that specified the orbits of the moon , the sun and all the planets .
15 An especially impressive moral philosophy of this period was that developed by Joseph Butler ( 1692–1752 ) , later Bishop of Durham , in a series of sermons .
16 One of the most useful class outlines to appear is that developed by Portes and is used here as a guide to the ramifications of class ( Portes 1985 ) .
17 A short look at one of these initiatives , that developed by Sheffield City Council , will help to tease out the local roots and separate the influence of local politics and local processes from those operating on a wider scale .
18 Another line of attack is that developed by A.A. Berle and G.C. Means in The Modern Corporation and Private Property published in 1932 , namely the separation of ownership and control .
19 Consequently , no attempt was made to provide an interview schedule such as that developed by Labov ; fieldworkers were simply briefed on the kind of social information ( such as occupation , educational background , family connections and previous residence of speaker ) which they would need to have acquired by the end of the observation period .
20 But the swiftlet 's technique is crude compared to that developed by bats .
21 This second modification makes the model more in line with that developed by Barro ( 1976 ) , and is justified on the grounds that what motivates agents ' spending this period is their desire to have a sum of real money available next period .
22 Probably the most widely known alternative matrix is that developed by McKinsey and Co. , apparently in liaison with General Electric Inc .
23 The fundamental logic of that matrix is essentially the same as that developed by BCG : namely , that corporate groups can be divided up into sub-categories such that appropriate expansion , hold or contraction policies can be identified for each sub-category .
24 This issue is crucial to an assessment of thoroughgoing holism such as that developed by Althusser , and therefore deserves careful attention .
25 A similar yet separate approach which foresaw the demise of capitalism and the growth of socialism , without necessarily however postulating the inevitability of a crisis , was that developed by Schumpeter .
26 The best known version of ‘ windows ’ is that developed by Microsoft .
27 Mr Lawson told the conference that the damage inflicted by high inflation would be far worse than that sustained by home owners and businesses through high interest rates .
28 The potential for an advertising bonanza has come under the spotlight with the advent of ‘ splitting frequencies ’ such as that undertaken by London 's LBC last week .
29 The darkness made this a more hazardous stretch than that undertaken by Dean Miller , or if not more hazardous , more frightening .
30 Performing a two day census of all new attendances across all regions and in various accident and emergency departments that use nurse practitioners ( whether or not they were functioning fully or at all on those days ) provided an accurate estimate of the volume and nature of clinical activity undertaken by nurse practitioners relative to that undertaken by doctors .
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