Example sentences of "[verb] both by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should learn when to use semi-colons and colons. ( ii ) Pupils should come to understand that at its most characteristic , speech is interactive , spontaneous and informal which means the topics of conversation emerge in an unplanned and unstructured way ; in contrast , writing typically needs a more tightly planned overall structure signalled both by the organisation of topics into paragraphs and by words and phrases such as meanwhile , in the same way , on the other hand . |
| 2 | Considerable damage was done both by the defenders , who had burned the suburbs before retreating within the walls , and by the Parliamentary troops who wreaked vengeance on the houses of Royalist gentry and upon the hated cathedral . |
| 3 | The growth of a tumour is regulated both by the rate at which its cells divide and the rate of apoptosis . |
| 4 | More far-reaching proposals were made both by the Majority and Minority Reports of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws , both much influenced by William Beveridge 's analysis of the causes of unemployment . |
| 5 | Is it only the additional or marginal cost to the employer providing the service for the employee , or is it a proportionate part of the total costs incurred by the employer in providing the facility to be used both by the public and by the employee ? |
| 6 | A number of definitions have been used both by the institutions and by researchers . |
| 7 | Such downgraded land will still have to be pumped and embanked , since it will have dropped even further below sea-level , a situation worsened both by the fact that , due to the tilt of the land , eastern England is steadily falling in relation to the level of the North Sea , and by a possible rise in sea-level due to the greenhouse effect . |
| 8 | His services were recognized both by the shah , who presented him with a sword , and by the governor-general , Lord Hastings ( Francis Rawden , later first Marquis of Hastings , q.v . ) . |
| 9 | Here the paintings of Futurists such as Boccioni 's ‘ Riot ’ in the gallery and Russolo 's ‘ Revolt ’ are recalled both by the subject and the organisation of forms which implies a melée but which is itself carefully constructed . |
| 10 | For we are taught both by the words of worthy men of old and by our experience that this is a most certain sign , and it has been found that even if she be urged and exhorted by solemn conjurations to shed tears , if she be a witch she will not be able to weep : although she will assume a tearful aspect and smear her cheeks and eyes with spittle to make it appear that she is weeping ; wherefore she must be closely watched by the attendants . |
| 11 | Although the returns accruing to a particular film from the Eady Levy , as it was called , were limited both by the size of the box office in any particular year , and that film 's success in the market-place ( the levy was paid out in proportion to a film 's success ) , the promise it offered did make it easier for independents to raise cash . |
| 12 | This has been refuted both by the success rate of absent healing and trials on non-suggestible organisms such as the sick cress seeds healed by Boltwood in recent experiments at London University . |
| 13 | The most striking finding , however , is that the warming effect caused by greenhouse gases may be being slowed both by the effects of sulphur dioxide pollution , and also by the depletion of the ozone layer . |
| 14 | Salwar Kamiz is like a national dress of Punjab , worn both by the Muslims of Pakistan and Hindus and Sikhs of East Punjab in India . |
| 15 | The effectiveness of the Labour Spain Committee was impaired both by the fact that it was was associated with the movement in the constituency Labour parties and also because it was effectively advocating a a popular front against fascism , which the Labour Party continued to reject throughout the 1930s ; after the political disasters of 1931 it wanted no treating with its political enemies whether of the left or the right . |
| 16 | This path is dictated both by the need for some transmission and by the principle of unity of command , but it is not always the swiftest . |
| 17 | That it is a struggle is evidenced both by the substance of God 's commandments to his people , and by the experience of those who are held . |
| 18 | A period of personal retreat followed this exhausting tour and the rumour , expounded even by Knopfler himself , that Straits had split seemed underlined both by the band 's non-activity and the growing involvement of the frontman with a variety of other artists . |
| 19 | The extent to which the PCF was committed to popular front cultural politics can be appreciated both by the amount of time and energy that it devoted to the anti-fascist congresses , peace movements and revolutionary cultural associations of the period , and by its willingness to engage in the policy of la main tendue ( " the outstretched hand " ) in its relations with sympathisers of any persuasion , ideological or religious , willing to collaborate in its struggle against capitalist warmongering , imperialism , fascism and oppression . |
| 20 | The jobs questions can also be tackled from the other end : by negotiating more flexibility over the short term contracts provided both by the university and by outside research sponsorships . |
| 21 | However , no doubt mollified both by the President 's dramatic decision on Tuesday to announce the release of eight long-term political prisoners and by the urbanity of his style , the archbishop did note that the talks had proceeded in ‘ a far better atmosphere ’ than previous encounters he has had with the government . |
| 22 | The fact that Bunn had both the guarantee and the charge drawn up and executed both by the husband and himself on Friday , 23 July , and his evidence that the wife 's attendance on the Monday was , so far as he was concerned , a mere formality , shows that all that remained was to get the wife 's signature in accordance with bank policy . |
| 23 | So the principal is supported both by the members and by the public . |
| 24 | That any pricing system adopted recognises the budgetary context as indicated both by the size of DSS transfer and placement rates for 1993/94 but also the inflationary pressures inherent in the adoption of explicit ceilings to which prices may converge . |
| 25 | The properties of the hydrogel are influenced both by the structure of the polymer network and by the water , which acts just like a conventional plasticiser . |
| 26 | The choice of research topic is not made in a vacuum , but is influenced both by the researcher and by the context in which the research is to be done . |
| 27 | The first of these concern a judgement as to the likelihood of the pupil returning to school which in turn is seen to be crucially influenced both by the nature of the pupil 's case history and the record of the school in re-admitting pupils . |
| 28 | The Labour Party course has been deliberately misrepresented both by the government and by much of the press . |
| 29 | This dramatic change was caused both by the presence of the pairing family and by the introduction of herding and agriculture . |
| 30 | The answer to the first part of the question is that communication problems can be caused both by the sender and the receiver , but if you are frequently misinterpreted you may need to think about the message and the manner in which it is being transmitted . |