Example sentences of "[verb] about by [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Most of human progress seems to have come about by making the contrary assumption that nature can be improved upon by artifice of one kind or another .
2 This essentially came about by positing a correlation between ethics and evolution and harnessing an evolutionary approach in service of a collectivist ideal .
3 The evolution of the biosphere — indeed the very existence of the biosphere — came about by taming the worst excesses of incoming solar radiation by screening out the more harmful rays .
4 This is usually bought about by violating the separation rules for PAR .
5 Such a change would be brought about by convincing the public that there is really no difference between people who are mentally handicapped and those who are not .
6 The first should consist of short courses for teachers brought about by expanding the teachers ' centres set up for the Nuffield mathematics and science projects , and should include a one-term secondment in every seven years .
7 Both Lloyd George and Churchill saw national insurance as a necessary first step towards the prevention of unemployment , which they hoped to bring about by extending the principle of the Development Fund into a national policy to counter depression .
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