Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] by local " in BNC.

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1 As this latter example suggests , there is also a wide and varied range of trading activities carried out by local authorities ( see Chapter 12 ) .
2 It said that far too many teachers had the perception that unless they followed the good practice set down by local authority advisers , their career prospects in the city would be blighted .
3 The regional representative of Amnesty International , Peter Mills , will speak about and answer questions on the organisation and the work carried out by local groups .
4 The Campaign 's Project Grants Fund provides seed-corn funding to help with the purchase of tools and materials for practical environmental improvement work carried out by local volunteers .
5 As I said in Chester to the Society of Chief Architects of Local Authorities , I greatly admire the work carried out by local authority professionals .
6 But NCP claims the car park is closed because work carried out by local contractors to waterproof the top deck went wrong .
7 In rural districts the banks ' main purpose was the receiving of bills brought in by local traders and farmers .
8 They were in many cases cheered on by local bystanders .
9 Weslo Housing Management — a new organisation set up by local Scottish Homes management and staff — have lodged a rival bid to take over all the housing stock in the district .
10 The Christian communities ( Comunidades Cristianas de Base ) were initially small study groups set up by local parishes to discuss social problems and to try to find practical ways of solving them through community action .
11 Darlington 's Conservative MP , Michael Fallon , said : ‘ It is far more important to get the valuations right rather than fulfil time limits set down by local councils . ’
12 Are these rationalisations taken up by local ‘ politicians ’ or are they neglected ?
13 Limitation of Action — Statute , action on — Accrual of cause of action — Local authority notice to repair — Landlord failing to do work — Repairs carried out by local authority — Action to recover cost of repairs — Whether service of demand for payment prerequisite to or necessary ingredient of cause of action — Whether cause of action accruing on completion of work or service of demand — Housing Act 1957 ( c. 56 ) , s. 10(3) ( 4 ) — Limitation Act 1980 ( c. 58 ) , s. 9(1)
14 A sunshine holiday , with exotic food washed down by local water can leave an unwelcome souvenir — the disease hepatitis A. Not life-threatening , but with nasty symptoms and a recovery period of up to 80 days , guaranteed to tarnish the holiday memories .
15 A national sample survey carried out by local amenity societies for the Civic Trust in 1976 revealed that , of 279 vacant sites , a third were owned by a local authority , and a further tenth by other public bodies .
16 A survey carried out by local health workers showed that about 20 per cent of Faroese children had levels of mercury in excess of the safety limit as set by the International Programme on Chemical Safety .
17 That is why we are consulting on our proposals for extending compulsory competitive tendering to professional and technical services carried out by local authorities .
18 Recently the government has started to implement policies which extend this principle to many of the services carried out by local authorities and by health authorities .
19 At The Moot , Downton , a remarkable garden has been rescued by a preservation trust set up by local people .
20 If Mr Benn is voted out it will reinforce Labour 's belief in wider use of ballots , rather than having polls stitched up by local activists .
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