Example sentences of "[verb] by [adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In areas dominated by Quaternary deposits emphasis in research in the late 1950s and subsequently was naturally directed towards the interpretation of the stages and nature of Quaternary landscape change , and this involved the inception of new conceptual models of glacial landform development well exemplified by the way in which J.B. Sissons of the University of Edinburgh developed a theme in many research papers of the interpretation of patterns of deglaciation involving stagnant as well as active ice ( Sissons , 1976 ) . |
| 2 | One minute we were riding our horses , the next we were surrounded by five villains intent on murder . |
| 3 | The need to be extra vigilant at all times has been stressed by terminal operations manager Roy Beardall following a security alert at Sullom Voe in August . |
| 4 | The six dogs are part of a scheme organised by former police dog handler John Woodward , based at Sadberge Kennels , near Darlington . |
| 5 | This year 's event was organised by Australian operations geophysicist Brett Kelsall and his wife , Di . |
| 6 | Open systems are also likely to play a part in the Highlands economy which is set to be revitalised thanks to the ISDN telecommunications system recently installed by British Telecommunications Plc in the area . |
| 7 | Less easy to identify were personality traits which I believe are carried by Briant Bodies Gamma and Delta . |
| 8 | Thirdly , Globex must be accepted by non-US futures industry regulators in order to be successful , and Japanese involvement will be a key factor in the system 's success . |
| 9 | As a case , therefore , for the extension of industrial democracy defined as the kind of consultation practised , the worker-participation sought by good personnel management , it is to be applauded . |
| 10 | Chief executive , Bryan Sanderson , said that the ‘ necessity for cost reduction has been accelerated by deteriorating petrochemicals environment ’ . |
| 11 | They would be overseen by social services inspectorate and education inspectors . |
| 12 | The PLO had failed to secure a halt to the building of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories as a pre-condition to Palestinian participation in any peace conference — a demand also made by pre-conference negotiators Ashrawi and Husseini and repeatedly rejected by Shamir . |
| 13 | The company retains major ambitions in China and says it wants to help the country create by the end of the century a network that would be over twice as big as the one operated by British Telecommunications Plc — China plans to raise the number of telephone lines to 100m nationwide by the year 2000 from just 25m now . |
| 14 | The cases of five men convicted in Nottinghamshire of crimes they claim they did n't commit are being highlighted as part of a campaign organized by human rights group . |
| 15 | All measurements were performed by technical personnel unware of the treatment given . |
| 16 | These are the findings of a survey commissioned by British Telecommunications Plc 's systems integration division , Customer Systems — ‘ the largest UK systems house that no-one 's ever heard of ’ . |
| 17 | Let us pray that we may be granted the wisdom necessary to discern the values of the new culture created by the mass media , and to use the opportunities offered by modern communications technology always for the service of God and the good of his people . |
| 18 | For longer-term investments , a good guaranteed rate for non-taxpaying children is offered by National Savings Capital Bonds . |
| 19 | For longer-term investments , a good guaranteed rate for non-taxpaying children is offered by National Savings Capital Bonds . |
| 20 | For longer-term investments , a good guaranteed rate for non-taxpaying children is offered by National Savings Capital Bonds . |
| 21 | As an overall test of response , improvements from baseline in Leicester scores , Costa scores , and percentage of skin affected , at all visits during treatment , were compared by repeated measures analysis of variance . |
| 22 | The statistical significance of the results was assessed by randomised blocks analysis of variance ( ANOVA ) and paired t test as appropriate . |
| 23 | ‘ Public relations , ironically , has always had a poor image as being peopled by professional manipulators intent on pulling the wool over the eyes of a gullible public by misleading the media . ’ |
| 24 | From time to time as new services become to be administered by local authorities Parliament requires that the local authority shall submit a scheme of its proposals to one or other of the Central Government departments for approval . |
| 25 | The environmentalists ' visit to Sullom Voe was hosted by external affairs superintendent Peter Guy , assistant superintendent ( pollution response ) Terry Mayes and environmental officer Ronnie Gallagher . |
| 26 | Of course , the extension dx will be accompanied by lateral contractions dy and dz , but although normally negative and equal , they can usually be assumed to be zero . |
| 27 | The most exciting and original garden of them all was the railway garden , designed by Lucy Huntington , and sponsored by British Railways Network South East , who had sponsored the whole Hampton Court Palace Flower Show . |
| 28 | Interestingly , a 12-hour day is regularly being practised in those countries where an afternoon siesta is taken , and also by those watch-keepers on merchant ships where the shift pattern of the officers is often 4 hours work followed by 8 hours leisure and sleep , the combination being undertaken twice each 24 hours . |
| 29 | This is followed by 12–16 weeks work experience under the supervision of a manager in a restaurant . |
| 30 | Written examinations in April , followed by six months dissertation , based on project work . |