Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The eruption of highly viscous lava , such as that formed by the degassing of rhyolite or andesite , can create large domes which may reach a height of several hundred metres and a width of several kilometres . |
| 2 | some course leaders ' definition of ‘ enterprise ’ differed from that given by the Enterprise Centre — a number believe that a particular industry 's skills should be included under the umbrella of enterprise . |
| 3 | The fit is reasonable over most of the area and , as might be expected , is broadly similar to that given by the Shotgun model . |
| 4 | A useful minimal definition is that given by the World Health Organization that ‘ Health is a state of complete mental , physical and social well-being , and not merely the absence of disease . ’ |
| 5 | Critics of official statistics argued that not all those out of work were registered as unemployed and that the real figure was therefore higher than that given by the Department of Employment , which is responsible for compiling the data . |
| 6 | The diagnosis was that given by the reporting general practitioner , and each event was categorised according to the woman 's contraceptive state at the time of the event . |
| 7 | A representative assessment is that given by the library manager : I would say that one of the biggest advantages was the fact that senior management … from the Head down , from the very word go , were after making it a success … one thing we have got is a greater awareness from a greater number of staff , because they come in here to supervise and help [ and ] get involved … but I think the biggest advantage has been the fact that time devoted to … library skills for all the first year … [ has ] been extended to an hour a week … |
| 8 | Such a class of behaviours includes going on to another task of a kind similar to that assigned by the teacher at one level and exploratory behaviour at a ‘ higher ’ level . |
| 9 | Do n't expect that to continue by the way . |
| 10 | By notice of appeal dated 15 February 1991 Mr. Smart appealed against that refusal on the grounds that the Divisional Court had erred ( 1 ) in holding that the principles of natural justice did not endow a prisoner serving a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with the right to know the factors ( including the views of the trial judge and the Lord Chief Justice ) which the Secretary of State took into account when fixing the tariff , the right to make informed representations to the Secretary of State about the length of the tariff to be applied and the right to be provided with the reasons for the period chosen by the Secretary of State as the tariff period ; and ( 2 ) in holding that the practice of the Secretary of State in murder cases of fixing a tariff in excess of that recommended by the trial judge and/or the Lord Chief Justice was lawful . |
| 11 | Expressions such as " to insure adequately " and " to insure to the full value of the property " should be amended as the former covenant could be complied with if the cover equates to that recommended by the insurance company , and the latter could be interpreted as meaning the full market value of the property and , as such , could be less than the cost of reinstatement . |
| 12 | I am quite unable to accept that Parliament in adopting somewhat more prolix language was intending to achieve a result which differed from that recommended by the committee . |
| 13 | Note 2 to Rule 20.2 stipulates that , in the case of a management buy-out or similar transaction , competing offerors should receive the same information as that passed by the target company or the management to external funders of the buy-out . |
| 14 | On April 25 the Senate approved by voice vote a $1,450,000 million budget bill broadly similar to that passed by the House . |
| 15 | Locus standi to argue for a relisting would seemingly not require a fresh certificate as it would not constitute an appeal as such but an application to the House to exercise an inherent jurisdiction to re-open an appeal , analogous to that developed by the Court of Appeal , in order to do justice under the scheme of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 . |
| 16 | This view is supported by a number of independent inquiries , the most recent of which was that undertaken by the House of Commons Energy Select Committee in 1987 : |
| 17 | The Housing Act 1925 , s. 46 provided for the assessment of compensation for land acquired compulsorily under an improvement or reconstruction scheme made under that Act in a manner differing in certain respects from that prescribed by the Act of 1919 . |
| 18 | However , funds provided in the third category would be available only if a country 's domestic policies were adjusted to that prescribed by the Community 's Council of Ministers . |
| 19 | And it would appear to many rather strained within that agreed by the Secretary of State , a matter of general principle , the County Council accepted past level er of migration without looking er at the implications er of that . |
| 20 | Write a program , for a computer to which you have access , to clear all of main store ( including that occupied by the program ) . |
| 21 | They applied for judicial review of the Secretary of State 's decisions and sought orders of certiorari to quash those decisions and declarations that the Secretary of State could not set a period for retribution and deterrence for a mandatory life sentence greater than that recommended by the judiciary , that he was required to tell the applicants the period recommended by the judiciary , and if he departed from it his reasons for so doing , and that the applicants were entitled to be given the opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State before he determined the period and for that purpose to be told of any information upon which the Secretary of State would act which was not in the applicant 's possession . |
| 22 | By notice of appeal dated 26 February 1991 Mr. Pegg appealed against that refusal on the grounds that the Divisional Court had erred ( 1 ) in rejecting the proposition that it would be Wednesbury unreasonable for the Secretary of State to fix Mr. Pegg 's tariff ( as a person serving a mandatory term of life imprisonment ) by reference to a period of retribution and deterrence which was higher than that recommended by the judiciary ; ( 2 ) in rejecting submissions that the tariff procedure was in breach of procedural propriety in that the court considered itself bound by the wrong decision of Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 ; and ( 3 ) in rejecting submissions that the decision to refuse his petition should be quashed and viewing that the tariff belonged solely to the Secretary of State to determine . |
| 23 | Therefore it must necessarily be irrational , i.e. ‘ Wednesbury unreasonable ’ for the Secretary of State to set a tariff period longer than that recommended by the judiciary . |
| 24 | Is not that aggravated by the fact that the Prime Minister does not know what he believes about the future of Scotland ? |
| 25 | A compressed-snow runway , similar to that used by the soviet Union at its base at Molodezhnaya , will be built at Casey for between A$3 and 5 million . |
| 26 | On May 17th , America 's Supreme Court sought Mr Clinton 's views on a long-running case challenging California 's right to use a completely different method of taxing multinationals to that used by the rest of the developed world . |
| 27 | The Metropolitan has a different station here from that used by the District and Piccadilly Lines . |
| 28 | However , if there is a significant element of goodwill or the price is based on a multiple of earnings , this should be reflected in a formula similar to that used by the purchaser for calculating the price . |
| 29 | In an effort to produce a short form the JCT has not included specific provisions for many common situations , such as the need to open up work for inspection , or loss and expense suffered by the contractors due to default by the employer and supervising officer . |
| 30 | A similar strategy , explored by Salop and Scheffman ( 1987 ) , is where integration or contracts entered into by the incumbent have the effect of raising rivals costs , e.g. where a contract with a supplier specifies that an input will only be supplied to an entrant at a higher price than that enjoyed by the incumbent . |