Example sentences of "[conj] [vb pp] [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Single genes ( the units of heredity ) can now be transferred , added or deleted by manipulating the genetic material . |
| 2 | Analogical representations , however , are understood or interpreted by matching the two structures concerned ( that is , of the representation itself and of the domain represented ) , and their associated inference-procedures , in a systematic way . |
| 3 | While waiting , she gazed solemnly at the sinister Bridge of Sighs a few yards away and thought of the prisoners who 'd gazed out of its thickly grilled windows , looking for the last time on the beauties of Venice before they were incarcerated — or executed for causing the displeasure of powerful nobles . |
| 4 | The diagnosis was confirmed or excluded by applying the criteria mentioned above to the relatives ' medical records from hospitals or private physicians . |
| 5 | A special congressional committee investigating arms and drug smuggling recommended in late 1989 that certain prominent politicians and officials should be excluded from public life or dismissed , or barred from entering the country , because of their alleged connections with such activities . |
| 6 | The preamp , apart from delivering as pure a signal as possible , also offers up to 128 fully programmable equalisation and volume settings ; these can then be stored in the D12 's memory and recalled by using the unit 's front-panel keypad , a MIDI controller or the Decimax FC-60 footswitch . |
| 7 | Depending on the rock type , the tunnel is either self supporting or shored with metal arches and stabilised by spraying the walls with concrete . |
| 8 | For simple recording with no editing using a single camera system the skills needed can be acquired from reading the manual and developed by using the camera . |
| 9 | There were even occasional suggestions that relations between states be eased and simplified by abandoning the whole idea of an order of precedence betwen sovereigns . |
| 10 | Such programmes should be directed at lifestyle rather than disease detection , and targeted at improving the health of women of all ages . |
| 11 | The output level is also controlled by a rotary pot but individual patch levels can be adjusted and mixed by accessing the Utility section . |
| 12 | In others , even though managers may be conscientious and committed to furthering the interests of the members , weak shareholder control may ensure the survival of boards which are incompetent or simply just ‘ average ’ . |
| 13 | Their Lordships also had to look after half-a-dozen Caribbean islands , of which the newest , Jamaica , was much the largest and looked like providing the best prospects for the future . |
| 14 | ‘ Thirdly it is true , as the judgments in the Court of Appeal point out , that ex parte applications are frequently made to the courts and granted without hearing the party affected : but merely to say this overlooks that procedure invariably exists , and is where necessary invoked , for enabling the party affected rapidly to seek annulment or amendment of the order made against him . |
| 15 | Poverty amongst the lower classes was an expected and accepted facet of societal structure and education was rarely of a good standard , being intended for a lowly station in life , laced with religion and related to prescribing the sanctity of the sabbath . |
| 16 | Hundreds of television employees said they would strike if prevented from reporting the demonstration . |
| 17 | Hundreds of television employees said they would strike if prevented from reporting the demonstration . |
| 18 | The head of a narrow strip of lead , zinc or copper , which will form a clip or ‘ tingle ’ , is then fixed to the sliver of batten accessible through the joint exposed by the extracted slate and the slate is slid back into place over this strip and secured by folding the free end of the metal over the lower edge of the slate ( Fig 35 ) . |
| 19 | It took much will-power for the man to drag himself away , presently , on one of Dunbar 's best horses , but consoled and heartened by receiving the best kiss , on parting , that had yet come from Mariot Randolph . |
| 20 | The requirements of all nurses must be recognised , and met by allocating the appropriate experience . |
| 21 | The opposite problem of loose motions or diarrhoea should also be carefully monitored and corrected through altering the patient 's diet . |
| 22 | Many of these difficulties can be anticipated and corrected by testing the questionnaire in field conditions prior to the full-scale study . |
| 23 | Thus , the gripper 's position can be chosen by selecting settings for joint angles , and measured by reading the torch 's images on the TV pictures . |
| 24 | There are 15 roads , 12 of which are reserved for painting , while Nos. 1 , 2 and 3 are provided with pits and used for over-hauling the electric light equipment of the coaches ' and ‘ 46 , known as ‘ No. 1 Paint Shop Extension ’ , in which there are 15 lines . |
| 25 | ( 1 ) ) , whereas , in the case of an afternoon extension , the premises have to be adapted and used for providing the customary main meal at mid-day . |
| 26 | Underneath are the primary feathers which are harsher and used for steering ; the secondary feathers are on the top and used for catching the wind and for balance . |
| 27 | It will not even pass through their minds that I spent so much trouble and thought on choosing the right disease or the most just punishment for my fictional character . |
| 28 | Control if exercised by making the individual user responsible , by name , for the materials issued , even to the point of making a personal issue against a signature . |
| 29 | It is also a moment of generalisation for the twenty-one-year-old second mate who on this voyage from Australia , carrying grain and bent on winning the famous gain-race , had had to contend with an arrogant and hostile captain and who had cast off his boat , after a collision in the dark had given a mortal blow to the Blackgauntlet and he had waited in vain for orders . |
| 30 | Each of the component parts of the coach were carefully gauged and inspected before leaving the sawmill to ensure its fitting correctly in position without hand labour in the body shop . |