Example sentences of "[conj] by [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A disagreement between D and E could be referred to B ; whereas a disagreement between D and F would need to be settled either by B and C together ( using their pooled authority ) or by appealing up the scalar chain to A. |
| 2 | When seen , they are all worth trying to preserve , perhaps by postponing cutting back until the eggs have hatched , or by hitching up the egg-bearing leaves among the remaining foliage . |
| 3 | The four RJ-45 connections can be configured so that the unused wires carry an additional four 10BaseT connections by using the MiLAN MIL 4084 Expansion Module or by punching down the extra lines . |
| 4 | Television offered either live coverage or by editing down the best moments presented a particularly dramatic version of events . |
| 5 | The system is very smooth , with actions selected either by moving the cursor to the top of the screen , or by clicking down the other mouse button which scrolls through the actions . |
| 6 | It certainly might have helped Diana to listen and learn from counselling sessions , where other couples ' problems are aired and discussed ; but there is no doubt that by taking on the role of patron at a time when the world was prophesying doom for her own marriage was an exceptionally brave thing for her to do . |
| 7 | She observes that by taking out the old fuse and putting a new one in she has caused the iron to work again . |
| 8 | Their refusal to do so had more to do with a laager mentality than with calculations that by spinning out the conflict they could buy time to mop up more territory . |
| 9 | ‘ We felt that by cutting out the broker to reduce the cost , building up a team of very friendly tele-sales and tele-service operators to talk to customers and explain and do all the form filling for them , they would eventually sign . |
| 10 | Some basses are a little better than others , but the truth is that by turning up the line level you can make it sound like anything you want . |
| 11 | Word meanings are especially liable to change because people learn them by hearing them in context rather than by looking up the ‘ standard ’ definition , and the inferences they draw can vary . |
| 12 | To sum up , Henry VII had restored royal revenues to a thoroughly adequate level by exploiting traditional sources and by building up the Crown estates . |
| 13 | The goods always cost more than the mere monetary price ; and it is the object of the system to externalise these costs , by passing them on to the poor or to the impaired resource-base of the earth , and by inviting even the rich to live in collusive dissociation from the costs they , too , must pay . |
| 14 | It has demonstrated its concern in three main ways : by aiding parents in their job of child-rearing through the provision of services such as maternity and child welfare , schooling , etc. ; by taking care directly of children who have no parents ; and by taking over the care of children whose parents are not providing properly for their physical and emotional well-being . |
| 15 | In the UK the only practical , and politically acceptable , way of creating such ‘ wilderness areas , , would be by freehold purchase ( e.g. by NCC or NT ) involving buying out any existing tenancies or rights and by fencing out the whole unit . |
| 16 | In the UK the only practical , and politically acceptable , way of creating such ‘ wilderness areas ’ would be by freehold purchase ( e.g. by NCC or NT ) involving buying out any existing tenancies or rights and by fencing out the whole unit . |
| 17 | A Collection Suite comprises a necklet , ring , bracelet , brooch and earrings to add a touch of glamour and by mixing up the styles you can create an individual look for that final touch . |
| 18 | This is done in two ways : by setting specific targets for disadvantaged population groups and by spelling out the need to change key determinants of health beyond the health care sector . |
| 19 | At this stage the author uses the light box to see through the paper , and by turning over the paper it is possible to drawn in with pencil on the reverse , a rough copper track layout which will link up the components in accordance with the circuit diagram . |
| 20 | Traditional drainage has accelerated this problem in two ways : by promoting farming methods which require high levels of fertilizer , and by stripping out the buffer of vegetation between the riverside and the fields . |
| 21 | Russell Stannard , in a book on relativity written for children , explains how Einstein made his discoveries , not by finding new experimental results , but by drawing out the implications of what was already well-known . |
| 22 | But by handing over the keys he did not necessarily escape his debts . |
| 23 | If the Government argues against full disclosure of information , it will be undermining the credibility of its environment policy almost as much as by splitting up the NCC . |