Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were able to do this partly because some of the messages were generalized enough to allow virtually any interpretation , and partly because messages sometimes combined minute practical detail with broad general principle , allowing teachers to feel they were taking a step in the right direction by changing the surface appearance of their practice without altering its substance . |
| 2 | We conclude that the muscle autonomously defines the synaptic site , whereas the motor neuron directs the development of the muscle 's receptive field by stimulating the synthesis and localization of transmitter receptors . |
| 3 | Labour has claimed ministers such as Social Security Secretary Peter Lilley , Portillo , and Michael Howard , who were associated with the Thatcherite ‘ no turning back ’ group , have gained wider political support by using the review to reinvigorate Conservative thinking about privatisation and ‘ marketisation ’ . |
| 4 | The trip was conducted in a cordial atmosphere , and Roh expressed satisfaction that the Chinese government had signalled its willingness to assist with the process of Korean reunification by assuming the role of " honest broker " . |
| 5 | A 21-year old university student , Lim Su Kyong , was sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment on Feb. 5 for making an unauthorized trip to North Korea to promote Korean reunification by attending the 13th World Youth and Student Festival held in Pyongyang in July 1989 [ see p. 36816 ] . |
| 6 | At the economic level by avoiding the separation of accumulation from production and so giving the working class control of the social surplus product . |
| 7 | The Act aimed to reinforce rather than to diminish parental responsibility by requiring the presence of parents in court and by increasing the courts ' powers to require parents to pay fines for their children 's offences . |
| 8 | ‘ Rehearsal ’ mode or its equivalent is also very useful , as it saves the head-drum and tape from unnecessary wear by displaying the scene to be shot in the viewfinder without the camcorder needing to be held in record-pause while takes are being lined up . |
| 9 | Smith has just completed a very successful 1992 campaign , winning all the domestic honours plus a £5 million European bonus by reaching the final stages of the European Cup . |
| 10 | ‘ Importance is attached to the principle that a shareholder should be able to protect his proportion of the total equity by having the opportunity to subscribe for any new issue for cash of equity capital or securities having an equity element . ’ |
| 11 | I have no wish to intrude my feelings upon the many bereaved people who insert such notices , but I ask myself — why do they invite me to intrude upon their private grief by inserting the notice in that most public of places , the newspaper ? |
| 12 | Current revolutionary activity in the sub-continent is referred to as the ‘ Second War of Independence ’ : the nineteenth-century fight to gain political emancipation by ousting the Spanish has been succeeded by the struggle to achieve economic liberation by discarding the yoke of imperialism . |
| 13 | If law is to be used as ‘ an instrument for casting an alternative political vote by exposing the decision making process to contending views of public necessity ’ ( Lewis and Harden , 1982 , p. 68 ) , the most obvious way in which such an aim might be pursued is through the development of a test case strategy . |
| 14 | enriching the environment of the child 's cultural heritage by balancing the black community response to its heritage . |
| 15 | Whitaker justified his position as favourite for the Toyota British Horsemaster by collecting the £3,300 cheque — but only after Marie Edgar had thrown away her chance . |
| 16 | Option 2 : Dispense with a ceiling mounted light by reconnecting the existing light 's supply cable to a junction box … |
| 17 | Where shrubs or small trees are in front of a wall , create an interesting effect by illuminating the wall rather than the shrub so that the shrub stands out in silhouette . |
| 18 | THE AGRICULTURAL Research Council is about to dive in at the deep end of commercial research by launching the Agricultural Genetics Company . |
| 19 | Singh proposed the liberalization of foreign investment by raising the limit on foreign equity holdings in Indian firms from 40 to 51 per cent . |
| 20 | Turn lining to the wrong side by folding the valance up on the creased hemline , re-folding the mitres so that 2.5cm ( 1in ) of valance fabric shows below the lining , and the top edges are level . |
| 21 | The Prime Minister has been pressing the Saudis to provide a pre-election boost by increasing the Al Yamamah commitment through an inter-governmental agreement . |
| 22 | Arbitrage restores the no-arbitrage condition by increasing the demand for the underpriced asset and increasing the supply of the overpriced asset . |
| 23 | Another shadow foreign spokesman , George Robertson , said : ‘ If the Government overrules the House of Commons vote on the Maastricht social chapter by invoking the royal prerogative on ratifying treaties , it will be an historic betrayal of Parliament . ’ |
| 24 | The city now realized an old dream by recovering the canals . |
| 25 | Mr McFall described as false government claims that there is not enough parliamentary time to see through the amendment , which would bring Scotland into line with English law by forcing the knife carrier to prove there is no criminal intention . |
| 26 | The philosophical underpinnings of Peacock 's thinking are discussed elsewhere ; suffice it to say in this present context that such a method of financing broadcasting would completely change the face of British broadcasting by redefining the nature and duties of the broadcasting organizations . |
| 27 | A basic motivation for recent reforms to create trust hospitals and an ‘ internal market ’ within the NHS and to allow schools to ‘ opt out ’ of LEA control is also , to use a neutral phrase , to change traditional patterns of public accountability by shifting the emphasis from accountability to political bodies such as Parliament to financial accountability to auditing bodies . |
| 28 | The corrugations increase the focusing range by varying the distance between the lens and the retina . |
| 29 | London-born Mike MacFarlane established himself as the top black British athlete by winning the 200 metres European title , though his form thereafter lapsed and , although he made the 1980 Olympic sprint team , he failed to make the finals . |
| 30 | The municipality and the Imperial Household , less inclined for one reason or another to be parsimonious , added gas lighting to public spectacle by illuminating the city 's monuments on state occasions and holidays . |