Example sentences of "[adj] way [prep] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 These three contrasting ways of approaching the same data can be conveniently illustrated by applying them to that contemporary social phenomenon : student unrest .
2 Impressive rock scenery , deep pools and silvery cascades ; the ravines of the Peak District have a lot going for them as interesting ways of reaching the high moorland , suggests Jerry Rawson
3 But he also issued a serious warning to both Democrats and Republicans that the old ways of taking the US into ‘ economic ruin and social chaos ’ were over .
4 There was no comfort in that result , a vote against industrial action , even though it confirmed the suspicion that gone are the old ways of fighting the class war that we 've all been raised on and still have the power to excite me .
5 It is used as base for many cocktails , but one of my favourite ways of serving the stuff is with a little help from the hedgerows .
6 Very often they do not , unlike many natural scientific theories , suggest direct ways of measuring the concepts employed , and , because of this , it is difficult to determine what the limits of a theory might be .
7 There are right and wrong ways of framing the human figure .
8 The result is , of course , to be expected , since T and Π-sections are different ways of breaking the same network into repeated sections .
9 The investigator 's recommendations for the prevention of similar accidents in the future are undoubtedly very important but others in authority , well versed in all the issues involved , may consider different ways of achieving the same end .
10 I 'll now examine three different ways of using the technique of Still Image — to initiate a drama , to develop understanding of narrative , to focus and reflect on a particular moment .
11 Different ways of connecting the downpipe
12 A variety of different ways of attaching the tapes can be used — by sewing , the use of adhesives , staples , screws or rivets , heat sealing and ultrasonic welding !
13 He stresses the importance of reward , and mentions different ways of praising the horse : ‘ The simplest way for the rider to show his appreciation is by patting or speaking with a soothing voice .
14 Many of us indeed see the arts and sciences as pulling in different directions , ‘ different ways of knowing the world ’ , we might say .
15 There are many different ways of categorising the pool of unemployed workers in a country .
16 There are many different ways of heating the domestic hot water .
17 There are different ways of helping the work of The Royal Air Forces Association .
18 When speakers are looking for different ways of accomplishing the same goal ( in Coveney 's example , successfully requesting information ) they are not limited to the various possibilities in the linguistic system for constructing formal interrogatives .
19 A more recent master of pas de deux is Ashton whose choreographic designs in ballets such as Symphonic Variations , Cinderella , Scènes de Ballet and Ondine reveal many different ways of displaying the spaciousness , dignity and grace of courtly behaviour .
20 The safest method of destroying it is by using the Ritual of Lightening from Lermontov 's Grimoire ( see New Magic for this item , and rules for different ways of destroying the Blackshard ) .
21 It is in these brasses that one discovers the three different ways of positioning the arms of a corpse .
22 There are many different ways of completing the sentence .
23 Unlike [ 9 ] , these sentences do not treat the two events of shutting and clicking as separate things : in this respect , as in other respects , [ 12 ] and [ 13 ] are just different ways of expressing the same sense as [ 3 ] .
24 Each of these immunities is of great importance , but the fact that they are all important and that they are all concerned with the protection of citizens against the abuse of powers by those investigating crimes makes it easy to assume that they are all different ways of expressing the same principle , whereas in fact they are not .
25 ‘ Each of these immunities is of great importance , but the fact that they are all important and that they are all concerned with the protection of citizens against the abuse of powers by those investigating crimes makes it easy to assume that they are all different ways of expressing the same principle , whereas in fact they are not .
26 There are many different ways of expressing the concept that what a person says may not be binding upon him ; a Greek poet wrote ‘ my tongue has sworn , but no oath binds my mind . ’
27 Whether one defines a conductance or introduces a friction term they are just two different ways of expressing the empirical fact that the electrons ' velocity does not go on increasing indefinitely in response to a driving electric field .
28 The strange thing about these different ways of arranging the same information is that they all apparently mean exactly the same thing .
29 The existence of two different ways of actualizing the potential meaning of to in discourse is clearly seen in sentences which can be ambiguous : ( 6 ) I got up and opened my mouth to commence a downright torrent of abuse .
30 In that practice you will discover different ways of obtaining the information to suit the different types of cases .
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