Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun sg] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence libertarians normally justify state power by reference to a ‘ social contract ’ or a series of contracts . |
| 2 | The US , the most vociferous of Britain 's critics , refuses to take any of the boat people , because almost all come from north Vietnam , still considered enemy territory by the US . |
| 3 | As Bourn did not boast an anemometer we had to quickly learn wind speed by other means , such as how much or how little the trees were bending in the wind and whether the distant windsock was at full stretch or hanging limply from its staff . |
| 4 | Right Rollneck wool sweater by Paul Smith ; velvet track pants by Rykiel Homme ; wool mix socks from Debenhams . |
| 5 | Alcohol may also affect cholesterol metabolism by decreasing catabolism to bile acids ( Lefevre et al , 1972 ) . |
| 6 | An individual can also trigger tax help by making a covenant to a charity . |
| 7 | We also judge work performance by the quality of the product ( in so far as we can assess this ) and by the work style of the performer . |
| 8 | Epithelial cells and fibroblasts differ in their pattern of cytokine gene expression , but it seems likely that fibroblasts may also influence T-cell maturation by contact mediated mechanisms . |
| 9 | Meanwhile Paula Roy , who works at Cromadex in Leeds , also helped cancer research by raising £200 with a parachute jump in Yorkshire . |
| 10 | Furthermore , TFIIF also stimulates transcript elongation by RNA polymerase II ( 22,27,32 ) . |
| 11 | Niacin aids blood circulation , which means that protein is carried to the muscles more efficiently , and also helps muscle recovery by carrying waste products away more quickly . |
| 12 | Smith said : ‘ We would remove VAT form the price of a catalyst option , and would also reduce car tax by £50 on catalysed cars . ’ |
| 13 | This simple but effective method of steam generation eliminates the need for a boiler so helping to cut down the incidence of scaling while also reducing water consumption by up to 80 per cent . |
| 14 | Hence reducing film output by 1 unit and transferring the labour thus freed to the meals industry would increase the output of meals by 2 units . |
| 15 | In primary care prescribers rightly expect a safe and accurate dispensing service , but they have lost the regular advisory service and are most often given drug information by drug company representatives . |
| 16 | Such a climatic change would severely limit pine growth by causing waterlogging , encouraging bog expansion , and inhibiting regeneration by reducing the number of good seed-years . |
| 17 | As a consequence of this , teacher trainers occupy a crucial role , that of developing in students the skills necessary to deliver a centrally defined curriculum package by grade , hour , week and year . |
| 18 | Lipoproteins may indirectly affect platelet function by altering vascular endothelial cell function . |
| 19 | These findings suggest that lipoprotein abnormalities in the diabetic state may also indirectly affect platelet function by damaging vascular endothelium . |
| 20 | Similarly , someone who is primarily in a bulimic phase of the disease may binge on lettuce or on other foodstuffs that have particularly low calorie value and weight-producing potential or may even control body weight by dramatically reducing fluid intake . |
| 21 | Anyone considering switching to a vegan diet ( which eschews all animal produce ) would do well to read Vegan Nutrition by Gill Langley for The Vegan Society ( £6.20 incl p&p from the society at St Leonards on Sea , East Sussex TN37 7AA ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Closure of the USM may prompt a rush of restructuring by USM companies that decide that this is the opportunity for an MBO or a delisting , or even to maximise shareholder value by break-up or sale , but the current recession may not be the ideal timing for any of these options , ’ says PW 's Nigel Crockford . |
| 23 | By imposing a very high cost of borrowing , the Chancellor hopes to reduce our willingness to accept any more bank credit and thereby limit credit creation by the banks . |
| 24 | Cabinet minutes do not reveal the numerical division of opinion for and against decisions which then become Government policy by which , in theory at least , all Ministers are bound . |
| 25 | Instead , stretch , curl up and slowly reach sitting position by pressing the palm of your hands on the floor , keeping your chin down , touching your throat . |
| 26 | This permitted parallel parking on one side of the road , in addition to the pre-existing right-angle parking on the other , thereby raising parking provision by 50 per cent ( Figure 6.49 ) . |
| 27 | Using fleece covers to completely cover a crop down to the ground will significantly improve water retention by the soil . |
| 28 | The solemnly ticking grandfather clock by the door said two minutes to the half hour when Charles heard the Bishop approaching . |
| 29 | Thus at non-risky junctions feelings of risk may actually impair recognition sensitivity by increasing the number of false alarms made . |