Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] by [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So if by the end of tomorrow we can say yes we 've achieved all that have have we got a course ? |
| 2 | He had been urgently summoned by the sexton , whom the vicar had sent off on horseback , and he was annoyed at being dragged from his bed in Kettlewell , so early on Christmas Eve ; especially as by the time he arrived it was all over . |
| 3 | because the work is more effectively carried out by a single-purpose organization rather than by a government department with a wide range of functions ; |
| 4 | Rosenthal 's own research , and his review of other genetic studies , also leads him to argue that the high probability that identical twins will either both develop or both remain free of schizophrenia is explained by their identical genetic constitution , rather than by a tendency on the part of their friends , relatives and parents to behave towards each of them in a very similar way . |
| 5 | Even if this shift is due to the availability of cheap labour power in other countries it is by no means obvious that socialists should support long-run protectionism : it may represent considerable progress for a ‘ Third World ’ worker to be exploited by capital in the production of labour-intensive commodities rather than by a landlord . |
| 6 | The international economy consists of relations between these national entities and is shaped by them rather than by a world system which dominates and determines national conditions . |
| 7 | This is not an absolute rule : for example , it may be easier to construe as an offer a price list or catalogue issued by a manufacturer rather than by a wholesaler or retailer . |
| 8 | It leads to division of labour ( between composer and performer , for example ) , individualism and specialization , and production for a market rather than by a community . |
| 9 | Other carers are deterred by the Down 's syndrome person 's physical inability to make the mark , rather than by the lack of understanding : ‘ He knows what he likes but he could n't do the cross . |
| 10 | In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor . |
| 11 | This aptly describes the houses in this book , which were built on the whole by country gentry , tradesmen and clergymen , on a moderate scale , rather than by the aristocracy , who liked to flaunt their aesthetic views and show how cultivated they were on a much larger one . |
| 12 | John England the Group Manager for Leeds Social Services with special responsibility for Leeds Social Services with special responsibility for Care in the Community , pointed out that residential care will now be paid for by local authority social services departments rather than by the Government direct . |
| 13 | Namaliu stressed that the raids had been authorized by field commanders rather than by the government , and suggested that similar occurrences could be avoided in the future if both countries co-operated in border surveillance measures to prevent BRA members from using Solomon Islands ' territory . |
| 14 | The possibility of pollution may often be established in the first instance by a third party — an onlooker or a user downstream — or by the discharger himself , rather than by the pollution control officer . |
| 15 | The relevant statute empowered the minister to set up such a committee but in this case he refused to do so on the ground that the complaint was unsuitable for investigation because it raised wide issues ; that if the committee upheld the complaint he would be expected to make an order to give effect to the committee 's recommendations ; and that the complaint should be dealt with by the Board rather than by the committee of investigation . |
| 16 | Here , rather than by the splashing , sunless cascade of the Gorges , is where to have your picnic , in a greenly Arcadian valley in the heart of the mountains . |
| 17 | Currently 8 per cent of the population has private health insurance , which is usually paid for by an employer rather than by the individual . |
| 18 | Corniglia is the hardest to reach as it , unlike all the others , is high up on the cliffs rather than by the sea . |
| 19 | The maintenance of this repertoire is made more difficult , in that the majority of children in Roman Catholic schools seem to be taught contemporary hymns and other religious music by religious education teachers , rather than by the music staff . |
| 20 | There is in my judgment no objection to the decisions attacked in this case on the ground that they were or may have been taken by junior ministers rather than by the Secretary of State . |
| 21 | A licence fee will cost about £10 and users will be charged for each unit of information rather than by the minute , although there will be no charge for customers linking into GSN . |
| 22 | What it means is that the time of release from prison is determined by the Home Secretary , on the advice of the Parole Board and the Lord Chief Justice , rather than by the judge at the trial . |
| 23 | The access battle which was due to be resolved that violent day in December , was settled in court , but by the blade rather than by the Judge . |
| 24 | The most senior of these officials appear in the Bundestag : oral questions arc often answered by the Staatssekretär rather than by the minister himself , leading to a weakening of the institution of the oral parliamentary question , especially since the answers given are often not informative or satisfactory , and the length of questions limited . |
| 25 | The application for clearance must be made , somewhat anomalously , by Target or Newco rather than by the vendor shareholders who wish to benefit from the capital gains tax deferral . |
| 26 | The upper limit on the amount of data is set by the database that has to handle it all , rather than by the car code system . |
| 27 | It is immensely important to us to preserve the status quo by the peaceful methods of arbitration and international co-operation , rather than by the maintenance of armies and navies which a return to the balance of power would force upon us . |
| 28 | The translation from an ordinary barrister to the prestigious — and much more lucrative — title of Queen 's Counsel , ‘ taking silk ’ , is , for no good reason also administered by the Lord Chancellor 's department , rather than by the profession itself , which further consolidates the relationship . |
| 29 | There are three distinct areas in which the quality of the final document can be affected by the equipment rather than by the design ; the input devices , the software and , obviously , the output device . |
| 30 | The feudal institutions of the ancien régime began to be dismantled under the bureaucratic reforms of the eighteenth century Carlist monarchy , and the process was hastened by the Napoleonic invasion , rather than by the pressure of new economic interests and the emergence of commercial agriculture . |