Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This structural link between politics and religion is underlined by the legitimacy the church gives to the state as a whole , by recognizing it simply as society . |
| 2 | Is he aware that the Association of County Councils , on which his own county council and Buckinghamshire and many other Conservative county councils are represented — indeed , the association is controlled by the Conservatives — says that the removal of the power to inspect under section 77(3) of the Education Act 1944 will greatly diminish the local authority 's ability to intervene in a school that is falling below standard ? |
| 3 | This line of thinking is adopted by the Netherlands Association for Protecting the Pedestrian which contends that ‘ children are not pocket-sized adults ’ , citing the various ways in which children interpret traffic signs . |
| 4 | 12 Entrants may submit as many entries as they wish , provided each entry is accompanied by the specified proof of purchase coupon . |
| 5 | Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland , a tiny organ buried in the centre of the brain . |
| 6 | If materials are procured too early , the supplier may have to be paid before a contractor is paid by the client which can lead to cash flow costs . |
| 7 | To avoid large outflows of funds on the redemption of a large government debt issue , the maturing stock is bought by the Issue Department ( see below ) of the Bank over a period of time to avoid shocks to the financial system . |
| 8 | The Mermaid is frequented by the local fishermen for breakfasts and lunches , which makes me think its fish must be the freshest . |
| 9 | Upon notice being given to the Corporation that the motor car described in the Schedule is to be laid up and out of use for a period of not less than four consecutive weeks ( otherwise than as a result of loss or damage covered by the Policy ) and subject to the relative International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) being returned to the Corporation the Policy will be automatically suspended as from the date upon which such Card is received by the Corporation except as regards loss of or damage to such motor car by fire lightning explosion theft or attempted theft and on renewal a refund of 75% of the pro rata premium for the suspended period will be deducted from the renewal premium . |
| 10 | The Corporation may cancel this Policy by sending seven days notice by registered letter to the Policyholder at his last known address and in such event will return to the Policyholder the premium less the pro rata portion thereof for the period the Policy has been in force or the Policy may be cancelled at any time by the Policyholder on seven days notice and ( provided no claim has arisen during the then current period of insurance ( subject to the relative International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) being returned to the Corporation the Policyholder shall be entitled to a return of the premium less premium at the Corporations short period rates for the time the Policy has been in force calculated from the date upon which such Card is received by the Corporation . |
| 11 | The credit card is presented by the customer to the cashier who checks the details , in particular the expiry date of the card . |
| 12 | The convenience of the deal is underlined by the fact that in the US , Sun shares 40% of Novell 's platinum and gold reseller channel in any case . |
| 13 | If this outline deal is approved by the authorities , it may put into question British Aerospace 's abrupt decision to pull out of its Ferranti offer — or at least seek to renegotiate the deal . |
| 14 | If this outline deal is approved by the authorities , it may put into question British Aerospace 's abrupt decision to pull out of its Ferranti offer — or at least seek to renegotiate the deal . |
| 15 | Compulsory competitive tendering is seen by the government as a means of eroding the working conditions . |
| 16 | The role of colour and form in visual perception is explored by the painter August Gareau in another work translated from French , titled Color Harmonies ( £35.95 , $45 ) . |
| 17 | The metaphysical framework for the neurophysiology of perception is provided by the Causal Theory of Perception ( henceforth referred to as the CTP ) . |
| 18 | During look-up , the number of letters in a word of script is calculated by the x difference of the word divided by the mean letter width figure . |
| 19 | Some degree of isolation is entailed by the housewife role , simply because housework is ‘ home ’ work , privatized and solitary . |
| 20 | That there was no need for this artificial regeneration is shown by the successful regenerations of central Cardiff , spearheaded by Cardiff city council , and of the Atlantic wharf area , spearheaded by South Glamorgan county council . |
| 21 | a partly automatic system is better , in which the time for regeneration is set by the operator after tests to determine the water hardness . |
| 22 | Extrinsic feedback is provided by the teacher in the form of information about the success or failure of the practice to match up to the standard performance . |
| 23 | The dominance of thermal convection is aided by the infrared opacity of the atmosphere below 0.2 bar altitude , which reduces the effectiveness of radiation transfer as a competing heat-transfer mechanism . |
| 24 | Because of Sub-Committee E 's special remit to scrutinize the vires of any Community proposal , any document which shows that there is doubt or controversy over the appropriate legal base will be identified and sifted to E. About a quarter of all documents are sifted to a sub-committee and the remainder , when the sift is endorsed by the full Select Committee at its next meeting , are cleared . |
| 25 | As Simmel notes , in such circumstances we merely ‘ lose ourselves ’ in the object , and no consciousness is generated by the relationship . |
| 26 | The journalist is constrained by the ‘ news value ’ that determine what is , and what is not , a ‘ good story ’ . |
| 27 | The King 's bedroom is dominated by the eighteenth-century state bed . |
| 28 | With open.loop control the operating speed is fixed by the clocked phase control signal , and the switching angle varies automatically until the motor torque is matched to the load torque . |
| 29 | The arms are set to rotate six inches off the surface , and their speed is controlled by the radiator valve . |
| 30 | Dunning and co-workers ( 1986 ) further point out that there is little proof that soccer violence is caused by the excessive drinking of alcohol : many hooligans seldom drink prior to the match to keep a ‘ clear head ’ for any aggression which might take place . |