Example sentences of "[coord] [vb pp] by [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 This has been attributed to mere manipulation of the masses by irresponsible politicians , or explained by theories of economic and class conflicts .
2 The original may be physically damaged if a cup of coffee is spilt over it or the magnetic impulses on the disk representing the program may be destroyed or altered by exposure to a strong magnetic field .
3 Notice that , unlike the accumulator array , where each accumulator had generalized functions , each control register or portion of a register has a specific function , although it is accessed or manipulated by instructions in a general way .
4 It may be possible to argue that the parol evidence rule applies and that the signed document contains the whole of the parties ' agreement , which can not be supplemented or varied by reference to any other document or oral agreement .
5 The criminal law includes and reflects our proper stance against ‘ murderous ’ acts of terrorism conducted by people who are usually exploited or oppressed by forces of occupation .
6 This is so broad a definition that it could include almost any building , structure , or site of archaeological interest made or occupied by man at any time .
7 I venture to add a few observations of my own only because I have to confess to having been a somewhat reluctant convert to the notion that the words which Parliament has chosen to use in a statute for the expression of its will may fall to be construed or modified by reference to what individual members of Parliament may have said in the course of debate or discussion preceding the passage of the Bill into law .
8 For them , the social order is structured and not composed of discrete and shifting groups : there are real and deep inequalities between classes which can not be easily eliminated or resolved by recourse to a competition , by groups or individuals , for political power .
9 ‘ … hand , ’ Legion continued , ‘ to exploit all planets colonized , occupied or claimed by Earth for their mineral wealth .
10 In 1988 the committee came up with reasonably simple minimum standards ( adopted or exceeded by banks in most developed countries by the end of last year ) which sought to match a bank 's capital to the credit risks it runs .
11 The lyrics which are found in preaching manuals like the Fasisculus Morum and Speculum Christiani or are specifically written or collected by Franciscans like James Ryman , William Herebert and John Grimestone both encapsulate essentials of the Franciscan teaching in a way calculated to catch the imagination and stir the emotions , and incorporate standard interpretations of the meaning of Scripture .
12 As to article 52 , the refusal to register as British fishing vessels boats owned , chartered , managed or operated by nationals of other member states , whether natural or legal persons , deprived those nationals of their right to establish themselves in the United Kingdom in order to pursue their fishing activities under the same conditions as nationals of the United Kingdom .
13 He did refer to the fact that , if the trial proceeded , witnesses would be giving evidence about things that had occurred a long time ago and said that he did ‘ not think that is a position which is salvaged or saved by reason of the fact that there are in being notebooks , that there are in being witness statements . ’
14 My judgment rests upon the view that the plaintiffs had quite enough compulsion upon them from the terms of the Act itself , apart altogether from anything that may have been said or done by officers of government .
15 ‘ the plaintiffs had quite enough compulsion upon them from the terms of the Act itself , apart altogether from anything that may have been said or done by officers of government .
16 At the obvious root of this discord lie personal ambitions fostered or thwarted by cliques of activists from the local branches involved in the selection of candidates .
17 Hyperkinetic children may also have deficiencies in certain enzymes that break down toxic compounds found in food , or produced by bacteria in the gut .
18 His vehement denial that God 's favor could be earned through the sacraments , or bought by donations to an often grasping priesthood , had set up vibrations through Christendom , eventually winning him the protection of lay powers having a vested interest in a deflation of the papacy .
19 4 Reciprocal versus non-reciprocal bilingualism — that is , where language A is used or understood by speakers of language B but not vice versa .
20 But perhaps the precise reasons for its origin and the timing of its confirmation are not so important ; of greater significance is that it became a key precedent during the ensuing century for those who wished to restrict the outflow of money from the English church to the church universal and in particular to the Roman Curia ; its appeal to the interests of patrons whose intentions were thwarted or impaired by impositions on the houses so that ‘ infinite loss and disinheritance are like to ensue to the founders of the said houses and their heirs ’ was to reappear in the later statute of Provisors .
21 But many of the Forest fines were never paid , and others were reduced or evaded by claims to exemption , pardons or royal warrants .
22 His regime is shaky , with 30 government agencies either run by former Noriega cronies or staffed by ex-members of the defence forces .
23 We can classify the truly effective tonics into two groups : those of traditional herbal origin , and those made or isolated by chemicals in more recent times .
24 Alternatively , the Current Law Citator indexes all the cases , of whatever date , that have been judicially considered or affected by statute since 1947 .
25 ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company .
26 ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company .
27 Section 6(1) of the UCTA states that ( under any contract for the sale or hire purchase of goods , not merely business contracts — see s 6(4) ) liability for breach of the obligations arising from the warranties as to title and quiet possession implied under SGA 1979 , s 12 ( in relation to sale of goods ) and s 8 of the Supply of Goods ( Implied Terms ) Act 1973 ( in relation to goods disposed of on hire purchase ) can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term .
28 Where the UCTA controls exclusion clauses its approach is either to state that liability for the matter in question " can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term " ( imposition of a total ban ) or to state that such liability can not be so excluded or restricted unless the relevant contract term " satisfies the test of reasonableness " .
29 However , the UCTA does not state that such clauses are void , merely that the relevant liability can not be excluded or restricted by reference to them .
30 ts As stated above , ss 6(1) and 7(3A) of the UCTA provide that liability for breach of the obligations as to title and quiet possession implied by the SGA and the SGSA can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term .
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