Example sentences of "[vb pp] by [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a few years before alcohol prohibition was repealed in the United States in 1933 , public sentiment was similarly dominated by the opinions of the country 's prohibitionist leaders . |
| 2 | B. Coasts dominated by the effects of marine action : |
| 3 | The South is not a classless society , but its class nature has been well hidden in consciousness and dominated by the procedures of the capitalist-democratic process . |
| 4 | The town is dominated by the ruins of a modest temple with customary rectangular bull-court , together occupying the south-west quarter of the site . |
| 5 | In a period dominated by the processes of , and adjustment to , unification , the implementation of the state treaties instituting economic and monetary union ( July 1 , 1990 ) and the unification of the two German states ( Oct. 3 , 1990 ) were the most significant events . |
| 6 | Dominica 's foreign affairs were dominated by the plans for political union agreed in principle by the seven countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States ( OECS ) . |
| 7 | Events in Afghanistan during May were dominated by the efforts of the various ethnic , military and religious factions to secure positions of power in the new regime , following the overthrow of the Najibullah government by mujaheddin guerrillas and the establishment of an Islamic State in April [ see pp. 38847-48 ] . |
| 8 | The latter are also more in tune with the idea of internal markets and the future role of authorities , less identified with and dominated by the aspirations of providers . |
| 9 | Even if there were monastic or friary-owned schools in the town they would still not constitute a university , as each school would be administered separately and would be dominated by the beliefs of the monastic order . |
| 10 | One thing in particular that frightens the business community is the possibility of an elected regional assembly for the north-west , with powers to tax , which would inevitably be dominated by the cities of Liverpool and Manchester , to the detriment of everyone else in the area . |
| 11 | For almost half a century the housing question had been dominated by the problems of insanitary , unfit dwellings and the association with overcrowding and ill health . |
| 12 | The first nine years of Childebert II 's reign are dominated by the problems of the young king 's survival , sometimes with the help of Guntram , sometimes with the help of Chilperic , and always with the involvement of his aristocracy . |
| 13 | In fact all the variations are dominated by the intervals of the ground , and what is astonishing , this being so , is the variety of texture and above all the freedom of rhythm Britten achieves in a form once thought rigid and constricting . |
| 14 | This was because Congress was dominated by the interests of labour and non-monopoly and small business . |
| 15 | Their numbers have increased dramatically in recent years , with newcomers such as Labuan ( Malaysia ) , Malta and Mauritius trying to capture a slice of the business traditionally dominated by the likes of Bermuda and Jersey . |
| 16 | Network Computing Devices Inc has the dedicated X-terminal business pretty much sewn up , and the Mountain View , California company is now moving in on the personal computer X Window System emulation business dominated by the likes of Canadian outfit Hummingbird Communications Ltd and UK firm XVision Ltd , with launch of PC-Xware , a single software package that it claims provides full X terminal functionality on personal computers for the first time . |
| 17 | The 1956 Olympics at the MCG were opened by a president of MCC , Prince Philip , and were dominated by the likes of Kuts , Cuthbert , Devitt and Fraser . |
| 18 | Two of the four Cd 2+ ions in the asymmetric unit , which are necessary for crystallization , are involved in this interface suggesting the stability of crystal packing in MUP is dominated by the interactions with the metal ions . |
| 19 | Prior to the announcement of the cancellation of Netherlands aid , events continued to be dominated by the repercussions of the massacre of pro-independence demonstrators in East Timor in November 1991 [ see pp. 38579-80 ; 38677 ; 38769-70 ] . |
| 20 | However , it would be a false interpretation of the Congress to perceive it as totally dominated by the ideas of Zhdanov . |
| 21 | Earlier this week , the first television debate in a fascinating and closely-fought Virginia gubernatorial race was dominated by the arguments for a woman 's right to choose and a foetus 's right to life . |
| 22 | Their lives , actions and politics are dominated by the demands of capital . |
| 23 | The final phase was to be dominated by the upheavals of 1968 . |
| 24 | Of deep concern , also , is the fact that in many countries machinery and criteria for final assessment of primary school children ( with all the feedback that this brings into the school curriculum ) are still dominated by the requirements of selection for Secondary School despite the obvious truth of Nyerere 's statement that those capable of further education will readily identify themselves . |
| 25 | That the fathers took this view of the Divine Drama is not obvious , the reason being that if we look at the development of theology from the first Great Council of Nicaea ( AD 325 ) to the Council of Chalcedon ( AD 451 ) it is dominated by the disputes concerning the nature of the Holy Trinity and Christological issues . |
| 26 | A key issue is the extent to which the money market continues to be dominated by the markets in which the banks play a role either as intermediary or guarantor . |
| 27 | Bristol had been dominated by the Whigs since 1695 , and had fallen to the Tories only in 1710 in the Sacheverellite backlash , so Daines had good reason to believe that a careful cultivation of the electorate could pay dividends . |
| 28 | The old baroque inner city was dominated by the symbols of the first and second class estates ; the modern Ringstrasse by the symbols of the Third Estate . |
| 29 | Choices about the mathematics syllabus at secondary level for all pupils may , for example , be dominated by the needs of a small minority who wish to study mathematics at university , and this can result in an inappropriate syllabus for many . |
| 30 | Douglas Hurd 's memoir captures the reality the particular cocktail of overload mixed by the pressures of late autumn and early winter 1973 : |