Example sentences of "[be] [verb] by [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was thought that many of the problems of criterion-referencing would be highlighted by the particular topics selected . |
| 2 | In that year the secretary of the Society for the Relief of Persons Confined for Small Debts received a letter from Spencer Perceval the Prime Minster ( who was later to be assassinated by a bankrupt , John Bellingham ) to say that His Majesty had graciously given orders to present The Thatched House Society with £2,000 from his private purse . |
| 3 | These may be provoked by the lowered self esteem that many suffer as a result of teasing and criticism by peers , parents , and teachers . |
| 4 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |
| 5 | The former can be diagnosed by the above but -test pattern together with a unique order of occurrence of the related lexical items in Xs and other Ys : |
| 6 | Although a rare complication of minor surgery , the toxic shock syndrome may be diagnosed by the classical presentation of severe diarrhoea , rapid progression to a shock-like state , and development of a fine macular rash within hours of the surgical procedure . |
| 7 | Thus , for example , all versions of positivism which rely upon an exhaustive sources thesis might be refuted by the undoubted circumstance that criminal law incorporates and generates moral standards . |
| 8 | It can only be altered by a separate legal document called a ‘ codicil ’ . |
| 9 | Thus output might be altered by a technological breakthrough , or by changes in the structure of taxation which affected the choice between work and leisure , or by changes in other real variables , but should not be affected by a change in nominal spending : such changes should affect the price at which the available output is sold and not the quantity of output itself . |
| 10 | Research indicates that behaviour may be altered by the very fact that it is being monitored . |
| 11 | If there is a steady downward drift in the average temperature in the area , a drift that persists over centuries , successive generations of animals will be propelled by a steady selection ‘ pressure ’ in the direction , say , of growing longer coats of hair . |
| 12 | Each of these can be recognized by a common pattern of internal structure , all the individual species within a type being but variations on the same basic pattern . |
| 13 | Her work also began to be recognized by the male-dominated science community , although attempts to join their establishments did not go unopposed . |
| 14 | These can be recognized by the small knob close to the base which slides the catch up and down . |
| 15 | In this phase , too , the ideological obsessions , the immorality and criminality of the regime , and — as Germany came under pressure for the first time — the draconian repression of the police state , were becoming more and more evident , and could increasingly be recognized by the ordinary civilian population . |
| 16 | Such qualifications will be recognized by the leading organizations within the world of dogs . |
| 17 | As we have seen , this gain is a loss to the welfare of consumers in the country to which they are exporting , and the cartel would , therefore , presumably be disallowed by an international competition authority . |
| 18 | If the circuit you choose as the power source will be overloaded by the extra lights , you will have to select option 4 . |
| 19 | Repairs can be undertaken by a good skilled boot repairer , but if you have difficulty finding someone locally you can send your boots or shoes to Shoecare at Preston . |
| 20 | The struggle to end capitalist wage labour can not be helped by women opting out and can only be undertaken by a working class that is less divided by male domination than the present one . |
| 21 | A peer review of the outcomes of the enquiry will be undertaken by a working conference of informed critics whose observations will be incorporated into the final presentation of results early in 1990 |
| 22 | With limited exceptions , it proposed that all functions of local government be undertaken by a single authority in each area . |
| 23 | These arrangements for review of the procedures were strongly condemned by the Opposition which argued that the monitoring function should be undertaken by a Select Committee of the House of Commons which would ‘ oversee the work of any person responsible for , or making use of , the interception of communications ’ . |
| 24 | It is clear that the role need not always be undertaken by a social worker , but it also seems clear that in situations of family complexity , or personal loss of morale , social workers have particular skills to offer . |
| 25 | This review should be undertaken by the relevant managers — the steps necessary to ensure employee safety being of crucial importance . |
| 26 | Pick Systems Inc , Irvine , California is making rather a splash in the former Soviet Union and has now been awarded what it reckons is one of the largest computer automation projects to be undertaken by the Russian government in the next 12 months . |
| 27 | As Professor Laski wrote : The signatories to the manifesto ask that the leadership of the campaign be undertaken by the Labour Party . |
| 28 | One of the first projects to be undertaken by the environmental group will be the publication of a manual entitled , Environmental Management for Hotels : the industry guide to best practice . |
| 29 | This rulemaking exercise will be undertaken by the preparatory Commission for the ISA and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( PREPCOM ) , which is due to meet on 15 March in Jamaica . |
| 30 | The creation of this new category could be undertaken by the level transfer and retraining of suitable Constabulary staff , with new staff being taken on as these transferred staff retire . |