Example sentences of "[Wh det] [be] [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the term takes on a specific meaning in those studies in the sociology of policing which are inspired by ethnomethodology and phenomenology , where it describes a quality of the accomplishment of these tasks — that they are produced in a taken-for-granted , commonsensical , and habitual manner . |
| 2 | Agreeing with Sahlins that ‘ Culture is not ordered by the primitive emotions of the hypothalamus ; it is the emotions which are organized by culture ’ ( 1977 : 13 ) , we have presented some different social orders where fighting , competition , and other violent behaviour are not part of the order , or part of the people 's ideas of what a human being is . |
| 3 | In the Abdaly region of northern Kuwait there are some 156 farms which are separated by desert and thus exposed to sandstorms , where metal wind-breaks and shelter-belts have not prevented sand encroachment , largely as Al-Nakshabandi and El-Robee have suggested , due to poor management . |
| 4 | When the modern High Court of Justice was constituted as a superior court of record by the Judicature Act 1873 , by section 16 of that Act the jurisdiction of a large number of existing courts , which are listed by name , was transferred to and vested in the new High Court . |
| 5 | The most valuable for all purposes are those experiences of human relations which are gained by contact with human beings . |
| 6 | The reasons for these defects are : inadequate materials which are affected by sunlight and abrasion ; poor design such as inadequate flashings and complicated openings for chimneys and gutters ; and finally , poor workmanship where the operatives and supervisors have received no formal training . |
| 7 | There are many aspects of childhood which are affected by experience , and these change with time . |
| 8 | This ageing will vary with the spirit ( higher-distillation-proof spirits need less age because they have less flavour ) , the material of the cask ( whether it is new or used and how deeply the interior is charred ) , the size of the cask ( which determines the wood-to-liquid ratio ) , and the storage conditions ( which are affected by temperature and humidity ) . |
| 9 | This in turn means that why people do things — work , invest , employ others — which are affected by tax remains something of a mystery . |
| 10 | Mammalian body temperature is controlled by processes in the brain , which are affected by morphine and other drugs . |
| 11 | The effect is most marked in those parts of the brain which deal with memory loss , muscle movement and body temperature , all of which are affected by cannabis . |
| 12 | The extreme ultraviolet is part of what physicists call the vacuum ultraviolet , wavelengths shorter than about 200 nanometres which are absorbed by air so strongly that experiments have to be performed in a vacuum . |
| 13 | But , there are parts in the estate which are maintained by district council district council and are paid by Scottish Homes . |
| 14 | Equal success in all six requires mastery by the head of the detailed requirements of those matters which are covered by regulation ( curriculum , assessment , staffing , finance , accountability ) and a well-formed , carefully agreed practical philosophy about social organization , the school 's values and its ethos . |
| 15 | We stayed in the huts , which are run by DOC ( Department of Conservation ) ; you buy tickets in advance , but they do n't guarantee you anything ; however , if the hut is full , there are usually extra mattresses available . |
| 16 | There is a range of prices the upper and lower limits of which are determined by demand , cost , and capacity parameters . |
| 17 | The complaint of Admiral Vernon , in a parliamentary speech of 1749 , that ‘ our fleets , which are defrauded by injustice , are first manned by violence and maintained by cruelty ’ , was substantially justified . |
| 18 | Once one goes beyond the relationships which are governed by privity of contract and its statutory extension , the rules governing the enforceability of leasehold obligations are simply stated : 1 . |
| 19 | This restriction does not apply to foreign trips of less than one month or arrangements for the child to live permanently outside England and Wales which are governed by Sched 2 , para 19 ( see p215 ) . |
| 20 | It is a typical form of action in ‘ traditional ’ societies which are governed by custom , in contrast to the rational-legal organization of modern ones . |
| 21 | These forecasts , which are made by Treasury economists , are published twice a year , under Schedule 5 of the 1975 Industry Act . |
| 22 | Unlike other university appointments , which are made by faculty boards or governing bodies on the basis of academic achievement , there is no formal selection process , and no open competition for regius professorships . |
| 23 | Those laws which are enacted by Parliament are known as statutory laws or legislation . |
| 24 | People come to the library with specific queries which are answered by reference then and there . |
| 25 | Excluding the volatile food , drink and tobacco sectors , which are influenced by Budget changes , the rate of inflation has fallen to 3.8 per cent . |
| 26 | This point concerns slaughter , which has been mentioned already ; however , I would just mention that as far as religious slaughter is concerned , recent research makes it absolutely clear that animals which are killed by cutting their throats can go for between 15 and 120 seconds able to detect what is going on around them . |
| 27 | Total exclusion of liability for failure to perform a contract at all is unlikely to be reasonable where it occurs because of acts or omissions within the control of the party in default , which are caused by negligence , incompetence or inadvertence but not wilful default ( " inadvertent default " ) . |
| 28 | Moving inland a little bit , are there any significant problems which are caused by weathering or erosion ? |
| 29 | This is interpreted as being indicative of the different functions which are served by comprehension and production with increasing age . |
| 30 | Those words apply , no doubt , to suspensions which are inflicted by way of punishment : as for instance when a member of the Bar is suspended from practice for six months , or when a solicitor is suspended from practice . |