Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am fascinated by the sculptural elements in nature . |
| 2 | Appeals to the House of Lords are heard by the Appellate Committee of the House , which consists of those members of the House qualified to deal with its judicial business . |
| 3 | He suggests that in all cases contradictory discourses are neutralised by the dominant , privileged discourse . |
| 4 | In my judgment , provided the specified precondition is met , the only limitations on the type of order that can be made under section 6(2) that are justified by the statutory language are that the order must be intended to restore all the parties to the transaction to their respective former positions and that the steps directed by the order to be taken must be reasonably capable of doing so . |
| 5 | Hand-outs to the poor will merely reduce the pressure for such change and are particularly pernicious if they are given by the rich , who are in effect purchasing their own privilege at a small price . |
| 6 | The displacement values are given by the two corresponding coordinate variations generated by the rotation of the circular cam on PARTA . |
| 7 | We say that locally the surface is Euclidean and distances are given by the differential Pythagoras equation where dx , and dy are the coordinate separations of nearby points on the surface . |
| 8 | At the nearby Dalek outpost preparations are being made to receive emissaries from seven planets , and orders are given by the Black Dalek to hunt down and exterminate the Earthmen known to have landed on Kembel . |
| 9 | Natural gut strings are favoured by the professional players because of their ‘ playability ’ — their sensitivity and feel for the ball . |
| 10 | Our discussion of such surveys both at the national and local level lead us on to examine the impact of crime on women and ethnic minorities , and to a broader consideration of how these groups are treated by the criminal justice system . |
| 11 | While the younger members of the family are treated by the British press and public as stock characters in some soap opera , when one of them speaks , on architecture , AIDS or literacy , the news media none the less report their comments seriously . |
| 12 | These dividends are treated by the Inland Revenue as net dividends to shareholders . |
| 13 | All prosecutions are undertaken by the public prosecutor , the Lord Advocate , or his subordinates , the procurators fiscal . |
| 14 | The actual operations in Burma are undertaken by the State-run ‘ Tourist Burma ’ — over whom we have no control — and we therefore can not be held liable or accept claims for damages resulting from changes , diversions , delays or cuts . |
| 15 | ‘ The composition listens for the listener … [ both ] are kneaded by the same mode of production … [ creating ] a pre-established harmony … between production and consumption … |
| 16 | No less than 20 different diameter rods , from 1.5mm ( 1/16in ) up to 312.8mm ( 11/4 in ) , are listed by the largest manufacturer in the UK , R.B.J. Reinforced Plastics Ltd . |
| 17 | For while he goes to some lengths to avoid formulating a question which presupposes the distinction between subject and object , he is frankly concerned to provide an answer ( and hence a question ) which will be compatible with the claim that social changes are overdetermined by the complex whole , and which will therefore embody a particular view of the production of knowledge . |
| 18 | We reach the Welsh border in five hours , but soon lose our way and travel thirty miles in the wrong direction , during which we are stopped by the Welsh police . |
| 19 | Whether you are fascinated by the unusual , or enchanted by sheer beauty , there is something for everyone here . |
| 20 | We are fascinated by the wary our ‘ smart weapons ’ are mobilised to ‘ knock out ’ and ‘ take apart ’ , to ‘ neutralise ’ and ‘ cleanse ’ , enemy targets in what is called the ‘ theatre ’ of Iraq and Kuwait . |
| 21 | We recognise the need to strengthen the voices of those in North America who are marginalised by the dominant culture and to provide access for their participation in both mass and alternative media . |
| 22 | Languages : Hindi ( official spoken by 30% ) and English ; 16 regional languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution . |
| 23 | Languages : Hindi ( official , spoken by 30% ) and English ; 16 regional languages are recognized by the Indian Constitution . |
| 24 | These ‘ away ’ areas are often behind the opposite goal to the home End and are recognized by the visiting supporters as their ‘ spots ’ . |
| 25 | Domestic power structures are sustained by the imperial role . |
| 26 | In its art-world application it goes like this : women artists ( like men ) are sustained by the romantic fallacy — positively Pharaonic in its vision of the after-life — that present neglect could well be followed by posthumous frame . |
| 27 | Ideas of identity and insider integrity in the late 1980s are sustained by the same symbols of status and denigration which have existed since at least the mid-1950s . |
| 28 | There are currently 18 members , who are joined by the four senior staff of Lending Services . |
| 29 | Soon they are joined by the supporting cast taking sides . |
| 30 | The CPU , memory , and I/O subsystems are joined by the Synchronous Backplane Interconnect ( SBI ) . |