Example sentences of "by air [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It had been feared compensation would be less than £100,000 each , under the Carriage By Air Act .
2 In the event of loss or damage to checked baggage , a Property Irregularity Report must be obtained from the airline in question , within seven days to comply with the Carriage By Air Act ( Warsaw Convention ) .
3 This theory requires direct examination by correlation of events after spontaneous episodes of gastro-oesophageal reflux in which the volume of refluxate is monitored scintigraphically , or by standardised testing of thresholds for transient UOS relaxations in infants by air insufflation .
4 Thirty-six hours later the Big Man himself arrived by Air Malai DC-10 .
5 Solicitors are contacted by telephone , with calls channelled through a service provided by Air Call plc .
6 All had a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis confirmed by air contrast barium enema , sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy , with previous rectal or colonoscopic biopsies .
7 Travelling by Air Express — £30
8 Securing this airfield is vital to the success of the operation , because much of the remainder of the brigade will land by air craft later .
9 In another earlier incident , a former Cuban air force officer , Orestes Lorenzo Peres , who had fled to the USA with his MiG-23 jet in September 1991 , returned to Cuba on Dec. 19 in a light plane , evading detection by air defence systems , and then flew back to the USA with his wife and two children , who had been prevented by the Cuban authorities from joining him .
10 Instead they see low concentrations of magnesium as a natural phenomenon exacerbated by air pollution .
11 There was , however , ‘ increasing concern [ in Europe ] about the role of soil acidification ’ ( it was not mentioned that this has been caused by air pollution ) .
12 The same may happen on the Acropolis , where the marble of the Erechtheum and the Parthenon is under attack from acid rain caused by air pollution , as well as the growth of a black fungus within the marble encouraged by hotter , drier weather over the past fifty years .
13 Some people are affected by air pollution more than others , but the immediate effects may include allergies , sinus congestion , coughing , sore throat , fatigue , dizziness , headaches , tension , eye irritation and asthma .
14 The proceeds are used in part for the medical care of patients affected by air pollution ( Wetstone and Rozencranz , 1983 ) .
15 Such costs compare with many tens of billions of dollars a year saved in wages and productivity which would have been lost due to sickness caused by air pollution and for the annual benefits ( reduced medical treatment ; less damage to buildings , crops and forests ) to the nation as a whole of a less polluted society .
16 Respiratory and other complaints triggered by air pollution affect hundreds of millions in both rich and poor countries , the report adds .
17 Britain 's Liberal Democrats have called for urgent measures to tackle the health risks posed by air pollution , including more investment in public transport to cut down on exhaust emissions , the acceptance of World Health Organisation ( WHO ) monitoring guidelines , and an increase in air pollution monitoring stations .
18 Worst of all are the Czech Republic and Slovakia , where 80 per cent of pine trees under 60 years old and almost 50 per cent of oak trees have been damaged by air pollution .
19 Travel to Stockholm by Air Travel to Aby ( close to Norrkoping ) and visit TORS HANMARE AB , who manufacture AGDOR axes .
20 Erm this is quoted funnil finny enough by air travel , that without question rail is the safest way to travel and in fact to me that 's a strength not a weakness .
21 Abel has put together a demonstration system called Guernica , which is a multimedia approach to learning about the famed Picasso painting that depicts the Nazi destruction of a peaceful Basque village by air attack during the Spanish Civil War .
22 It could almost certainly not have been done by air power alone .
23 But a Pentagon spokesman told reporters that cargo planes dropping supplies might have to be protected by air power , and that ‘ it may not be a feasible option ’ .
24 At the end of Day One there are well over 2,000 soldiers in Safra , all of whom have arrived by air transport .
25 He had proved that he could maintain his force in the desert over a considerable length of time , which by air supply could easily be extended .
26 Relatives of the four airmen had been traced by air historian , 14 travelling from England for this special occasion .
27 ROYAL TOURNAMENT '91 — A PHOTO RECCE BY AIR MAIL
28 Unless sent by an air courier , an ocean bill of lading can take as long as a week to arrive by air mail .
29 He was flown back to Britain by air ambulance and his condition last night was described as critical .
30 He was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London hospital , Whitechapel , east London , where staff said he had suffered ‘ very severe neurological impairment ’ .
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