Example sentences of "by cut [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Code-named Ro31–8959 , it targets an enzyme in the Aids virus called proteinase , which plays a crucial role in the construction of the Aids virus in an infected cell by cutting up proteins into viral components . |
| 2 | We have improved matters by cutting up the fallen leaves with a rotary grass-cutting machine which makes it easier for raking and collection for the compost heaps ; the chopped leaves also rot down that much quicker . |
| 3 | The metal ring attached to the vibrating receiver was cheap because one of the users made rings of different sizes by cutting up little sections of copper piping of different-sized bore . |
| 4 | NIGEL Benn hauled himself back on Millionaires Row here in Italy by cutting up Mauro Galvano and grabbing the WBC world super middleweight title . |
| 5 | You have been doing the right thing by cutting out the dead wood you found in spring , but these plants do get very straggly , and to get the best out of it you will need to be a bit more ruthless . |
| 6 | The book claimed that cancer and other deformities were mistaken wills , were new organs to meet new needs dreamed up in the deep unconscious , and that therefore they should be treated not with surgery but with interest and affection — humanity was limiting its potential by cutting out the tumours , blasting the cells . |
| 7 | ABC aim to maintain the Carvin philosophy of value for money by cutting out the middleman and selling direct , either through their own stores or by mail order , which will keep prices down to a minimum . |
| 8 | ‘ We felt that by cutting out the broker to reduce the cost , building up a team of very friendly tele-sales and tele-service operators to talk to customers and explain and do all the form filling for them , they would eventually sign . |
| 9 | The powerheads have been masked from view by protruding rocks , the uplifts by cutting out a groove slightly larger than required in the flat of the rock at the rear . |
| 10 | You can reduce the amount of work needed by cutting out the need to manually identify afflicted records , using the following script : |
| 11 | For instance you could n't , like nowadays , tighten up a slack scene where people were n't picking up their cues so quickly by cutting out a few pauses here and there . |
| 12 | The idea is to reduce costs by cutting out the 10 per cent travel agents ' commission ( Table 11.7 ) . |
| 13 | She designed a print room based on an eighteenth-century concept , by cutting out black and white prints and their hanging bows and pasting them on to an apricot Regency background . |
| 14 | For instance , we may be setting Dryden 's Song for Saint Cecilia 's Day and wish to abbreviate the following verse by cutting out less important material : We could reduce this to the following , which retains the important parts of the above , keeps the message exactly the same , but brings it down to more manageable proportions from a musical standpoint : |
| 15 | If you enjoy an occasional drink this may do no harm but by cutting out drink altogether you avoid any possible risks . |
| 16 | ‘ So I thought it best to lie low for a while ; keep the nose clean by cutting out the rowdies . |
| 17 | Line the bottom of the basin only with paper by cutting out a circle of paper about 5cm ( 2inches ) larger than the base of the bowl . |
| 18 | Make flags for the buoys and boat by cutting out triangles of paper , one large and two small . |
| 19 | Commercially the deal makes sense and the merged operation may be able to save up to £3.5m a year by cutting out any duplication . |
| 20 | Prune weeping standard roses by cutting back stems which flowered this year . |
| 21 | ‘ It would be a serious mistake for them to believe that they could put the whole Taurus market place at jeopardy by cutting back on their Taurus budget . ’ |
| 22 | British filmmakers were in trouble , and even Maxwell was only able to sustain profitability by cutting back production . |
| 23 | Prune lateral shoots of wisteria if not done already , by cutting back to four or five leaves from the main stems . |
| 24 | Carry out deadheading often , combining with light pruning where appropriate by cutting back to a strong bud well down the stem . |
| 25 | Depending upon each plant , where it is planted and how it is supported , this tendency can often be countered by cutting back hard , encouraging the break-out of new growth from the base — and then using a little plant ‘ psychology ’ . |
| 26 | It can only be halted by cutting back on demand , thereby raising the unemployment rate to NAIRU . |
| 27 | That centre for one of the staff who work there , make quite profound impact on the quality of life for many people living on our estates and I can not see anything more short sighted than denying access to the sorts of services and the sorts of pleasures that people can get from use of a community centre like that by cutting back on staffing so that we ca n't actually use the capital resources that we 've b the capital that we 've invested in facilities like that . |
| 28 | An example was cited where by cutting back on BSB claims and by adjusting his grain acreage slightly downwards , a farmer could gain very substantially by making his farm eligible for extensification premia through having a lower stocking rate . |
| 29 | Like other oil companies , Shell is under pressure to trim costs and by cutting back its contribution to the exploration drilling costs it will have saved £3 million . |
| 30 | The argument is that if firms find that they are producing more than is being demanded , they will observe an involuntary increase in their inventories of unsold goods and so will rectify this by cutting back on production and laying off workers . |