Example sentences of "[conj] measure by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was able to show a reduction in the variance of some selected indicators of convergence ( as measured by the standard deviation ) at higher levels of industrialisation . |
| 2 | Using computer simulations , Copeland showed there will be a positive correlation between price volatility , as measured by the absolute value of price changes , /Δ P / , and volume . |
| 3 | As the two treatment groups were not identical in severity of disease at the start of the trial , an analysis of covariance , with corresponding confidence intervals , was used to compare each measure between the groups after treatment , making adjustments for the differences in severity of disease before treatment as measured by the corresponding baseline measurement . |
| 4 | Moreover , as has been noted , by the early 1970s the structure of British industry was similar to that of the EEC countries as measured by the proportionate distribution of employment . |
| 5 | The table below shows the extent to which the amount of radioactive fallout from the Windscale cloud in 16 English counties ( as measured by the iodine-131 fallout ) correlates with the rate of leukaemia deaths . |
| 6 | the extension of developing disciplines , as measured by the relative size of the literature , and as has been evident recently in various areas of the social sciences and in computer science ; |
| 7 | the reduction of contracting disciplines , as measured by the relative size of the literature , and as has been evident for some time in religion and philosophy ; and |
| 8 | The strategy involved controlling the money supply and also achieving progressively smaller budget deficits , as measured by the public sector borrowing requirement ( PSBR ) . |
| 9 | The main physical benefit is improving the fitness level as measured by the maximum oxygen uptake . |
| 10 | In particular , the government imposed maximum permitted price rises on BT , in accordance with the formula ( n — 3 ) per cent , where n is a measure of inflation , as measured by the Retail Price Index . |
| 11 | Thus , if wages in the NHS are linked to price increases ( as measured by the Retail Price Index ) , real wages of NHS employees will be maintained , but they will fall behind the increases awarded to other workers , if earnings are rising faster than prices in the rest of the economy . |
| 12 | Inflation as measured by the retail price index was expected to drop from a year-on-year rate of almost 11 per cent in October 1990 to 5.8 per cent by May 1991 , but " core inflation [ was ] likely to fall less rapidly " . |
| 13 | Survival dictates that the bureaucrat keeps his subordinates happy with greater opportunities for promotion and other benefits from an enlarged budget , and his superiors satisfied with his performance as measured by the forceful promotion of incremental growth in the bureau 's spending plans . |