Example sentences of "dealt [prep] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 He contrasts the moral ideas of humanity with those of the deity , who is described in terms reminiscent of Voltaire : ‘ Why have we sympathies that make the best of us so afraid of inflicting pain and sorrow , which yet we see dealt about so lavishly by the supreme governor ? ’
2 However , not all problems can be dealt with mathematically .
3 Areas of political life which are best dealt with multi-nationally must obviously be dealt with at the appropriate decision-making level .
4 As a principle 1 will take one minute to communicate with my people , explaining why their urgent problem will have to be dealt with tomorrow . "
5 The deficiencies of the NHS need to be dealt with away from the headlines …
6 But Milan would have to be dealt with again , and Barbarossa would return to quell the troublesome Italians on more than one occasion .
7 The subject is dealt with cogently and succinctly in the New Dictionary of Heraldry , and in even terser form the present practice may be stated as follows : a peer 's helm is shown as a stylised silver mêlée type , facing dexter ( that is left to the observer ) and decorated with gold bars ; the helmets of baronets and knights face the front ( affronty ) and are of the steel ‘ barrier ’ variety , with visors raised ; esquires , gentlemen ( and corporations ) display closed ‘ tilting ’ helms of steel , facing dexter .
8 This was dealt with thoroughly in Chapter 4 .
9 ‘ There were a couple of things I thought needed to be dealt with straight away . ’
10 ‘ Asians and whites alike are dealt with callously . ’
11 Outdoors , cordon and bush varieties are dealt with similarly except that you wo n't need to damp-down , mist or tap the blooms , Additionally , sink a perforated ice cream container rim-level next to each plant .
12 For bogies and underframes the rolled steel bars were dealt with similarly to wagon components .
13 Hot liquids , whether in a kettle or pot on the cooker , or in cups on the table or in the hand , should always be dealt with carefully , especially when there are young children because even an apparently small volume of liquid can cause severe scalding .
14 It sounded as though she were talking to someone she knew well , or at least had dealt with previously , because she called her interlocutor ‘ Tonio ’ and smiled continuously as though engaged in invisible wooing and sometimes she laughed .
15 The nurse 's assessment should reveal potential problems amenable to nursing action , whilst the doctor 's history , examination and investigations check for other problems such as chest infection or bronchitis , which can be dealt with medically before surgery .
16 Can you make it clear that these matters will be dealt with urgently and , in view of the credibility of all Select Committees , will you ensure that a firm conclusion is reached ?
17 Although smoothing by repeated medians of three is adequate for most purposes and successfully dealt with seemingly atypical values , the results still have a somewhat jagged appearance .
18 When conflict is dealt with openly , members are stimulated to seek solutions , to resolve differences , to be more searching and creative .
19 Colour of species is not dealt with partly because the information is not available for many species and also because the range of variation has not been studied .
20 He said some of the cases should be dealt with soon so that the principles for deciding who should be granted asylum ‘ can emerge and be tested on appeal ’ .
21 Problems will be dealt with either individually or as part of an overall package with wording which can be adapted or expanded to suit a policyholder 's special needs .
22 This can be dealt with either by fitting the natural curve and the formula curve so that their departures from each other are minimised through the whole length ; or by fitting the curve obtained from the formula to the lower parts of the segment of the river on the assumption that grade would be more nearly perfect in this reach ; or by refining the formula until it becomes very complicated indeed .
23 Lexical processing may be adequately dealt with either by the use of wordlists or simple morphological processing .
24 The exclusion of liability for all of these issues can be dealt with either on a piecemeal basis by writing a particular exclusion or limitation into the contract conditions dealing with each issue , or , alternatively or in addition , by the use of blanket exclusion clauses covering the whole contract .
25 In practice most councils adopt a policy of partial delegation , so that routine matters may be dealt with expeditiously by the committees , whilst matters of major importance and controversial issues are referred to the full council for decision .
26 Suggestion scheme secretary said : ‘ Suggestions are dealt with anonymously by a panel , so they were unaware that had done so well ’ .
27 Many of the problems encountered were dealt with easily .
28 Dicta referred to above suggest that a court is entitled , indeed , obliged to be satisfied that there has been enactment by the monarch with the advice and consent of Lords and Commons ( except in the case of the Parliament Act procedure dealt with above , pp.98–9 ) .
29 This has been dealt with above , and it stands on a quite different footing from the other forgeries in three important respects : first , it was never mentioned by Lanfranc ; second , it was not concerned with the claim to primacy but solely with the survival of the monastic community at Canterbury , and this was never an issue after 1070 ; and , third , unlike the forgeries with which we are now concerned , it was actually submitted to Rome and approved .
30 In Part Two I will suggest that if they are pushed a little closer to the classical position , via some judicious reinterpretation , the problems dealt with above are eased considerably .
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