Example sentences of "by [v-ing] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is also addressing the criticism that the Fonds régionaux d'art contemporain ( FRAC ) , funds to enable the regions to acquire contemporary works of art , represent more intervention of the centre by encouraging the funds ' association with local structures . |
| 2 | Most of these claims will be offset by counter-claims , so that only the net indebtedness has to be settled by using the banks ' balances at the central bank . |
| 3 | And we proved it by cracking the manufacturers ' secret codes . |
| 4 | The game afoot , he vented his embarrassment by scoring the Lions ' first try after 64 seconds . |
| 5 | The PFA acted by paying the players ' wages and bonuses for winning promotion to the second division . |
| 6 | All have prefaced the discussion by lamenting the barrels ' disappearance . |
| 7 | STEELWORKERS staging a sit-in gave their strike fund a boost yesterday by selling the bosses ' wine stock . |
| 8 | The first should consist of short courses for teachers brought about by expanding the teachers ' centres set up for the Nuffield mathematics and science projects , and should include a one-term secondment in every seven years . |
| 9 | Even if the media did inflate the ‘ winter of discontent ’ , even if Callaghan was unlucky when the Scottish National Party chose to commit political suicide in revenge for the failure of Labour 's devolution proposals , by supporting the Tories ' ‘ no confidence ’ motion in the Commons , Callaghan 's procrastination and the effects of his autocratic dealings with the unions were surely the main factors weakening the credibility of Labour between 1978 and 79 . |
| 10 | It was some time before the police learnt to react to these invasions by stealing the skins ' bootlaces and in some cases their braces . |
| 11 | I begin by examining the antiracists ' notion of racism as a form of irrationalism . |
| 12 | This may be by direct knockdown or by severing the opponents ' kiteline . |
| 13 | Viruses multiply inside cells by hijacking the cells ' own molecular machinery and forcing it into the service of the viral life-cycle . |
| 14 | She specialises in linking and helping to solve violent crimes by comparing the perpetrators ' methods . |
| 15 | However , this enthusiasm to convey solutions to pupils often ends up by precluding the pupils ' own ideas and can not only be inhibiting but also take away the pupils ' enjoyment of getting there themselves . |
| 16 | In El Salvador , US grants are building barracks for demobilised FMLN guerrillas ; in Nicaragua , General Humberto Ortega , brother of the Sandinista ex-president , Daniel , recently aroused a storm by pinning the Sandinistas ' highest military medal on the chest of the US military attacheé . |
| 17 | The limits of critical periods have not been found to be as immutable as was formerly thought , for by manipulating the animals ' experience they can be extended considerably . |
| 18 | It can create new advantages for innovators ; it can also erode the position of incumbents by altering the rules ' of supply and encouraging new entrants . |
| 19 | The Act aimed to reinforce rather than to diminish parental responsibility by requiring the presence of parents in court and by increasing the courts ' powers to require parents to pay fines for their children 's offences . |
| 20 | RIGHT AND TOP OF THIS PAGE By studying the typology of lamps , and also by studying the manufacturers ' stamps and the type of clay , the original provenance and date of the lamps can be established . |
| 21 | On this page we add a post-script to the Century by straining the readers ' credulity still further ! |
| 22 | It is then up to the clinical teacher to check the effectiveness of her own work by watching the students ' progress in attaining a high standard of nursing care . |
| 23 | Elsewhere in south-east Asia , over-use of pesticides has led to a devastating resurgence of pests by destroying the pests ' natural predators . |
| 24 | It was enough to make the Premier League aristocrats choke with apoplectic rage but Jones cheekily suggested that Alex Ferguson 's men should ease the tension gripping his club by copying the Dons ' rough 'n' tumble , get-the-beers-in approach . |
| 25 | All I had to do was stand around pretending to pull on one end of a tug-of war rope while a load of peers pulled on the other , as Jerry stood by attracting the tabloids ' photographers . |
| 26 | The Institute could not possibly prejudge matters by proclaiming the auditors ' innocence from the outset . |
| 27 | A BRAVE police chief foiled an armed robbery on a jewellers by grabbing the raiders ' shotgun . |
| 28 | We will also launch a new programme to invest £60 million in the modernisation of Britain 's cancer services , using the resources we will save by scrapping the Conservatives ' tax handout on private medical insurance . |