Example sentences of "by [v-ing] to [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I end it by returning to those encounters . |
| 2 | Therefore , the slope of IMI is now equal to the slope of the CML which may be defined as , Hence , at M we have Cross-multiplying , dividing both sides by adding to both sides in order to isolate , and defining as B i we have , multiplying out the bracket , therefore . |
| 3 | That can be ameliorated if the manager reduces uncertainty by turning to those sources of information — of every kind — which are essential for good organization and by ensuring that those who provide the information are reliable and responsive . |
| 4 | This paragraph seems to indicate that it may be possible for a person who has received information in confidence which he could have obtained through other sources to relieve himself of the 'special disability " under which he is otherwise placed by going to those sources . |
| 5 | probably by going to these meetings I can pick up the be best practice for ideas which can be passed on to the others |
| 6 | One will not arrive at the concept ‘ mass ’ through observation alone , however closely one scrutinizes colliding billiard-balls , weights on springs , orbiting planets , etc. , nor is it possible to teach others the meaning of mass merely by pointing to such events . |
| 7 | Instead , the more legitimate approach is to demand that those who maintain the existing system in the face of scientific development must justify their position by pointing to these considerations of reason and policy . |
| 8 | Over the millennia , creatures which live in the specialized conditions of rivers have evolved by adapting to these conditions . |
| 9 | The United States crowned its greatest diplomatic triumph in the region , the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt , by distributing to both parties swords as well as ploughshares . |
| 10 | It was by appealing to such sentiments that Goldwater had defeated the liberal Nelson Rockefeller in the crucial Republican primary in California in 1964 . |
| 11 | Thus by referring to such values as ‘ our country 's values ’ , business men appeal to a higher loyalty than obedience to the law and thereby free themselves from its moral constraint . |