Example sentences of "as [verb] [adv] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 've enjoyed every minute of it and remain as fascinated today by the cut and thrust of politics as I ever was . |
| 2 | As pointed out by the collector and historian van Mander writing in 1604 , ‘ Whoever so desires nowadays has only to go to Prague to the greatest art patron in the world at the present time ; there he may see at the Imperial residence a remarkable number of outstanding and precious , curious , unusual , and priceless works . ’ |
| 3 | As pointed out by the report of the Law Commissions , this requirement causes problems whenever property either does not pass at all , or passes independently of the transfer of the bill of lading , or where the transfer of the bill is not causative of the passing of property . |
| 4 | Thus , cases such as Expro Services Ltd v Smith [ 1991 ] IRLR 156 , involving the contracting out by the Ministry of Defence of its catering function , should not fail in the future on the grounds that the catering operation , as carried on by the Ministry , was not in the nature of a commercial venture . |
| 5 | The Inquisitor 's voice , as picked up by the spy-fly , almost drowned the crackle of gunfire . |
| 6 | Since Fate was the power that kept order in the universe , as revealed particularly by the stars and planets , the prevalence of Stoicism influenced the growing belief in astrology in Hellenistic times and in the days of the Roman empire . |
| 7 | As shown even by the very simple models here , narrowly-defined self-interest can be self-defeating once there is more than one ‘ player ’ . |
| 8 | Firms are often poorly capitalised , relative to their needs , as shown elsewhere by the difficulties of some securities firms resulting from their equity operations after the stock market crash and the need for injection of capital from parent banks . |
| 9 | The ‘ Romance ’ from The Gadfly became , of course , a popular favourite a few years ago when it was used as the theme for the TV series Reilly : Ace of Spies , but as played here by the Chicago Sinfonietta under Paul Freeman it 's altogether drier ad more reticent — no comparison at all with the recording by the USSR Cinema SO under Emin Khachaturian on CfP which glows with warmth and stylish authenticity . |
| 10 | Even where they are not directly linked to major matters of public policy , industrial relations may have a political resonance far beyond their apparent importance , entering the terrain of political symbolism : as exemplified perhaps by the gesture of Franco in intervening to prevent the closure of a railway workshop in Andalucía ( Sur , 30 March 1968 ) . |
| 11 | So often companies pay lip service to equal opportunities , and , by and large , male and female employers will own up to finding their female employees more impressive , as born out by the report . |
| 12 | It is undeniable that consumers have the capacity to resist the blandishments of advertisers , as borne out by the failure of many products brought on to the market . |
| 13 | Wallowa Reservation as set up by the Commissioners in 1873 |
| 14 | Planning control as set up by the 1947 Act was not therefore revolutionary but evolutionary , building on aspects of the Town and Country Planning Acts of 1932 and 1944 which extended the requirement for planning permission to the whole of the country , albeit ineffectively . |
| 15 | Usually LIFESPAN can be called up by typing one word , as set up by the LIFESPAN Manager , and details are given by the Help facility . |
| 16 | But none of them does full justice to the purpose of Scripture as set out by the Bible writers themselves , or to the cumulative experience of Bible users through the centuries . |
| 17 | Mr Smith , erm , obviously you want to respond to that , but at the same time could I just press you towards your view and it 's really relevant to the districts surrounding York , that we know you can live with the figures of provision as set out by the County Council in the alteration , how ar are you aware of the figures which are being proposed by other participants in the discussion for Greater York ? |
| 18 | The notion of heterodoxy versus orthodoxy as a ‘ motor ’ for modernization is integral to a theoretical genealogy which sees change as brought about by the tension of ‘ ought ’ versus ‘ is ’ , whether in Hegel 's tension between the universal and the particular , jurisprudence 's counterposition of positive law and natural law , or Adorno 's well known ‘ utopian moment ’ . |
| 19 | In the case of breed classes , every entrant is judged not against the other dogs in that class , but rather against the prescribed ‘ ideal ’ for the breed concerned , as laid down by the governing canine authority . |
| 20 | He was confident that search consultants stuck to their rules of good conduct and professional service without the need for the kind of official regulation in force in the USA , as laid down by the Association of Executive Search Consultants , ( formerly the Association of Executive Recruitment Consultants ) . |
| 21 | The Poor Law was the most comprehensive official source for the relief of poverty , administered in England and Wales as laid down by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 and a succession of later amendments , in Scotland and Ireland according to different statutes and rather different principles . |
| 22 | Sequential notes follow the pattern as laid down by the lecturer or speaker , or record the pattern of thought of the author whose book you are making notes from . |
| 23 | He asked him whether the bus specification , as laid down by the disabled persons transport advisory committee , would be a requirement in the disposal programme and whether the bus companies that tender will need to give the Minister an answer . |
| 24 | Other Terms and Conditions of this post are as laid down by the National Joint Council as adopted by Lothian Regional Council . |
| 25 | After a period of prolonged popular opposition Avril was forced to resign as President in March 1990 and was replaced by Ertha Pascal-Trouillot , a Supreme Court justice , as laid down by the 1987 Constitution . |
| 26 | Westminster City Council 's was appointed to set up training sessions with Chinatown restaurant owners as they prepared to meet requirements as laid down by the Food Safety Act . |
| 27 | It is then the legal duty in any situation must I think the questions for the court , clearly there 's not practice so accepted standards of conduct as laid down by the professional institute . |
| 28 | They passed the Littlegate of St Paul 's where a lay brother was feeding a group of lepers with mouldy bread and rancid pork slices , as laid down by the city fathers who judged such food actually helped them . |
| 29 | That any pricing system adopted recognises the budgetary context as indicated both by the size of DSS transfer and placement rates for 1993/94 but also the inflationary pressures inherent in the adoption of explicit ceilings to which prices may converge . |
| 30 | UNIT The descriptive name of the media unit onto which the media item should be placed as defined previously by the Offline Manager using option 9.4.0 . |