Example sentences of "but [adv] by [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 The wider impact of this decision was to define the scope of judicial review not in terms of the source of the power being exercised but rather by reference to the functions of judicial review and its appropriateness in particular cases .
2 It distinguishes the classes of society not by reference to the contrasted roles of employer and employee , but rather by reference to their usefulness .
3 The question which organization is best fitted to undertake a particular project should be determined not only by considerations of relative expertise and resources but also by reference to the type of instrument that is most likely to be effective .
4 From this point of view , professional is not distinguished from amateur by any intrinsic features of the activity , nor by differences in skill , but solely by relationship to the market .
5 As we have seen , this is no longer done in terms of remedies available but mainly by reference to the idea of ‘ public functions ’ .
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