Example sentences of "way [prep] [verb] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile an alternative way of achieving variety within unity had been discovered in Spain . |
| 2 | Having examined the practice in different common law jurisdictions , their Lordships consider that the principles endorsed by the Jamaican Court of Appeal , particularly with regard to inconsistent previous statements , represent what will normally be an acceptable way of achieving fairness to the accused and they take the opportunity of saying that in a civilised community the most suitable ways of achieving such fairness ( which should not be immutable and require to be reconsidered from time to time ) are best left to , and devised by , the legislature , the executive and the judiciary which serve that community and are familiar with its problems . |
| 3 | Or , as he put it slightly differently on another occasion , ‘ religion ’ is ‘ the system of symbols by means of which society becomes conscious of itself ; it is the way of thinking characteristic of collective existence ’ . |
| 4 | The new association is a way of drawing attention to the Muslim technocrats around the president . |
| 5 | ’ One way of drawing attention to a firm , or a brand , in general terms is to develop a symbol , or logo , by which everyone can recognise it . |
| 6 | Table 6.1 suggests a way of drawing attention to what the spiritual dimension is , without giving the misleading impression of its being some kind of object . |
| 7 | These are done using the formula Wealth 1 — Wealth 0 as illustrated in the chapter as this is the only way of calculating profit to which the students have been exposed to date . |
| 8 | If someone were to work part time for a corner shop keeper who had no other employees there would be no way of collecting tax at that employment . |
| 9 | We shall offer a set of ‘ observation kits ’ at different levels of detail which offer a practical way of collecting information on what happens in the classroom . |
| 10 | We have found it to be the ideal way of combining pursuit of a career in medicine with bringing up a family . |
| 11 | Smith has a way of merging pragmatism with logic that prevents the escape of a lot of the hot air which inevitably hypes up these occasions . |
| 12 | He says it 's a cheap and nasty way of administering justice in this country . |
| 13 | If there is no way of implementing justice for the largest and worst offending corporations then it is surely unjust to pursue with such ruthless and cruel tenacity the majority of those eventually condemned to prison . |
| 14 | Recently , just before I woke up , I had an insight that I perceived as being connected with the Celtic tradition ; I ‘ saw ’ that animal sacrifice in Celtic mythology was a way of buying interaction with the world of spirits , the souls of the animals being the currency used . |
| 15 | According to sources in Washington , officials in the Department of Commerce decided at the end of last year to recommend this strategy to the president as the most effective way of relinquishing responsibility for the US 's Landsat system . |
| 16 | A focus group would be a most interesting way of beginning work on the previously noted research into why some people do and why some people do not go to the theatre , but the results of such discussion would be hypothesis-provoking only , not in any way hypothesis-testing . |
| 17 | People are trying to make sense of the bad news they have received , and are asking all sorts of questions as a way of regaining control of a situation that has frightened and disturbed them . |
| 18 | I have no difficulty using gesso or in laying and burnishing the leaf , but I am unable to find a suitable way of laying paint onto burnished leaf . |
| 19 | So she has to find another way of providing music for the midnight service . |
| 20 | The Axis system uses the principle of cross stressing which is nature 's way of providing strength in flexible areas . |
| 21 | The barons have yet to devise a way of providing football without footballers and loyal fans are required to pay admission money , just as law-abiding citizens must pay their taxes . |
| 22 | Most Japanese companies are also accustomed to being able to talk face to face with suppliers and it is the usual way of conducting business in Japan . |
| 23 | Written or oral exams and tests are allowed ; they are a perfectly reasonable way of gathering evidence of candidate achievement for certain types of outcomes . |
| 24 | Sixth — It is contemplated that during the period of the loan , discussions take place to explore the possibility of achieving a longer term solution , either by way of transferring ownership of some or all of the paintings to the Foundation or extending the loan for a second or further term if the initial lease arrangement works well for all concerned . |
| 25 | Initially concerned with the advancement of these aims through the provision of low cost holidays abroad , rapid early success led to the extension of operations to the home market with publicity material stressing the proletarian nature of the enterprise : ‘ Trips for the workers ; Holidays to suit all pockets ’ ; ‘ What Cooks have done in the way of facilitating travel for the upper-middle and middling-middle classes , the WTA are arranging to do for the masses . ’ |
| 26 | When Timothy Amsterdam returned from Europe he soon found a way of meeting Topaz on the Moor . |
| 27 | For example , thinking of a power station as a way of translating energy from fuel into electric power enables the designer to consider various options . |
| 28 | An alternative way of reaching Rutli from Treib is to take the funicular car ( a ride of 8 minutes ) to Seelisberg on its high terrace at 801m ( 2,627ft ) above sea level , and to walk through the straggling village past church and holiday hotels to the outlook point provided with benches where there is a panorama of the lake as well as a glimpse of Rutli far below . |
| 29 | Attempted suicide appears to have become an acceptable way of expressing distress among some people , and has therefore been likened to a fashion . |
| 30 | However , this chapter has emphasised that Jacobitism was more potent as a negative force , as an ideology of opposition , a way of expressing dissatisfaction with various post-Revolution developments , rather than as a positive commitment to a Stuart restoration . |