Example sentences of "often [vb pp] by a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus a cultural region is often circumscribed by a set of administrative boundaries , a practice which fails to conform with other attempts to define the country 's cultural regions . |
| 2 | If there is an address , it is often given by a layman , who commends what we did in life and skims discreetly over the question of survival , if any . |
| 3 | As I contemplated using this or that , it struck me that the common denominator between many of them was not a subject but a colour combination — blue and white — often highlighted by a punch of yellow . |
| 4 | Growing urban scepticism about the ecological wisdom of intensive farming is often paralleled by a lack of appreciation that it has been essential to meet consumer demand for cheap food . |
| 5 | When a conquest is made , the oneness of the individual is often superseded by a state of oneness in the partnership . |
| 6 | This quality test is often applied by a panel of experts , and such tests are an element over which EC law can not ( and , of course , must not ) exert any influence . |
| 7 | A further problem is that no one is quite sure exactly what defines health care and social care , since an individual 's progress in responding to treatment is often measured by an improvement in the performance of social care tasks and everyday activities . |
| 8 | Treatment directed specially towards either stopping or reducing drinking on a long-term basis is very often thwarted by a patient 's denial of the extent of the problem or by lack of motivation to do anything about it . |
| 9 | Even without previous knowledge or the sight of a cover or title , people often have to process new information at the very beginning of a discourse , though this is often mediated by a kind of meaningless dummy , like ‘ there was ’ in the given slot at the beginning : Given New There was a man called Ernest Hemingway . |
| 10 | Overall , whilst this variation undoubtedly includes examples of good assessment practice , there is also evidence that the general level of social services assessment of older people is restricted to the assessment of need for specific services , often requested by a carer , a general practitioner , or other third party , frequently undertaken by untrained ancillary staff ( Means , 1981 ; Black et al. , 1983 ; Bowl , 1986 ) . |
| 11 | The services can be similar to those of orthodox Christianity , except they are led by mediums , and the sermon is often replaced by a seance . |
| 12 | Drew became less punctual , he muffed his lines , and was often replaced by an understudy . |
| 13 | It is often spoken by a presenter who may never appear on the screen but is heard partly or entirely as " voice over " . |
| 14 | This is often accompanied by a self-presentation as ‘ fearful ’ . |
| 15 | The Record Offices of these counties possess a considerable number of awards made by the commissioners , often accompanied by a map showing the new lay-out of the parish , with the fields and roads marked out pretty much as we know them today . |
| 16 | Someone , for example , who finds himself in the embarrassing situation of seeming to have winked at an unknown passer-by may offer the account that he has some grit in his eye — this often accompanied by a flurry of overacted eyelid-rubbing and nose-blowing . |
| 17 | Like all Champagne varieties , it too has the advantage of ripening early , although this is often accompanied by a sensitivity to powdery mildew and to botrytis . |
| 18 | This apparent rejection of one 's race is often accompanied by a desire not to stand out , not to cause trouble , to tip-toe about hoping nobody will notice you . |
| 19 | In the West End there seems at the moment a tendency to rely too much on the goodwill of actors which is often accompanied by a failure to maintain a true interest in what is going on for the actor . |
| 20 | Frequent use of search was often marked by a period of experimentation with a variety of firms in the first instance , followed by a settling down to regular work with a smaller number of firms with whom the client had achieved a modus vivendi . |
| 21 | The outer side of the algal ridge is often interrupted by a system of spurs and grooves , the latter running back through the ridge as a series of surge channels , which may even become roofed over in places by the development of Porolithon from their sides . |
| 22 | But a reply from Darlington Borough Council said : ‘ We can not offer a guaranteed cure for condensation particularly when it is often caused by a tenant 's lifestyle . ’ |
| 23 | I believe harmonic poverty is often caused by a student 's perfectly natural inability to think of more than one thing at a time . |
| 24 | More of a manuscript-script than a masterpiece , it comes complete with its own Nineties dictionary ( eg ‘ Mid-Twenties Breakdown : a period of mental collapse occurring in one 's twenties , often caused by an inability to function outside of school or structured environments coupled with a realisation of one 's essential aloneness in the world . |
| 25 | In Miguel de Fuenllana 's Orphénica lyra ( Seville , 1554 ) the transcription of a vocal piece is often followed by a fantasia sometimes thematically related to it . |
| 26 | Alcohol , on the other hand , is forbidden to Muslims , and islamic societies are often characterised by an absence of the alcoholic averages which are so familiar elsewhere . |
| 27 | However , it seems that deflation , though a possible cause , is only one of several possible formative processes ( Mabbutt , 1977 ) of hamada , which is usually residual or near-residual in origin , and reg , which is a surface of finer gravel , often underlain by a soil profile , transported from elsewhere . |
| 28 | Structurally sound pools in ideal situations are often spoiled by a lack of imagination in tying them in with their surroundings . |
| 29 | Mid-region performance is strong and acceleration only begins to tail off above 120mph , but the Chrysler engine lacks ultimate finesse at high revs , becoming noisy and slightly strained , while the power delivery is too often spoiled by a hesitation or jerk after a sudden lift-off or application of power . |
| 30 | Being able to understand what the client is trying to achieve is vital and this is often confirmed by a visit to the hotel to get a feel for the market . |