Example sentences of "is [verb] by [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 2 | The first part of the puzzle is resolved by recalling that only free neutrons decay ; the ones locked up in atomic nuclei are stable on any timescale comparable with the age of the Universe ( about 15 billion years ) although they may remain stable for ‘ only ’ about 10 years overall . |
| 3 | ‘ publicly exposes ’ Proof of ‘ publicly ’ is done by showing that the exposure was to more than one person . |
| 4 | If they are subject to the court 's jurisdiction , or if the court can compel a party to produce them … , violation of the other country 's judicial sovereignty is avoided by ordering that the deposition take place outside the country . |
| 5 | At present the fiction that each MP acts on his own judgement and takes a discriminating part in legislation is preserved by insisting that members must be present and pass through the lobbies night after night , though in fact such activity makes no material difference , but seriously impedes MPs in their task of keeping up to date with their special interests and with their constituency work . |
| 6 | The equilibrial proportion is found by realizing that , at that equilibrium , hawk and dove must be doing equally well . |
| 7 | ‘ Belonging to another ’ is proved by showing that the property was appropriated from someone having possession or control of it , e.g. the owner or tenant etc. of a dwelling house would have possession and control of all the personal property in the house , and the owner or driver of a car would have possession or control of the contents of the car . |
| 8 | They , or something like them , are admirable and important and we must strive to make them political realities , but they are not in themselves law and nothing is gained by pretending that they are law . |
| 9 | The most unhelpful position that a board of directors can take when a business is performing badly is to respond by saying that such a performance is unacceptable . |
| 10 | This is promoted by ensuring that executives keep in touch with the firm 's business . |
| 11 | What is meant by saying that such a classification is ‘ natural ’ ? |
| 12 | Indeed , that such questions are intelligible is largely what is meant by saying that its phenomenology ‘ has a dimension comparable to visual experience as we know it ’ . |
| 13 | We can make clear what is meant by saying that the meaning of an action is the social act which the performing of the action brings about , with the help of examples . |
| 14 | What is meant by saying that judges must be impartial and seen to be so ? |
| 15 | This is what is meant by claiming that scientific knowledge is ‘ public ’ knowledge — that is , that it is in principle testable and verifiable by anyone/everyone and not merely a matter of private belief . |
| 16 | This system of indirect control through the internal division of power between shareholders and directors is strengthened by providing that the assistance of the courts can be called upon to enforce it . |
| 17 | Confidence is strengthened by knowing that you look right . |
| 18 | ( A ) is part of what is stated by stating that rain is making the balcony wet , or causing the balcony to be wet . |
| 19 | ( B ) is part of what is stated by stating that rain would make the balcony wet . |
| 20 | One simple solution which is easy to interpret is obtained by requiring that each term in the wave equation is separately zero . |
| 21 | Another equally natural extension of region IV is obtained by noting that the line element ( 15.14 ) admits a reflection symmetry about the hyperplane ( or about ) . |
| 22 | The required detected position is obtained by ensuring that the slotted disc is connected to the motor shaft with the correct relative orientation . |
| 23 | Training by association or ‘ correction-praise' works on the principle that a dog is motivated by knowing that a good action is followed by pleasure and reward and a bad action is followed by correction . |
| 24 | The relationship of a hole to a block is established by indicating that the geometric domain of the space called " hole " lies within the space called " block " , as shown in Figure 2.1 . |