Example sentences of "by [noun] to its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These engaged on rails on special purpose rail wagons , so that the trailer could be shunted straight from the road onto the railway wagon , secured , and transported by rail to its destination and picked up again by road tractor with the minimum handling at its destination . |
| 2 | Unlike America or France , the Government is defined by reference to its ability to command majority support in the lower House . |
| 3 | With regard to the former , the approach typically involves an existing subject matter by reference to its position in time and space . |
| 4 | It should be borne in mind that the company would be assessed to tax by reference to its accounting period ending on normal incorporation tax principles and not on a preceding year basis . |
| 5 | Rather than justifying private property by reference to its role in creating a ‘ free society ’ , emphasis can be placed on the part played by ownership in securing vital human interests . |
| 6 | Sometimes you can trace it back year by year or decade by decade to its construction . |
| 7 | Chatto has been researching the amount of space given by newspapers to its paperback originals , which it introduced last year . |