Example sentences of "are [verb] by [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This extreme role really depends upon the social researcher deciding whether the means are justified by the ends . |
| 2 | When the signals involved are of low-enough frequency for reactive and other frequency-dependent effects to be negligible , the Z-parameters are given by the slopes of appropriate static characteristics at the operating bias levels . |
| 3 | Using this notation , the components of the Weyl tensor are given by the expressions ( 10.4 ) It can thus be seen that , although ( 10.2 ) is linear so that different solutions for V can be superposed , the associated gravitational waves can not be simply superposed . |
| 4 | The two probability distributions of B are given by the squares of moduli of two such wavefunctions . |
| 5 | In the matter of stop-and-search powers and cautioning decisions there is evidence suggesting that a disproportionate amount of black young males are stopped by the police . |
| 6 | Snotlings are great mimics and are fascinated by the activities of their larger relatives , which , although their actions are completely inexplicable to Snotlings , they will often cheerfully imitate . |
| 7 | Those who are fascinated by the minutiae of stratigraphical correlation may be horrified at my generalisations . |
| 8 | Bureaucrats and civil servants the world over are fascinated by the possibilities . |
| 9 | As with all claims made by competing groups for the objective nature of their own discourse , those made by the Royal Society are tainted by the contingencies of the world in which they were made . |
| 10 | So , for example , among the Muslim Somali of north-east Africa , married women are frequently prone to mysterious complaints which are diagnosed by the experts as possession by evil spirits . |
| 11 | Postbasic certificate and statemented ( the latter are generally shorter ) courses are validated by the boards and a list of current courses and training establishments can be obtained by writing directly to the boards or to a delegated careers advice service . |
| 12 | " In concluding this Report the Undersigned have the greatest pleasure in bearing testimony to the zeal and ability of Mr. Gurney , in which they are joined by the Visitors who attended the Examination . |
| 13 | But such perceptions are limited by the tattwas which are active within their make-up . |
| 14 | The broad policies of investment trust companies are set out by a board of directors , and as with any limited company they are limited by the articles of association and shareholder approval . |
| 15 | I am not sure how far , without these visible or audible marks of strangeness , ‘ they ’ would be recognised by cultural differences , though in racist reactions much is made of such things : how good Frenchmen are insulted by the smells of North African cooking , or good Brits by that of curry emanating from their neighbours . |
| 16 | Such difficulties are compounded by the complexities of dealing with children who are bilingual . |
| 17 | Yet when such annoyances are compounded by the strains of family living , what would cause one family annoyance might easily add up to long-term unhappiness in another family . |
| 18 | " Moons make speed to repair their heavenly losses " ( Michie 1964 ) ; " While , though , waning moons can mend their celestial losses " ( Leishman 1956 ) ; " Her losses soon the moon supplies " ( Johnson 1784 ) ; " But oh , whate'er the sky-led seasons mar , / Moon upon moon rebuilds it with her beams " ( Housman 1944 ) ; " These wounds of the wheeling skies are healed by the moons in their flying " ( Marsh 1940 ) . |
| 19 | The choice may depend on who I am , and even on when I live ; Edward Marsh 's version — " These wounds of the wheeling skies are healed by the moons in their flying " — was published in wartime , in December 1940 ( the year of the Battle of Britain ) . |
| 20 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 21 | As the radiation decreases by the square of the distance to the source , the highest radiation doses are received by the hands of the investigator . |
| 22 | For it has come to pass that through marriage certain feelings are communicated by the partners to each other and , more important , to society at large . |
| 23 | Both single people and married couples may feel a sense of frustration as the years in which they had planned to be more free to go out and about , and less restricted financially , are circumscribed by the demands of caring . |
| 24 | These exits are guarded by the soldiers . |
| 25 | By contrast , seemingly secure elders may have made inauthentic adaptations to life which are disguised by the routines and objects of daily living . |
| 26 | These two types of meaning are distinguished by the terms semantic meaning ( the fixed context-free meaning ) and pragmatic meaning ( the meaning which the words take on in a particular context , between particular people ) . |
| 27 | In the light of such a polemic stand , it begs the question whether the revelation of how crime figures are manipulated by the police to sustain institutional beliefs ( see Chapter 5 ) could be said to undermine democracy or be classified as sedition . |
| 28 | Students are regarded by the banks as the ripest harvest of all : the people who will be earning the highest balances in the future and who are likely to stay loyal for life once signed up . |
| 29 | Students are regarded by the banks as the ripest harvest of all : the people who will be earning the highest balances in the future and who are likely to stay loyal for life once signed up . |
| 30 | In the light of modern knowledge of crime and its causes and of modern penal practice here and abroad , to re-examine the concepts and purposes which should underlie the punishment and treatment of offenders in England and Wales ; to report how far they are realised by the penalties and methods of treatment available to the courts , and whether any changes in these , or in the arrangements and responsibility for selecting the sentences to be imposed on particular offenders , are desirable : to review the work of the services and institutions dealing with offenders , and the responsibility for their administration : and to make recommendations . |