Example sentences of "this [noun sg] by [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had Puddephat provoked this storm by propositioning the boy ? |
| 2 | The circuit performs this function by feeding the output at the Bat position ( pin 9 on IC2 ) to one of the inputs , via diode D13 , of a discrete coincidence gate made up from transistors TR3 and TR4 . |
| 3 | Method B corrects for this overestimate by using the average age at which women give birth , which in England and Wales between 1950 and 1990 was 27.1 years . |
| 4 | We have been obliged to meet this difficulty by treating the lower prizes as marks of distinction for merit rather than as indicating special selection of the design as fitted for separate construction . |
| 5 | She wrote a well-received history of her old school for the Essex Record Office and is working on a local history having followed up her study in this field by taking the London University Diploma in Local History . |
| 6 | Worsley capitalized on this opportunity by making the saltpetre project the centre-piece of a programme for revitalization of the British economy and the development of an integrated manufacturing and trading system embracing an expanding colonial empire . |
| 7 | The ‘ Intercom Quartet ’ represents an attempt to move in this direction by exploring the cognitive and cultural consequences of contemporary developments in technology . |
| 8 | The referendum was supposed to resolve this fight by consulting the people . |
| 9 | As Jonathan Culler points out , the pun is to the synchronic dimension of language what etymology is to the diachronic dimension ( 1988:2 ) , and Julia plays on this parallel by confusing the two . |
| 10 | We tested this hypothesis by examining the case notes of 1046 consecutively admitted psychiatric patients , comparing the blood pressure on admission of depressed and non-depressed patients . |
| 11 | As the hybrid motor has two phases the total average mechanical output power is : The term I cos a is eliminated from this equation by constructing the line AA' in the phasor diagram ( Fig. 5.7 ) at an angle a to the phasor Z1 . |
| 12 | I shall begin this review by considering the available evidence about different types of support in families , grouping under five main headings : economic support ; accommodation ; personal care ; practical support and child care ; emotional and moral support . |
| 13 | We must end this review by noting the relative simplicity of many of the small towns alongside modern notions of complex urban morphologies . |
| 14 | We can allow for this effect by dropping the two from the strength equation which we have just derived , bearing in mind that we are in no position to quibble about exact values . |
| 15 | It seems only appropriate to begin this chapter by establishing the limits of the subject , because not everyone has been in agreement as to where influence ends and control begins . |
| 16 | We began this chapter by noting the importance of certain ideas of science amongst both lecturers and students . |
| 17 | Where , however , the company is making a loss , it may be possible to mitigate this loss by revaluing the company 's land bank , without incurring any tax liability . |
| 18 | The decision to fulfil this ambition by abandoning the old organisation and founding a wholly new one was not lightly taken . |
| 19 | Parliament has filled this gap by creating the offence of making off without payment in s.3 of the Theft Act 1978 . |
| 20 | Since the task seemed enormous , as it indeed was , they endowed the feeble human with supernatural powers , and artists of the period reflected this philosophy by glamourising the general public and monumentalising the heroes of the daily toil . |
| 21 | Not least because there are n't any left apart from the two you can get through this column by answering the question : Which role did Alan Rickman play in the film Robin Hood , Prince of Thieves ? |
| 22 | The next section addresses this question by discussing the relative merits of a currency union over an exchange rate union . |
| 23 | The project approaches this question by examining the financial system in a country which has done well economically . |
| 24 | This proposal will examine this question by analysing the links between methods of employee participation in management decision taking and the achievement of organisational goals and objectives . |
| 25 | Spelling , I could have improved this work by checking the spelling carefully with a dictionary . |
| 26 | Cm.918 sought to address this issue by committing the government to see if these reports could be made available a couple of months earlier . |
| 27 | I would be grateful if you could confirm your acceptance of this proposal by signing the attached copy of this letter and returning it to me . |
| 28 | 17.16 It is important that teachers should help pupils in this process by recognising the interrelatedness of writing , reading and speaking and listening . |
| 29 | Interference with this process by targeting the activated T cell , apoptosis , or cytokine secretion might stabilise the immune system and control the course of infection . |
| 30 | Nose first As you improve you can develop this landing by lifting the back foot under the buttocks in flight . |