Example sentences of "be [vb pp] by [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems to be a rather narrow and limiting definition , and it could be refuted by pointing out that both subject knowledge and research methodology could equally well be tested by examination , without going to the additional effort of writing a thesis . |
| 2 | There are also adjustable tins which enlarge or reduce in size or , as in the case of a numerals tin , can be altered by moving around squares to create different numbers . |
| 3 | The fear is unfounded and can be eased by remembering firstly that the existence of sums of US$ in NOSTRO accounts is only possible because there has been a transfer into them from the US money stock . |
| 4 | Closing the interview can be eased by using less challenging questions . |
| 5 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 6 | Holism , as we have seen , is defined as the view that social phenomena are to be explained by appealing primarily to the properties of social wholes , since the latter are the causal factors which shape the characteristics of individual members of society . |
| 7 | It can only be halted by cutting back on demand , thereby raising the unemployment rate to NAIRU . |
| 8 | Groups can be formed by bringing together two , three or more people who share similar problems and difficulties with the specific purpose of discussing those issues . |
| 9 | On Iceland , one might , if one were lucky , also find small quantities of andesitic and rhyolitic rocks being erupted but they are scarce , since they can only be formed by skimming off silica-rich material from a large volume of basaltic magma , in the same way as cream is skimmed off the top of milk . |
| 10 | A link between these mechanisms and sudden infant death could be validated by finding prospectively a similar pathophysiology during the first event in a previously well infant . |
| 11 | Can not the sort of difficulty which the theist experiences in terms of describing God , for instance , as personal and impersonal , be justified by pointing out that attempting to think beyond the limits of thought is bound to entail stretching ordinary language beyond what it would normally bear ? |
| 12 | But as Dr Johannes Hallauer , Head of Communicable Diseases and Hygiene Section at the German Ministry for Health and a VHPB special adviser , pointed out , the degree of risk can not be calculated by looking solely at a person 's job title . |
| 13 | Turnover has to be calculated by adding together the respective turnovers of all parent and subsidiary companies . |
| 14 | Many straight edges can be joined by picking up the edges , right sides together , on to the needlebed . |
| 15 | The foliot carried two weights ( regulators ) on each side , and the speed of the oscillation could be adjusted by altering either the weights or their distance from the verge . |
| 16 | Everyone had to wait their turn or be punished by filling in a long complicated questionnaire two hundred and sixteen times . |
| 17 | If the mains stopcock wo n't shut ( and there is no servicing valve ) , the water supply to the cistern can be stopped by tying up the ballvalve . |
| 18 | This can be checked by looking back through the arguments . |
| 19 | ( c ) Certain abstract words , like food , metal and beauty may be taught by grouping together a number of objects , models or samples belonging to the same class . |
| 20 | Additional practical work and problem-solving skills may be developed by integrating either one or both of the following modules into the programme ( this could be particularly important for those students wishing to enter Higher Education : |
| 21 | Additional practical work and problem-solving skills may be developed by integrating either one or both of the following modules into the programme : |
| 22 | Do not be limited by seeing only what is said . |
| 23 | We saw that the combinatorial explosion of hypotheses produced by breadth-first search could be limited by cutting down the depth or the branching factor of the search space , and we described two general methods of doing this : — |
| 24 | This is shown by the fact that while it is possible to produce a semantic clash within the noun phrase which can only be resolved by replacing the adjective or the noun ( ? extremely fast wines , extremely fast runners , extremely potent wines ) , it is impossible to produce a clash which can only be resolved by replacing either the intensifier or the noun . |
| 25 | The waves repaired the lorry is between waves and repaired : it can not be resolved by changing lorry , but can be resolved by replacing either wave s or repaired : |
| 26 | Cooking can be solved by eating out , raiding the chill cabinets or phoning for a pizza . |
| 27 | It is this too which causes me personally to be deeply resentful of the practice so prevalent in the mass of fiscal and planning legislation of relegating provisions of real substance to Schedules which are sometimes cross-referenced between one another , so that construing the statute becomes a sort of verbal jigsaw puzzle that can only be solved by laying out numerous copies of the Act open at different pages or by the judicious use of more fingers than the number with which nature has been pleased to endow us . |
| 28 | The problem of sensing just where the actual zero pitch point is on the transmitter can be solved by setting up one of your pitch ranges so that simply pulling the collective stick hard back gives exactly zero pitch . |
| 29 | In this Paper , the government recognises that the problem of coping with rising demand and ever-widening ranges of treatments will not simply be solved by injecting more and more money . |
| 30 | Specialisation can also result in blockage , with so many clients in a narrow field that the scope for search is limited ; this problem can be solved by specialising only in large sectors , and also widening the range of services on offer , such as management consultancy products , including manpower planning advice , executive assessment and salary surveys . |