Example sentences of "[prep] determine the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The developer is also faced with the problem of determining the Optimum size of his land bank .
2 The relative weight given to examination performance and course work varies from course to course as does the method of determining the final result .
3 But there are no easy ways of determining the actual role of women in decision making in the use of birth control .
4 In the case of planets like Venus , where surface features are obscured , this is an important way of determining the axial period and axial inclination .
5 Recognition of cursive handwriting is especially prone to errors due to the difficulty of determining the correct segmentation of a word .
6 Since it can be dated radiometrically tephra provides a valuable stratigraphic marker and a means both of determining the minimum age of the landsurface on which it is deposited , and of recording the activity of particular volcanoes .
7 Another method of determining the static position error involves the concept of " stiffness " , which is simply the slope of the static torque/rotor position characteristic at the equilibrium position .
8 I accept that the Rent Acts are irrelevant to the problem of determining the legal effect of the rights granted by the agreement .
9 Parliament is sovereign and in theory it can give the task of determining the legal meaning of whatsoever it chooses to whomsoever it likes .
10 Detecting the integrated hepatitis B virus DNA in hepatocellular carcinoma genome is an effective means of determining the clonal origin of hepatitis B virus related hepatocellular carcinoma .
11 Are there any other ways of determining the magnetic field ?
12 Equation ( 7.2 ) therefore provides one method of determining the fair exchange rate between sterling and dollars , on the assumption that an equilibrium relationship already exists between , say , sterling and Deutschmarks and between dollars and Deutschmarks .
13 Is there another , more direct way of determining the electric field ?
14 Meanwhile the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference ( set up under the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement — see pp. 34070-73 ) held meetings on July 17 , 1990 [ see p. 37624 ] , on Sept. 14 ( when the Conference displayed some optimism towards solving the problem of determining the precise stage at which the Irish government could directly enter the all-party talks ) and on Feb. 1 , 1991 .
15 In addition to the lack of experimental control and the near impossibility of determining the true details of the actual event , the subjects in such studies are often difficult to contact initially .
16 The static method of determining the osmotic pressure of a polymer solution , using volumes of 3 to 20 cm 3 of solution , is a relatively slow process which requires about 24 h to equilibrate at each concentration .
17 Dr Berg has suggested that the spread of family-based cottage manufactures played a part in determining the low status and value of women 's work even though it , and that of the increasing number of children they produced , was both necessary for the manufacture and significant for family earnings .
18 In determining the total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 1 ) above , or the liability or total liability of an institution to a depositor for the purposes of subsection ( 2 ) above , no account shall be taken of any liability in respect of a deposit if … ( c ) the institution is a former authorised institution and the deposit was made after it ceased to be an authorised institution or a recognised bank or licensed institution under the Banking Act 1979 unless , at the time the deposit was made , the depositor did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that it had ceased to be an authorised institution , recognised bank or licensed institution . ’
19 He argued that the physical capabilities of the plant determined where it could or could not live , and studied the effects of various environmental factors , especially water , in determining the prevailing vegetation .
20 The question of the sort of relations between journalists and politicians which could be considered proper was to remain of great importance in determining the changing role of the press .
21 The offeror and its financial advisers will therefore have to work to a large extent in isolation in determining the right level of consideration .
22 We will again look at each set of local councils in turn and attempt to gauge the role of differences in poll tax levels in determining the electoral outcome .
23 Portal hypertension may be important in determining the microcirculatory flow in the splenic pulp .
24 In this case , land-cover becomes a key factor in determining the internal climate mechanisms in the Sahel and , by implication , land-use becomes the most significant way of combating the problem .
25 It will be recalled that , in the expectations-augmented Phillips curve , Friedman had assigned to aggregate demand a prominent , independent and direct role , summarized in the magnitude of f(U) , in determining the actual rate of inflation .
26 Once it was decided to launch the Bond the Product Development team set to work in determining the financial aspects of the plan — how it would actually work , etc .
27 And the way this leap into motherhood is treated must play a large part in determining the future happiness of the woman and her family .
28 This RIBA survey ( supported by Leverhulme Trust ) , published in 1962 , had an immense influence in determining the future direction of the profession .
29 The members of the Chairman 's Committee and the two Executive Committees form the Strategy Group which supports the Chairman 's Committee in determining the future direction of the Company .
30 To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food what progress is being made in determining the future provision of meat inspection services ; and if he will make a statement .
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