Example sentences of "[was/were] greatly [vb pp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of demobilization were greatly eased by the Servicemen 's Readjustment Act ( 1944 ) , better known as the GI 's Bill of Rights , whereby war veterans received extensive unemployment payments and educational opportunities . |
| 2 | The grounds under which abortion could legally be carried out were greatly widened by the Abortion Act of 1967 , although these stop short of the ‘ abortion on demand ’ available in several other countries . |
| 3 | But now as she stood looking at herself in a full length looking glass , she could see that she had indeed what the magazines described as the perfect figure , firm round breasts , a narrow flat waist , good hips , a small posterior , and long slender legs which were greatly enhanced by the silk stockings the assistant had carefully rolled on to them . |
| 4 | Politically , however , he was forced to " share " power with Rafsanjani , whose powers as President were greatly strengthened by the new Constitution , approved in July 1989 [ see p. 36833 ] . |
| 5 | In the early 1980s these rates were greatly influenced by the economic crises prompted by debt problems , with negative rates being recorded for most countries . |
| 6 | The early sociologists were greatly influenced by the changes in patterns of life which they saw going on around them as industrialisation proceeded , and they were often deeply disturbed by what they saw . |
| 7 | We were greatly influenced by the work of the FMS and some of us had collaborated with that organization back in 1968 during the teachers ' massive strike . |
| 8 | Kate knew all too well that hot weather problems were greatly influenced by the design of the fuel system , but fuel volatility and atmospheric pressure were also important . |
| 9 | The North Station cars were greatly missed by the locals for whom they offered a quick journey to the Station and Town Centre , when they were withdrawn in 1963 . |
| 10 | We were greatly angered by the arrest last month of proponents of a multi-party system . |
| 11 | However , it should also be borne in mind that women , now 80 or more , belong to a generation whose chances of ever marrying were greatly reduced by the loss of eligible young men in the First World War ( 1914–18 ) . |
| 12 | Populations of many other fur-bearers — particularly the large , solitary and slow-breeding mustelids — were greatly reduced by the early 1900s . |
| 13 | Management at Monkton-hall last night played down the significance of Caledonian Mining 's decision , saying they were greatly encouraged by the talks they are having this week with at least three other potential partners . |
| 14 | That is an essential part of the education process , and I do not believe that it was greatly exacerbated by the introduction of reforms . |
| 15 | Curiosity about animal behaviour was greatly stimulated by the publication of The Origin of Species ( 1859 ) . |
| 16 | The influence of its music was greatly enhanced by the technological advances which then took place : first in gramophones ; then in public broadcasting systems . |
| 17 | However , as seen previously , the efficiency of this reaction was greatly enhanced by the presence of NCp7 ( 13–14 ) ; an approximately 10-fold increase in cDNA synthesis was obtained if 200 ng ( 23.4 pmol ) of NCp7 were present ( fig. 4B , lanes 9–10 , band below 71 Kda ) . |
| 18 | In addition , the pace of wage reduction fell and only one-eighth of the amount was taken off the weekly wage bill between 1930–3 as was taken from the net weekly wage bill for 192 1.47 Also , there was little to suggest that the pattern and the style of industrial relations was greatly altered by the General Strike : the number of workers on strike and the number of days of work lost were already declining well before 1926 and there was a rise of industrial militancy in the late 1920s and early 1930s as unions attempted to resist the further wage cuts being advocated by employers . |
| 19 | The government 's international rehabilitation was greatly assisted by the Gulf war . |
| 20 | Baldwin had a profound distaste for those who had made money out of the war and in 1919 he made an anonymous donation of part of his wealth to the nation as his personal sacrifice ; Neville Chamberlain was greatly affected by the death of his cousin Norman and determined that such sacrifice should not be wasted . |
| 21 | He was not involved in any way with the mining that was carried on in the surrounding area , but he was greatly affected by the frequent serious and often fatal accidents suffered by the miners through premature blasting explosions . |
| 22 | Opinion in Catholic parts of the Reich in particular was greatly influenced by the new wave of attacks on the position of the Church which had begun in spring 1941 and gathered momentum during the summer and autumn . |
| 23 | Farming policy in Cumbria was greatly influenced by the heavy rainfall and the restrictions imposed by the National Park Regulations . |
| 24 | On the Eastern side of Cumbria the wool trade was greatly influenced by the making of stockings . |
| 25 | In England , belief in the uniformity of time was greatly influenced by the Puritans in their strong opposition to the practices of the Roman Church , in particular to the idea of special days in the ecclesiastical calendar . |
| 26 | The functionalist style of legal writing was greatly influenced by the work of Harold Laski . |
| 27 | Cinnamond was greatly disquieted by the move as it deprived him of guidelines on which to base his reply . |
| 28 | This latter aspect was greatly hampered by the discovery from our research that there was an endemic misinterpretation of the term ‘ secretarial ’ in many areas of business management . |
| 29 | But the eyewitness who reported the scene noted that all could see from his face that he was greatly irritated by the French counsellor who had attempted to alter the terms of his homage and exact a fealty oath . |
| 30 | Away to the East the Mediterranean Fleet at Alexandria was greatly strengthened by the arrival of the Fleet carrier H.M.S. ‘ Formidable ’ as a replacement for ‘ Illustrious ’ . |