Example sentences of "bring [adv prt] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless your cholesterol level is off the scale ( by which I mean approaching double figures when measured in millimoles per litre ) , the degree of change in absolute coronary risk that you can bring about by dietary measures is spitting in the wind . |
| 2 | In 1589 he was nominated by Lord Burghley for a position of a Judge , an office he humbly declined , giving as his reason failing eye sight which hampered his work , a condition brought on by continuous study of old documents . |
| 3 | The reproductive role of women exposes them to many health problems , including diseases associated with malnutrition , infections and diseases brought on by inadequate prenatal care . |
| 4 | The N A S U W T says about a quarter of its teachers face problems brought on by poor pay and extra responsibilities . |
| 5 | It can also be brought on by incorrect or over-feeding , low oxygen levels or sudden temperature changes . |
| 6 | It has been reported that spontaneous cell mediated cytotoxicity brought on by mononuclear cells can be inhibited by SASP but not by corticosteroid , and that ADCC is not influenced by SASP or corticosteroid . |
| 7 | It 's brought on by repetitive typing on a computer or word processor keyboard . |
| 8 | In just one year , 1986 , over 88,000 children and 63,000 adults in the Romanian town of Giurgiu were treated for lung diseases brought on by rampant air pollution . |
| 9 | An inquest has heard that former Oxford United footballer Tommy Caton died from a massive heart attack brought on by chronic alcohol abuse . |
| 10 | ( Presumably his fatal illness was brought on by severe shock . ) |
| 11 | ( 1987 ) found at least 76 per cent of depressive illness in the general population to be brought on by severe events or major difficulties . |
| 12 | Results of surveys taken in recent years in AIB have indicated that staff morale is low — as it is in all banks — and this can certainly be said for those in Britain where members have had to endure in the past five years a two year period of unreal thinking , the additional pressures brought on by the recession , the pressures brought on by short staffing and on top of all that the lack of recognition in monetary terms for their efforts in ‘ keeping the ship afloat ’ . |
| 13 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |
| 14 | They felt that a good deal of the South Western Board 's troubles were brought on by excessive expenditure and inadequate tariffs , and Steward found little sympathy from the other Boards , since some of them had equally serious system extension , reinforcement and standardisation problems , and were financing them by adequate tariffs . |
| 15 | The revival of the 1930s and early 1940s was temporary , brought on by extreme hardship , the temporary decline of the market economy in some rural areas , and the inability of an administration in the last stage of colonial rule to adjust . |
| 16 | An attack can be brought on by sudden exposure to very cold air but as long as you take your usual medication/inhaler ( with a spare refill ) along with you , there is no reason why you should get into any trouble . |
| 17 | It certainly was n't brought down by ship-based anti-aircraft fire . |
| 18 | Mrs Jackie Bowshell organised the event and cars were brought in by regular customers to a strict timetable . |
| 19 | Many of the new members of the Cabinet were so-called " technocrats " brought in by Hariri to support his plans for economic reconstruction . |
| 20 | The 300 surviving Uru Eu Wau Wau Indians , whose lands were opened up to outside exploitation by the road project , are said to be suffering from diseases brought in by illegal miners . |
| 21 | Pieces from continental Europe were brought in by other POETS group companies , and P&O Containers transported works from Japan and the USA . |
| 22 | Visa restrictions brought in by foreign governments in co-operation with the Chinese authorities in March and April of 1988 did little to reduce the queues of hopefuls in the embassy districts of Beijing and Shanghai . |
| 23 | The money was brought in by direct weekly collection , but sales of various kinds and by that once universally popular but now almost vanished institution , the Guest Tea . |
| 24 | The G M B supports a fresh approach to industrial relations ' law with a completely new legislative code which brings international standards fully into the U K. President , we are totally opposed to the repressive trade union laws brought in by Tory governments over the last fourteen years . |
| 25 | In rural districts the banks ' main purpose was the receiving of bills brought in by local traders and farmers . |
| 26 | Today saw the first of four weekly auctions , and five tons of holly and mistletoe were brought in by local farmers . |
| 27 | Of the 82 ‘ index ’ children — those brought in by social workers or others with suspicion of abuse , or those where the paediatricians saw signs they believed consistent with abuse — 86 per cent , she says , fall into the Department of Health guidelines , issued since Cleveland , as having medical signs which should raise the question of sexual abuse . |
| 28 | At Beckford in Worcestershire fifty hedgehogs have been brought in by worried animal lovers . |
| 29 | I was brought up by adoptive parents as an only child . |
| 30 | Almost identical , if you had not been brought up by Victorine to know that one was good and the other bad : both had wide shop windows displaying shelves of apple tarts , turnovers , puffs ; striped awnings above ; tiled steps . |