Example sentences of "is [verb] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The random number generator is initialised by RUN ( or CHAIN ) . |
| 2 | Where the entitlement to dividends in respect of non-equity shares is calculated by reference to time , the dividends should be accounted for on an accruals basis . |
| 3 | Where shares are issued by way of or in substitution for dividends , and the value of the shares issued is calculated by reference to the value of the dividend payable on any class of shares , the value calculated for this purpose should be reflected in the profit and loss account as an appropriation of profit . |
| 4 | This allowance is calculated by reference to the RI and the RD factors . |
| 5 | Relief is calculated by reference to the difference between an assumed rate bill for 1989–90 and the community charge which your authority would set if authorities in the area were spending in 1990–91 in line with assumptions made by the Government . |
| 6 | The amount of margin needed is calculated by reference to both the price of the underlying security or index and the exercise price of the traded option . |
| 7 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |
| 8 | If the consideration for the takeover is calculated by reference to a formula then Appendix 2 of the Code should be consulted . |
| 9 | Gall bladder volume is calculated by multiplication of the uncorrected bolume by the square of the correction factor . |
| 10 | When the sun is hidden by mist or cloud , ultraviolet light pierces the haze and so reveals the sun 's position . |
| 11 | Between closely related taxa , resource partitioning is found as in the case of squirrels in Gabon , where two of the nine coexisting species are found in special habitats , the other seven being taxonomically rather diverse : four of these are essentially arboreal , the other three ground foragers , and in each group there are differences in size such that food is partitioned by hardness and size . |
| 12 | When he sets out from Rivendell Boromir blows his horn , the family heirloom , and is rebuked by Elrond for doing so ; but he takes no notice . |
| 13 | This collection is arranged by family , sub-filed by genus and species , but it is not indexed or listed in any way . |
| 14 | The show is arranged by chronology and style , not by country : the artists selected not only live in Latin America but have strong cultural ties with it . |
| 15 | Some yeomen families were there for five , six or seven generations , and in some other cases the turnover of names is explained by inheritance through a female line in the absence of male heirs . |
| 16 | On my theory , unity of type is explained by unity of dissent . |
| 17 | Law 's inability is explained by reference to unenforceability or to unsuitability ; attempts to deal with family problems are said to bring law into disrepute . |
| 18 | Most recent linguistic explanations have tended to be internal to linguistic theory : that is to say , some linguistic feature is explained by reference to other linguistic features , or to aspects of the theory itself . |
| 19 | We find that this forcing combination can explain many features of the temperature record , although the results must be interpreted cautiously ; even with optimized solar forcing , most of the recent warming trend is explained by greenhouse forcing . |
| 20 | Reports come from Sudan , where the harshness of nature is compounded by man 's inhumanity to man — or rather to women and children ; and from Zimbabwe , where drought is putting many lives at risk , especially , as usual , those of young children . |
| 21 | The problem is compounded by lack of a satisfactory way for local government to raise its own revenue . |
| 22 | Poverty is compounded by inflation which has reached extreme levels in the region , as demonstrated by consumer price indices . |
| 23 | This is compounded by point 2 to 4 following . |
| 24 | This decline in ‘ party identification ’ is compounded by Labour 's virtual disappearance in many parts of England . |
| 25 | However , that is not possible where an order is placed by telephone . |
| 26 | My face and laminate is checked by dayglo security folk . |
| 27 | A test performed at a reputable clinic — and found to be positive — is checked by doing further test on the same sample using different methods to detect HIV antibodies . |
| 28 | Although lacking formal powers , the cabinet is recognized by convention as being at the heart of government . |
| 29 | What we do n't see so often , however , is an attempt ( when the characteristic is recognized by management and leadership ) to correct it , or to understand why it exists and to try to set in train processes and plans to change these undesirable attributes . |
| 30 | The physical is defined , for example , as that which is recognized by science , that which is " an essential part of the coherent and adequate descriptive and explanatory account of the spatio-temporal-causal world " . |