Example sentences of "is [adv] by [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather by way of explanation for what followed Ridge . |
| 2 | This is a training session for , life assurance , well it 's to pro , it 's to provide permanent health insurance benefits , and whilst I think there 's evidence at the moment to suggest that obviously your health is in by smoking , erm , insurance companies have n't got round yet to saying it 's enough of a risk that it will keep you off work , although quite clearly I think it will . |
| 3 | A court order avoids the repayment of the discount on the transfer of a former council house ( see further this chapter ) and it is only by court order ( with the agreement of the parties ) that future claims against the estate of one party to the former marriage can be barred out ( see Chapter 11 ) . |
| 4 | He insists on this because it is only by ruling out a set of logically possible observation statements that a law or theory is informative . |
| 5 | So far we have mentioned two reasons why theories must be seen as organized structures of some kind : the fact that historical study shows theories to possess that feature and the fact that it is only by way of a coherently structured theory that concepts acquire a precise meaning . |
| 6 | An equitable mortgagee seeking possession is in precisely the same position as a legal mortgagee ( Barclays Bank Ltd v Bird [ 1954 ] Ch 274 at p 280 ) , but the remedy of an equitable chargee is only by way of sale ( see The Supreme Court Practice Vol 1 at 50/1 — 9/23 ) . |
| 7 | It is only by convention that our alphabet represents the sounds it does . |
| 8 | Thus it is only by reference to a standard of normality that we can identify and respond to actions such as those of children and the insane . |
| 9 | It is only by reference to the contribution of ‘ environment ’ , both social and physical , to the spread of heroin use that conclusions might be drawn as to why heroin use reached ‘ epidemic ’ proportions in such a short space of time in the Wirral area . |
| 10 | It is only by experiment , experience and observation of the sensitivity of each patient that can determine the optimum size of dose to give . |
| 11 | It is only by being so that he is able to concentrate his efforts on the detailed articulation of the paradigm and to perform the esoteric work necessary to probe nature in depth . |
| 12 | Yet , it is only by research that answers will be provided . |
| 13 | What is beyond the boundaries of his own home ground is an outside world composed of impersonal structures and processes over which he has no control , of if he does have some control , it is only by virtue of some formal authority vested in an office that he occupies . |
| 14 | Rather , it is entirely by virtue of the sign in question that we distinguish a class of objects trees from other objects such as bushes , etc . |
| 15 | Thus , for example , the seller may argue that a sale is not by description but is rather a contract for the sale of a specific unique chattel . |
| 16 | A door may happen to fall shut , but this is not by chance . |
| 17 | Therefore the fact that most of the illustrative material comes from Africa , and not from Latin America , is not by chance . |
| 18 | It is not by chance that , in his History of Art , movements such as Mannerism are undervalued and considered periods of artistic involution . |
| 19 | To dance , it seems , is not by choice : you dance when the drums call you and you stop when whatever moves you to dance ceases . |
| 20 | The response of Conservatives who followed colonial affairs in Britain was less than friendly to the NLM ; one article asserted : ‘ It is not by breakaway and territorial fragmentation that opponents of a government in power should seek to get their way but by fighting the government as a nation-wide party and finally throwing it out . ’ |
| 21 | Therefore , to catch the accused the appropriation must be read as a continuing act to include situations where the taking is not by force but there is a struggle afterwards . |
| 22 | It is not by accident that the excellent report by Norman Thomas on Improving primary schools for the ILEA ( ILEA 1985 ) was governed by the requirement |
| 23 | It is not by accident , therefore , that Fujitsu was first to take this route in Japan . |
| 24 | It is not by accident that the countries within the ERM — viz Spain and Ireland — and countries shadowing the system — such as Sweden and Norway — believe that the price of higher than warranted interest rates , from their domestic point of view , is nevertheless worth paying , in return for the longer-term stability that the ERM will provide . |
| 25 | It is not by welding distress and aspiration that any good can be done . |
| 26 | That Raskolnikov is not by nature timorous is the author 's assurance to his readers , dependable through nineteenthcentury novelistic convention . |
| 27 | Russell once said , ‘ It is not by delusion that mankind can prosper , but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth . ’ |
| 28 | Study for these is normally by correspondence which can be supplemented in London and certain other major centres by lectures and discussion classes . |
| 29 | Therefore , if payment is normally by cheque , there is no inducement to wait for payment . |
| 30 | Bacterial filtration in marine systems is normally by undergravel or trickle filters , both have their advantages and disadvantages . |