Example sentences of "by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gives strength to the design , which is also enhanced by the lofty attic , above which was originally a sculptured quadriga . |
| 2 | The sound , in itself small , was magnified by the lofty roof , and startled him painfully , and he drew back with a bounding heart into the shadows of the triforium as a man stepped into the church . |
| 3 | This arrangement denies natural light to the body of the spinal corridors which serve the ground- , first- and second-floor dwellings , giving them an institutional quality that is only slightly reduced by the relief from the cellular treatment of space offered by the lofty entrance lobby and main staircase space at the west end . |
| 4 | All references are by the author-date system ( e.g. , ‘ Grice , 1961 ’ ) and are collected in the References at the end of the book . |
| 5 | That he didso , even after appeals for clemency from abroad , including Britain and France , apparently indicates his concern at the threat posed by the abortive coup , and may presage further measures to demonstrate a firm hand . |
| 6 | If a Court Scheme is agreed to by the target 's shareholders ( or a particular class of them ) by the requisite majority , and is approved by the court , then it will be binding on all shareholders ( or the particular class of them ) and the company . |
| 7 | As mentioned above , once a Court Scheme is approved by the requisite majority and the court it binds the company and all its members ( or the particular class of them ) . |
| 8 | These are as follows : ( 1 ) Once a Court Scheme has been approved by the requisite majority of members and sanctioned by the court it is binding on all the members ( or the particular class of them ) and the company . |
| 9 | ( b ) whether to sanction the scheme following its approval by the requisite majority of shareholders . |
| 10 | ( 8 ) The bidder always runs the risk that at the hearing of the petition the court will exercise its discretion not to sanction the scheme even though it has been approved by the requisite minority of members ( see para 2.4.7 below ) . |
| 11 | One can only hope that tournament organisers come to recognise this and ensure that each event is staffed by the requisite number of officials . |
| 12 | Featureless sheds surrounded by the requisite area of unkempt grass and undersized dying trees as well as an extensive car park is the norm for most types of modern industry . |
| 13 | The resulting Peace of Kallias of 449 did not , however , affect the diplomatic position of Sparta , and it is easy to be misled by the Athens-centred character of the written sources and forget that Sparta and Persia were technically at war right down to 412 BC . |
| 14 | In the event the hunger strike was called off on May 12 , 1989 , on the basis of the concessions offered by the SPD-ruled Länder : concessions not implemented in the other states . |
| 15 | Nicolas Platon ( 1968 , pp. 167–8 ) mentions the remarkable technique , perfected by the Minoan metal workers , by which superbly decorated daggers were produced . |
| 16 | The ridge is formed by the algal genus , Porolithon , not by Lithothamnion after which it used to be named . |
| 17 | The authorities were becoming increasingly concerned by the unhealthy state of student activism . |
| 18 | Between them they supplied all they could remember of the encounter by the roped-off enclosure above the river . |
| 19 | Peace hung by the slender thread of the DCAC 's moral authority . |
| 20 | The reduction in Goram 's size was matched by the slender margin for error he showed in his opening spell at Ibrox , losing only one goal in his first nine games for Rangers . |
| 21 | The second morning consisted of more drill accompanied by the ever-falling snow , which this time had a two inch start on them , followed by another lunch of bread and cheese . |
| 22 | A very good example of a complex form is provided by the cuspate foreland of Dungeness ( Plate 31 ) , which has been studied in detail by Lewis ( 1932 ) , whose ideas on its formation are indicated in Fig. 8.31 . |
| 23 | Do n't be confused by the Japanese ensign on this one … its owner , the pop star Gary Numan , says he wanted to be different . |
| 24 | The battle plan had still not been approved by the Japanese government . |
| 25 | But one of the conditions set by the Japanese government was that its people should take part only if there were a ceasefire between the warring parties . |
| 26 | MacArthur insisted that the new Japanese constitution , accepted by the Japanese government upon his insistence in 1946 , contained a clause renouncing war . |
| 27 | A dimension of growing significance concerned the attitude towards a peace treaty and strategic matters adopted by the Japanese government itself . |
| 28 | One of the American complaints against Japan is that Japan has had access to US government-funded research while denying foreign companies access to research funded by the Japanese government . |
| 29 | Peacock 's remark was widely denounced within Australia as racist in tone and intent , and concern over the issue was expressed by the Japanese government on March 20 . |
| 30 | This latter issue was also cited by the Japanese government as the reason for its decision to postpone the eighth round of normalization talks with North Korea , originally scheduled for July . |