Example sentences of "used by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A chance observer saw the sling being used by the second and soon the rumour was circulating that Paul Ross had used ‘ dubious tactics ’ on Prodigal Sons ( a later companion route to Deja Vu ) . |
| 2 | Besides the First Century cave , the archaeologists have discovered a group of other man-made caverns believed to have been used by the Second Century anti-Roman Jewish rebel , Bar-Kokhba . |
| 3 | The immense Roman fortress and ruins of the Norman Castle at Pevensey was first built as a coastal fort to protect the anchorage used by the Roman fleets . |
| 4 | Abelard of Mallion was the first Rottweiler to be used by the Metropolitan Police and was handled by Inspector Roy Hunter . |
| 5 | These are : ( a ) The Gatekeeper : who builds up , maintains and filters information used by the other four roles . |
| 6 | I gained confidence in the preparation of trial material which I knew would not only be used by the other members of the group but the necessary improvements were made prior to testing . |
| 7 | Moreover , many of those laws on the statute books which empowered colonial administrators to control the printed media remained in force and were used by the new governments after independence . |
| 8 | The very phrase ‘ the political side ’ — a phrase also used by the new member to Simon and Nigel — implies a lack of centrality , or at most an equality with the non-political side . |
| 9 | The incident rated two on the seven-point scale of nuclear accidents used by the International Atomic Energy Agency , and resulted in slight increases in radiation in the surrounding area , including parts of Finland , but not sufficient to threaten human health , according to Russian and Finnish experts . |
| 10 | The incident rated two on the seven-point scale of nuclear accidents used by the International Atomic Energy Agency , and resulted in slight increases in radiation in the surrounding area , including parts of Finland , but not sufficient to threaten human health , according to Russian and Finnish experts . |
| 11 | Other instances of racial prejudice can be found in the fact that the church used by the black community is used by the white men as a gambling den in the week although using a white church for such purposes would not be allowed , if even thought of . |
| 12 | In the next few sections I will look at the characteristics of LE as used by the black community , with respect to vocabulary , grammar and accent . |
| 13 | Lapis lazuli was only one of several varieties of semi-precious stones used by the Egyptian goldsmith to enrich his products . |
| 14 | Not , not there is a side chapel there , the east chapel and that 's the catholic chapel but it 's also used by the non- catholic group . |
| 15 | The processes of dilution and succussion are specific to homoeopathy and are not used in the preparation of any other forms of medicine , although somewhat similar methods are used by the anthroposophical people in the preparation of the Weleda range of remedies and products . |
| 16 | I had n't the remotest idea , but I followed the little rails which were used by the tiny railway to carry food up to the dining rooms … |
| 17 | From 1982 the two separate sets of targets used by the Labour government — volume and cash limit — were abolished . |
| 18 | Erm , we feel we need to move this amendment , cos it appears to be the only way to actually get the council decision implemented Chairman and to avoid a continuation of the wrecking tactics used by the Labour group . |
| 19 | The Tory Party was still torn apart last night by the Maastricht vote as the tactics used by the loyalist MPs against the rebels were branded as scandalous and bringing the Commons into disrepute . |
| 20 | They remained popular in the West throughout the Middle Ages and even continued to be used by the supreme tribunal of the Holy Roman Empire until its abolition by Napoleon in 1806 . |
| 21 | On others he apparently modified his position ; most notably , though refusing to discuss explicitly the constitutionality of abortion , he acknowledged the existence of a fundamental right protecting marital privacy , the doctrine originally used by the Supreme Court to legitimize abortion in the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade . |
| 22 | Once again , the Divisional Court refused to apply the criteria used by the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 23 | More generally , the reasoning used by the European Court of Justice in the Factortame case to justify requiring interim relief to be available to protect rights in European law has wide implications . |
| 24 | It arrives at the figure of 47 per cent on the basis of methods used by the European Commission and other European countries . |
| 25 | The word fundamentalism is unfortunately used by the Western press as the ‘ thought represented by mediaeval Islam ’ — rather than Islam at its source or in its pristine form . |
| 26 | Mm yes , erm since the home office secretary 's initiative it 's progressing quite well , with interest from certainly Bassett , Newark Stanton on the Wolds Tollerton and some other of the rural Coldfield areas were interested in going forward , Bassett looked very very interested , we went to a meeting last night , eighteen parish councils were represented , er Beckingham is going to be the first one , they 've got a special that lives there who 's gon na take up the work , Superintendent came down last night to do a circular of em a questionnaire around the village and parish to get find out what people want , and then go and see what the specials able to provide and meet the two together and get some sort of contractive agreement , he 'll work from the police house there , he 'll have access to the car , when it 's not being used by the rural officer , also his radio . |
| 27 | And later in the war , in 1943 , it was this imposing natural wall of shingle which was used by the famous Dambusters as a practice target before their attack on the Mohne and Eder dams in Germany . |
| 28 | Verses 10–11 are not part of the original story ; they record a saying used by the early Church to indicate the resurrection . |
| 29 | " Able-Oboe-Charlie " was the aircrew phonetics used by the early Pathfinders to identify their Commandant , although at the time he was officially a Commander of the Pathfinder Force , with the acting rank of group captain under the control of No 3 Group for day-to-day administration . |
| 30 | It is now being used by the major French bridge builder Baudin Chateauneuf , on a new motorway bridge , the Pont de la Planchette . |