Example sentences of "carry on by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The widest definition of the Crown in the cases is that of Lord Diplock in Town Investments Ltd. v. Department of Environment who said of the term that it is ‘ appropriate to embrace both collectively and individually all the Ministers of the Crown and parliamentary secretaries under whose direction the administrative work of government is carried on by civil servants in the various government departments ’ . |
| 2 | is carried on by private study under supervision . |
| 3 | The distinction here is between two very distinct schools of harpsichord-making ; a tradition carried on by native craftsmen who flourished during the first 25 years of the 18th century and an imported tradition initiated by Hermann Tabel that displaced its native rival as effectively as a cuckoo might take charge in a sparrow 's nest . |
| 4 | In the first half of the seventeenth century the Dutch East India Company , for example , still sent representatives of its own to negotiate with European powers ; but by its end any diplomatic activity in Europe carried on by non-sovereign entities was a curiosity without practical significance . |
| 5 | Failing success in negotiation , however , the struggle had to be carried on by any means possible . |
| 6 | In 1839 , the Chinese decided to end the lucrative opium trade carried on by British merchants . |
| 7 | After the death of old Daniel , the five year lease was carried on by old Smythe who renewed it for a further term of two years though at a lower rental . |