Example sentences of "means [prep] [verb] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | even fewer would deny that the CMHTs were precipitated into a virtual policy vacuum and were in effect used as one means of developing a broader framework rather than as a means of implementing an already established strategy . |
| 2 | It also has a broader value as a means of acquainting the newer recruits with ‘ normal ’ ways of dealing with problems . |
| 3 | The leading Southern Hemisphere nations — New Zealand and Australia — see the proposed law changes as a means of achieving a faster , more spectacular game , better able to offer enough entertainment value to attract more spectators and new recruits . |
| 4 | Even without this , it would be a very necessary routine as a means of adding a broader dimension to the findings leading to the subsequently confirmed conclusions . |
| 5 | It was widely known , however , that China had been pressing for a Japanese imperial visit for some time as a means of marking a further stage in the country 's rehabilitation from the diplomatic isolation which had followed the Tiananmen Square massacre . |
| 6 | Because the choice of opting out is largely represented to parents , former pupils and the local community as a means of securing a better financial arrangement from the DES than has been possible with the local authority , it is sometimes argued that it is not ethos or education but funding which alone lies at the heart of the decision . |
| 7 | It assesses , in detail , the present situation and possible future developments in the United Kingdom , places these developments in the context of similar activities in other advanced industrial nations ; and should draw generalisable conclusions on means of securing a readier acceptance of new technologies by the public as consumers and as citizens . |