Example sentences of "was [vb pp] about by [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lennis , again apparently confirmed by Mrs. Carolan , had suggested that much of Andrew 's present trouble , whatever it was , was brought about by drink . |
| 2 | While Mukařovský and the Thèses proposed that the ‘ set ’ towards the message was brought about by deviation from or violation of a norm , Jakobson here in his later work is arguing that it is the consequence of the peculiar symmetry or convergence of the ‘ poetic ’ text . |
| 3 | All of this change was brought about by pressure from the integrated education movement discussed in the next section . |
| 4 | Their collapse was brought about by opposition movements demanding greater democracy , but also a reconstruction of the economy to achieve higher rates of growth and in particular a vastly improved supply of consumer goods . |
| 5 | Many believe that his fall was brought about by rivals . |
| 6 | Shiva thought most of the folly of the world was brought about by fear and greed and to call this evil , as if it were the result of purposeful calculation and deliberate wrongdoing , was to show ignorance of human psychology . |