Example sentences of "about by the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The real problem to be tackled is inadequate powers for the police and the public being messed about by the court system , as well as an escalation of the number of people who think they can get away with crime , ’ said Mr Marwick . |
| 2 | Hardly have the changes brought about by the Licensing Act 1988 settled in and all the guest beer and such like innovations from the Monopolies & Mergers Report taken effect , than more changes are in the air . |
| 3 | Bus ‘ deregulation ’ means the introduction of competition in the provision of local bus services brought about by the Transport Act 1985 . |
| 4 | Yet the First World War produced exactly the opposite result : after an initial rise from 120,000 in 1914 to 600,000 in 1915 the number of children taking meals fell to 75,000 in 1918 — caused , of course , by the fact that improved employment opportunities and higher real wages brought about by the war economy lifted an increasing number of parents above the eligibility level . |
| 5 | In crude terms improvements in accessibility brought about by the Channel Tunnel will reduce transport costs and thus make remoter regions more competitive . |
| 6 | A further change in the law since the case of Nash v. Inman was brought about by the Family Law Reform Act 1969 which reduced the age of majority to 18 so that only people under that age enjoy the privileged status of minor . |
| 7 | Now if I were to suggest to you that in some gay bars the ‘ lads ’ pop off to the toilets that number of times to indulge themselves , then you might think I was repeating lurid propaganda put about by the puritan league . |
| 8 | Following on from Cannon ( 1947 ) most psychologists assumed that drive was simply bodily discomfort brought about by the deprivation state and that drive reduction was due to eliminating this discomfort . |