Example sentences of "means [prep] [verb] their [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Front and other crypto-fascist fringe-groups have consciously attempted to use football as a means of spreading their ideology amongst young white workers and have specifically targeted certain clubs such as West Ham and Millwall . |
| 2 | 16.13 At secondary school , pupils should be increasingly encouraged to think critically about the texts they encounter , as a means of enlarging their understanding of the worlds of others , and in this way to examine and develop their own responses . |
| 3 | The idea is to offer ES/9000 users a means of meeting their requirement for more capacity without having to upgrade their mainframes and pay IBM higher software licence fees . |
| 4 | Indeed , it is not unknown for lawyers ( mostly solicitors ) to decry the iniquities of the system of investigation in private , emphasising the fact that they have no means of putting their point of view . |
| 5 | Other people may keep talking at you as a means of reinforcing their relationship to you : ‘ I matter to you , so you must give me plenty of airtime . ’ |
| 6 | Organisations of all kinds look to our sponsorship as a means of associating their name with enjoyment and a high standard of endeavour and of establishing their commitment to the activities of the broader community . |
| 7 | Organisations of all kinds look to sponsorship as a means of associating their name with enjoyment and excellence and of establishing their commitment to the activities of the broader community . |
| 8 | Local political elites , although originally intended to represent the interests of the central government within their area , appeared increasingly to resent their limited control over local appointment and investment decisions and were increasingly willing to employ ‘ nationalist ’ arguments as a means of increasing their leverage upon the central authorities in this connection . |