Example sentences of "[det] given by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atomic theory suggests a different picture of the nature of matter , and a different form of explanation from that given by hylemorphism . |
| 2 | There is no good reason for it other than that given by Bertrand Russell in that more troubled decade : ‘ The world in which we are now living would have seemed , before 1945 , too horrible to be endured . |
| 3 | The evidence was overwhelming , but none so precise and clear as that given by a Mr Bryant and his teenage daughter . |
| 4 | The fit is reasonable over most of the area and , as might be expected , is broadly similar to that given by the Shotgun model . |
| 5 | A comparison of this account with that given by des Forges and Harber indicates very little change in status since 1938 . |
| 6 | A useful minimal definition is that given by the World Health Organization that ‘ Health is a state of complete mental , physical and social well-being , and not merely the absence of disease . ’ |
| 7 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 8 | The letter , dated June 23 , refers to reaching an agreement for a Sunday Times article presenting ‘ a more balanced picture ’ than that given by the Morton book serialisation which portrays Diana as victim of a loveless marriage . |
| 9 | Our estimate of the percentage of multiparasitized nests containing more than one egg of the same female at Guadix is close to that given by Soler , but significantly lower than that obtained at Santa Fe ( Table 1 ) . |
| 10 | Compare the description of her social life given by Linda Farrell , a delivery man 's wife , with that given by Margaret Nicholson , the wife of the director of a publishing firm . |
| 11 | A representative assessment is that given by the library manager : I would say that one of the biggest advantages was the fact that senior management … from the Head down , from the very word go , were after making it a success … one thing we have got is a greater awareness from a greater number of staff , because they come in here to supervise and help [ and ] get involved … but I think the biggest advantage has been the fact that time devoted to … library skills for all the first year … [ has ] been extended to an hour a week … |
| 12 | The most graphic statement of the dual role , though some would call it an overstatement ( e.g. Pearce , 1982 ) , is that given by the National Association of Head Teachers ( NAHT ) in response to a document on the role of the advisory service issued by the Society of Education Officers and the National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers : |
| 13 | The most frequently quoted definition of non-natural user is that given by the Judicial Committee in Rickards v. Lothian , ‘ It must be some special use bringing with it increased danger to others and must not merely be the ordinary use of the land or such a use as is proper for the general benefit of the community . ’ |
| 14 | The importance of the case lies in the general discussion of the principles of natural justice , especially that given by Lord Reid . |
| 15 | It has a long historical lineage but the most sophisticated explanation is that given by Diplock L.J. , as he then was . |
| 16 | It would not be absurd , nor contrary to the rule of law , for Parliament to prefer the precise construction adopted by the tribunal to that given by the courts . |
| 17 | The usual explanation of offshore bars is that given by Johnson ( 1919 ) and the stages of formation envisaged by him are shown in Fig. 8. 18 . |
| 18 | There are many different definitions of leadership , but they do seem to have certain features in common and a useful general definition is that given by Kossen : ‘ Leadership is the ability to influence the behaviour of others to go in a certain direction . ’ |
| 19 | It may be said at once that of these dates the most inherently improbable is the last , that given by the later Turkish tradition . |
| 20 | Commentators in Washington noted that Bush 's use of the word " irreversible " , to describe the process of change in South Africa , was a stronger form of recognition than that given by European Community member countries . |
| 21 | The mean risk rating given in the Groeger and Chapman study was in fact considerably higher than that given by subjects in this experiment ( mean=3.66 , s.d. =0.74 as opposed to mean=2.15 , s.d. =0.50 ) . |
| 22 | The diagnosis was that given by the reporting general practitioner , and each event was categorised according to the woman 's contraceptive state at the time of the event . |
| 23 | some course leaders ' definition of ‘ enterprise ’ differed from that given by the Enterprise Centre — a number believe that a particular industry 's skills should be included under the umbrella of enterprise . |
| 24 | If we put these fragments of information together , we can construct a picture of black adolescents ' perceptions of Creole use and attitudes which is similar to that given by Sutcliffe . |
| 25 | Critics of official statistics argued that not all those out of work were registered as unemployed and that the real figure was therefore higher than that given by the Department of Employment , which is responsible for compiling the data . |
| 26 | The most familiar description perhaps is that given by Lord Wright in Davies v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd ( No 2 ) [ 1942 ] AC 601 at p611 : It is not a claim which the deceased could have pursued in his own lifetime because it is for damages suffered not by himself , but by his family after his death . |
| 27 | Perhaps the best definition of repair was that given by Buckley LJ in Lurcott v Wakely & Wheeler [ 1911 ] 1 KB 905 : " repair is restoration by renewal or replacement of subsidiary parts of a whole . |
| 28 | So you have a very particular view of the constitution , that given by the founding fathers and one which is still in force some seventy eighty years later as America headed towards its most momentous and divisive crisis in its history . |
| 29 | These histories , it was believed , could be constructed by looking at the available information on primitive peoples , past and present , whether from archaeological remains , from classical accounts of early institutions , such as those given by Tacitus concerning the German tribes of Roman times , or early Greece and Rome themselves , or , most importantly , from the reports of travellers , explorers , colonists and missionaries , describing contemporary primitives . |
| 30 | For those given by Buxton as missing on operation ‘ Gain' — listed by name , rank and number as Leslie and his men — approximates to the total of S.A.S. troops now known to have been captured and executed by the Germans on that operation in the Forét de Fontainebleau , south of Paris . |