Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearing the required two-thirds majority by 374 votes to one , with 11 abstentions , the law removed references to the leading role of the PUWP , changed the country 's formal name from the Polish People 's Republic ( in use since 1947 ) to the Polish Republic , and restored ( from Feb. 9 , 1990 ) the pre-war national emblem of a crowned white eagle in a red field . |
| 2 | By deepening the partisan rift , the Thomas affair also cast its shadow over the Senate 's attempt to override the President , which failed to achieve the necessary two-thirds majority by two votes on Oct. 16 . |
| 3 | Shares in real-estate investment trusts ( REITs ) — tax-favoured property vehicles — have been Wall Street 's star performers , beating the S&P 500 index by more than ten percentage points since January . |
| 4 | Stephen Campbell can work on an eight foot by eight foot canvas a week , a phenomenal speed ! |
| 5 | The measurements are eight foot by nine foot . |
| 6 | The UK is committed to reducing sulphur dioxide emissions to 60% of the 1980 level by 2003 . |
| 7 | And it 's got eleven foot by nine foot bedroom . |
| 8 | Eleven foot by nine foot . |
| 9 | Open-boat cars 606 and 602 side by side on the twin loops , while the crews enjoy their rest break in the sunshine . |
| 10 | Last June the Monarchs beat the Dragons 21–0 to lift the World Bowl trophy but last week 's 31–28 defeat by Frankfurt exposed weaknesses in the London team . |
| 11 | Hundred and twenty eight divide by |
| 12 | Arsenal 's England full-back Lee Dixon made a successful comeback in the reserve team 's 1-0 defeat by Luton yesterday , playing his first game since sustaining a knee injury more than three weeks ago . |
| 13 | But Kirkwood , who was a particularly dejected figure after Monday 's decisive 1-0 defeat by Canada , injected some pride back into Irish ranks in the dying seconds when he flicked home the winner . |
| 14 | Edinburgh Ladies and Royal High Gymnasts , currently second and third , clash at Cramond tomorrow , with Gymnasts aiming for revenge after their recent 1-0 defeat by Ladies in the quarter-final of the National League Cup . |
| 15 | CHRISTIAN Raducanu , the 22-year-old Romanian lock , disappeared from the party after his team 's 32-0 defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday . |
| 16 | Example 4:7 Side by side rent sharing SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule : ( a ) " rental income " means the aggregate of : ( i ) any yearly or other periodical sums payable under an occupational lease including sums payable by virtue of any enactment ; ( ii ) any sums payable by way of interest under an occupational lease ; ( iii ) any sums payable by way of damages or compensation for any breach of a tenant 's obligation under an occupational lease ; ( iv ) any sum payable by a guarantor of a tenant 's obligation under an occupational lease pursuant to his guarantee ; ( v ) any premium paid or other capital payment made by a tenant under an occupational lease in connection with the grant assignment variation or surrender of an occupational lease ; ( vi ) any sum payable under a policy of insurance in respect of loss of rent or other income ( b ) " permitted deductions " means the aggregate of : ( i ) expenses reasonably incurred by the tenant in order to comply with its obligations as landlord under an occupational lease ; ( ii ) legal costs incurred by the tenant in enforcing obligations under occupational leases except to the extent that the tenant recovers those costs from a party to an occupational lease ; ( iii ) the amount of any compensation or damages which the tenant is liable by statute or ordered to pay to any party to an occupational lease whether for non-renewal of a tenancy breach of covenant breach of obligation compensation for improvements or otherwise ; ( iv ) the cost of management and rent collection not exceeding … per cent of rental income ( c ) " notional rental income " means the rack rental value of any lettable unit which is either unlet or vacant or occupied by the tenant or by a group company the value to be determined as at the date on which the unit in question ceased to be let or occupied or as the case may be become occupied by the tenant or a group company and redetermined every year ( d ) " lettable unit " means a part of the property which is designed constructed or adapted for letting to an occupying retail trader ( e ) " occupational lease " means a lease under which physical possession of a lettable unit was granted by the tenant ( f ) " rack rental value " of any lettable unit at any time means the rent at which that unit might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market for a term of not less than ten years with an upwards only rent review on every fifth anniversary of the beginning of the term and on such other terms as would be expected to be negotiated in the open market ( including such financial inducements and concessions as are usual in the market at that time ) ( g ) " group company " means a company which would be treated as a member of the same group of companies as the tenant for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( h ) " divisible income " means the difference between : ( i ) rental income plus notional rental income ; and ( ii ) permitted deductions but divisible income shall never be less than nil ( i ) " the first slice " means such part of divisible income as does not exceed £ ( j ) " the second slice " means such part of divisible income as exceeds £ but does not exceed £ ( k ) " the top slice " means such part of divisible income as exceeds £ ( 2 ) The rent payable by the tenant is the aggregate of : ( a ) … per cent of the first slice ; ( b ) … per cent of the second slice ; and ( c ) … per cent of the top slice to be paid by equal quarterly payments on the usual quarter days |
| 17 | Widdel and colleagues propose a third mechanism , the use of ferrous iron as the reductant in light-driven CO 2 fixation by anaerobic bacteria using only photosystem I. Such a pathway is energetically favoured , and its existence is now substantiated by Widdel and co-workers . |
| 18 | Meanwhile CPF 's Mantes manufacturing site near Paris is progressing towards ISO9002 certification , with a target of June 1993 assessment by AFAQ , the French quality assurance organisation . |
| 19 | The November 1972 decision by the French government to invite its European partners to develop a launcher , the L-35 , took seven years to produce the first successful Ariane launch , on 24 December 1979 . |
| 20 | FLYWEIGHT Paul Ingle was eliminated on a 13-12 verdict by strong North Korean southpaw Chol Su Choi — despite a rally that won him the last round 9-4 . |
| 21 | Flyweight Paul Ingle was eliminated on a 13-12 verdict by strong North Korean Chol Su Choi despite a last-round rally . |
| 22 | Prime Minister Esko Aho said yesterday the government planned to cut about 10 billion Finnish marks out of the 1993 budget by reducing state spending . |
| 23 | The staff cuts are part of plans to reduce the corporation 's 1993 budget by £30 million to £115 million . |
| 24 | As boarding-school heads assembled at Ambleside in the Lake District for their annual conference on May 4th-6th , the 1993 census by ISIS , the independent schools information service , showed that the number of boarders continues to fall . |
| 25 | A desired [ CO 2 ] gradient was maintained in the chamber during daylight ( 9–10h daily ) by automatically varying the rate of unidirectional air flow through the cover in response to changes in photosynthetic CO 2 depletion by enclosed plants and sunlight intensity . |
| 26 | Blake was poleaxed after being struck by a missile thrown from the crowd in their 9-1 defeat by Posh last Wednesday — the incident which forced the FA to replay the match . |
| 27 | Blake was poleaxed after being struck by a missile thrown from the crowd in their 9-1 defeat by Posh last Wednesday — the incident which forced the FA to replay the match . |
| 28 | An angry Kinnear reacted to his side 's 2-1 defeat by Howard Wilkinson 's men at Elland Road by aiming a double blast at referee Gerald Ashby and Leeds ' style of play . |
| 29 | And after being taken off in County 's 2-1 defeat by Watford on Tuesday , Agana ripped off his shirt and headed for the players ' tunnel . |
| 30 | AS Raith Rovers and Dunfermline confirmed their status as promotion favourites , St Mirren yesterday were still upset at a refereeing decision which virtually ended their hopes and led to a 2-1 defeat by Dumbarton . |