Example sentences of "[vb -s] that by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fig. 1 illustrates that by linking such splines at a common point and opposite tangent directions , an indefinite length of smooth curve can be defined with relatively little data . |
| 2 | The law respects the right of the shareholders to determine the objectives of their association through contract and accepts that by virtue of their capital contributions they should be regarded as the owners of the company . |
| 3 | Robert Gray has analysed marriage patterns in late nineteenth-century Edinburgh and concludes that by the end of the period , patterns of segregated intermarriage as between the families of skilled " and " unskilled " workers were tending to break down . |
| 4 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 5 | It still thinks that by interfering and pouring on more layers of bureaucracy and government it will achieve something that has eluded it for so long and will continue to elude it if it takes that path . |
| 6 | Sartre records that by 1920–21 , the personal predicament of Nizan 's father had become so desperate that he had taken to disappearing at frequent intervals from the family home at night , disappearances which Sartre interprets as " attempted suicides " . |
| 7 | It even understands that by repeating the chorus to the fade , you give Gary Davies a perfect platform from which to give the traffic update . |
| 8 | It is a first-hand account by someone who has met and talked with many of the creators of modern quantum theory , and who remarks that by the 1970s ‘ my collection of notes and transcripts of tape recordings of conversations , discussions and interviews had become quite large ’ . |
| 9 | Simon Tyler , of Chase de Vere , says that by taking the 5 per cent deferment ‘ borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000 and it will cost what a £50,000 repayment would with the Halifax ’ . |
| 10 | Greenpeace says that by 1995 the capacity of the proposed incinerators will exceed the estimated amount of UK waste for burning by about 70 000 tonnes per year . |
| 11 | Nonetheless , Shandell says that by the end of August the company will have versions ‘ for most versions of Unix ’ , by which he means implementations for Unix System V.4 , and Motorola Inc 's 88open standard plus versions for Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Data General Corp , Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG and ICL Plc Unixes and IBM 's AIX . |
| 12 | Sybase has been selling and supporting the tools since 1988 under the SQR Family line , which also includes the SQR Developer 's Kit developed by SQL Solutions , through its SQL Solutions consulting organisation , but it says that by merging SQ Software 's tools directly into its SQL Lifecycle tools product line , it can more effectively support and enhance them . |
| 13 | Virgin says that by expanding aggressively and bucking the trend it 's been able to get some really hard bargains . |
| 14 | An MP says that by the time the technology 's developed , Britain wo n't have a coal industry . |
| 15 | The church 's response says that by its own admission the Scottish Office Education Department recognises the inadequacies of its proposals . |
| 16 | The book assumes that by now the reader is accustomed to disappointment and knows more about the tragedy of defeat than the drunken elixir of triumph . |
| 17 | Rather , she more bravely assumes that by repulsing him , she will be dismissed from her position and never see him again . |
| 18 | The argument establishes that by accepting that authority one follows reasons which apply to one anyway . |
| 19 | Further , the appellant complains that by ruling in the way that he did on the main issue , the assistant recorder effectively left before the jury evidence prejudicial to the appellant which was relevant to counts 1 and 6 only : had he ruled in favour of the appellant on the motion to quash then he would have had to consider the matter and ( by inference ) would have exercised his discretion to discharge the jury and order a new trial on the remaining counts . |
| 20 | ‘ The trial shows that by careful choice and timing of cultivations and herbicide applications it is possible blackgrass control even in areas where the yield-robbing weed is out of control , ’ explains Ciba-Geigy 's Andy Pigott . |
| 21 | Rewriting inequalities such as ( 10.3 ) in this form shows that by allowing a constant term in the objective we can effectively make the goal zero for all objectives . |
| 22 | ‘ All I wanted to say was — her life is devoted to serving and servicing others — and the book shows that by playing that role that that role adds more to human happiness and richness than anything else . |
| 23 | Of course , differences in wealth between peasant families were not new ; the evidence of the poll tax returns shows that by the last quarter of the fourteenth century peasants might employ labour on their own account and even have a servant living in their household , although it is difficult to say how common this was ( 81 , pp.30–3 ; 83 , p.31 ) . |
| 24 | A listing made in Paris in 1640 shows that by then the rulers of England and Savoy , the States-General and many German princes , especially those of west Germany , corresponded with Louis XIII in French . |
| 25 | Artificial appearance thereby takes on a sexual overtone which Porter detects in the expression ‘ making faces ’ , meaning to have sex Keith Thomas observes that by the eighteenth century bodily control became a symbol of social hierarchy An elegant person would not pass wind audibly , or expose teeth while laughing . |
| 26 | She observes that by taking out the old fuse and putting a new one in she has caused the iron to work again . |
| 27 | Ponyboy feels he should become tough to fit in with his friends , but soon realises that by doing this he would never achieve a better life . |
| 28 | Adobe reckons that by the end of 1990 more than 40m copies of its type-faces were in use . |
| 29 | Lovins reckons that by improving the efficiency of lighting , especially commercial lighting , the US could save a quarter of the electricity it uses . |
| 30 | While there will be a delay of between four to six months before the NT and NetWare releases become available , Brown reckons that by 1995 , or three versions of the database on , Informix should be able to launch the three versions simultaneously . |