Example sentences of "[pron] is the [noun] by [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is obviously much less than the comparable figure of half a billion , which is the factor by which the histone H4 gene after natural selection is more accurate than a typical secretary ; but it is still a very impressive figure . |
| 2 | The word I have here glossed as " mankind " was Jinghpaw , which is the term by which the people known to the British as Kachins describe themselves . |
| 3 | The majority of readers will be familiar with the nitrogen cycle , which is the process by which organic waste is decomposed into ammonia , nitrite and finally nitrate . |
| 4 | Something is the process by which gr Oh photosynthesis . |
| 5 | It is the secret by which the capitalist class maintains its power . |
| 6 | Examples of plasmid transfer in the external world are well established ; for instance , it is the mechanism by which drug resistance spreads in hospitals or intensive farming units . |
| 7 | Its main action appears to be not one of erosion , but merely one of transport : it is the mechanism by which much debris is thought to be moved from the foot of the uplands across the gentle slopes that often border them in deserts . |
| 8 | In the one sense , the term is used to refer to the ordinary aspects of police work , in the other , it is the process by which police work is done that is described as ‘ routine ’ . |
| 9 | It is hierarchical , i.e. it is the process by which the managerial relationships of the institution are expressed and developed . |
| 10 | The State is the result of the disorder brought about by inequality and private property and it is the means by which this inequality and private property is maintained . |
| 11 | But it is this commercial work that he sees as fulfilling a far more important function — it is the means by which he is able to fund his own personal projects . |
| 12 | Tranquility , calm , mirth , enthusiasm and benevolence are also indispensable attributes of men of the mystical journey ; and this is even more true of meditation which is the very basis of the mystic life , for it is the means by which the mind is dyed and changed into a garden . |
| 13 | But it is the means by which these desirable ends are to be achieved that must shock and dismay . |
| 14 | And the resemblance of orchid to female wasp is not coincidental , for it is the means by which the orchid spreads its pollen to other members of its species . |
| 15 | It is the means by which the entrepreneur either creates new wealth-producing resources or endows existing resources with enhanced potential for creating wealth . |
| 16 | In essence , it is the means by which C&P will provide customers , internally and externally , with exactly the products and services agreed . |
| 17 | Manipulation of ‘ needs ’ by both creating them and satisfying them is the process by which social control is effected . |
| 18 | If money supply changes , what is the mechanism by which it will affect aggregate demand ? |
| 19 | What is the process by which local loyalties and parochial orientations give way to wider concerns ? |