Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] direct " in BNC.
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| 1 | How much more may we be biased against direct competition ? |
| 2 | Hurd confirmed to the House that 18 of the 60 Hong Kong Legco seats would be filled by direct election in 1991 . |
| 3 | The message may be communicated by direct remark or innuendo : ‘ Sex is dirty ’ , ‘ I have to put up with your father ’ , or ‘ It never did anything for me . ’ |
| 4 | Any queries can be resolved by direct access to the original information on the project cost file , filed under cost headings in monthly batches . |
| 5 | His work in geology was of equal importance , since he developed a technique for viewing slivers of rock directly through a microscope ( by cementing the mineral to a glass plate and grinding it to an extreme thinness ) , thus allowing its structure to be visualized by direct microscopy , rather than through use of reflected light , which revealed only its surface qualities . |
| 6 | A person may be nominated for direct entry to fellowship if , by reason of public standing and professional experience , they appear to the council to be able and willing to personally advance the objectives of the Association . |
| 7 | On that view , ( 1 ) will be ascertained by direct observation of freezing water . |
| 8 | The observation statements that form the basis of science are secure and reliable because their truth can be ascertained by direct use of the senses . |
| 9 | Repayments , according to officials , would be made by direct debit through the student 's personal account with a bank or building society . |
| 10 | The ions and many of the compounds can not be made by direct combination of their constituent elements . |
| 11 | Thus , for over sixty years , there have been specially equipped and staffed clinics throughout the country , where patients can be seen without direct referral by their general practitioners . |
| 12 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that that shows that there is scope , through a range of Government and quasi-government bodies , to encourage action beyond what can be done with direct Government money ? |
| 13 | It could not be done by direct supervision because of the inability of management to be present at the face frequently enough . |
| 14 | This can be done by direct road , passing through a number of attractive little towns on the way . |
| 15 | This can be done by direct measurements of the maximum dimension of a hundred grains through a calibrated eye piece graticule , or on a screen , followed by calculation of the standard deviation of these dimensions and application of a conversion equation which adjusts this value for the effects of random sectioning ( e.g. Harrell & eriksson , 1979 ) . |
| 16 | Probably this work should be done by direct order to a local plant contractor . |
| 17 | Assistance must likely be uncovered through direct observation , or through accounts of people who worked with the visionary . |
| 18 | Scale formation can be prevented in direct boiler systems by fitting a water softener , water conditioner or scale reducer ( see page 42 ) or by keeping the water temperature below 60°C . |
| 19 | All statements can also be used as direct commands . |
| 20 | Those extreme inductivists , the logical positivists , went so far as to say that theories only have meaning insofar as they can be verified by direct observation . |
| 21 | The French law which stipulates 25% of any estate be preserved for direct descendants was waived by his widow , who felt she was interpreting her husband 's wishes . |
| 22 | One , the general public , can really only be reached by direct advertising in the media — the other , the ‘ gate-keepers , ’ those who work in the social field and in advice agencies , need to be approached much more selectively . |
| 23 | Charles Haughey , the Irish Prime Minister , on Jan. 21 and again on Jan. 22 declared that if " a new and more broadly based agreement can be reached by direct discussions and negotiations with all the parties involved , the Irish government will be prepared to contemplate , in agreement with the British government , a new and better-structured agreement or arrangement to transcend the existing one " . |
| 24 | Cross-boundary flow adjustments to allocations will be replaced by direct billing for services rendered . |
| 25 | For video shoots in which individuals or groups of people are to be lit by direct floodlighting , the exact placing of the lamps becomes more important . |
| 26 | In the former case , by employing civilian clerical staff a greater proportion of funds can be allocated for direct policing policies . |
| 27 | THE Royal Bank 's newly-formed Telephone Service Unit is to be known as Direct Banking . |
| 28 | Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat in a saucepan by itself . |
| 29 | Savimbi said that the ceasefire should be followed by direct talks between UNITA and the government , followed by the formation of a transitional government . |
| 30 | It would seem that the primary activity of operations needs to be split into direct and indirect costs , with the latter analysed into major cost-driver categories as interpreted by Kaplan . |