Example sentences of "be supported by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if it is not exactly this scheme , it is certain that any global agreement will have to be supported by a mechanism which allows the developing countries to pollute more while they catch up with developed countries which are simultaneously reducing their emissions . |
| 2 | Unemployment may still be rising quite sharply ; underlying inflation will not be much lower than it is now ; sterling may need to be supported by a rise in interest rates . |
| 3 | A uniformly distributed load can be supported by a hanging , catenary chain one thirtieth the cross section of a simply supported beam . |
| 4 | However , because the CAB door is always open , the CAB adviser is expected to cope , at least initially , with clients who might more suitably be supported by a counsellor or social worker . |
| 5 | In other words , by careful examination of the database it was possible to assess and list the processes that could be supported by a computer system , and identify broadly the associated information . |
| 6 | These arguments tend to be supported by a detailed study of the impact of the war on East London ( Bush 1978 ) , and the more recent work of Waites ( 1987 ) in which he demonstrates that during the war the working class was able temporarily to reappropriate nationalist sentiment , articulating it with an assertive , class-conscious resistance to perceived excesses of capitalist exploitation . |
| 7 | Daily running checks need to be made and these checks must be supported by a workable maintenance system . |
| 8 | The atmosphere has 200 times the capacity to hold oxygen than has sea water and much larger colonies of beneficial bacteria can be supported by a dry type filter . |
| 9 | And then it has to be supported by a brace . ’ |
| 10 | Aye , I know that the calf muscles will atrophy , but at least they can be supported by a brace and the boy 'll be able to walk . ’ |
| 11 | This process can be supported by a computer with which the client may interact alone or it may be used by the counsellor as a database and prompter . |
| 12 | The Council would be supported by a group of permanent national representatives , serviced by a small secretariat , which would meet weekly in Geneva . |
| 13 | Serious wildlife photographers go for super long lenses ( 250mm–600mm ) which are relatively heavy and need to be supported by a sturdy tripod . |
| 14 | As for how many personal computers could be supported by a local network-connected PS/2 , the company admits that it simply wo n't know until the code is finished , but the implication is that it will be many more than 40 , and that the local network might run out of capacity before the server will . |
| 15 | In the middle of February press reports indicated that the Soviet Union was advancing with the formation of a government in north Korea to be supported by a north Korean army . |
| 16 | For example , advertising may support a campaign to drink more lager with an in-pub promotion organized by the public relations team — or a health education advertising campaign aimed at children may be supported by a public relations programme of activities in schools . |
| 17 | Successful Compacts will promote a kaleidoscope of different activities , and will be supported by a wide range of different parties , and so a complex management task emerges . |
| 18 | It may be , to take the latter first , that a TV commercial needs to be supported by a rather more informative press campaign . |
| 19 | Take , for example , a case in which an employer is considering entering into a contract with a contractor for substantial building work but requires the contractor 's obligations to be supported by a bank or insurance company bond . |
| 20 | But if the plea can be supported by a finding of guilt alone , a defendant might escape punishment altogether . |
| 21 | A ‘ traditional ’ English countryside can only be supported by a traditionally poverty-stricken rural labour force . |
| 22 | This requires action taken by a trade union to be supported by a majority in a secret ballot of all those reasonably expected to take part in the action , and in view of the practicalities of organising a ballot and the fact that advance approval of action is valid for only four weeks puts a serious constraint upon the taking of effective action even where that has overwhelming support . |
| 23 | For costing and accounting purposes it is usual for payments to be supported by a payment certificate or a standard format . |
| 24 | The procedure for payment of labour and material sub-contractors will usually follow that described for labour-only sub-contractors and interim payments will be supported by a certificate issued by the builder 's surveyor . |
| 25 | The initially modest programme would then be supported by a variety of group other Congressmen and pressure groups — and there would be pressures for expansion of the programme : a ‘ spiral effect ’ . |
| 26 | Probationary members must be more than 18 years of age and an amateur must hold a current handicap of 1 ; if already a professional , she must be supported by a reference from her professional golf association or Tour . |
| 27 | This identification would be supported by a poem on the marriage of George II in 1761 which , according to Collier , was ‘ Wrote in the Seventy-Second Year of her Age ’ . |
| 28 | Mature products need to be managed for cash inflow or extending the life-cycle ; strategies based on the experience curve need to be supported by a tough cost-control policy throughout the product life-cycle in order to manage costs down . |
| 29 | Top of the bill will be rock band GAGA , who will be supported by a full light and stage show and will play mainly Queen hits for an evening billed as a Night of Magic . |
| 30 | For example , in credit transfer a certificate may need to be supported by a portfolio of evidence , while in APL some certification may be produced to support the portfolio . |