Example sentences of "that it is [adv] by [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my belief that anorexic speech ( or , more literally , behaviour ) consists of two quite separate and often contradictory texts , and that it is only by studying them both , in order to fit them together and so come up with an amended text , that we can understand what is going on inside the anorexic herself . |
| 2 | This repudiation of language is often associated with the more romantic forms of political radicalism , the idea being that language is one of several devices by which the ruling elite manipulates cognitive structures to its own advantage , and that it is only by storming the Bastille of linguistic tradition that human beings have any hope of being restored to a state of primaeval egalitarian fellowship . |
| 3 | I believe that it is only by going back to the basics and debating questions such as ‘ What do you want from the audit process ? |
| 4 | It is not just that we clearly do understand something ; rather we know in advance that it is only by understanding the sceptic 's argument as we are clearly expected to , that we could be led to believe that we understand nothing . |
| 5 | However they put aside their competitiveness ( the Caledonian and Balmoral in Edinburgh , for example , are fighting for exactly the same guests ) because they know that it is only by working together , as one body , that they will attract visitors to Scotland in the first place . |