Example sentences of "by [v-ing] a large [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such losses can be overcome by using a larger charge of hops . |
| 2 | Dysmap works by solving a large number of simultaneous equations at specified time intervals , using the information already calculated for the previous time interval as the basis for the current series of calculations . |
| 3 | But the important point to remember is that we do not observe these sociolinguistic patterns directly : it is the speech of individuals in conversational settings that we observe and describe , and it is by analysing a large quantity of spoken language from many speakers that we can then demonstrate the patterns that emerge from our data . |
| 4 | ‘ By providing a large number of points where decisions are taken by people of different political persuasions and different backgrounds , it acts as a counterweight to the uniformity inherent in government decisions . |
| 5 | What a first-class job my right hon. Friend the Chancellor did by cutting a large number of them in his Budget yesterday . |
| 6 | On the whole it is not the present fashion for public companies to complicate their capital structures by having a large number of share classes — though much ingenuity is displayed in devising the most attractive methods of marketing issues and in creating types of company securities , other than shares but with rights to convert into shares . |
| 7 | The aim is to give the readers a better Perspective than could be obtained by examining a large number of separate reports of individual companies . |
| 8 | However , one can increase one 's chances of detecting a decay by observing a large amount of matter containing a very large number of protons . |
| 9 | By conceding a large part of Reagan 's requests in both budget cuts and tax reductions , Jones hoped that compromise with the White House would be possible , but he was to be bitterly disappointed . |
| 10 | With these it " further lubricated the channels linking savings and investment by creating a large stock of negotiable paper assets which new savers could buy whenever existing lenders wanted to realise their loans " . |
| 11 | Imagineers are dedicated to maintaining the fantasy element of architectural experience by employing a kind of pixie dust that includes reducing — or increasing — the scale of buildings ( as in movie cartoons ) to give a feeling of make-believe , and by dribbling a large amount of twinkling , carnival-like lighting throughout . |
| 12 | It is freer from selectivity bias than the recent survey conducted by the IMS ( Meager , 1985 ) and , by covering a large number of employers/establishments , permits more detailed analysis . |