Example sentences of "be bring [prep] [noun sg] by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author showed shrewd perception of the powers which could be exercised by commercial blockade or by boycott , and he specifically indicates wool and tin as English products which were necessary to the Flemings , who could be brought under pressure by a withdrawal of supplies . |
| 2 | The six killer diseases not only CAN be brought under control by the end of 1990 . |
| 3 | Inflation will be brought under control by the emerging recession . |
| 4 | If independence exists in fact , then it implies that the perception ought to be brought into line by a clear public understanding of the facts . |
| 5 | It says Microsoft will likely be driven to support an optional Unix SVR4 personality on top of the NT kernel by 1995 or 1996 and that such a creature will be brought to life by a third party , nominating the Santa Cruz Operation Inc for the role . |
| 6 | Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) . |