Example sentences of "[be] by [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The continuing use of a simple majority system was opposed by opposition parties which felt that their best chance of defeating the Colorados would be by combining forces in a run-off election . |
| 2 | Bear experts conclude that the only way to maintain a bear population in the Pyrenees would be by importing bears from other parts of Europe . |
| 3 | One important method used to sell benefits is by branding products . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ The only way he 'll get back in the England setup is by getting promotion . ’ |
| 5 | For examination of witnesses abroad , s 56 of the 1984 Act applies , and application is by originating summons to a master of the High Court ( RSC Ord 39 , rr 1 , 2 ) . |
| 6 | Perhaps , above all , the way to pull down these strongholds is by telling people about Jesus . |
| 7 | One is by replacing terminals with PCs loaded with both LAN and comms cards to bridge the two environments . |
| 8 | The way to secure future prosperity is by embracing change not resisting it and as my honourable friend er indicates , by using our skills to best effect and competitively in a global market place were we to embrace the policies of members opposite in the European community we would shut the job , the door to the jobs which will come from that inward investment because we have opted out of the social chapter we do indeed have the opportunity that comes from being , if I may qui may quote er President Delors a pa a paradise for inward investment . |
| 9 | The expectations gap is a complex phenomenon , and it is caused as much by financial reporting problems as it is by auditing ones . |
| 10 | It is by helping newcomers , becoming a sponsor and by doing practical service of one kind or another for the group or for the Anonymous Fellowship as a whole that one gains greater insights into one 's own disease and greater humility and security in one 's own recovery . |
| 11 | We are enjoined to transcend our bodily selves and we are enjoined to erm move to the level of intellect through contemplation , that is by pursuing philosophy we will withdraw ourselves from our mere bodily selves and be elevated to the realm of intellect . |
| 12 | Another way in which the new narrative extends the range of traditional realism is by re-creating modes of spoken speech , not for reasons of costumbrism or authenticity , but to portray a society through the way in which it expresses itself orally . |
| 13 | The role of finds in dating is looked at in the next chapter , but perhaps the most obvious way in which finds can tell us about the past is by providing evidence about ancient technology . |
| 14 | Now that means that bands are being arm-wrestled into sounding like Nirvana ; and the only record companies can imagine doing that is by hiring Nirvana 's producer , so every band on a major label has been remixed by Nirvana 's producer this year … and I just do n't have any interest in being part of the continuum . ’ |
| 15 | The most obvious is by watching father 's reaction to mother 's behaviour and the comments of both about other women and other marriages . |
| 16 | Propagation is by planting cuttings . |
| 17 | A further way of obscuring diatonic chords is by using counter parallelisms , in which every move in the upper part(s) is reflected by inversion in the lower : In ( a ) the upper and lower parts are formed of triads with an added note in the upper part . |
| 18 | One simple way of creating tension in your soloing is by using Pentatonics ‘ outside ’ of the normal harmony suggested by the chord changes . |
| 19 | One of the obvious ways of organising the data on physical storage media is by using lists . |
| 20 | One of the many ways in which grown-ups take a mean advantage of the innocence of childhood is by creating bogies as aids to authority . |
| 21 | One of the ways we achieve this is by creating apartments within the houses , based on a monthly charge from £600 per person together with a returnable loan . |
| 22 | One of the ways we achieve this is by creating apartments within the houses , based on a monthly charge from £600 per person together with a returnable loan . |
| 23 | The usual method of investing in a company is by taking shares in it . |
| 24 | but , when it comes to taking other drugs , for a thrill , yes you could do without them , and one of the ways you can do that is by taking time out for yourself , whether you 're a single parent or if you 're a you know , if you 're a family , the important thing is finding time for yourself and not for your family or your dependants . |
| 25 | We can see why this is by taking examples from human weapons technology . |
| 26 | The most effective way is by filling gaps in the gas supply area . |
| 27 | The best way — indeed , the only way — in which we can make progress in that regard is by affecting attitudes and the culture that exists within companies . |
| 28 | One way in which such factors are isolated is by comparing parents known to batter their children with a control group of parents who have no history of child abuse ( Lynch and Roberts 1977 , for example ) . |
| 29 | The submission which Mr. Lester makes on the other hand is not restricted by reference to the type of statute and indeed the only way in which it could be discovered whether help was to be given is by considering Hansard itself . |
| 30 | One way in which we can look over a writer 's shoulder , and observe the process of composition , is by examining alterations made both in manuscript , and in revised editions of a work . |