Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] by " in BNC.

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1 State has to be an enabling power in Plants view — ; to secure a sense of real freedom for individuals by increasing abilities , opportunities , and resources for emancipation .
2 Christmas number of Household Words , 1854 , in which an introductory chapter by CD about Watts 's Charity in Rochester provides a framework for stories by its narrator and six other travellers .
3 And I believe there are also courses laid on erm in the educational development building for teachers by the educational area ?
4 The 1981 WHO international code of marketing of breast-milk substitutes is not intended to curb the use of these products ; its aim is clearly set down as follows : ‘ to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants by the protection and promotion of breast-feeding , and by ensuring the proper use of breast-milk substitutes , when these are necessary , on the basis of adequate information and through appropriate marketing and distribution ’ .
5 More experience for umpires by way of preparation ?
6 I began this discussion of economic support between relatives by asking how significant it is in contemporary Britain .
7 In early November the Bank had temporarily suspended funding after protests by environmental groups .
8 Where a statute imposes a duty on a person , breach of that duty may give rise to an action for damages by a person injured as a result .
9 Not all breaches of statutory duty will give rise to an action for damages by a person injured as a result .
10 For brush strokes of a different kind are on show at the city centre salon through paintings by Belfast artists Fiona Connolly and Donna McGarrigan .
11 So far as Old French , or Norman French , is concerned there is an admirable Short Old French Dictionary for Students by Kenneth Urwin ( Oxford paperback 1985 ) .
12 I would first like to explain your obligations on an issue which has caused a great deal of concern and confusion for returners by being made to appear much more complicated than it actually is .
13 Since 1990 , the Court of Appeal itself has sought to provide more systematic guidance for sentencers by laying down so-called ‘ guide-line ’ judgements .
14 Equally straitened is Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp , which reported plunging profits that were still better than forecast : it is cutting its bonus for executives by 20% in the year to March 31 1994 , Reuter reports from Tokyo , adding that it is also considering reducing bonuses for senior managers as well as stopping increases of wages of those above section manager ; the company sees intense competition .
15 The accounting for royalties by a music publisher , for a world-wide or territory-by-territory contract , is very similar to record companies ' methods .
16 But yesterday the Rugby Football Union changed its mind after protests by fans and MPs .
17 Particular cultural and ethnic essentialisms , in other words , look set to structure public debate in the future despite attempts by activists and researchers to press for more sociologically informed discussion .
18 The maximum transport occurs in the breaker zone , where wave action is strong and continuous and where the lifting of particles by waves allows the current to operate to fullest effect .
19 Extraction of profits by vendor
20 The up-grading of the priest meant the down-grading of the layman and , as status declined , so criticism began to be voiced against the ecclesiastical hierarchy and against exclusive administration of sacraments by priests as the sole means of salvation .
21 Recommendation of reforms by ruling party
22 Indeed , the police make use of the Doppler effect to measure the speed of cars by measuring the frequency of pulses of radio waves reflected off them .
23 The thing that worried many people about task allocation was that each client was descended upon for a succession of tasks by a succession of nurses .
24 There followed a short lull , but from 1620 onwards a succession of attacks by small formations of S.79s commenced but all were successfully beaten off , mainly by the intense gunfire of the ships , although Yellow Section of 808 Squadron , two Fulmars flown by Lt. A.T.J. Kindersley and Lt. Hay , R.M. , caught one bomber at 1710 and claimed it shot down .
25 Instead , a facility for selective reporting of cross-references by source , target , and by status , has been built .
26 It follows the collapse of attempts by British Airways to buy a large shareholding last September , and the ill-fated effort to link Sabena with KLM to create a carrier called Sabena World Airlines .
27 Policy-making for the closure of asylums by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority
28 I have cheated a bit by not mentioning them until now , but the first mention of women by the union does not actually occur until late January and early February , that is when the strike was already entering its final phase .
29 The general damages for conspiracy and the alternative damages for deceit are claimed to include the following : ( a ) moneys ‘ expended upon the C.M.C. ’ by the plaintiffs after the commencement of the company ; ( b ) legal costs in fighting B.M.T. ; ( c ) the stain and stigma of bankruptcy ; ( d ) loss of earnings by the plaintiffs ; ( e ) the effect upon the health of the first plaintiff ; ( f ) loss of reputation of the first plaintiff ; ( g ) distress and suffering ; ( h ) loss of opportunity to develop the centre ; and ( i ) other consequential loss .
30 Loss of keys by stealing
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