Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [det] [adj] means " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book will therefore explain some of these ordinary means , even though they may be familiar to most moviegoers , as a basis for the extraordinary and generally more elaborate means that are known as SFX . |
| 2 | The n eigenvalues of a square matrix A = ( Aij ) of order n are given ( see 1.16 ) by the roots of the characteristic equation unc which , in expanded form , can be written unc In theory , therefore , the calculation of the eigenvalues of A is straightforward : we form the characteristic determinant in ( 1 ) , expand it to the form ( 2 ) , and solve this by any suitable means to obtain |
| 3 | So , in both the public and the private sphere , there are now substantial accretions of power that are not subject to any effective means of either political or judicial control . |
| 4 | Competitive means ‘ the same quality could not be obtained cheaper by any other means . ’ |
| 5 | Competitive means ‘ the same quality could not be obtained cheaper by any other means . ’ |
| 6 | Mallet said the high cost of entry into the market was precisely why CGI would undertake it through one of those two means because ‘ we do n't believe that we can do it all ourselves . ’ |
| 7 | Still further varieties and contrasts of tone are available by such mechanical means as the mute ( sordino ) , plucking , ( pizzicato ) , instead of bowing , the strings , ponticello tremolo in which a most eerie effect is produced by bowing the strings nearer to the bridge than the normal position , col legno in which the strings are struck with the back of the bow , giving a sound like the rattle of dry sticks , glissando , much used these days , etc . |
| 8 | This is no reason to rubbish what is achievable by these different means . |