Example sentences of "[prep] means of [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If place is to be defined in terms of co-ordinates , the assumption that no particular can be in two places at once presupposes the ( logical ) possibility of a unique designation by means of co-ordinates of every single position in space , i.e. the possibility , in principle , of setting up an all-embracing co-ordinate system ; making it possible to differentiate unambiguously every point in space from any other from a given origin . |
| 2 | Attempts were also made to evaluate the effects of the self-instructional orientation material , by means of observations of how students performed a series of tasks . |
| 3 | The Convention provides for the taking of evidence or the performing of other judicial acts abroad , by means of Letters of Request or by the use of diplomats and consuls , of and commissioners . |
| 4 | A hand , or Aldis , lamp for signalling in Morse code was found unsatisfactory ; a more efficient method was for tank to signal to tank , or to the supporting infantry , by means of discs of different colour . |
| 5 | In the original method the total units were given numbers from 1 upwards and the sample taken by means of tables of random numbers which could be bought . |
| 6 | Before the publication ofthe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society communication in science was primarily carried out by means of networks of correspondents . |
| 7 | The inheritance of behaviour is effected by means of arrangements of molecules , called genes . |
| 8 | On the one hand the rise of polities headed by rulers and functioning by means of hierarchies of administrative , priestly and military officials , in itself called for graded insignia to legitimize the exercise of power . |