Example sentences of "[verb] is [vb pp] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What behaviour is expected is determined by the job , but we can generalize . |
| 2 | An important aspect of Piaget 's approach is his claim that , since children the world over are very similar physiologically and neurologically , and since the world they explore is regulated by the same laws of nature , progress , in terms of their ability to make sense of the world , will be broadly consistent across all children . |
| 3 | The possibility of conflicts of interest and duty occurring is enhanced by the nature of the organisational structure of the financial services industry , ie the prevalence of conglomerates . |
| 4 | That there is something he does not know is shown by the fact that if he were to gain his sight , he would come to know something that he previously had not known . |
| 5 | Erm C Forty One is one of the er policies which you say is ignored by the suggested amendment . |
| 6 | The samples are those juveniles under the age of fourteen years , those charged with burglary and those where the decision of the police to prosecute is overturned by the Crown Prosecutor as not requiring prosecution . |
| 7 | Because a conventional laser relies on transitions between quantum states of an atom or molecule , the wavelength emitted is determined by the energy difference between these states . |
| 8 | That there were many factors to be considered is shown by the fact that in 1880 the depression was only just beginning to be felt by industry , while it had already hit agriculture badly . |
| 9 | The current in the primary winding is induced by the rotating magnet . |
| 10 | The degree of checking is determined by the section engineer responsible for the project . |
| 11 | The regime has in fact over-corrected , but the harm which excessive centralisation might do is diminished by the degree of de facto autonomy which many provinces have acquired . |
| 12 | But what is more important than anything else is that they should not be treated as packages and removed from one place to another and back again because the grown-ups are involved in a dispute and have overlooked that children have rights , and that children 's rights are to remain somewhere until after calm and sensible consideration and a decision by a court that the particular place in which they are living is changed by the decision of the court to them living somewhere else . |
| 13 | similarly , the quantity of records , cassettes and CDs to be manufactured is set by the company 's sales and marketing departments . |
| 14 | The ‘ catch ’ is that , even though the time when something is done is decided by the volunteer , he has no cues from clocks , television , or other humans as to what the time really is . |
| 15 | The microstructure seen is influenced by the composition of the metal and the treatment it has received . |
| 16 | Everything that my hon. Friend says is echoed by the business men I meet . |
| 17 | Everything Rossi says is illustrated by the story of Humanae Vitae , which proved to be the central crisis of his pontificate . |
| 18 | ‘ However , ’ the Council said in its evidence to the House of Lords Committee examining the EC 's proposal for a Directive on nitrate in vulnerable waters , ‘ the nitrate pollution that occurs is caused by the application of chemical fertilisers and animal slurries , which contain a mixture of phosphate and nitrate . |
| 19 | A good idea of how the great Norman towers looked when they were built is provided by the large , pilgrimage church at Southwell ( 296 ) . |
| 20 | It is not pleasant to be shot at , and even the pleasure of being missed is spoilt by the mind 's habit of constructing alternative scenarios ; if the machine-gunner had been a bit quicker to react , or had led us with more skill , we would now be nothing but a heap of molten metal somewhere in the sea-grape . |
| 21 | The degree of scattering is affected by the distance traversed through the atmosphere , called the atmospheric path length . |
| 22 | The angular attenuation of scattering is measured by the particle scattering factor which is simply the ratio of the scattering intensity to the intensity in the absence of interference , measured at the same angle θ . |
| 23 | An illustration of the economic damage that flexible exchange rates can inflict is provided by the experience of the UK during 1979 – 81 . |
| 24 | The year in which the product was made is shown by the number in the middle of the circle . |
| 25 | However , the overall size of rugs that can be made is restricted by the fixed beams , and village wavers rarely produce large carpets . |
| 26 | The amount needed is estimated by the scheme actuary and this can vary from year to year , according to how much money is accumulated and how much the scheme is likely to have to pay out in benefits . |
| 27 | That arbitration may often prove less attractive than was originally thought is shown by the case of Goodman v Winchester and Alton Railway plc ( 1984 ) . |
| 28 | This still puts the participant in an ‘ exercise mode ’ as the dramatic playing that ensues is modified by the task orientation . |
| 29 | The total value of goods and services produced is measured by the national income ( Y ) . |
| 30 | Ignoring is regarded by the child as a punishment , even if you do n't see it like that . |