Example sentences of "[adj] are [vb pp] by their " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since many of these are financed by their Health Service employers , there is at least prima-facie evidence that these employers will be looking for outcomes in terms of enhanced performance . |
| 2 | All are united by their passion for follies — for one man , they 've practically become a holy grail … |
| 3 | The health problems of the elderly are compounded by their declining income . |
| 4 | ‘ Clearly , only a minority of young men are dangerous drivers , but of those , too many are influenced by their peers to drive dangerously , ’ said Kenneth Faircloth , the AA 's deputy director general . |
| 5 | Parents who make demands which are regarded as excessive are resented by their children ( even if they actually meet some of those demands ) , as are those who engage in emotional manipulation or divide the sibling group against each other ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 , ch. 12 ) . |
| 6 | According to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters , which has just celebrated its centenary , of the thousand-odd portraits undertaken professionally each year , hardly any are commissioned by their subjects . |
| 7 | The early development of both are controlled by their position within the limb . |