Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] by a " in BNC.

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31 Present guidelines are that , if goods or services covered by an agreement or arrangement or other goods and services perceived by consumers as equivalent do not represent more than 5 per cent of the total market in an area of the EC affected by the agreement and the aggregate turnover of the participants in the respective group does not exceed 200 million ecu ( £130 million ) , EC competition rules will not apply .
32 For the purpose of assessing liability to VAT in the UK , supplies of goods or services provided by a business are divided into taxable supplies ( standard-rated supplies liable to VAT at the standard rate and zero-rated supplies ) and exempt supplies .
33 There is one last type of trust to discuss here : the fideicommissum nutu , or trust established by a nod .
34 In matters of potential Dual Indemnity for Third Party damage or injury caused by a vehicle the intention is that the Dual Indemnity Undertaking and Explanatory Notes ( G.M. 22/7/76 , C.L. 's 4/10/76 and 26/10/76 ) thereto shall apply .
35 the first arises where the general law imposes a stricter duty than rules made by a regulatory organisation .
36 A point for potential investors to note is that funds raised by a company during any 12 month period under the BES are limited to £750,000 .
37 It also means that workers employed by a new rail franchise company wo n't lose out if their franchise changes hands .
38 Today 's stunt guarantees him a mention and proves that ideas inspired by a chat over a pint are n't just a load of hot air .
39 Apart from that , it 's only used in the beginnings of words , and the , the one clear rule is that s followed by a t is printed in this way .
40 Determined to let Rune 's volatile lover know the truth — that , far from being lovers themselves , she and Rune were nothing more than strangers linked by a common family crisis — she began firmly , ‘ Look , Lotta — there 's something you should know .
41 Although prosecution followed by a fine can bring home to parents the reality of their child 's non-attendance problem , a financial penalty is likely to be inappropriate when imposed on what is often a poor family whose financial problems are already one of the factors threatening family stability .
42 For one , the method is predicated on a claim that answers offered by a respondent to questions proffered by an interviewer are indicators of whatever aspects of the respondent 's social life and being that are the subject of investigation .
43 The message which most potential victims that is , all women — would have grasped by default from this case was that threats made by a rapist may not be empty ones .
44 We 're very conscious now that life hangs by a fine tendril .
45 Etching such a polished surface gives a relief which is more subtly fabric selective than etches controlled by an imperfect surface .
46 He argues that societies change by a process of structural differentiation .
47 Often the contents of a reply are non-committal ; it is said that points made by a committee are noted or that certain matters will be kept under review .
48 The Tax Faculty reiterates its earlier proposed solutions that the group income provisions should be extended to include dividends paid to a parent resident in another member state and that dividends derived by a UK intermediate holding company from an EC subsidiary should not attract ACT if the ultimate parent is not located in a member state .
49 It is considered that loan stock instruments are usually not issued in consideration of an advance and " advance " therefore usually connotes 'simple debt " rather than debt represented by a loan stock instrument or other security .
50 This is a case study of self-evaluation in a school using procedures of its own devising , rather than ones suggested by an LEA .
51 The near £5m annual budget was in surplus for the year by more than £139,000 swelled by a £53,000 surplus from previous years to almost £193,000 .
52 If the explanation of affinity is true , then it is possible that spermatozoa produced by a male hybrid would contain only the paternal chromosomes , and will therefore carry the Y sex chromosome , a donkey-Y in male mules and a horse-Y in male hinnies .
53 They will consist of more spelling games in the classroom and teaching reading by a mixture of phonetics and old-style A is for Apple , B is for Boat and C is for cat reading books .
54 In a secret interview before his capture Abenina claimed that he had brought together the forces of Gregorio " Gringo " Honasan , the officer cashiered for his part in an earlier coup attempt in 1987 , and groups led by a Marcos loyalist , Brig. -Gen .
55 This concerns the challenge and rewards encountered by a Glaswegian probationary youth tackling the Aonach Eagach ridge as his first trip into the hills .
56 Stations on the Cambrian Line are now pretty decrepit : Welshpool boarded up and part used by a Catering Contractor with minimal facilities and passenger information but the station is to be done up by the Local Authority : Newtown — possibly manned for only one shift per day ; Caersws — very nice with the semaphore signals and signal box still in use .
57 a statement automatically produced by the breath analysis machine by which the proportion of alcohol in the breath specimen was measured and certificate signed by a constable that the statement relates to a specimen provided by the accused at the date and time shown in the statement , and
58 Along the South Coast , Meridian is playing things down with a ten-minute introduction to new faces and programmes followed by a movie .
59 Although some Protestants , such as Bishop Hooper , argued that a single-roomed effect was more appropriate to the new Protestant liturgy and the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers , the compartmental interior of the church with a separate nave and chancel divided by a huge rood screen was usually left unaltered , and in many parishes ministers chose to use different parts of the church for distinct types of corporate worship : the nave for matins and evensong , the side chapels for weekday services , and the chancel and sanctuary for Holy Communion .
60 They were expert at vanishing silently and reappearing suddenly in some unexpected place ; and in case of need the Lord Owen 's main stronghold of Glyndyfrdwy was no great distance away , mound and manor guarded by a curve of the Dee , down there to the south in the close confine of the valley .
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