Example sentences of "[conj] that [vb past] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tempted the women by treats and presents , and when that failed by psychological means . |
| 2 | Again , central government appears to enjoy freedom to make contracts as extensive as that enjoyed by private individuals . |
| 3 | The fact that the film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism , even though the woman 's choice between a passionate affair and married contentment is as melodramatic as that offered by any Gainsborough melodrama , reflects the kudos Lean had acquired as director of In Which We Serve , the critic 's touchstone for quality . |
| 4 | Despite the repression practised by the Somoza regime in Nicaragua , its legacy of under-development was not on the same scale as that left by some 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique . |
| 5 | Under the terms of the Compromise , Member States were supposedly given the right to veto decisions affecting their vital national interests ; under the terms of this Maastricht Declaration they effectively renounce that right , thus giving to foreign policy at the outset the same status as that acquired by other areas of policy where the Compromise has gradually been eroded over many years . |
| 6 | The class which is defined in relation to buildings , essentially that of private as against public tenure , is not the same as that defined by another division such as profession . |
| 7 | The Church hopes this new opportunity will arouse a similar level of interest as that stimulated by previous religious radio broadcasts . |