Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] by a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , as has been suggested in the texts reviewed , the old paradigms may merely be replaced by a new form of determinism , this time based on space . |
| 2 | This effect can not merely be explained by a conceivable depletion of TBP , because transcription of the classical pol III genes requires only a very low amount of TBP ( 6 ; and our own unpublished results ) , the presence of which could be verified by western-blot analysis of hTFIIIB and hTFIIIC containing fractions used for the assay ( our unpublished results ) . |
| 3 | A circular aperture has an area proportional to the square of its diameter , so doubling the aperture diameter increases the image illumination by a factor of four ; to double the illumination , the diameter need only be increased by a factor of 2 . |
| 4 | This bond can only be broken by a crime , and that kind of crime brings it 's punishment . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Its success can only be ensured by a maximum effort from all those willing and able to work to that end . |
| 6 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
| 7 | The statement that the actions we ought to do are those which promote the general happiness would be useless if it meant nothing more than that they do promote it , and that something more can only be given by an intuition . |
| 8 | Nyman and Silberston , while making use of fixed percentages , also insist that the location of control can only be discovered by a case by case approach . |
| 9 | The repeated blindnesses of critics can only be explained by a deep dissatisfaction in them with the very data of ‘ fairy-story ’ , an inhibition against accepting the conventions of romance . |
| 10 | The high prices for such things could only be explained by a separate blurb which claimed meat from ‘ English rare breeds ’ and a lot of stuff about natural rearing and hand finishing ( a bonus , I pointed out to my guest , a Texan with special interests in T.S . |
| 11 | There is one area in which costing systems can do no more than provide the raw data , and that is in the treatment of overruns , variations and claims , which can often only be quantified by a detailed interpretation of the data recorded in the system . |
| 12 | and Otton J. ) affirmed his acquittal by the Crown Court ( which had allowed an appeal against conviction by justices ) on the ground that the defendant , when required to give blood , had raised an objection capable of amounting to a medical reason why blood should not be taken and that this could only be determined by a medical practitioner . |
| 13 | Noting that " negotiations can not take place behind the backs of our people " , he implicitly reaffirmed the ANC demand for a one person one vote system , declaring : " It is our belief that the future of our country can only be determined by a body which is democratically elected on a non-racial basis . " |
| 14 | The cosmic balance , which involved the regular recurrence of the seasonal phenomena , could , however , only be maintained by an unceasing control . |
| 15 | A DC can only be assessed by a user who has been asked by LIFESPAN to assess it ( ie. all managers of modules listed on the DC , managers of packages referencing modules on the DC and the DC submitter , calculated at the time the DC was submitted ) . |
| 16 | It is suggested that enabling educational environments can only be achieved by a re-examination of the way in which special education relates to mainstream education . |
| 17 | A significant correlation and an agreement in the mean proliferation index between PCNA ( 19A2 ) and BrdU can only be achieved by a strictly standardised enumeration of labelled cells limited to strongly stained nuclei in the PCNA evaluation . |
| 18 | When bile duct injury is diagnosed , optimal management can only be achieved by a team , including surgeon , endoscopist , and radiologist . |
| 19 | The room was sparse and tidy , as fresh-looking and tasteful as the rest of the apartment , and like the rest of the place it told her nothing about Carson — except , perhaps , that he employed somebody to clean up for him , because it had the impersonal neatness which could only be achieved by an outsider . |
| 20 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C said that this could only be achieved by an oral examination of the witnesses . |
| 21 | Incidentally it should be remembered that the first picture ( Fig. 22.3 ) is actually the second stage of the sequence , because this pattern is itself the consequence of an instability that occurs only if the Rayleigh number is high enough ( Sections 22.2 , 22.3 ) ; however the first stage could only be represented by a picture which was ‘ a perfect and absolute blank ’ . |
| 22 | This can only be defined by a large claw-like grasp on his left forearm , which could be identified as a tentacle of the Hydra . |
| 23 | It can only be altered by a separate legal document called a ‘ codicil ’ . |
| 24 | But although it is such a widespread condition , endometriosis is often overlooked because it can only be diagnosed by a minor surgical procedure called laparoscopy ( the insertion of an illuminated instrument through a small incision in the abdomen ) and many suffers do have problems getting their GPs to refer them to a specialist who can do the these for them . |
| 25 | Should this well-behaved and well-intentioned parliament fail , then its failure will merely be infinitely depressing vindication of the theory that Russia — and a fortiori the Soviet Union — can only be ruled by a rod of iron . |
| 26 | In this situation contact can only be regulated by a s8 order . |
| 27 | Suppose , next , that a catastrophe , which will wipe out life on this planet , threatens , and can only be prevented by an expenditure the same as would be needed for that capsule for the slug . |
| 28 | In Bucharest as in Pyongyang , it may well be that severe repression can in the first instance only be challenged by a well-aimed bullet . |
| 29 | In Bucharest as in Pyongyang , it may well be that severe repression can in the first instance only be challenged by a well-aimed bullet . |
| 30 | Let me hasten to say that in many schools , particularly in the West Riding , fine education took place , but far from it helping to increase drama in schools , it had the reverse effect for two reasons : ( 1 ) it appeared once more to be something that could only be handled by a specialist — this time a P.E . |