Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be arrive at [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By counting the actual number of critical steps or decisions involved in the makeup and use of a product an objective figure can be arrived at as a measure of convenience . |
| 2 | Or , again , a new discovery might be arrived at after a long series of observations and calculations , as exemplified by Kepler 's discoveries of his laws of planetary motion . |
| 3 | ( Even with the economy-wide agreements in Sweden in the 1983 negotiations no settlement could be arrived at with the union side which insisted upon separate industry level negotiations being conducted . ) |
| 4 | The second interpretation can be arrived at by reading the provision in two parts : ( 1 ) judges ' commissions are to be made for as long as they behave themselves , implying that if they misbehave they may be dismissed by the Crown ; ( 2 ) they may be removed by the Crown on an Address of both Houses , even though they have not misbehaved themselves . |
| 5 | The first interpretation can be arrived at by reading the provision as a whole ( judges are appointed during good behaviour , and the two Houses are the sole judges of bad behaviour ) . |
| 6 | A grading may be arrived at by allocation of each grade to a range of marks . |