Example sentences of "begin by [v-ing] [that] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The independence resolution , drafted by the Popular Front , began by declaring that the June 1940 Soviet occupation of independent Latvia had been an " international crime " , and reiterating the illegality of the July 1940 elections conducted under Soviet supervision and in " conditions of political terror " for a Latvian parliament ( Saeima ) which had voted subsequently for Latvia 's accession to the Soviet Union .
2 To make the dub , begin by checking that the chosen effect is of sufficient length .
3 Let us begin by recognizing that the more advanced research workers are in their particular fields of research the more they are likely to want to use specialist research literature ( such as journal articles and research reports ) and the less , on the whole , they are likely to want to use general books .
4 A second approach to the problem of the legitimacy of corporate managerial power might begin by showing that the response outlined so far is fundamentally misguided .
5 The precise relationship between sentencing practice and penal policy is a matter of some complexity , but we may begin by noting that the size of the sentenced prison population at any given time is determined by three key variables , only two of which are the direct responsibility of the courts .
6 If the House will bear with me , I too can give hon. Members an insight into the words on my brief by reading them out : ’ I should begin by saying that the Report stage was dominated by Government amendments , which I believe is rare .
7 Basically the thing is not working as it should , the outputs are not as they should be so he will probably begin by checking that the inputs are present , that is the electric power or fuel or other materials are available .
8 Wilcox began by stating that the percentage of products rejected by their own inspectors was five per cent , which he considered far too high , and another one per cent was returned by customers .
9 Gorbachev began by stressing that a " yes " vote would " preserve the integrity of the state which is a thousand years old " .
10 Robert Rendel began by saying that the library has been doing very well during recent years and that the usage by our members of the library facilities had increased despite falling membership .
11 The draft platform formed the basis of Gorbachev 's opening report to the plenum , but he began by announcing that the politburo was proposing to bring forward the 28th CPSU congress from October to late June or early July , to be preceded by a " report-and-election campaign " during which " overdue personnel issues will be resolved and new elected party bodies will be formed " .
12 After beginning by saying that the case for either candidate was ‘ very strong ’ and paying a tribute to Curzon 's long experience , he continued :
13 I think it is well to begin by admitting that the Austrian people , as a whole , have more potential artistic ability than have we the English .
14 Lévi-Strauss ' critique of Sartre effectively takes the form of a deconstructive analysis : he begins by arguing that the Critique works by a double movement — just as , only four years later , Derrida was to suggest that the anthropologist 's own work functions in exactly the same way .
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