Example sentences of "in [det] [noun pl] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amounts which are claimed are frequently out of all proportion to the loss suffered but , since damages are awarded in some courts by the jury responding to the eloquent pleas of plaintiff 's counsel , the nearest million dollars seems to be not an unusual amount . |
| 2 | And this weakness was almost automatically exacerbated in some instances by the alternative of episcopal jurisdiction for infringements of the Peace of God ; this created procedural uncertainties in the minds of plaintiffs and judges , to delay yet further the chance of obtaining justice . |
| 3 | The fish 's method of receiving sound through their bodies , amplified in some instances by the resonance of the gas-filled swim-bladder , does not work efficiently in air , so most frogs and toads have developed eardrums . |
| 4 | Having complained for many years about blacklegs from the continent , Wilson and his colleagues found themselves , in the early 1900s faced by a reverse flow , foreign agents , assisted in some cases by the Shipping Federation , recruiting British workers to break dock strikes in Antwerp in 1906 and 1908 , a seamen 's strike in Hamburg in 1906 and a Swedish miners ' and dockers ' strike in Sweden in 1908 . |
| 5 | Such kinds of nationalism , which may be strengthened in some cases by the dominance of a particular religion , are not , in their most intense form , generally conducive to the development of a liberal democratic society , as may be seen from certain current trends in Eastern Europe . |
| 6 | This reluctance has been overcome in some areas by the setting up of ‘ Liaison Committees ’ i.e. informal committees usually consisting of local representatives from the environmental services committee , officers from the environmental health department , the Health and Safety Executive , local residents and local industry . |
| 7 | New-style services of this type are usually less expensive to run than traditional Drug Dependence Clinics and the in-patient beds provided in some areas by the National Health Service ; money spent on establishing local voluntary organization action and a professional back-up service will usually reach a far wider group of people . |
| 8 | The resistance to labouring class poets is balanced in some respects by the support they received . |
| 9 | This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place . |
| 10 | Since the industry is in any case organized in some particulars by the Milk Marketing Board , a governmental agency , why not award them the contract for nationwide milk supply ? |
| 11 | His middle career was assisted in some ways by the great fire of London , which saw the disruption of his competitors ' businesses and the destruction of whole editions of many books , including much of Shakespeare 's third folio . |
| 12 | Notwithstanding the fury caused in some quarters by the tone of Yeltsin 's statement ( particularly the accusation that Japan was the only major country not to have provided assistance to Russia ) bilateral working-level talks on the territorial dispute went ahead in Tokyo on July 15-16 as planned . |
| 13 | The Agent has , therefore , decided to encourage Great Indian Peninsula railwaymen to take a greater interest in such matters by the institution of a competition under the rules of which first , second and third prizes of Rs. 150 , Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 respectively will be awarded annually for the best station platform gardens and premises . |
| 14 | In aggregated terms , they were responsible for undertaking approximately 40% of the teaching duties in these counties by the end of the war , in addition to a variety of organisational and administrative tasks . |
| 15 | It would be nice to see this regulation enforced in all countries by the individual Rottweiler Clubs . |
| 16 | This was to accompany the first showing in Europe of the musical Narnia , which played in All Hallows by the Tower . |
| 17 | The Order shall be considered a contract made in England and shall be governed in all respects by the law of England and the parties agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts . |
| 18 | Beyond school , the traditional idea that craft and technician courses can turn out ‘ finished ’ workers is being undermined in many occupations by the rapid changes in work skills , and hence the foundation function of the 16–19 stage seems to be becoming more obvious . |
| 19 | Further , fragmentation is encouraged in many states by the relative transience of the political authority compared with the permanent state administration . |
| 20 | It is almost passive advertising and promotion , but I am convinced that it is carefully crafted in many instances by the advertising companies on behalf of the cigarette companies . |
| 21 | There is surprisingly little research on the differences in work performance which are traceable to sex differences , and the situation is complicated in many countries by the inclusion of sex as one of the variables where discrimination is legally inadmissible . |
| 22 | A good example of how upset people could be in those days by the questioning of their religious beliefs occurred in my interview with Basil Hume soon after he had received his cardinal 's hat . |
| 23 | The world of maths is male and this is reinforced in several books by the number of questions which revolve around men and boys doing things susceptible to mathematical calculation . |
| 24 | Thus Communist parties were functioning in the major Latin American countries by 1923 , and had been set up in most others by the end of the decade . |
| 25 | The elections for municipal administrations on May 26 [ see p. 38201 ] had been followed in most cases by the appointment of mayors on June 15 . |
| 26 | On Portrush , for example : ‘ Full of the twin evils of lager louts and litter , the latter caused in most cases by the former ’ . |
| 27 | Whatever impact this increased monopolization had in reducing the degree of competition in domestic markets was swamped in most instances by the greater challenge from imports . |
| 28 | On the other hand , eastern and central areas should start dry , but will become gradually more cloudy with outbreaks of rain in most places by the evening . |
| 29 | The Secretary of State presents the National Lottery Bill which may provide an extra £36 million in both areas by the end of 1994 |