Example sentences of "by which is [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is traditionalism , by which is meant that Conservatives have an attachment to established customs and institutions , and , as a corollary , a hostility to ‘ sudden , precipitate and revolutionary change ’ . |
| 2 | By which is meant that they have developed their ability to focus both senses and mind upon a thought process . |
| 3 | Used alone they exhibit a specific characteristic known as inverse solubility by which is meant that as temperature increases they drop out of solution contrary to expected behaviour . |
| 4 | Before grapes are allowed the full AOC status of Champagne , the vines from which they come , whether situated in a virgin vineyard or an old one just replanted , must attain their ‘ third leaf ’ , by which is meant that the plants , having produced foliage for the third time , will be three years old . |
| 5 | The second area is that of public relations , by which is meant that good public relations exercises , as opposed to advertising , on the part of both individual lawyers and the professional bodies themselves should be encouraged . |