Example sentences of "this can be [verb] by " in BNC.

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1 The total measurement of scallops and spaces is longer than the pole length , but this can be lost by increasing the size of one or two pleats .
2 An erosion surface should show up as an excess in a certain range of altitude and this can be revealed by a device such as a hypsographic curve , which aims to depict the overall distribution of elevation and is usually used to illustrate the earth 's major relief features .
3 If there is a significant urethritis , this can be adduced by first sample can be spun down and the solid matter can be stained and microscopically examined .
4 This can be developed by regarding organisms as chemodynamical machines , by identifying three classes of bioenergetic processes namely fermentation , photosynthesis , and respiration , and by utilizing an approach to classification based upon microphysiology and biochemistry as well as upon macrostructure of organisms and upon macrophysiological processes .
5 This can be reached by a well maintained serpentine path down the steep slope .
6 This can be expressed by people saying that they feel they want a child for their fulfilment as human beings .
7 The authority of government therefore is limited ; and this can be expressed by saying that certain rights of the individual and of the private association are safeguarded .
8 If you do decide to opt for the income to be paid out to you , this can be arranged by payment directly into your bank account .
9 This can be recognised by the clubface partly facing the ground halfway into the forward swing ( photo left ) .
10 Much of this can be explained by the cooptation which has taken place through the mechanism of clientelism .
11 This can be explained by the recent deep subsidence in Cainozoic times .
12 This can be explained by the decrease in the solar flux ( caused by SO 2 absorption ) which reduces the rate of O 2 photolysis and hence of O 3 production .
13 Depths less than this can be explained by the infilling of lagoons and the deposition of some material on banks .
14 Moreover , the lunar seismic signals were of a very different nature from those seen in the Earth , and this can be explained by the prevalence of a fragmented medium in the outer regions of the Moon .
15 This can be explained by the absence of ulcers in their study , and by the nature of our scoring system .
16 This can be understood by assuming that the neutrons do not mix uniformly with the protons but tend to form a skin on the surface of the nucleus .
17 What is lacking is the will to move towards the alternatives , and this can be influenced by public opinion .
18 This can be covered by the skirting board at the walls , or by a variety of mouldings such as stair-nose ( for edging the top stair ) , T-profile ( for where two wood floors join at the same level ) , and quadrant ( where you 've left the original skirting in place , or at a wall where there is no skirting ) .
19 This can be minimised by choosing packages so that the variations are concentrated into as small a number of packages as is practicable .
20 This can be created by planting coloured and oakleaf lettuces , parsley and chives as edging in front of groups of red and green Swiss Chard , gold and purple podded French beans , red-purple flowered Asparagus Peas and yellow courgettes .
21 Some of this can be prevented by deliberately planting the joins with herbs like creeping thyme ( Thymus x serpyllum ) and pennyroyal ( Mentha pulegium ) which have matted stems lying flat on the ground .
22 Such amenorrhoea is associated with bone loss , and this can be prevented by the judicious use of cyclical hormones .
23 This can be prevented by painting the surface of the clean key cap with clear nail varnish .
24 In Northern Ireland the time limit is 10 days , although this can be extended by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland .
25 This can be substantiated by reference to the facts on both .
26 The impact of this can be assessed by the diagram in Figure 4.1 ( which assumes 100 per cent funding from pupil numbers ) .
27 This can be assessed by linking class structure to income distribution figures .
28 This can be seen by computing the scalar invariant given here by ( 9.22 ) Using ( 9.6 ) and ( 9.13 ) , I can be seen to be unbounded when for all values of k 1 and k 2 in the required range ( 9.9 ) .
29 The relevance of this can be seen by considering the present religious force in Western culture , namely a humanism which finds its embodiment in liberalism .
30 In fact , proof of this can be seen by examining some of the available evidence concerning human beings who have failed to be ‘ made social ’ via socialisation in the way we have been describing .
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