Example sentences of "way of [verb] [noun] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The creative way of handling tensions is to be prepared to forgive right from the beginning . |
| 2 | Another way of handling indexicals is to think of the specification of the content of an utterance as a two stage affair : the " meaning " of an utterance is a function from contexts ( sets of indices ) to propositions , which are in turn functions from possible worlds to truth values ( Montague , 1970 ; Stalnaker , 1972 ) . |
| 3 | The obvious way of handling things is to connect together the two 0 volt terminals in order to give the central 0 volt output . |
| 4 | What does emerge from it is that Norris 's way of reading Derrida is likely to make considerable demands on the reader . |
| 5 | The usual way of contacting OPAS is via your local CAB . |
| 6 | The correct way of using time-out is as follows , ( see also figure 3 ) . |
| 7 | The majority of English words of more than one syllable ( polysyllabic words ) have come from other languages whose way of constructing words is easily recognisable ; for example , we can see how combining ‘ mit ’ with the prefixes ‘ per- ’ , ‘ sub- ’ , ‘ com- ’ produced ‘ permit ’ , ‘ submit ’ , ‘ commit ’ , words which have come into English from Latin . |
| 8 | It is now commonly agreed that a better way of appraising projects is to use a method of discounting such as discounted cash flow ( DCF ) or net present value ( NPV ) as rate of return takes no account of the timing of receipts . |
| 9 | One straightforward way of providing incentives is to push some of the risk of poor performance on to managers . |
| 10 | The alternative way of holding property is as tenants in common . |
| 11 | The second major way of expressing bias is in the use of names for groups of people . |
| 12 | I will argue that the best way of seeing research is as an aid to increasing enlightenment and not as providing the answers . |
| 13 | Another way of easing tension is the Joint Progress Review ( JPR ) . |
| 14 | One obvious way of conceptualizing generality is in terms of knowledge . |
| 15 | One way of routinizing authority is by tradition . |
| 16 | A slow but dramatic way of allocating roles is to come to the children ( probably gathered in a circle ) and ask them who 's who in role : " I 'm a stranger here . |
| 17 | Another way of identifying ovulation is checking the consistency of cervical mucus ( vaginal discharge ) . |
| 18 | She thought for a minutes and said : " Yes , you do have a look of a Renoir lady , sometimes " That 's a nice way of saying Fat is Beautiful . |
| 19 | One way of examining bureaucracies is to ask the question : to whom are they responsive ? |
| 20 | A closed mind is when you believe that your way of making profit is superior to everyone else 's . |
| 21 | Secondly the fact of a recognized way of doing things is an acknowledgement of the importance of the event . |
| 22 | One way of doing things is probably not much worse than another . |
| 23 | Convinced that England and the English way of doing things is always right , he considers other countries ‘ a mistake ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ The American way of doing things is to have an idea and then persuade someone to back it . |
| 25 | The soundest way of selecting Koi is to follow your first impressions BUT then ensure that the fish you have selected measures up to them . |
| 26 | And we can not say that one way of perceiving things is more real than another . |
| 27 | An easy way of raising money is through the sponsored event . |
| 28 | This has not only created severe problems for the national parliaments , who are finding the huge quantity of legislation difficult to scrutinise , it also represents a seepage of power to Brussels , since the best way of attaining power is simply to grab it , whether or not you have a mandate . |
| 29 | A much more cost-effective way of spending bookfunds is through stock revision . |
| 30 | The conventional way of cleaning fabrics is to cart them off to the washing machine , wash them , dry them , and cart them back again . |