Example sentences of "be [vb pp] by [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the psychologist J.J. Gibson , Ullman attempts to show that many perceptual features can be recognized by relatively low-level psychophysiological mechanisms , whose functioning relies on the information available in the ambient light rather than on high-level concepts or cerebral schemata ( Gibson 1950 , 1966 , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | Whatever the nature of the inducing signal , it is a signal that can be recognized by quite different species . |
| 3 | Although small scale operations might be undertaken by quite small communities with only simple equipment , intensive mining on a larger scale involved a concentration of disciplined labour , as well as capital resources , of a kind available only to societies organized as states . |
| 4 | This great expansion is to be explained by newly available resources — available in Lorraine because of the Thomas process , in Scandinavia because of railway-building — a fall in costs thanks to a better transport network , the development of integrated plants and improvements in fuel technology . |
| 5 | Unlike material from the Earth and other meteorites , carbonaceous chondrites have oxygen-isotope abundances which can not be explained by purely mass-related effects . |
| 6 | In other ways positive help could be given by more fortunate regions . |
| 7 | But equally , in many cases such degradation can be halted by more careful consideration of environmental processes and social requirements , as this chapter has shown . |
| 8 | It is as if the monarchy is not a value in itself , but needs to be justified by more basic and universally accepted values . |
| 9 | For , surprisingly , it is not illegal for other conditions to be treated by medically unqualified people as long as such people do not claim to be doctors . |
| 10 | He was on crutches for three or four months and was just beginning to recover when a stomach malignancy had to be treated by very extensive surgery . |
| 11 | These identifications are part of the reason for their continued autonomy from the lowlands , in that they prevent the Buid from developing internal hierarchies which could be manipulated by more powerful state societies . |
| 12 | They can indeed be developed by quite simple computer environments , eg , JANEPLUS , by quite young children . |
| 13 | These problems can only be resolved by more elaborate and sophisticated calculations . |
| 14 | The rye-grasses , particularly Italian , are very leafy and productive , but tend to be superseded by less prolific indigenous species . |
| 15 | New conveyancers should not allow themselves to be bullied by more senior members of the profession who have had years of experience . |
| 16 | Most socialists , if they were interested at all , took their foreign policy from middle-class radicals , and pacifist politics continued to be dominated by essentially Cobdenite assumptions about the relationship between capitalism and peace . |
| 17 | The company 's price recovery could be eroded by more productive competitors , hence the need to scramble to achieve productivity gains before this occurs . |
| 18 | This is not only the temperament of the teacher : it represents also , with Pound , a passionate desire , not merely to write well himself , but to live in a period in which he could be surrounded by equally intelligent and creative minds . |
| 19 | The Cozydry from Primacare Marketing , fits into any shower area , and can be installed by reasonably competent d-i-yers or professional electrician . |
| 20 | Physical education , aesthetic and practical areas of learning and expression should be enjoyed by visually handicapped pupils as much as any others and give valuable opportunities for self-expression and the mastery of practical skills . |
| 21 | However , " viewers ' religious feelings " were to be respected by both public and private broadcasting and a licence could be withdrawn if programmes threatened " national culture or state security and defence " . |
| 22 | Presentations to livings could be made by totally unworthy patrons , often crooks and loose-livers who were not above putting in incumbents almost as bad as themselves . |
| 23 | I am much pleased with my visit to this portion of Australia which will be attended by very important results regarding the Geographical range of species besides many new ones . ’ |
| 24 | Is it in the public interest that a public authority 's finances should be disrupted by wholly unexpected claims for repayment years after the money in question has been received ? |
| 25 | These pioneering studies suggested that biliary secretion might be regulated by both vagal and non-vagal neural mechanisms . |
| 26 | There are various forms direct taxes can take and in theory they can be levied by either central or local government . |
| 27 | How can they develop a coherent strategy for residential care in general if the needs of dementing elderly people and their carers can not be met by more positive and appropriate patterns of care ? |
| 28 | Honey magazine recognized this and acted on it in an extraordinary way with the launch of the ‘ Honey boutiques ’ in the major conurbations , so that the groovy styles portrayed in the magazine could be had by hitherto deprived readers in whatever part of the sticks they had the misfortune to live , with no more trouble than a Saturday day return fare . |
| 29 | Whereas artificial insemination is a simple technique , which can be carried out in an outpatients department , or even at home , in vitro fertilization needs to be performed by highly skilled practitioners and requires sophisticated laboratory facilities . |
| 30 | These tend to be used by very large companies , by companies or organizations where group decisions and committee work are a noticeable feature , and by very small organizations where everybody is regarded as equally important and may want a say in what is going on . |