Example sentences of "be [adv] [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | jobs which represent an extension of the wife-mother role , such as nursing and teaching , and those which require an attractive image , such as secretaries , are predominantly filled by women . |
| 2 | The major large lipid molecules of plasma — triglycerides , cholesterol , cholesterol esters and phospholipids — are predominantly transported by stable complex water-soluble macromolecules , designated lipoproteins . |
| 3 | Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers , especially in the grocery trade . |
| 4 | Erm , I think Yeltsin 's threat as it were to the Ukrainian is actually a diplomatic move , he wants Ukraine to remain within the Soviet Union , er and if it does so he 's not going to make an issue of the border , but , er , if it does break away completely I think what he 's saying is well there 's a frontier that we 're going to have to reconsider because large Eastern areas of Ukraine including huge industrial towns are predominantly populated by Russians . |
| 5 | In Egypt , attacks by Islamic extremists are widely condemned by all parties , and the people stand firm behind the government . |
| 6 | The benefits of technology transfer are widely recognised by government . |
| 7 | A SCO spokesperson said ‘ we will only license technologies that are widely accepted by our customer base ’ . |
| 8 | One problem that is more commonly encountered in the Z3 than in the Z1 or Z2 Carbonates , is that the sediments are widely affected by cementation and replacement by halite . |
| 9 | Steroids , which attack the root of asthma , are widely recommended by doctors but they also have side effects and take effect only after about a week . |
| 10 | As it happens , the supreme masters of ‘ golden age ’ polyphony toward the latter part of the century , when Italian innovators were making even bolder experiments with word-carrying music , were an Italian , Palestrina , an Italianized Spaniard , and — more affected by humanism — an Italianized Fleming , who are widely known by Italianized forms of their names , ‘ Vittoria ’ and ‘ Orlando di Lasso ’ . |
| 11 | These classes are widely known by the label ‘ comprador ’ though this term has attracted a great deal of criticism . |
| 12 | Footpath erosion is also a common feature of landscapes that are widely used by walkers . |
| 13 | The ICC 's Incoterms are widely used by exporters and forwarders involved in the shipment of goods . |
| 14 | These are widely used by judges , and clients are becoming aware of them . |
| 15 | These devices are widely used by professional fund managers to gain highly cost-effective exposure to stock markets without having to buy the underlying shares . |
| 16 | Will my right hon. Friend accept that the new , enhanced payments for those who take up ESAs and the improvements in the scheme are widely welcomed by the farmers concerned ? |
| 17 | This poverty was all the worse for the general affluence around it , and until now it had been little noticed by the majority . |
| 18 | At first the native community of the Weald may have been little affected by the expansion of the iron industry . |
| 19 | It has been little affected by sex-discrimination legislation . |
| 20 | ( The effects of collection size have been little mentioned by writers on online catalogues , perhaps because many of the writers are from North America and are used to university libraries which are larger than many national collections . ) |
| 21 | Instead he was named Panos and had been properly adopted by a Greek couple . |
| 22 | He was badly injured when a rowing boat , which he took on the lake sank , because it had not been properly maintained by the Trust . |
| 23 | It 's wrong to offer President Clinton this degree after just one month when Lady Thatcher still has n't been properly recognised by her own university |
| 24 | I do n't think this point has been properly understood by many people who have been given the impression that the films are a kind of expensive toy , when in fact you are the first conductor in history to use film as an integral extension of your work as an interpretative artist . |
| 25 | What really matters is the ability to recognise when the cheese has been properly stored by the retailer and when it is being offered for sale in prime condition . |
| 26 | ‘ Controversial items are not put on agendas until they have been properly discussed by everyone . |
| 27 | Is it not a fact that everyone in the Home Office associated with this case has been properly advised by qualified lawyers , that the facts that my right hon. Friend had produced to the House today are not in dispute and that the issue is one of constitutional importance only ? |
| 28 | The proposal , to help fund fisheries work , had been widely condemned by farmers and landowners . |
| 29 | Because of the variety and confusion of possibilities and responsibilities after the compulsory school period the need for a guide has been widely recognised by young people and their families . |
| 30 | The latest implementation , X Window Version 11 Release 3 , emerged a year ago , and has been widely adopted by Unix suppliers and by DEC , with Unix ( Ultrix ) and VAX VMS versions . |