Example sentences of "already [verb] by [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Biersteker , on Nigeria , argues that : ‘ Indigenization thus encourages a comprador role for local business in a society already plagued by strong comprador tendencies ’ ( 1987b , p.272 ) and that ‘ foreign capital has not been seriously threatened by the indigenization exercise ’ ( p.275 ) . |
| 2 | Boccioni , Carrà and Russolo showed recent works at the Esposizione d'Arte Libera in Milan in the Spring of 1911 , and owing to the polemics already aroused by Futurist propaganda their work attracted great interest . |
| 3 | Laden wagons could shelter in such porches if the threshing floors were already occupied by other vehicles unloading . |
| 4 | It began in the 1920s when Glen Sample , an American advertising agent , had the idea of adapting a newspaper serial for the radio , a medium already dominated by commercial interests . |
| 5 | Of the nine terminals that will be opened by the summer of next year , the majority are already owned by British Rail and will be developed for channel tunnel freight services . |
| 6 | The deal , which would give British Airways a 15 per cent share in United , is already threatened by new US government restrictions on foreign ownership of American carriers . |
| 7 | Use will be made of travel diary and panel data already collected by other organisations . |
| 8 | Already disturbed by Catholic accusations that she herself was illegitimate and that Mary was rightful successor to the English throne , Elizabeth hastened to oblige . |
| 9 | The point , however , that the inquirer should bear in mind is that these exemptions and exceptions have been granted because the organisations concerned have demonstrated that either they are already regulated by other statutes or are subject to a reporting procedure through branch returns to a central body which itself reports to the Charity Commission . |
| 10 | It supposes that this practice will serve the community better-bring it closer to what really is a fair and just and happy society — than any alternative program that demands consistency with decisions already made by other judges or by the legislature . |
| 11 | Many of the skills already possessed by chartered accountants are more than adequately demonstrated in their training experience to date ; corporate finance is one such area , as is taxation . |
| 12 | She also made a plea for children in care saying that ‘ a child already damaged by previous experiences ’ should be cared for ‘ as we would our own children ’ . |
| 13 | His major territorial acquisition , the duchy of Lancaster estates in the north west , was already staffed by royal servants who would now look to the duke while retaining their links with the crown . |
| 14 | His major territorial acquisition , the duchy of Lancaster estates in the north west , was already staffed by royal servants who would now look to the duke while retaining their links with the crown . |
| 15 | This framework uses terminology already recognised by practising nurses , that of the nursing process and offers an alternative to the structure , process and outcome approach . |
| 16 | The blockage is usually caused by a blood clot forming in an artery already narrowed by fatty atheroma . |
| 17 | Our colleagues thus are now to be found participating and observing in villages and urban enclaves in Britain and America as well as on the ski-slopes of Europe , and are also making forays into factories , prisons and hospitals to see whether they can produce more interesting and unexpected findings than those already provided by other techniques of research . |
| 18 | Written with the aspirations and concerns of returners in mind , it provides a re-introduction and update on many of the issues already encountered by experienced nurses , and an introduction to new concepts and developments in line with current recommendations and guidelines on preparation for re-entry . |
| 19 | There were many food kitchens and supplementary feeding centres run by Unicef and the Red Cross ; several were based on projects already started by local women . |
| 20 | The argument here is that a high correlation between an item and the overall test score means that the item contributes little new information which is not already tapped by other items . |
| 21 | On one of these outings , the nervous mare I was riding was already unsettled by strong winds . |
| 22 | WaterAid is already supported by Regional Analyst staff and Sheena said : ‘ If anyone in any other department in the Council wants to contribute , I would be delighted to hear from them . ’ |
| 23 | In that case , it would be easy to attribute to the chemical action of the sea the chemical decay already caused by subaerial weathering . |
| 24 | Those caused by vandalism , or which result in accidents , are already investigated by independent agencies and there is therefore no need for a general inquiry into British Rail 's signalling system . |
| 25 | Load management , as this remote switching is called officially , is already practised by industrial consumers . |
| 26 | Inspection of Table 4.2 shows that those techniques already practised by local farmers , which the colonial government also encouraged and wished to extend , were accepted . |
| 27 | When Jeremiah fled to Egypt he went to Tahpanhes ( 43.7 ; 44.1 ) which was known to the Greek world under the name of Daphne and was probably already garrisoned by Greek mercenaries , as it certainly was a little later under King Amasis ( 570–526 ) . |
| 28 | Red deer are ideal animals to be considered for such sustainable management , because they are already maintained by human intervention on open hill land , very different from the forest habitat which they once occupied in Scotland and still inhabit in the rest of Europe . |
| 29 | There is a specific Open Learning Scheme which can assist organisations in areas of training not already covered by existing schemes of assistance . |
| 30 | Relations between the car maker and its dealer were already strained by previous rows ; so , on December 27th , Nissan UK was fired . |