Example sentences of "means [prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client-server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 2 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client/server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 3 | On behalf of ‘ Spokes ’ , the Lothians Cycle Campaign , I obtained permission earlier this year from British Waterways for volunteers from Spokes to upgrade parts of the Union Canal towpath from Hermiston ( just west of the Edinburgh bypass ) to Ratho , the aim being to provide an all-weather surface , suitable for all groups of users , on a route which will eventually form a continuous link from the centre of Edinburgh to the countryside of West Lothian , and thus provide an excellent means for city residents to enjoy the amenities of the countryside in environmentally friendly ways , ie. by walking and cycling . |
| 4 | As it went down it tripped two levers or weighbridges which by means of linkwork connections released a gate at the top of the wheel so as to let it move on by just one scoop . |
| 5 | The number of mills that could work effectively on the same stream was limited , which led to smaller streams being used by means of building dams to create mill-ponds . |
| 6 | Aslan 's spectacular claims that she could add eight years to the average lifespan by means of procaine injections started a spate of clinical trials during 1959–1960 , all of which were negative . |
| 7 | For such was exterminatus : the total destruction of all life on the surface of a planet by means of virus bombs delivered from orbit . |
| 8 | The West German Finance Minister , Theo Waigel , had told the meeting that the costs of unification could be carried by means of tax revenues resulting from higher than expected economic growth , and in an interview on April 8 he said that , although there would have to be some tax adjustments , the overall tax burden would remain the same . |