Example sentences of "[be] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elections to a lower house of parliament would be by proportional representation and an upper house would be appointed by provincial governments . |
| 2 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 3 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 4 | In the event of termination and in the event of the production proceeding to completion and publication , any acknowledgements of your contribution will be by mutual agreement between ourselves . |
| 5 | Continuing along the track on a parallel course to Jingling Cave , which is unsuspected and unseen except at one point where it opens into daylight , Jingling Pot is reached , another gaping shaft described as superb in caving journals but not likely to be by timid observers . |
| 6 | These priorities imply , on the domestic front , the attempt to maintain a continuing powerful role for the state , the economic dominance of a fairly small elite and an indifference to the welfare of rural peasant farmers , complicated as this may be by political loyalties to certain tribal groups . |
| 7 | Both in case of a straightforward sale as well as in case of delegating the management of state assets , the choice of purchaser or manager must be by tender , which is public unless the board of directors of the agency restricts the tenders of those specifically invited to submit offers . |
| 8 | Viewing may be by transmitted light , CL , or a combination of the two , observed through a lead glass window which absorbs X-radiation . |
| 9 | However , Article 16 allows ‘ the States Parties ’ ( and the use of the plural is puzzling , as the action contemplated seems to be by individual states , and will be effective in this context only insofar as the declarant state is the state of destination ) to declare that the convention 's provisions cover the execution of letters rogatory in criminal , labour , and ‘ contentious-administrative ’ cases . |
| 10 | In this way the officer accepting the production can also prove the date of first registration if need be by personal appearance . |
| 11 | The main method of research will be by personal interview and discussion with senior officials and other public figures . |
| 12 | Impressed as we may be by the caddis house , we are nevertheless , paradoxically , less impressed than we would be by equivalent achievements in animals closer to ourselves . |
| 13 | This could be by employing techniques such as ‘ auric control ’ , ‘ nature attunement ’ , or simply by taking a shower and a dose of Dr Bach 's Rescue Remedy ( see page 121 ) . |
| 14 | This might be by parental design or due to natural events . |
| 15 | The election , caused by the resignation of Ray Michie , MP , for family reasons , will be by postal ballot of party members , with the result being announced on 21 April . |
| 16 | Two very important indexing journals not always used as much as they might be by social researchers are the British Humanities Index and the Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin . |
| 17 | Listing would be by statutory instrument made on the advice of an advisory committee . |
| 18 | It may also be noted that if this method is employed then the first number chosen should be by random means rather than just ‘ saying a number between 1 and 10 ’ since it is well known that choices between these limits do not come out anything like randomly — the number 7 being particularly popular . |
| 19 | Return flight between UK and overseas airport ( unless a self-drive holiday or Lake Garda Discovery tour is booked , and on coach/air combinations travel in one direction will be by luxury coach ) . |
| 20 | Steam haulage will be by ex-Somerset and Dorset 7F No. 53808 and diesel by Class 35 Hymek No. 7017 . |
| 21 | This may be by direct knockdown or by severing the opponents ' kiteline . |
| 22 | Darlington argues persuasively that Marx believed the process of evolution to be by direct Lamarkian and not by indirect Darwinian , or selective means : that is to say , that the environment in which individuals found themselves operated directly upon them to adjust them to it and that the adjustments were transmitted by them to the next generation ; and not that , fortuitous mutations having occurred in the genetic package , they would when favourable equip the mutant for greater success in the given environment than the unmutated form could achieve . |
| 23 | The King agreed that the forthcoming elections should be by secret ballot , with parliamentary candidates nominated by chiefs and directly elected by traditional tribal communities ( tinkundla ) . |
| 24 | If a Christian wrong a Jew , what should his suffrance be by Christian example ? |
| 25 | Any such appointment or removal shall be by written notice , letter , telegram , cablegram , telex or telefax message or other form of visible communication from the Director to the Company and shall be effective upon delivery at the registered office of the Company or at a meeting of Directors . |
| 26 | Any such appointment or removal shall be by written notice , letter , telegram , cablegram , telex or telefax message or other form of visible communication from the Director to the Company and shall be effective upon delivery at the registered office of the Company or at a meeting of Directors . |
| 27 | There are some important exceptions however , infection sometimes being by larval penetration of the skin or by ingestion of the egg containing a larva . |
| 28 | According to Brussels-based research firm Expertronics , of 340 disclosed acquisitions involving European companies in the past three years , 135 were by UK-based companies . |
| 29 | In the lamina propria about 90% of the L1 + cells taken to be granulocytes were by specific marker eosinophil cationic protein shown to be eosinophilic granulocytes ( median number of EG2 + cells examined per specimen : 120 , range 9–225 ; n=7 ) . |
| 30 | The British , he felt , for all their supposed superiority , were marked by insularity , and were by European terms quite backward , culturally . |