Example sentences of "measured by the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Injustice in this sense is not measured by the level of wages but the extent of oppression , exploitation , cheating and forced labour : something all too familiar in the early stages of industrialisation in the UK and in certain American countries today , not to mention the labour camps of the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | But with input prices , measured by the cost of materials and fuel , up by only 0.1 p.c. last month on an annual basis industrial inflation pressures remain negligible . |
| 3 | Revenues realized in a particular period ( measured by the selling prices of goods and services delivered to customers ) less related expenses ( measured by the cost of goods and services used ) gives a profit for the period in question . |
| 4 | Although there will always be particular identification with others who share the particular form of addictive disease , the progress of recovery can be measured by the breadth of relationships : the wider the circle of friendships , and the greater the awareness of commonality with others , the stronger the recovery . |
| 5 | The effect of these EDMs is measured by the number of signatures they attract when they are printed on the daily Order paper . |
| 6 | And , measured by the number of delegates at stake , the next , the pivotal battleground would be New York . |
| 7 | It was in nominal , dollar terms , and measured by the number of firms involved . |
| 8 | On the other hand it can be argued that , by rejecting the bid , the MMC were more concerned to maintain the existence of competition ( as measured by the number of firms in the market ) rather than enhance the ability to compete ( as claimed by those arguing that a merger would lower unit costs ) . |
| 9 | However , if success can be measured by the number of governments in all parts of the world now privatising their state-owned assets , then privatisation can be seen as a great success . |
| 10 | Therefore there is clearly some on-going benefit from such a campaign which can not be measured by the number of enquiries received . |
| 11 | But that is measured by the number of workers — which has declined sharply . |
| 12 | The success of the Convention can not be accurately measured by the number of applications made to it ( the vast majority of which , for technical reasons , fail ) . |
| 13 | The success of the year can be measured by the number of Branches that deserve special mention . |
| 14 | The success of conciliation can be measured by the volume of withdrawals or conciliated settlements . |