Example sentences of "by [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A close analogy exists between what these researchers did and the inclusion of control specimens with every batch of samples in a laboratory assay , the purpose being the detection not only of random variation in accuracy but also the systematic errors introduced by sloppy work or dishonesty . |
| 2 | It does mean that the way in which the case has been handled , the way in which it 's been approached , the cooperation between various departments in a particular office , has been done properly , and if the client has the opportunity of winning , he will win and not lose by sloppy work in his solicitor 's office . |
| 3 | Bereavement is often accompanied by strong guilt feelings . |
| 4 | Compared with the ICC — whose point was brilliantly proved by strong refereeing at Bridgetown in April by Raman Subba Row — the English Board got close to the root of the problem but unaccountably jibbed at the final fence . |
| 5 | For this print , I was thinking back to the patterns of light and shade created by strong sunlight . ’ |
| 6 | Amy at the stove , experimenting with coloured dyes ( 6,7,8,9 ) : ‘ For this print , I was thinking of patterns of light and shade created by strong sunlight . ’ |
| 7 | These colours are , in any case , the first to be affected by strong sunlight . |
| 8 | It was followed by strong criticism of the Iranian Foreign Minister , Ali Akbar Vellayati , in the Majlis , and in the reported dismissal of the Iranian ambassador to Romania , Mohammad Jamshid Gowhari . |
| 9 | These orders of marine creatures have evolved feeding techniques which rely upon their food coming to them , either by strong water movement or by farming microscopic algae in their tissues which can harness the radiant energy of the sun to manufacture nutrients by photosynthesis . |
| 10 | In the rest of the Community this ethos does not exist ; accordingly , the seizure of a company by means of acquiring shareholdings may be seen as unethical and therefore met by strong resistance . |
| 11 | Binges tend to be secret , sometimes pre-planned and are often followed by strong mood swings expressed as guilt , depression , self-hate and even suicidal behaviour . |
| 12 | We contested the decision vigorously , encouraged by strong support from outside the institution , but it did bring a significant and positive stage to an abrupt conclusion , leaving us to reflect on what we had learned , and were still learning , that might be relevant to widely shared concerns . |
| 13 | Fifty youngsters from Kirkby CE Primary School and Simonswood Primary School were taken to Alder Hey Children 's Hospital after they were overcome by strong bleach fumes used to clear a blocked drain at the pool . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | Last year 's figures were boosted by strong foreign-exchange earnings and a £122 million write-back from third world debt provisions . |
| 16 | Do they seem to be dazzled by strong light , or flounder in less well-lit places ? |
| 17 | ALTHOUGH traditionally the Speaker is a figure who presides impartially over the Commons , his election by the whole House is usually influenced by strong party political currents . |
| 18 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 19 | Some workers are supported by strong trade unions whilst others have only weak unions or are not unionised at all . |
| 20 | Gainers will be those groups whose incomes rise more rapidly than the general price level : examples include those workers who are represented by strong trade unions or who are employed by benevolent employers . |
| 21 | This was seen by critics ( e.g. CEFE 1983 : 27–33 ; 1984 : 73 ) as a vestige of the Francoist past when the ‘ objective ’ protection of the law was important for the workforce in the absence of the ‘ subjective ’ protection afforded by strong trade unions and collective bargaining . |
| 22 | Seth suggests that ‘ Mental images , accompanied by strong emotion , are blueprints … upon which a corresponding physical object , or condition or event , will in your terms appear . ’ |
| 23 | One of these is prestressed concrete in which the brittle component is kept in compression by strong tension wires . |
| 24 | The 1988 trade expansion had been boosted , according to the review , by accelerated import demand , led by Japan , and by strong growth in domestic investment rates in industrialized countries and in the newly industrializing economies ( NIEs ) . |
| 25 | The archbishop of Canterbury , Theobald , well aware of the claims of the canon law , " succeeded in recalling the case to the judgment of the Church with much difficulty and by strong pressure , to the indignation of the king and all his nobles " , as Theobald 's secretary noted . |
| 26 | Net exports of capital goods doubled between 1972 and 1974 ( assisted by strong demand from the oil producers ) . |
| 27 | Main picture The randomly coloured tiles on the wall and floor of the bathroom are accentuated by strong blue on walls and ceiling |
| 28 | But even they can be thwarted by strong security measures . |
| 29 | As part of his policy statement on materials last year , President Reagan said the government would promote domestic mining , for instance by tax incentives or by simplifying planning procedures . |
| 30 | The supposed attraction of certain White women to Black men is again accentuated by a young , White , overtly racist male protagonist through the comment , ‘ You know what they say , they reckon that spades are special with the Janets ; that 's why they go for them ’ ; this is followed by raucous laughter from his fellow White workmates . |