Example sentences of "by [det] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either way it should be helpful Now , interestingly people , more recently , and by that the late seventies and the eighties , have attempted to actually operationalise and measure the principles and they 've come up with some fairly ingen ingenious experimental designs to take tha to explore these avenues . |
| 2 | ( A ) , called by some a factual conditional , implies that its antecedent is true . |
| 3 | Scientists have gained by this an enviable reputation for truth . |
| 4 | If one understands by this an explicit order to launch an invasion , the answer would appear to be no . |
| 5 | Perhaps Jesus meant by this the ‘ outcasts ’ of Jewish society , although it is equally possible that he meant that God 's message — the kingdom — was for everyone , regardless of race . |
| 6 | But in April it still retained an image of patriotism and integrity , attracting by this the support of financiers and of the Rothermere press . |
| 7 | Erm I think that Vince has raised of very personal questions that we have ask about this erm the question of local accountability of the health authority board that will be created by this the to service this new joint health authority , would in fact , be the size of the existing one for West Essex and we would ha , have only a third of the representation that we currently have the whole of West Essex we 'll only have two non- executive members on the health authority board and I do n't think that that is terribly accountable but certainly a considerable reduction on what we 've got at the moment . |
| 8 | What is far more significant than Robert Stratford 's dismissal is Dean Offord 's appointment as chancellor in 1345 , for by this the king emphatically confirmed the crown 's crucial need for clerical ministers . |
| 9 | Each machine is probably used by half a dozen different people every day . |
| 10 | An unsigned act which is being chased by half a dozen record companies does have some leverage in negotiations , but only as much as the levels of supply and demand will allow . |
| 11 | Both volumes were down , but Rover raised its market share by half a per cent to 15.41 per cent . |
| 12 | Four big banks cut their prime lending rate by half a point to 9.5% . |
| 13 | Its consensus forecast suggests that a united Germany would see its GNP growth rise by a net 0.6 of a percentage point in 1991 , relative to that of West Germany , and by half a point in 1992 . |
| 14 | But inflation is expected to be 0.4 percentage points higher in both years , while interest rates might rise by half a point in 1991 and perhaps by 30 basis points in 1992 . |
| 15 | The Law Society recommended the appointment of a minister of justice to end the ‘ shambles ’ caused by half a dozen Whitehall departments having responsibility for administering the judicial system . |
| 16 | Canadian banks lowered their prime rates by half a point to 12.25% ; America 's federal-funds rate eased to 6.25% . |
| 17 | She had only once before raced at a distance beyond two miles , in the Jockey Club Cup at Newmarket in November 1905 , when she had won , hard held , by half a length from Bachelor 's Button . |
| 18 | Jack Berry 's colt , backed from 6–4 to 13–8 on before finishing third to Touch Silver in the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster , then ruined his chance with a slow start when going under by half a length to Key To My Heart at Hamilton Park last time . |
| 19 | Williams was grabbed and restrained by half a dozen regulars until he and the Prime brothers were ejected into Egham 's busy streets . |
| 20 | Looking ahead the likelihood is that for every percentage point of economic growth , energy demand will grow by half a percentage point . |
| 21 | Being examined by half a dozen people , half of whom one has known extremely well , is what Margaret Mead , the anthropologist , would have termed a ‘ bizarre group situation ’ . |
| 22 | Tighten the rod ( clockwise ) by half a turn to pull the neck backwards slightly . |
| 23 | One young magistrate commented : ‘ An animal is stolen , killed , and consumed by half a dozen people in a single night — by morning not a vestige of the animal is to be found . ’ |
| 24 | The ratio of men to women board directors there has risen by half a point to just under 2% . |
| 25 | On 5 May UK bank base rates were cut by half a point to 10% , but further falls in interest rates may have to wait until Germany begins to cut its rates . |
| 26 | To widen a car eighteen millimetres is equivalent to widening goal posts by half a foot ; to violate the rules is always to seek an advantage . |
| 27 | TUC general secretary Norman Willis said the Budget would not stop unemployment increasing by half a million this year . |
| 28 | And last night he insisted : ‘ We know the feeling of losing the title by half a horse 's head — but it wo n't happen this time . |
| 29 | Smith and virtually the whole TV audience thought he should have retained his British title and taken Wharton 's crown , but was adjudged the loser by half a point . |
| 30 | But the musical message will also be heard by half a million kids who are the unlucky ones . |