Example sentences of "by this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been very impressed by this boot , and at a price which , by present standards , has to be regarded as favourably competitive , I 'd recommend giving it a serious consideration . |
| 2 | But I think that secretly the vice-chancellor and the other grown-ups were delighted by this kind of behaviour , as it proved beyond any reasonable doubt that we were students and they were teachers . |
| 3 | We 're all fascinated by this kind of stuff if we 're honest . ’ |
| 4 | Moreover , recent surveys have suggested that not so many members of these societies are ‘ literate ’ by the standards expected than had previously been assumed : in the UK it is now held that over one million people have an acquaintance with literacy that is insufficient for the demands made on them by this kind of society ( DES , 1980 ) . |
| 5 | The artistic , literary value of adventure stories for the young is hampered by this kind of declaration of intent . |
| 6 | One likes to think that Demetrius " the topographer " , who put Ptolemy Philometor up when he went to Rome as a suppliant , made his precarious living by this kind of work ( Diodor. 31.18 ) . |
| 7 | Headline 's greatest successes have been characterised by this kind of co-operation . |
| 8 | A recruitment team faced by this kind of surge in activity is liable to have to make a decision : do we concentrate on getting the letters out or do we give priority to keeping the records in line ? |
| 9 | Structuralist criticism is characterized primarily by this kind of reflexivity . |
| 10 | We must be careful , however , not to be too carried away by this idea . |
| 11 | Lord Herschell was angered by this idea and , says Professor Heuston , ‘ the High Court judges at that time , many of whom were Halsbury 's own appointments , were not on the whole notable for progressive views on social or industrial matters . ’ |
| 12 | I was very excited by this idea and discussed it with one of my students , Ian Moss . |
| 13 | Belinda answered thoughtfully , intrigued by this idea . |
| 14 | Wexford , who had been lyrical , felt positively pained by this evidence of man 's indifference to nature 's glories . |
| 15 | [ But ] the general picture of community care presented by this evidence on the fate of short stay patients following the closure of long stay hospitals is much more disquieting than the evidence on the planned discharge of long stay patients . |
| 16 | The large quantity of residual material from the thick make-up levels seemed to the excavator to support her contention that there were two different public buildings on the site , one replacing the other and although John Wacher corrects this , he in turn is persuaded by this evidence to suggest two periods , i.e. the work started about AD 145–50 , to be subsequently discontinued , and ultimately the building was completed in about AD 155 — 61 ( Wacher 1974 , 342 ) . |
| 17 | Even Philip Corder felt inhibited by this evidence , although there was one sherd in this group ( no. 141 ) which caused him some concern , being obviously a Signal Station type , which should have belonged to the end of the fourth century ! |
| 18 | If Edmund Ironside 's involvement with the Welsh is not thought sufficiently established by this evidence , it can also be fitted into a plausible historical context . |
| 19 | It awaits to be seen whether German social workers will find a way forward beyond the horizon drawn by this Act as they managed to do with the previous Act . |
| 20 | Not all places of work are controlled by this Act , it only applies , as its name suggests , to ‘ factories ’ . |
| 21 | By this act he performed fealty . |
| 22 | By comparison the PIRA may view its action as of little consequence — a perverted act of war in a vicious campaign — but they would be wrong for , by this act on top of so many others , they have turned the Ireland of hope and dreams into a nightmare of guilt , shame , resentment , remorse , anger and grief . |
| 23 | Now , I have heard tell in the sultry dens of Freudianism that the psychological scar inflicted by this act of parental desertion frequently induces the daughter , when she is of an age to start questing for a swain , to seek a substitute for the departed archetype . |
| 24 | The crew of this flag of convenience vessel were owed a substantial amount in wages , but the official was disowned because of the threat posed by this act of international solidarity to future orders . |
| 25 | ‘ ( 1 ) The re-enactment of provisions in the consolidating Acts , and the consequent repeal of those provisions by this Act , does not affect the continuity of the law . |
| 26 | ‘ The Bank of England ( in this Act referred to as ‘ the Bank ’ ) shall have the powers conferred on it by this Act and the duty generally to supervise the institutions authorised by it in the exercise of those powers . |
| 27 | ‘ The jurisdiction by this Act transferred to the High Court of Justice shall include ( subject to the exceptions hereinafter contained ) the jurisdiction which , at the commencement of this Act , was vested in , or capable of being exercised by , all or any one or more of the judges of the said courts , respectively , sitting in court or chambers , or elsewhere , when acting as judges or a judge , in pursuance of any statute , law , or custom , and all powers given to any such court , or to any such judges or judge , by any statute ; and also all ministerial powers , duties and authorities , incident to any and every part of the jurisdictions so transferred . |
| 28 | ‘ If , in any case not expressly provided for by this Act , a liability to any duty , or any authority or power , not incident to the administration of justice in any court , whose jurisdiction is transferred by this Act to the High Court of Justice , shall have been imposed or conferred by any statute , law , or custom upon the judges or any judge of any of such courts , save as hereinafter mentioned , every judge of the said High Court shall be capable of performing and exercising , and shall be liable to perform and empowered to exercise every such duty , authority , and power , in the same manner as if this Act had not passed , and as if he had been duly appointed the successor of a judge liable to such duty , or possessing such authority or power , before the passing of this Act . … |
| 29 | ‘ If , in any case not expressly provided for by this Act , a liability to any duty , or any authority or power , not incident to the administration of justice in any court , whose jurisdiction is transferred by this Act to the High Court of Justice , shall have been imposed or conferred by any statute , law , or custom upon the judges or any judge of any of such courts , save as hereinafter mentioned , every judge of the said High Court shall be capable of performing and exercising , and shall be liable to perform and empowered to exercise every such duty , authority , and power , in the same manner as if this Act had not passed , and as if he had been duly appointed the successor of a judge liable to such duty , or possessing such authority or power , before the passing of this Act . … |
| 30 | ( 3 ) The five following sections of this Act shall have effect as regards the interpretation and operation of this section ( and , except as otherwise provided by this Act , shall apply only for purposes of this section ) . |