Example sentences of "[verb] by [noun pl] is [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 You ca n't say that all music made by machines is robotic and unfeeling , just because you play guitars it does n't mean you 've got soul .
2 The increased sophistication of the system used by dolphins is necessary because sound travels nearly five times as fast in water as in air .
3 The morning living room , facing east , often used by guests is yellow and blue , the colours of the Swedish flag .
4 In temperate plants , it has been shown that the proportion of two-coloured displays of fruits discovered by birds is greater than that of monocoloured , but that the consumption after discovery is greater when the distinguishing features are ‘ natural ’ , e.g. representing different stages of ripeness , rather than differences due , for example , to artificial painting .
5 More participation in exporting by companies is essential if secure jobs are to be created and businesses developed into medium and large factories capable of competing in price and quality against our continental neighbours .
6 If you then go within countries to the differences between individual areas or forests within a country , there are probably , the general policy is set by governments is more or less holds for all the different timber concerns in the country .
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