Example sentences of "by [n mass] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Results of psycholinguistic experiments to do with the intelligibility of words spliced out of context seem to cast doubt on the usefulness of the categorization , however , Lieberman ( 1963 ) found that , the word borrower was recognised by 80% of subjects when isolated from the context , The borrowers were all imprisoned , but was only 45% intelligible in the context Neither a borrower nor a lender be . |
| 2 | For example , one practice had its relation to the authority average increased by 30% for cost and decreased by 10% for items ( fig 3 ) . |
| 3 | Library schools were noted by 30% of respondents as contributing to their in-service training , usually by the provision of short courses , occasionally with help in preparation of training aids . |
| 4 | Control tends to be exercised by means of work and monitoring interactions . |
| 5 | It provides a visible summary of the central affirmations of the Bible : that God indwells his people ( see 1 Corinthians 3:16 ; Ephesians 2:19–22 ) ; that he intends his people to worship him according to his will and not their own whim ( see Mark 7:6–13 ) ; and that only by means of sacrifice and shed blood can sinners ever come to live with the Holy One ( see Ephesians 2:11–18 ; Hebrews 10:19–25 ) . |
| 6 | Up to the age of 13 , he was privately educated by his mother by means of signing and fingerspelling as she did not agree with the oralist method used by the Liverpool School for the Deaf . |
| 7 | By means of Crowns and Keys you can tell exactly what services and facilities to expect . |
| 8 | The two republics agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons either through transfer to Russia or by means of destruction and to formalize their status as non-nuclear states by signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty in due course . |
| 9 | It has trimmed this year 's forecast by £5m to £235m and lifted next year 's by £20m to £340m . |
| 10 | Electronic cash till maker Riva Group of Bolton , Lancs , has completed a refinancing programme to reduce borrowings by £5.8m to £6.9m and save some £800,000 in annual interest payments , it announced yesterday . |
| 11 | The unit , made by Griffin , is oblong , measures 1ft 2in by 2in by 2in and has an orange and white casing . |
| 12 | One sometimes gets the impression that IBM Corp is more solicitous over the needs of its Stamford , Connecticut-based IBM Credit Corp subsidiary than it is over its own , and yesterday , in the wake of the parent 's big $285m loss , IBM Credit was able to announce that profits actually rose 0.3% at $58.3m ; the return on average equity was 20.2% , compared with 21.3% in the first quarter of 1992 and in the first three months of 1993 , IBM Credit originated financing for $1,700m of equipment , software and services for IBM 's customers and distribution channels , down 22% on the figure for the first quarter 1992 — financing for end users decreased by 45% to $600m while financing for distribution channels decreased by 1% to $1,100 , the company noted . |