Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [vb pp] by [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These defects , which are bubbles , cracks and delaminations , are not necessarily visible even under the highest magnifications of optical or electron microscopes as they may be hidden by other elements of the circuit in layers above the flaw . |
| 2 | They may be calculated by various empirical , semi-empirical or non-empirical methods [ 10 ] — [ 12 ] . |
| 3 | Surface materials should be identified in terms of how they may be affected by chemical attack and the situation should identify any special problems , locations , and preferred methods of cleaning . |
| 4 | They may be conditioned by behavioural and emotional experiences from our early life and learning . |
| 5 | There is , however , the difference that when heat is the driving component then layers are simply separated by narrow regions with steep gradients , but when salt concentration is the driving component they must be separated by other dynamically active layers — the ones containing salt fingers . |
| 6 | If not , they should be altered by special resolution prior to the matter being brought before the court . |
| 7 | Notably absent from the CBI 's understanding of the problems of inner cities was any notion that they should be met by national economic policy . |
| 8 | ‘ Any criticism against the centres by this independent body surely confirms the view that they should be covered by statutory regulations , ’ said Hodgkin . |
| 9 | Their methods , assessing the value to science of published papers , have met great hostility from several of Britain 's leading astronomers , who believe they should be judged by conventional ‘ peer group ’ methods . |
| 10 | They 'll be replaced by new homes costing more than a million pounds . |
| 11 | UI says it will ensure issues not resolved do n't cause major problems for ISVs — they 'll be addressed by advanced technology programmes and a new set of relationships with the suppliers . |
| 12 | Next season they 'll be augmented by teetotal Aussie pro Gavin Corcoran said to spend on the bandit what he saves on the beer and by a new scorebox built by hirsute skipper Colin ‘ Winker ’ Watson and resembling the leaning tower of Kimblesworth . |
| 13 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
| 14 | If positions and viewpoints are too easily set aside they might be regarded by other people as not having , even in the first place , amounted to much . |
| 15 | The upstairs lighting circuit is laid out on the floor of the loft , taking care not to put it under any loft insulation ( where it could overheat ) , and not to put junction boxes where they could be damaged by careless feet . |
| 16 | They could be constructed by random surveys of a general practitioner 's practice population ( culturally valid ) , most of whom would have had personal experience of common conditions . |
| 17 | The development officer took the decision about whether or not a client needed a support worker by considering whether his or her basic needs ( for food , cleanliness , warmth , sleep , safety ) were being fulfilled , and if not , whether they could be fulfilled by existing informal or formal carers . |
| 18 | And eventually they could be replaced by American products . |
| 19 | Even if the tentative identification of the advantages of specialist working for this client group were to be confirmed by more extensive data , it may well be that they could be offset by other features of a generic social work service to the area . |
| 20 | The cars will be built by a team of 40 , only a few of them Italian , and they could be joined by British engine designer Brian Hart for the Italian job to be done in Surrey . |
| 21 | in return for the salon 's fee , clients discovered that they could be entertained by nude hostesses whose sole task was to read them pornographic or erotic literature . |
| 22 | Individuals on the other side of the water would pay five or seven hundred pounds to procure their discharge , which could not be expected to continue if they could be released by other means . |
| 23 | They could be clarified by statutory directions as to how assessments are to take place on discharge from hospital and the SSD 's obligations in relation to section 47 of the NHS and Community Care Act . |
| 24 | He argued that teenagers were wasting their opportunities at Dovercourt , keeping the futile hope alive that they would be adopted by rich families and lead a fine life , when they could have been using their time to constructive purpose . |
| 25 | They would be overseen by social services inspectorate and education inspectors . |
| 26 | On these visits they would be joined by multiple cousins , and together ‘ we used to love to listen to stories about the past of the family : ’ stories which frame the opening of this granddaughter 's own life . |
| 27 | In these cases , the prince might well be surrounded by vassals who owed him military service ; but they would be present not from obligation but from desire , and they would be accompanied by large numbers whose reason for being there had nothing to do with feudal ties or fidelity . |
| 28 | Then they would be lifted by hydraulic machinery from above , while masons filled the niches with stone beneath each as it was raised . |
| 29 | With luck they will be replaced by small , efficient gas-burning power stations built by new entrants to Europe 's energy business . |
| 30 | They will be replaced by lesser black-backed gulls , the only Shetland breeding gull which entirely deserts the islands in winter . |