Example sentences of "[noun] by [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A grandparent who tries to counteract parents ' own methods by being over-indulgent or strict will only create further problems . |
| 2 | Keeping a diary is a time-consuming activity but you can keep it within manageable bounds by being selective in the events you record . |
| 3 | We can all help people with HIV and AIDS by being thoughtful and considerate . |
| 4 | On generation , there had been a long-standing debate within the industry , and Citrine felt it was best to avoid any further uncertainty by being firm on the issue . |
| 5 | Fisher objected that an Archbishop of York ought not to encourage illegality by being present at the requiem ; and , painfully for himself , felt under a duty of conscience not to attend the memorial service . |
| 6 | For others it is sufficient to look or act like a gouger by being rough-looking and dirty or disrespectful to and disliking the police , ‘ giving lip ’ and swearing , coming from ‘ a problem family ’ and being of low intelligence ( ‘ not all there ’ , ‘ air getting in ’ , ‘ not right ’ , ‘ a few bricks short of a full load ’ ) . |
| 7 | Dealing with guilt for past behaviour by making direct amends to those who have been harmed , dealing with shame by accepting one 's self as having an illness and therefore worthy of self-forgiveness , and dealing with damaged relationships by being honest , open-minded and willing , all help to reestablish the general sense of well-being that is the hallmark of someone in recovery . |
| 8 | Siraj-ud-Daula could not have been defeated — if that is the word for the collapse of his army — and destroyed if he had not alienated his subjects by being unreliable and vacillating , without any signs of charm or kindness to make up for it , but the decisive fact was that the British had fought him , while his subjects had only deserted him and waited to see who would win . |
| 9 | It is seen to help the designers of tomorrow cross the industrial and academic divide by being involved with a commercially successful design team . |
| 10 | Fish living on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours . |
| 11 | Moreover , because Zionism is seen as an international force , it can be combated all the more easily once Jews are concentrated in Israel and ‘ nationalists ’ have strengthened themselves and their countries by being Jew-free . |
| 12 | It is important to be clear that the Deity does not lose its transcendence by being immanent . |
| 13 | She was never more than a light comedy performer who made a virtue of her acting limitations by being amusing as she demonstrated them . |
| 14 | But would , should we compound the issue by being cruel to the animal kingdom ? |
| 15 | He hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive , though he wanted so much to gain her confidence ; to make her an ally in the search for the truth — if there was a truth . |
| 16 | Gradually , Alison came to question her core beliefs and realised that , in a moment , she could move from despair to inner peace by being loving and forgiving towards herself . |
| 17 | He is that rare thing , a chap who 's made a hit by being passive . |
| 18 | Yet his new biographer , Andrew Roberts , demonstrates ( with the aid of much newly-available archive material ) that once he realised his hopes of avoiding war by being nice to Hitler were doomed and dangerous , Halifax was just as relentless in his anti-appeasement stance . |
| 19 | It has the advantage that the user is given a feeling of security by being concerned only with a limited range of immediate decisions . |
| 20 | If I stick up for myself he either ignores me or suggests that I 'm being impertinent and that I risk losing my job by being out-spoken . |
| 21 | The shop , now double the size it was a year ago , was ‘ very healthily up ’ , and could now take advantage of the last minute frenzy by being able to accommodate more people inside . |
| 22 | avoid future misunderstandings and dissatisfaction by being honest with the candidate and making sure that any disadvantages of the job are clearly understood ; |
| 23 | He gave confidence by being forthright . |
| 24 | This means that profits on oil income will be treated like gains from any other business by being subject to normal corporation tax . |
| 25 | MAKE SURE YOUR CLUB HAS A VOICE AND A VOTE IN THIS HISTORIC PROCESS BY BEING PRESENT ON 17TH MARCH . |
| 26 | Consent , in other words , differs from promises by being capable of investing the consentor with rights . |
| 27 | We 've got to absorb these costs by being super-efficient . ’ |
| 28 | All they are doing is trying to hide their own ignorance about Jesus and the Bible by being rude to you ! |
| 29 | That matter is high on their agenda , and the hon. Gentleman may recall that the Labour party has distinguished itself over the past 40 years by being wrong about practically every foreign policy and defence issue that has come before it . |
| 30 | Some of the contents and objects , we can take it , are distinguished from the rest by being representative . |