Example sentences of "[verb] by [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elections established a new local government structure with considerably enhanced powers in place of local councils still dominated by former communists . |
| 2 | A re-draft , tabled for the December session by a constitutional commission dominated by former communists , had envisaged parliament having the right to form the Cabinet and shape policy , shifting the balance of power away from the President . |
| 3 | All this suggests that lack of competitive pressure felt by US business played an important role in the loss of its pre-eminent position The structure of domestic industry was probably dominated by fewer firms than in Japan or the EEC taken as a whole . |
| 4 | General Obasanjo 's biography of his friend Chukwuma Nzeogu , the organizer of the coup , makes it very clear that the objective of the coup leaders was to create a government no longer dominated by these values . |
| 5 | When Margaret Thatcher became leader the party was still dominated by these men who had been through the war together . |
| 6 | One day when the terrible moment comes and it is bound to come when we shall be talking of the Serb national catastrophe , when we shall be questioning ourselves about who was responsible for it and how it came about that we are the last nation in Europe to be surrounded by such enemies and such hatred , then many of the great brains of the Academy will find themselves in the dock if they live to see the day . |
| 7 | ‘ That probably sounds simple-minded to you , considering that you live surrounded by such things , but — ’ |
| 8 | To outsiders it would have looked incongruous : men in black zoot suits , all with fashionable elephant 's trunk hair styles , filling in a grave , surrounded by more men and women dressed in black . |
| 9 | The officer , surrounded by these noises , was moved and a little embarrassed . |
| 10 | And in the faculty he was surrounded by several men of substance with much the same opinions though with less hardness in their advocacy . |
| 11 | I asked , delighted by these gifts , tatty as they were . |
| 12 | As all Iraqis know , Saddam himself is Sunni , despite his claim to descent from Ali ; and the putative victory over Iran was presumably won by all Iraqis , Shia and Sunni alike . |
| 13 | The union reform that was won by these workers benefited the working class in general . |
| 14 | How many had been beggared while the war between the royal cousins had swept across their fields or through their towns , while the barons who should have protected them looked only to their own gain , shifting loyalties so often that the ordinary common man found himself constantly besieged and attacked by both sides ? |
| 15 | Though agreed between the parties , these proposals were bitterly attacked by some Conservatives as destroying the traditional upper House and by a few Labour members as creating a large new area of patronage for the Prime Minister . |
| 16 | No , it got attacked by some crows , they bit it |
| 17 | ‘ We were n't attacked by any villagers , ’ Howard pointed out reasonably . |
| 18 | Recently this problem has been attacked by several companies including DataEase International with its DataEase Express for Windows package . |
| 19 | The show , on 22 and 23 June 1983 , was deemed by all spectators to be a major success . |
| 20 | They are deemed by many players as the less difficult half , that if a good score can be put together here , it can be enhanced on the back nine . |
| 21 | For some roles , younger people are deemed by some quarters as more suitable , just as in the theatre a certain role will require a certain age range to portray it . |
| 22 | This point is being stressed by many organisations representing the interests of people with physical , mental or educational disabilities . |
| 23 | Wills , there has been no doubt of the widespread respect from all walks of life which has been earned by most Willses by the end of their lives . |
| 24 | May I add that the promotion of fast cars and reckless driving by the media is not good for the youngsters attracted by such aspects ? |
| 25 | His dominant inclination ( he wrote ) had always been towards philosophy , " and even in my philological studies I have been most attracted by those topics which seemed important for the history of philosophy or for ethical and aesthetic problems " . |
| 26 | The anthropologist 's appetite for information and his curiosity are boundless , and he is naturally particularly attracted by those avenues of inquiry where the answers come hard , suggesting that he has touched on a sensitive and hence significant vein . |
| 27 | — to provide information , through appropriate media , to the whole community which will enhance opportunities for researchers and practitioner contributions to substantive research within the Programme and beyond ; — to liaise and seek additional contributions in the formulation of the research/evaluation agenda and its execution from other bodies ( DES , SED , TC , DTI , EEC , UNESCO , industry , training bodies , etc. ) ; — to support UK participation in multi national conferences , programmes and projects organised by such agencies as the British Council and the EEC ( ESPRIT , DELTA , AND COMETT ) ; — to assist ESRC in its relations with SERC , DTI etc. in post- ALVEY , joint Research Council approaches to cognitive science and human computer interaction , and other joint governmental initiatives which require an IT and education contribution . |
| 28 | The six dogs are part of a scheme organised by former police dog handler John Woodward , based at Sadberge Kennels , near Darlington . |
| 29 | A range of special events , climaxing in a series of Grand Locomotive Cavalcades on the West Somerset Railway , have been organised by both railways to mark the 150 year connection of Taunton the national railway network . |
| 30 | With this model , Starfield have entered the semi-hollow arena occupied by such notables as Godin and Washburn , although again avoiding any kind of slavish imitation . |