Example sentences of "[noun pl] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She was never more than a light comedy performer who made a virtue of her acting limitations by being amusing as she demonstrated them . |
| 7 | Consent , in other words , differs from promises by being capable of investing the consentor with rights . |
| 8 | We 've got to absorb these costs by being super-efficient . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't spoil things by being conventional , Joe ! |
| 11 | In both formal and informal activities within the classroom , children use their vision in different ways , and observant teachers can help to identify visual difficulties by being alert to the ways in which such problems can manifest themselves . |
| 12 | By contrast , interpersonal skills encourage people to achieve their objectives by being honest and open rather than dishonest and furtive . |
| 13 | Even the most inexperienced nurse can contribute to the care of patients by being thoughtful and helpful to patients , relatives and colleagues . |
| 14 | In The Unbearable Lightness of Being , the Czech exile Sabina disturbs her French friends by being unable to last out a parade held to protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 : ‘ She would have liked to tell them that behind Communism , Fascism , behind all occupations and invasions lurks a more basic , pervasive evil and that the image of that evil was a parade of people marching by with raised fists and shouting identical syllables in unison . ’ |
| 15 | As a youngster Kylie had proved to be a wizard with a needle — amazing friends by being able to run up an outfit in under two hours . |
| 16 | In section 1 , I have chosen various gliding areas which involve special hazards for the unwary , and have suggested how to prevent accidents by being conscious of potentially difficult situations . |
| 17 | It set the tone for the others by being massive — 500 pages in A4 format . |
| 18 | Morbidly inward , unforgiving , Cave goes against the grain of the times by being sick but refusing to be healed and integrated . |
| 19 | There are four related conceptual differences between epistemic and perspectival appearances : ( 1 ) Epistemic appearances are subjective , whereas perspectival appearances are objective ; ( 2 ) It makes no sense to say that X appears to be φ to Y but Y does not know it , whereas it does make sense to say that X presents such-and-such a perspectival appearance to the point of view Y occupies but Y does not know it ; ( 3 ) X can appear to be φ to Y only if Y possesses the concept φ : nothing similar can be said about perspectival appearances ; ( 4 ) Epistemic appearances are related to their objects by being true or false of them , whereas perspectival appearances are related to their objects mathematically . |
| 20 | Participants develop project management skills by being involved in all phases of the consultancy process including reviews of the management process and quality of output . |
| 21 | Bill Clough was a small grocer , with a nice little shop in a working-class area , where he had managed to survive the competition from the big chains by being convenient , not outrageously dear , and usually cheerful . |
| 22 | Mountaineers and hillwalkers who truly care about bird life in the hills and on the shores can help curb such activities by being eagle-eyed themselves . |
| 23 | Perhaps Bénéteau 's policy is to popularise their products by being able to attribute them to household names in the world of fashion and design . |