Example sentences of "by direct " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the next government under de Valera introduced a very limited scheme of public health assistance in 1952 , the hierarchy still opposed its introduction , and by direct methods as well . |
| 2 | The premium for Allianz 's Personal Law Plan is £68 a year by direct debit . |
| 3 | The deviance of ‘ mouths ’ was in this instance amplified by direct provocation by the police , in part because one member of the force wanted some ‘ skulls ’ , but also because they were elevated into ‘ gougers ’ : the ‘ lip ’ was typical of that of gougers and they fitted the social class from which gougers come . |
| 4 | The reconstruction was undertaken by direct labour ( ie , the building owner organised and executed much of the work ) , starting in the spring of 1979 , the house and playroom link being occupied in October 1979 . |
| 5 | In 1980 , the owner approached a local architect , John Wharton , to provide him with a design that could be easily executed by direct labour and it was immediately apparent that exploitation of the high volume of the main east-west wing of the building would be the best way of obtaining the maximum accommodation . |
| 6 | The two bodies are often at loggerheads , and there are constant disputes over methods : are the newcomers best served by direct absorption — being given money and subsidies for their first year and then left to cope on their own , or by being placed in one of the 38 Jewish Agency absorption centres . |
| 7 | The former tried to reach an accord with New Delhi , but their state government was replaced by direct rule following the assassination of the Akali leader , Mr Harchand Singh Longowal . |
| 8 | The former tried to reach an accord with New Delhi , but their state government was replaced by direct rule following the assassination of the Akali leader , Mr Harchand Singh Longowal . |
| 9 | Repayments , according to officials , would be made by direct debit through the student 's personal account with a bank or building society . |
| 10 | They would like government to do more for the weakest and the poorest , by direct transfers of income ( witness the rise in child benefit ) as well as by boosting educational standards . |
| 11 | The Exercises were ill-received , and Gassendi seems to have decided that he might make more headway against the Aristotelians by systematically presenting an alternative point of view , rather than by direct argument against them . |
| 12 | A breakdown of the farm accounts shows that £148,857 is swallowed up by direct costs , £173,965 in overheads and £36,596 in rental and finance charges . |
| 13 | One of the most effective ways to recruit and encourage members and supporters is by direct mail . |
| 14 | If you want to attract people to an event you will get a certain response by direct invitation , but a much greater rate of success when your members are saying : ‘ I 'm going to a terrific do . |
| 15 | We judge the size of an object by direct comparison of the figure and ground scales and this can be a source of illusion . |
| 16 | It said that a continuing strong demand for credit showed that higher interest rates , whose effects were mitigated by direct subsidies and tax relief , were not holding down investment . |
| 17 | New drugs and agrochemicals are often developed by direct modification of an existing compound to mimic or enhance some aspects of its biological behaviour . |
| 18 | Polymeric forms of catechin ( condensed tannins ) are also antiulcerogenic and tannins probably inhibit pepsin by direct tannin-pepsin interactions . |
| 19 | And at one time it was UK policy for fertiliser use to be encouraged by direct grants and subsidies . |
| 20 | So here is an attempt to try to answer some of those questions by direct substitution or with a small amount of modification . |
| 21 | I sell Amway products because the company operates only by direct selling ( not through retail shops ) , and I saw being a distributor as a chance for me to raise funds for NCT ( and my kids ' playgroup ! ) |
| 22 | Boulton and Swartzentruber urge the acceptance of a common explanation for both phenomena , arguing that contextual cues and explicit occasion setters act not by direct association with other events but by modulating the influence of CS-US associations . |
| 23 | Drill attachments : Similar to the previous category , but powered by direct drive from a hand held electric drill , these have some application in the drier phases of cleaning . |
| 24 | ‘ Currently we are represented at the AAA by the road race committee , none of the members of which are selected by direct election . |
| 25 | One was the study of inheritance by direct observation of specific properties of parents and offspring . |
| 26 | It is not sexually transmitted ( although , like chicken pox or measles , it could be ) and is usually acquired in early childhood by direct contact with an infected child . |
| 27 | Parasite genes can have effects on host bodies , not just when the parasite lives inside the host where it can manipulate by direct chemical means , but when the parasite is quite separate from the host and manipulates it from a distance . |
| 28 | There is only a limited amount of change that can be achieved by direct transformation in the ‘ swords to ploughshares ’ manner . |
| 29 | This proposal has been partially absorbed in a different suggestion , that schools may decide for themselves whether or not to dissociate themselves from their Local Authority and become independent , relying on the DES to pay for their pupils by direct grant . |
| 30 | Iraq 's oil production is some 1 million barrels per day less than Iran 's but its war effort has been supported by aid from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait both by direct practical aid and by gifts of oil , sent out from Saudi and Kuwaiti ports , but marketed by Iraq . |