Example sentences of "[prep] means of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European headquarters are in Hemel Hempstead , Herts , and there is another office in Leeds , but Locus is aiming to broaden its European base by means of acquisitions on the continent : the first is expected by the end of this year . |
| 2 | A rectangular plaque from the Phaistos temple shows , in relief , four animal-headed figures in long robes with tasselled belts ; it was originally fixed to a curving surface , probably of wood , by means of nails at the four corners ( Figure 49 ) . |
| 3 | Other lizards , like the Tokay Gecko from tropical Asia , are nocturnal , largely insectivorous and able to walk upside down , even on glass , by means of feet with special pads on the toe tips . |
| 4 | It is not unusual for a researcher to ‘ trail ’ the main publication by means of articles in the learned journals . |
| 5 | If place is to be defined in terms of co-ordinates , the assumption that no particular can be in two places at once presupposes the ( logical ) possibility of a unique designation by means of co-ordinates of every single position in space , i.e. the possibility , in principle , of setting up an all-embracing co-ordinate system ; making it possible to differentiate unambiguously every point in space from any other from a given origin . |
| 6 | The landlord , being in the stronger bargaining position ( even in the commercial setting ) , may be able to impose onerous requirements upon the tenant by means of covenants in the lease . |
| 7 | Attempts were also made to evaluate the effects of the self-instructional orientation material , by means of observations of how students performed a series of tasks . |
| 8 | The Convention provides for the taking of evidence or the performing of other judicial acts abroad , by means of Letters of Request or by the use of diplomats and consuls , of and commissioners . |
| 9 | Such efforts to engage with discourses on quality by means of notions like " taste " and " style " may be understood in terms of challenges issuing from the peripheries of the discipline , as well as beyond its boundaries , which called upon the leaders of English studies to provide an account of " literary quality " of at least equal force to those being generated outside the Review 's pages . |
| 10 | ‘ To improve the machinery of civil justice in England and Wales by means of reforms in jurisdiction , procedure and court administration and in particular to reduce delay , cost and complexity . ’ |
| 11 | The plaintiffs sought recovery of sums paid under such agreements by means of claims for restitution against the defendants , a Scottish local authority . |
| 12 | A hand , or Aldis , lamp for signalling in Morse code was found unsatisfactory ; a more efficient method was for tank to signal to tank , or to the supporting infantry , by means of discs of different colour . |
| 13 | A battery of stamps consisted usually of four wooden baulks placed vertically , riding in guides , each shod with heavy iron heads which were lifted alternately by means of cams on a revolving axle , acting upon lifters or tappets affixed to the sliding baulks , The stamps were raised and dropped about 12 inches , at a rate best able to cope with the material fed . |
| 14 | In the original method the total units were given numbers from 1 upwards and the sample taken by means of tables of random numbers which could be bought . |
| 15 | The Roman system of supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts above ground presented an engineering problem . |
| 16 | All the machinery was powered by a gas engine which drove a long shaft near the ceiling that in turn , by means of belts to fast and loose pulleys , provided the motive power for the various equipment . |
| 17 | Before the publication ofthe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society communication in science was primarily carried out by means of networks of correspondents . |
| 18 | Data will be collected by means of questionnaires to mother and fathers and interviews with mothers and siblings . |
| 19 | This bird , too , is indifferent to the angry bees and not only feeds on anything left over by the ratel but also on the wax combs in the nest , having the ability to digest wax by means of bacteria in its gut . |
| 20 | For example the administration of overseas territories has been accomplished by means of orders in council issued by virtue of the royal prerogative . |
| 21 | He also announced the cancellation as of Jan. 1 of the collection of RPT membership dues by means of deductions at source from all workers ' salaries . |
| 22 | Illustrate by means of examples from your own bank . |
| 23 | In Britain , ‘ whisky diplomacy ’ was repeatedly used to resolve conflicts , and pressure was brought to bear by means of appeals to the parties from the Prime Minister , for example by Harold Wilson in 1966 ( see Bagwell 1982 : 168–71 ) . |
| 24 | The inheritance of behaviour is effected by means of arrangements of molecules , called genes . |
| 25 | Unidroit , for example , goes to considerable trouble , by means of consultations with representative international organizations and by questionnaires to specialists and to governments which in turn consult their national organizations , to establish that those practising in the field in question believe that differences in national laws create a problem and that harmonization would bring benefits . |
| 26 | The course of a cholera epidemic , for instance , can be reported and its causes investigated by means of excerpts from documents written by people at the time . |
| 27 | On the one hand the rise of polities headed by rulers and functioning by means of hierarchies of administrative , priestly and military officials , in itself called for graded insignia to legitimize the exercise of power . |
| 28 | Inhutani II intends to finance its 40 per cent share of the project by means of levies on logging companies , which were originally earmarked for reforestation work . |
| 29 | In the second year , the state is approached by means of units on comparative government which analyse the institutions and practices of the major powers in the contemporary developed world , and thematic units examining the relationship of war and nationalism respectively to the emergence of the modern state . |
| 30 | Ramaema on May 13 announced the repeal of legislation banning political parties and was quoted as promising a restoration of democracy by means of elections by June 1992 . |