Example sentences of "[pers pn] is not [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | A woman who is generally satisfied will organize her days so that she is not overcome by the many demands on her time . |
| 2 | She is not clipped by fine A. |
| 3 | From birth , the baby and infant imbibes moral values and learns to control instinctual wishes so that he or she is not chastised by parents , or other agents of socialization . |
| 4 | As a result she is not allowed by her mother to supplement the family income by helping her in the fields , since to be seen doing it would mean she had become an illiterate villager again . |
| 5 | She is not hurt by what I have said , she thought , she is neither hurt nor angry , she does not understand what I have said , her mind is losing the powers of comprehension and she has no longer an emotional response . |
| 6 | ‘ It is not treated by the trade in Britain with anything like the respect it is given in France . |
| 7 | Although diabetes is usually caused by a pancreas unable to do its job , it is not treated by replacing the offending organ . |
| 8 | In contrast , it is not said by the third defendant or by anyone else that the third party was guilty of any form of dishonesty . |
| 9 | … I am prepared to hold , therefore , that the ‘ act , neglect or default giving rise to the action ’ was the doing of damage to the plaintiff by the negligence of the defendants : and inasmuch as the action was commenced within three years from the date when the damage was done , it is not barred by the statute . |
| 10 | Thus a member that protests from the outset of institutional action that is not sanctioned by the constitutive treaty should be able to claim that it is not bound by that action . |
| 11 | The High Court itself is bound by the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal , yet it is not bound by its own previous decisions . |
| 12 | But if it is not bound by such a policy it can induce a large increase in the money supply and prevent the recession , or at least bring it to an end quickly . |
| 13 | Punishment will fail if it is not balanced by praise , encouragement ( and other positive reactions ) for the sort of behaviours that you are looking for . |
| 14 | Within 15 minutes the human eye begins to become accustomed to the dark — provided it is not blinded by light , in which case , you have to start all over again . |
| 15 | Hilton 's mystical theology is not conveyed with the passionate poetry that characterises Rolle 's writing , it is not attended by the rigours of the Cloud-author 's sense of that transcendent God who can not be known in any recognisable sense of the word , the visionary experience of Julian of Norwich , or the endearingly unbalanced enthusiasm of Margery Kempe . |
| 16 | The Trustee Act 1925 , ss31-32 , should be extended ( see Williams on Wills 6th edn , Butterworths , 1987 , vol 2 , p1267 and 1275 ) if monies are to be retained until such child or children come of age , so that the trustees have flexibility in their use of both income and capital of a child 's share of the trust fund , as should the power of investment so that it is not limited by the Trustee Investments Act 1961. ( v ) Insurance — Section 19(1) of the Trustee Act 1925 limits a trustee 's power to insure to insurance against fire to three-quarters of the value of the property ; as the trustees will probably not have any cash , the occupier wife should be made responsible for insurance . |
| 17 | But the logic of this point of view is not compelling , and it is not supported by the data . |
| 18 | If , moreover , ‘ the senses reveal no necessities ’ ( to quote an old tag ) , then our mental grasp of it is not given by the senses . |
| 19 | The structure of intelligence reveals itself spontaneously in the way people behave intellectually ; it is not imposed by the assumptions of testers , as the national press would have it . |
| 20 | It is not imposed by anyone . |
| 21 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 22 | It is not disputed by any member of the European Community that if that part of the directive were to be implemented everybody would have to pay for the associated benefits . |
| 23 | Bernier constantly contrasts Mughal India and seventeenth-century France : the Jumna compares favourably with the Loire , he thinks ; adultery is easier in Paris than it is in Delhi : ‘ in France it only excites merriment , but in this part of the world there are few instances where it is not followed by some dreadful and tragical catastrophe . ’ |
| 24 | But coachbuilding looks set to increase its share of activity particularly because , unlike accident repair , it is not hindered by geographical limitations , only by lack of skill or ability , and that is not something hindering the Heggie Group judging by its track record . |
| 25 | It is not characterised by bureaucracy . |
| 26 | Unlicensed boxing is not illegal , but it is not recognized by the British Board of Control . |
| 27 | It is not stated by the originator as to the exact site of the primary tumour from which MKN45 and MKN45G were derived but because of the gastrin secretory nature of MKN45G it could possibly have been in the antrum . |
| 28 | It is not influenced by external factors . |
| 29 | It is not funded by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( SSPCA ) Headquarters so all Caithness 's expenses have to be met from donations , raffles , sales etc , organised by a committee who are interested in animal welfare . |
| 30 | It is not selected by any democratic process . |