Example sentences of "the [noun] of [noun pl] by " in BNC.

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1 The growth of intra-industry is deemed to require a considerable amount of Europeanisation of the activities of companies by merger and acquisition , and DFI .
2 Groups of actors have often provided the focus of stories about the victimisation of innocents by totalitarian forces ( examples include To Be or Not to Be , Privates on Parade , The Last Metro and the recent Spanish film Ay , Carmela ! ) , so it 's interesting to see such a relatively early variation on the theme as this .
3 Additionally , an implication of the suggestions on the contribution of non-executives made above is the opportunity of reports by non-executives on the watching briefs .
4 ‘ requiring a seat belt ’ This can be proved in the majority of cases by showing that the vehicle was a normal saloon car being fitted with approved seat belts .
5 This point can be proved in the majority of cases by the observations of the reporting officer .
6 I use them , but I keep them separated from the majority of plants by surrounding them with strips of glass siliconed to the tank base .
7 When the hon. Gentleman finally gave me a straight commitment across the Dispatch Box to abolish GP fund holding , I told him that he delivered the support of the majority of GPs by doing so .
8 Discharges from refining and use of oil fell from 300,000 tonnes in 1980 to 60,000 tonnes in 1992 , exceeding targets for the reduction of emissions by 2000 .
9 A social charter approved by the round table on March 5 , and by the Volkskammer at its session on March 6-7 , provided for a range of rights much more comprehensive than those guaranteed in West Germany , including the right to work , the right to strike and the banning of lockouts by management .
10 The term courtship , as used by ethologists , refers to all the behavioural interactions of the male and female which come before , and lead up to , the fertilization of eggs by sperm .
11 An underlying theme of change since the early 1980s which has sometimes been buried in the overall conflict over spending levels has been a move towards the privatization of services : that is , the replacement of previously direct local government provision by the provision of services by commercial enterprises under contract to local authorities .
12 However , the provision of services by a branch does not clearly fall within either of these principles , because the services are provided from the host member state itself , and accordingly either alternative seems available .
13 Held , dismissing the appeal , that the phrase ‘ office or employment ’ in section 16(2) ( c ) of the Act was not confined to the narrow limits of a contract of service but was to be construed in a wider sense as a matter of ordinary language ; and that , accordingly , the provision of services by the appellant as a self-employed accountant was properly described as employment within the ambit of section 16(2) ( c ) ( post , p. 506B–D , E–G ) .
14 The rural charge-payers now pay more than the urban charge-payers since they pay the same basic charge plus the charge for Parish Council services , yet the provision of services by the Borough favours the urban areas .
15 Despite the change of circumstances by 1944 , British Bomber Command continued area bombing , contrary to military advice , and alone , since the Luftwaffe had shot its bolt and the USAAF still held to precision bombing .
16 It is one thing to win the support of electors by defeating an enemy for the first time ; it is quite another to expect admiration for slaying the same dragon twice .
17 Several references have already been made to the support of ministers by civil servants .
18 One is the children act one will be something on on on the preparation of food , another will be one affecting the way in which charities have to keep registered accounts er , financial accounts which means that an example erm is responsible for registering the accounts of congregations by law .
19 The 1882 troubles precipitated the sending of troops by both China and Japan and direct Chinese intervention in the internal affairs of Korea .
20 an escape of electricity stored and used by the defendants in working their tramcars , interfered with the sending of messages by the plaintiffs through their submarine cable .
21 Williams vaguely indicated the board of keys by the door .
22 You may combine this with the role of company Secretary , giving support to the Board of directors by providing legal and financial information essential for the Board to make informed decisions .
23 A whole range of means of assisting families of children ‘ in need ’ is spelled out in the legislation , giving some substance to the local authority 's duty to promote the upbringing of children by their families .
24 At the heart of attempts by firms in Britain to introduce modern technology is a battle for control of the shopfloor between management and factory worker .
25 In the case of settlements by virtue of which income is paid to or for the benefit of an infant unmarried child of a settlor , the definition is extended to include " transfers of assets " ( s670 ) .
26 It is through the implementation of this agreed machinery that disciplinary tribunals and the Inns themselves , with the consent of the Lord Chief Justice , are now able to exercise extended powers of control over the professional conduct of barristers , with a wider range of penalties , but subject always , in the case of decisions by tribunals , to a right of appeal to the visitors : see Disciplinary Tribunal Regulations 1990 , regulations 22 and 30 .
27 The legal effect of actions of an organisation in excess of its powers becomes even more complex in the case of claims by third parties against the organisation .
28 In any case , the amounts of the fees and expenses are still likely to be at large , because expert clauses never lay down the amounts , except in the case of fees by the use of a percentage of the amount at issue , and expenses can not be considered before a reference .
29 If individual cases are pressed , and also in the case of appeals by " further units or formation , " three guidelines are offered .
30 Plotting the progress of students by cohort shows the effect of new fields upon the Course , and also of the possibility of mixed mode study ( Table 2.1 ) .
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