Example sentences of "by [verb] the time [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The required rate of work can be increased by shortening the time intervals . |
| 2 | INCREDIBLY , COPPOLA 'S sequel actually deepened the richness and meaning of his original masterpiece by widening the time frame , and book-ending the original story with sombre meditations on the implacable nature of crime and retribution . |
| 3 | Rousettus clicks its tongue loudly and rhythmically as it flies , and navigates by measuring the time interval between each click and its echo . |
| 4 | Second , by varying the time cut-off point of T , we can still compare the results from this model with those of NNS and NNs without undue complication . |
| 5 | The velocity of propagation was measured in cm/ second as the mean of 10 consecutive values by determining the time interval in seconds between the beginning of the upstroke of the contractions at 5 and 15 cm above the lower oesophageal sphincter and then dividing 10 ( the distance in cm between the proximal and distal ports ) by that figure . |
| 6 | It is convenient to make the wave an even function of time by choosing the time origin as shown in figure 11.2(a) . |
| 7 | The survey also shows , however , that the Chancellor could sweeten the pill by extending the time limit on capital allowances to help counter the late payment of debts . |
| 8 | Scaling : the relaxation ( time-correlation ) functions ( which characterise a material 's response to changes in an applied mechanical or electromagnetic field ) , measured at different temperatures , may be made to coincide on a single ‘ master ’ curve by scaling the time axis with a temperature-dependent characteristic time . |