Example sentences of "from time to time by " in BNC.

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1 There is , however , a video of his performance which he is encouraged to play from time to time by his two children .
2 Yardley bore all these setbacks with great dignity , afflicted as he was from time to time by a form of lumbago that almost certainly hastened his retirement .
3 This was reiterated from time to time by showing them pages from the field notes and extracts from the data .
4 A little later , at 7 p.m. , the whole scene was lit up from time to time by electrical discharges , and at one time the cloud above the mountain presented ‘ the appearance of an immense pine tree , with the stem and branches formed with volcanic lightning ’ .
5 My interest in China was increased from time to time by my acquaintance with a Cantonese who operated a shoe repair shop on the High Street .
6 Full-time undergraduate , postgraduate , diploma and certificate students are required to pay , prior to enrolment , a composite annual fee as prescribed from time to time by the Council of the University .
7 Snakes have been mobbed from time to time by groups of ground squirrels .
8 It would fully accord with the general principles of contract and treaty law if a mechanism existed for the parties to union to vary the terms of union from time to time by agreement .
9 The rule has been slightly relaxed over the last few years , although only in relation to secondary legislation ; it has also been breached from time to time by a number of judges , not least by judicial free spirit , the former Master of the Rolls , Lord Denning .
10 In this area , however , during the Quaternary they were invaded from time to time by thick wedges of debris flows .
11 As the author of this publication , my opinion has been sought from time to time by dealers , other scholars and the auction rooms .
12 The salary of such officers is restricted to an amount specified from time to time by the Secretary of State and they are not permitted to manage other council staff ( clause 9 ) .
13 He was assisted in his work from time to time by Samuel Holmes , a graduate of Magdalene College , Cambridge , who hoped to succeed him , but in fact on 27th July 1683 Timothy Dobson , of Jesus College , Cambridge , was appointed .
14 The programme is structured in such a way that on-going evaluation is simple and results can be reflected on from time to time by the Family Development Nurse and Community Mother so that the monthly visit to the family which is the main focus of the programme for achieving goals can be adapted to each family 's level and the issues that are discussed are relevant , nonjudgemental , and supportive of the parents ' own ideas and recognises the parents ' desire to do what is best for their children .
15 Institutions authorised by the Bank of England to carry on a deposit-taking business in this country are required to make contributions to the Deposit Protection Fund as levied from time to time by the Deposit Protection Board .
16 In the absence of a written constitution the power and duty of the judges to control the quality of the administration of justice in the courts of this country were derived largely from ancient custom subject to express mandates from time to time by the Crown , as in 1292 , and the way in which they superintended the disciplinary processes of the Inns of Court was an important feature of the way in which they performed that duty and exercised that power .
17 Over the years , although never establishing a close friendship with the Profumos , I have had an admiring acquaintance with both of them and am happy to see that their marriage was not ruined by this solitary episode and distressed indeed by its revival from time to time by creatures animated solely by greed .
18 Just as the coastal cities were subjected throughout the centuries to incursions from the interior by the forces of whichever power held sway beyond the mountains — Byzantines , Hungarians , Serbs and Turks — so the tranquillity of the Mediterranean climate is brutally violated from time to time by the icy blasts of the bura .
19 Let's think about the unsuccessful hospitals and , possibly more to the point , the unsuccessful ventures undertaken from time to time by otherwise efficient units .
20 ( 2 ) For the purposes of this section : ( a ) " special road " and " special road authority " have the same meanings as in the Roads ( Scotland ) Act 1984 and ( b ) " class I " means class 1 in Schedule 3 to the Act , as varied from time to time by any order under section 8 of that Act , but , if that Schedule is amended by such an order so as to add to it a further class of traffic , the order may adapt the reference in this section to traffic of class 1 so as to take account of the additional class .
21 The life of this normally gentle giant of a man was also punctuated from time to time by acts of sudden , often inexplicable , violence , usually associated with an over-generous intake of alcohol .
22 The party attempted to renew vigour from time to time by the ‘ exchange of party cards ’ — an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members — or by the replacement of officials .
23 Subject to the payment of a fee prescribed from time to time by statutory instrument , any person is entitled to inspect and to obtain copies of ‘ any records kept by the registrar for the purposes of the Companies Acts ’ ; no distinction is drawn between the rights of members and inspection by other persons .
24 The financial criteria are altered from time to time by regulations .
25 The enduring relationship is treated as a perpetual debt and is made manifest from time to time by continued gift-giving throughout the duration of the marriage .
26 Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that , contrary to statements made from time to time by Northern Ireland Ministers , the administration of justice in Northern Ireland is signally failing to do that ?
27 Although the archive has been used from time to time by researchers in pursuit of specific information , no general survey of the contents has been undertaken since the death of Lord Beveridge in 1963 .
28 The rate of interest on loans recommended from time to time by the Building Societies ' Association ( which is at present 11 per cent ) .
29 have been a full-time teacher for at least two years in college , polytechnic or university teaching students following a course leading to the HCIMA professional examination or such other qualifications as are defined from time to time by the council
30 ( 1 ) A recognised body which is a company limited by shares shall insure with authorised insurers against the losses referred to in paragraph ( 3 ) of this Rule over and above the maximum indemnity provided from time to time by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund .
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