Example sentences of "by [noun sg] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | By case law the definition applies when this pattern has existed for three years or more . |
| 2 | By far the most effective arrangements presently available are those which : ( 1 ) provide for the continuing partners to have the option to acquire the share in the firm of an outgoing partner ( which overcomes the tax problems noted in Chapter 10 and offers some desirable freedom of manoeuvre to the continuing partners without ordinarily causing any disadvantage to the outgoing partner ) ; ( 2 ) finance the purchase of the share of a partner who dies before retirement by way of insurance effected on the lives of each of the partners the proceeds of which are declared to be held on trust for the partners for the time being ; ( 3 ) finance by endowment insurance the purchase of the shares of partners whose retirement can be predicted ; ( 4 ) ensure that in any case which is not or can not be sufficiently covered by available insurance ( eg payments to a partner who is expelled or who otherwise leaves the firm before normal retirement date ) payment of any capital sum is spread over a period so to reduce the burden on the continuing partners without imposing any great hardship on the outgoing partner or his estate ; and ( 5 ) impose on each partner an obligation ( Clause 14.02 ) to take out adequate ( as discussed with all the partners from time to time ) retirement provision for the benefit of himself and his familyso as not to impose any burden in that respect on the firm , which in former times would have accepted responsibility . |
| 3 | Nicholas Ferrar , portrait by M. Gheeraerts the Younger ( c. 1617 ) |
| 4 | Mr Reynolds 's government lost the motion by 88 votes to 77 after a walkout by coalition partners the Progressive Democrats . |
| 5 | The percept initially evoked by A , therefore , must be equated with the a and c elements that it activates unconditionally , After training , however , presentation of A activates not only these but also elements that in other circumstances are unconditionally activated by stimulus X. The pattern of central representation ( and thus , by one definition , the percept ) is changed by experience , making the phenomenon an instance of perceptual learning . |
| 6 | A survey of more than 50 finance directors across the country , carried out by marketing consultants the Glanville Partnership and sold to accounting firms , reveals that many directors see the middle tier as being under great pressure . |
| 7 | With her milky complexion set off by chestnut hair the artists nicknamed her ‘ coconut ’ . |
| 8 | Thus , summoning all my courage and self-control ( easier to do on paper ) , I replied wishing him luck , and sent by surface mail the photograph he had asked for . |
| 9 | When accepting settlement of a bill by credit card the cashier should : |
| 10 | The day ended with a performance by comedy duo The Chippendales and a bingo session . |
| 11 | Managers of the service , supported by watchdog body the Mid Essex Community Health Council , have always been keen any merger should involve another locally-based trusts . |
| 12 | The fact remains that because of election by constituency quota the odds are heavily against fair representation for a small party . |
| 13 | By Trader Horn THE INTERNATIONAL Foundation of Airline Passengers Associations is demanding index-linked compensation for air crash victims and their families . |
| 14 | By Signal Computing the company means technologies for converting various signals into useful information such as speech store and forward , recognition and synthesis , and facsimile . |
| 15 | By harvest time the grain has become a mass of spores , which spread as a cloud of dust . |
| 16 | From the point of view of consumers of produce grown by slave labour the advantage was going to be equally clear ; supplies of cotton from free-labour sources had begun to enter the British market and were substantially effective in reducing prices . |
| 17 | Nothing illustrates more dramatically the extent to which Nizan 's work fired the imagination than the spectacle of Sartre himself publicly criticising traditional " institutionalised " intellectuals for their lack of imagination , publicly insulting Raymond Aron for his failure to take note of the significance of the May events , and extolling by implication Nizan the youthful iconoclast , an exemplary dissident intellectual in tune with the spirit of the times . |
| 18 | By summer evenings the Great Bear is descending in the north-west , while Leo has almost gone ; the Square of Pegasus has come into view in the east . |
| 19 | Even when news stories need to be cleared by County Hall the effort still pays dividends . |
| 20 | There 's a certain irony here in the fact that the world leader in free market philosophy should be the one to try and bring some regulation into this area , because that 's the problem here , almost complete deregulation the use of convenient ships , low skilled , low paid er exploited often Third World workers , used and abused by ship owners the world over to increase their profit margins , with a subsequent lack of concern over both the environment and people 's lives . |
| 21 | Erm , Products and Services did very well internationally , in fact the entire business did well internationally , generally , particularly in Venezuela , Nigeria and by year end the er , joint venture in Russia was er , was complete and ready to start . |
| 22 | For vehicles run by Trust staff the emphasis will be on maximising fuel efficiency and minimising damaging emissions . |
| 23 | Was it possible , he wondered , that by breakfast time the two youngsters would be reporting to him that they were in love ? |
| 24 | Blenheim Palace has the kind of gardens to intimidate most keen amateurs but it welcomed hundreds of enthusiasts to its first autumn flower show , opened by palace owner the Duke of Marlborough . |
| 25 | Does it mean that once the information becomes known by market professionals the requirement is fulfilled ? |
| 26 | He said because health services at the hospital will be dictated by market forces the hope of having a fully functional hospital had died forever . |
| 27 | Dubbed by prison wives the cellnet scandal after the cabinet mobile phones system . |
| 28 | Proposal not supported by target company The court will not call a meeting if the proposal is not supported by the target company , either through its board of directors or by the company in general meeting ( see Re Savoy Hotel Ltd , para 2.4.5 above ) . |
| 29 | BROUGHT about by lifetime tenure The lack of accountability is analagous at divisional level . |