Sentence examples for dictated not by from inspiring English sources

Comedy, though, is dictated not by a few influential designers but by public consensus.

Elliott & Harper Productions has a pledge to put women at the centre of its programming, but this gender change is dictated not by policy but by sense.

Instead, our doomed heroes find their fate dictated not by implacable forces that are beyond their power to influence, but by the designs of their fellow human beings.

"What to do", in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, even Ukraine, has been dictated not by what might work but what looks good.

The Red Bull driver raced cleanly from pole position to the finish line, with lead swaps largely dictated not by overtaking but by pit-stop timing.

While the court itself represents the best aspirations of the international community, events on the ground in a troubled state have been dictated not by law, but by the power of the gun and local political interests.

The main concept in this novel pinch diagram is identifying maximum performance as dictated not only by thermodynamic limitations but also by physical­-size limitations.

Trump's response to Roseanne was dictated not just by his narcissism but also by his instinctive antagonism toward the old system of norms.

This duty is dictated not only by my professional registration but also by moral and ethical standards.

BBC North America editor Mark Mardell says some believe that Israel's timetable is dictated not only by what is militarily possible but by the US presidential election in November.

And, today, trends are dictated not just by Michelin chefs or glossy magazines, but by a thousand people sharing a phone picture of their avocado toast.