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by capture vs by capturing

The phrases "by capture" and "by capturing" can't be directly compared as they serve different purposes. "By capturing" is the correct form when referring to the action of capturing something, while "by capture" isn't a common construction in English.
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by capture

This is not a common construction in English.

This phrase is not commonly used in English. It does not convey a clear meaning and is not grammatically correct.
  • Better assuaged by the capture of Spartacus.
  • Better assuaged by the capture of Spartacus.
  • We will start by the capture of the strategic town of Boulogne.
  • These releases may then be available for capture by fishing operations.
  • Support for minimising expenses and costs by reduced data capture at borders.
  • Madam Secretary, Schaeffer's capture by the Pakistanis hit the wires.
  • The suspect eluded capture by leaping into the harbour, but not before reportedly injuring several Ardis police officers.
  • RFID is a technology that allows automatic identification and data capture by using radio frequencies.
  • The sheriff's office and the police assured us we'll have a capture by morning.
  • Central bank independence might shelter supervision from undue external interference, as well from the risk of regulatory capture by the supervised entities.
  • Existing installations would have a longer period to comply with the standard, either by adding CO2 capture technology or, indeed, by closing down.
  • Alternatively, an equivalent calculation can be made by other means, for instance by using the capture efficiency of the process.
  • Last time, we managed to capture him by overloading his system with pure light.
  • Subject: Outcry at the delay in taking decisions to protect dolphins and porpoises against by-catch capture in large nets
  • The Chumash Indians say that the stars are the holes poked in the blanket over the sky when the birds were trying to escape capture by flying to the moon.
  • A shadow of the past once more returns, nevertheless, by Gollum's capture, we know the enemy's next move.
  • The technical measures set out in this Proposal for a Regulation cover a broad range of objectives including the protection of juvenile fish, essentially by limiting their capture through improving the selectivity of fishing gear or fixing certain closed seasons/areas.
  • F shall be determined either by direct measurement of the quantities or by an equivalent method or calculation, for instance by using the capture efficiency of the process.
  • We have a collective responsibility to monitor its actual application and to engage in and instigate market capture by aiding its development.
  • With the current world annual growth rate of 6 percent, aquaculture should exceed capture fisheries in the production of edible fish, crustaceans and molluses by 2015 since global capture fishery output remains stable.

by capturing

This is the correct form when referring to the action of capturing something.

Use "by capturing" when you want to indicate that something was achieved through the act of capturing. It is the appropriate form in this context.
  • We have a chance to regain our reputations by capturing the Mostro.
  • This window works by capturing errant photons from the universe beside ours.
  • Our goal, this month, is to curb homicides, by capturing gang members.
  • I propose a toast, to the man who brilliantly accomplished his mission... by capturing the champion of fear.
  • Carbon sequestration technology may have the potential to contribute to this process by capturing CO 2 and storing it underground.
  • What is also scandalous is that this will aggravate the brain drain from third countries, especially Africa, by capturing their elite and guaranteeing their impoverishment once again.
  • In particular, operators should put in place measures to ensure that air emissions at the exploration and production stage are mitigated by capturing gas and its subsequent use.
  • Did you just spoil a perfect moment by capturing it?
  • While we would have preferred to take Busgang alive, by capturing his work we've significantly set back Fulcrum's ability to build their own Intersect.
  • At the same time, the Israel-Palestine conflict has blocked the overall development dynamic by capturing all the attention in the region.
  • Carbon sequestration technology may have the potential to contribute to this process by capturing CO2 and storing it underground.
  • and by capturing this moment, we might be able to move to a situation where we can catch them early.
  • CO2 storage consists of restricting the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere by capturing it at its production source and storing it in the subsoil where it can no longer have an impact on global warming.
  • This is the idea that we can study the sort of pinging of these viruses into human populations, the movement of these agents over into humans; and by capturing this moment, we might be able to move to a situation where we can catch them early.

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