Example sentences of "[to-vb] on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am in favour of that , but that is different from setting up international agencies whose legislation and ideas may have devastating effects on industries in western countries while leaving eastern countries to carry on processes over which the rest of us have no control . |
| 2 | She is trying for a Fleet Street career — but vowed to carry on actions against the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail . |
| 3 | In Walford v Miles the House of Lords maintained the long established principle that a mere agreement to negotiate is unenforceable because it lacks the certainty necessary for a binding contract and held that any concept of a duty to carry on negotiations in good faith is inherently repugnant to the adversarial position of the parties when involved in negotiations . |
| 4 | Great opportunity to pass on genes effortlessly , though the female has a limited number of eggs which has specific requirements for survival and therefore temporar temporarily stalls her reproductive success . |
| 5 | Kerry Packer has launched a complex , lowly valued and hostile bid for Bond 's media interests whilst efforts to pass on stakes in British Satellite Broadcasting and Airship Industries have so far failed . |
| 6 | Part of her role was to pass on instructions to driver for malt deliveries and the collection of raw materials for animal and feed production at ( return loads ) . |
| 7 | Charles explained that he 'd come round in answer to a complaint and rather thankfully began to pass on apologies on behalf of the Regiment for transmission to Lord Southdown later , but the butler shook his head regretfully once more , indicated that Lady Charity was at home , and felt certain that she would deal with the matter . |
| 8 | This came about because entrepreneurs realised that they could maintain higher profits by not indulging in fierce competition which forced them to pass on benefits to consumers . |
| 9 | And after Mass , accompanied by great hand shaking I was asked to pass on thanks to the Christians in Salford for their support but mostly great thanks for sharing our priest with them . |
| 10 | And she blasts supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices . |
| 11 | Richard is joining us every month to pass on tips , ideas and news from the world of horticulture , and add a touch of humour too . |
| 12 | The ante-natal clinic is a useful place for advice , and I also like to pass on tips to women planning a family . |
| 13 | When the apostles wrote letters to their friends and colleagues they were always trying to pass on words of encouragement and the people who received these letters regarded them as precious sources of information , that is why many of the letters of Paul or John or Peter have been carefully guarded and handed down to ourselves . |
| 14 | However , anyone who has been through the process knows that very little practical effort is made by the services involved to pass on details . |
| 15 | The local groups will be able to send delegates to the association 's central committee to pass on details of complaints , campaigns and victories . |
| 16 | Last night , a spokeswoman for the British Embassy in Bangkok said Mounsey had refused to pass on details about his Liverpool family . |
| 17 | Sometimes it was like a sit-com , where two characters refuse to speak directly to each other , always using a third party to pass on comments . |
| 18 | This form of guidance may be used where any instruction involving movement is refused ; not tidying up is an obvious one , and failing to put on clothes , replacing knocked over objects are all suitable for the guidance of a child 's limb to complete the instructed task . |
| 19 | It is very easy to switch on toggles by accident , causing unexpected problems when typing in text . |
| 20 | Others , however , set up ad hoc authorities to take on functions delegated by central government . |
| 21 | The only real way to improve your playing and your musicianship is to take on things that you find difficult . |
| 22 | Father and son team up to take on top-dogs Quay |
| 23 | We ourselves are the same it might one subject area , we might have to get down to take on loads of different things . |
| 24 | In France , for instance , where there are no incentives for employers to take on part-timers ( in the form of our lower National Insurance contributions and lack of rights and benefits for part-timers ) and far more extensive subsidised childcare facilities and parental leave , far fewer mothers work part time and more are in higher status occupations , according to the Department of Employment 's French And British Women 's Employment Comparisons . |
| 25 | for heads to take on tasks themselves |
| 26 | The 68-metre former oceanographic vessel was accorded a rousing welcome as it arrived in the northern Taiwan port of Keelung on May 13 to take on provisions and broadcasting equipment . |
| 27 | Does the Secretary of State recall a speech that he made several months ago in which he encouraged the business community to take on racketeers ? |
| 28 | It expects to take on debts of about £3 million . |
| 29 | He was not willing to take on cases with relatively unconventional chosen outcomes . |
| 30 | De La Salle drove forward in the second-half , with captain Anthony McGrath prompting from midfield , and little Brian Roper always eager to take on defenders . |