Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sealants Adhesives and Coatings also had to have the paint , originally designed for use on military truck exteriors , adjusted to provide a satisfactory finish on the composite while still meeting the MoD 's demanding DEF-STAN 80–41 criterion . |
| 2 | Cromwell returned from Ireland in 1650 to lead the English resistance to the threat from the Scots , and by his subsequent victories at the battles of Dunbar and Worcester he thwarted not only those who wished to see the return of the house of Stuart , but also those who sought to impose a Presbyterian church on the English people . |
| 3 | They sought to impose a single currency on all Community states . |
| 4 | In October the Supreme Soviet agreed to impose a progressive tax on enterprises which increased their total wage bills by more than 3 per cent a year . |
| 5 | Recently the larger of the two has developed a white nodule on its chin . |
| 6 | Norwich-Birmingham had already been tried , with locomotive-hauled stock , but putting together the services which previously had separately linked Liverpool , Warrington Central , Manchester ; Blackpool and Manchester ; Sheffield via the Hope Valley line ; Nottingham , Grantham , Peterborough , Ely and Ipswich/Norwich and Harwich Parkeston Quay , was a bold move from which has developed a popular route on which much new business is emerging . |
| 7 | Nurses training needs to include a brief session on the effects of adoption on health and family relationships so nurses working in hospitals and the community can assume an active role with adoption participants . |
| 8 | Fourteen finance ministers from former Soviet republics also here are expected to mount a strong claim on bank funds in 1992 . |
| 9 | FOREIGN media groups are expected to mount a major assault on Britain 's television industry following the publication of proposed broadcasting legislation which removes constraints on European takeovers and investments . |
| 10 | The 200-page report of the Warner Inquiry , set up after Beck 's conviction , is expected to prompt an immediate clampdown on the present recruitment procedure used for care workers in children 's homes . |
| 11 | With general election campaigning well and truly off the starting blocks , actor Kevin Whately has joined a Labour candidate on the campaign trail . |
| 12 | ‘ The Commission itself has placed a great emphasis on the promotion of milk and it is ironic that it is now undermining that investment with a proposal which could result in further reductions in the intake of milk by those who need it most ’ . |
| 13 | Her government , by its clear breach with many previous policies and early derision of the higher civil service , has placed a double strain on the traditional relationship . |
| 14 | The rapidly increasing urban population has placed an impossible strain on the provision of housing . |
| 15 | Western society has placed an exaggerated emphasis on individualism . |
| 16 | The number of stock under the supervision of a single worker has increased considerably and this has placed an additional burden on the skill of the stockman to face the new challenges which have resulted . |
| 17 | The UK government has placed an official ban on the use of offal in animal feed and petfoods from any cattle at risk from bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE ) . |
| 18 | ‘ We recognise that the Chancellor has placed an enormous responsibility on the motor industry to get the economy moving again . |
| 19 | This has placed an excessive burden on industry , and on the people of the country as a whole , and has also overloaded the government machine itself . |
| 20 | " This has placed an excessive burden on industry , and on the people of the country as a whole , and has also over-loaded the government machine itself … |
| 21 | But a recent study of the Capetian kings ' household has traced a growing reliance on knights of lowly birth and clerks whose claim to prominence sprang solely from their usefulness . |
| 22 | Tanzania has lifted a three-year ban on elephant hunting and will allow tourists to kill the magnificent animals , despite an international moratorium on the sale of elephant products . |
| 23 | The Tanzanian government has lifted a 17-year ban on game hunting to allow safari hunting from August 1 to November 3 . |
| 24 | In late September troops loyal to the Lebanese President , Elias Hrawi , moved to tighten an economic blockade on Aoun 's stronghold at Baabda in East Beirut [ see p. 37729 ] . |
| 25 | I still regret it , but I 'm afraid the Prime Minister has to appear a great deal on the media . |
| 26 | Should I seek to impose a legal limit on daily TV viewing , even supposing that it were enforceable ? |
| 27 | Too many coaches want to impose a technical straightjacket on their pupils , which can destroy them more than it improves and helps them . |
| 28 | In a speech in Gloucester tonight he 's expected to launch a bitter attack on the Government 's failure to deal with the current wave of crime . |
| 29 | NESTON Care Group has organised a public meeting on June 15 to look at community problems in the area and to see what positive steps can be taken to help eliminate them . |
| 30 | The Pensby big fish specialist has enjoyed an outstanding autumn on the South Wales trout reservoir , including a fabulous 38-pounder , and during his latest stint hooked a 31lb 8oz pike on spinner bait . |