Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [adv] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Marriage is n't on the cards . ’
2 Then Susan , 32 , who dangled from ropes wearing gown and boots , joked : ‘ They say our marriage is already on the rocks . ’
3 She said , ‘ Angharad is out on the hills alone , so I can not come to the Fair ’ , and she said , ‘ I am sorry you have had a wasted journey ’ , and she said , ‘ Have a nice time at the Fair . ’
4 Losing your home is not on the cards while you can demonstrate a willingness to repay your debt .
5 It does n't seem at this moment in time that a reprieve is really on the cards .
6 Thus the focus of attention is more on the skills of selling , than on the needs of the buyer .
7 The onus is surely on the proponents of this ‘ rush for roads ’ to prove that those sacrifices will not be in vain .
8 A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist .
9 Research emphasis is usually on the relationships between governments and non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) .
10 IVAN Boesky is back on the streets of New York City .
11 A BATTLE royal over who is to fill the current vacuum of leadership in European science planning is now on the cards .
12 Clarke is now tournament professional at the K-Club , Straffan , County Kildare — he has just switched from the equally fashionable Mount Julliet , County Kilkenny — and manager Andrew Chandler believes a European victory is definitely on the cards for Ulster 's emerging star .
13 A major refurbishment of the travel centre is also on the cards within the next three years .
14 The government is clearly on the horns of a dilemma .
15 The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage .
16 Alongside these , the seasonal range of edible flowers is back on the shelves of stores causing great media and customer interest .
17 Of equal importance are those social factors which come into play when the user or former user is back on the streets .
18 In words which almost parallel one of Manning 's respondents ( see Manning 1977 : 160 ) , one policeman in Easton said that ‘ real policing is out on the streets ’ ( FN 23/10/86 , p. 5 ) .
19 In fact , the route to prosperity is seldom on the backs of tormented people .
20 Guy Linley-XXXX Adams , pollution officer of the Marine Conservation Society , commented that : " We are pleased that the onus of proof is now on the makers and users to show that the disinfectants are safe , rather than on us to demonstrate that they might be harmful . "
21 The emphasis in functionalist sociology is therefore on the values shared within and between classes , rather than on conflict as the basis of class structure .
22 Downing Street sources made little attempt to choke off intense speculation among MPs that a limited Cabinet shake-up is still on the cards .
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