Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most bank notes are printed on special paper that makes forgery more or less impossible , although with the passage of time , new notes have to be issued to replace worn-out and frayed paper notes . |
| 2 | First , notes are scribbled on large sheets of poor quality paper . |
| 3 | When a disk fails , objects are re-replicated on remaining disks and the system becomes fault-tolerant again with replacing the failed disk . |
| 4 | When a disk fails , objects are re-replicated on remaining disks and the system becomes fault-tolerant again with replacing the failed disk . |
| 5 | Recent evidence has suggested that colonic neoplasm may be missed in patients presenting with iron deficiency anaemia unless colonic investigations are performed on all patients even when an alternative cause has been found . |
| 6 | Humps and rumble strips are used on residential streets to reduce speeds . |
| 7 | All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice and cause conflict . |
| 8 | Numerous projects are based on question-answer dialogues and the development of natural language front-ends for databases . |
| 9 | All five cases are based on actual patients . |
| 10 | Press releases are printed on recycled paper and the promotion of environmental goods and services is encouraged . |
| 11 | Part-time workers who work only a very few hours do not benefit from many of the forms of employment protection introduced by legislation over the last decade or so , although those part-time workers who work at least half the usual hours are covered on some items . |
| 12 | These blooms are held on long stalks above the leaves on compacted plants . |
| 13 | Indeed there were no significant accuracy differences between driving instructors and 13-year-olds with no driving experience ; he concludes that such judgments are based on general experience about the nature of moving objects . |
| 14 | This item was introduced to encourage knitter who do not have colour changers to try out jacquard knitting but can be used to hold yarn when knitting simple stripes or any colour patterns where yarns are changed on one side of the work only . |
| 15 | … patently the demand for new land would fall as these sites are recycled , and new houses are built on cleared sites . |
| 16 | There is nothing at Aintree much shorter than 6 to 1 , whereas the two main parties in the General Election are offered on narrower terms . |
| 17 | SNL plans are based on complete clearance of the site . |
| 18 | It was not necessary to spell it out , because the existing public expenditure plans are based on existing tax rates , with the allowances and excise duties indexed in the normal way . |
| 19 | Two main types of building are encountered on such farms ; sunken buildings and those built at ground-level , often called ‘ halls ’ in a rather indiscriminate manner . |
| 20 | If the market value weights used in the index are based on current market prices , then every time the price of any share in the index changes this will change all the weights . |
| 21 | In winter most Golden Plover are found on coastal farmland , including the permanent grassland of the levels . |
| 22 | Furthermore , those rules are based on general principles which apply to all armed conflicts and means of warfare . |
| 23 | Right : Batsford products are based on real bits of wood ; or serve a useful fishkeeping purpose . |
| 24 | Nonetheless , Bonfield attributes the relative success of the company to a strategy dating from the mid-1980s — one of expanding into Europe ; targeting particular industries , such as retail and finance ; growing its services-related business ; and ensuring that its products are based on open systems standards . |
| 25 | Current test methods for accessing Average Seek Times are based on several myths ; Myth-1 : All disk drive requests are random access ; Myth-2 : Only the seek portion of a random access ( the time taken to move the disk drive read/write head from one area of the disk to another ) — is relevant ; Myth-3 : New disk drive technology that does n't improve seek time can be dismissed as ineffective . |
| 26 | On passage birds are seen on inland waters , particularly the reservoirs , as often as on the coast . |
| 27 | about joining the airport policy consortium to making sure that members and officers views are er sort of , er officer and member representation and to make sure that Hertfordshire 's views are heard on this policy consortium because as Peter quite rightly said , erm it 's made up of members and officers of County and District Council 's South of the river and yes although their com their main intention is opposing terminal five , regrettably yes they are considering expansion at Stansted er , er far more than an alternative . |
| 28 | The facts of Darwinism are capable of scientific verification , whereas the beliefs of religion are based on ancient writings , which , all through the centuries of civilised time have been contentious . |
| 29 | Bank credit card vouchers and traveller 's cheques and foreign currencies are entered on separate paying-in slips . |
| 30 | If standard steps are followed on each occasion , it should be easier to prevent mistakes occurring and ensure that the terms are incorporated into all contracts ; in addition , if the normal procedures do break down on a particular occasion , it may be possible to rely on the previous course of dealing . |