Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plastic card investment : Barclays Bank looks set to tighten its stranglehold on the processing of plastic card transactions and will invest more than £22.5m in the service . |
| 2 | But Cuckney does not find it easy to put his finger on the fundamental differences between operating in the two sectors . |
| 3 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 4 | First , instead of being content to rest his case on the distinction between commonsense and scientific language , he insisted that certainties in science , having once been established , should be regarded as aids in biblical exegesis . |
| 5 | Not content to rest his case on the prudence with which the Holy Spirit had left astronomy out of the Scriptures , he proceeded to show that the miracle of Joshua 's long day made more sense if the text was read from a Copernican standpoint . |
| 6 | However , on the whole , English teachers at this time were content to defend their discipline on the grounds of its singular capacity to provide those " human " values upon which the idea of a liberal education depended , and to present science and technology as merely an aspect of that mechanical world against which the " battle of culture " needed to be pitched . |
| 7 | This is likely to be your most fertile day , as it is not unusual to detect your surge on the first day of testing . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was because I found it hard to define his place on the island . |
| 9 | The local trade unionists were quick to give their verdict on the SDLP and the document drawn up after the meeting stated : |
| 10 | A mistress too ill to keep her eye on the books ! |
| 11 | Dostoevsky followed the trial proceedings closely , and I think the Soviet editor is right to put his finger on the verb tolkatsya , to loaf or lounge about , which occurs in a speech by the prosecuting lawyer . |
| 12 | The Gulf crisis illustrated the continuing implacable hostility between Cuba and the USA , as the former attempted to use its position on the UN Security Council to impede the US-led campaign against Iraq [ see pp. 37695 ; 37870 ] . |
| 13 | At this stage it 's good to get your balance on the skis by jumping up on both skis together and ‘ stepping ’ — lifting first one ski and then the other . |
| 14 | It has always seemed to us better to face our competition on the basis of our chemical abilities , where we are undoubtedly strong . |
| 15 | This position would be retained and they proceeded each to rest his chin on the other 's shoulder — heads nuzzled close together like horses lodged in affection — and then swing their arms in order to take a grip on the flattened back of their opponent . |
| 16 | Indeed , we might even be inclined to suggest that third parties that are buoyant in the opinion polls , and have a diffuse appeal beyond specific regions , are only able to sustain their support on the basis of an attractive ambiguity about their main policy objectives that precludes the presentation of crisp programmes and , therefore , the possibility of programmatic support . |
| 17 | In reciprocation , Glaswegians roll the name Dziekanowski off the end of their tongues with ease , happy to acknowledge his impact on the city and keen to extend the warmest of welcomes . |
| 18 | In recent years , the Conservative government in Britain has increasingly been able to impose its agenda on the nationalized industries , including the railways . |
| 19 | As an American commentator put it , ‘ a duchess abdicates when her son comes to his title ; she is turned out of the mansion where she once presided … ’ especially through this single-minded concentration of resources through inheritance on a principal heir that the English aristocracy were able to tighten their grip on the land . |
| 20 | Bateman was unable to put his name on the League scorers ' list in spite of 32 appearances but he did get an important goal for Palace that season . |
| 21 | He is also concerned about being unable to control their value on the open market , with individuals making money out of what had originally been a means of raising money for charity . |
| 22 | Laura was unable to have her transplant on the NHS so Fran and Les launched an appeal which raised the £350,000 needed to pay for the operation in the US . |
| 23 | you will be able to place your hand on the door-knob in the dark pretty accurately . |
| 24 | It was also discovered at Warwick that , if we dislike an aroma , we are able to block its effect on the central nervous system . |
| 25 | After this , Michael was able to resume his work on the government review , and we looked forward to his retirement when his review was completed . |
| 26 | In October 1974 Labour won only a small majority of seats but that majority had disappeared by 1976 , because a number of minor nationalist parties were able to maximize their effect on the electoral system by virtue of their votes being concentrated into a limited number of constituencies , and because by-elections were lost . |
| 27 | The necessity to provide enough material to fill 20 or so pages of Tinsley 's Magazine each month exerted its own pressure , forcing him to fall back on recent autobiographical and architectural experiences , but appropriately when the novel appeared in book-form in May 1873 to favourable reviews it was the first to bear his name on the title-page . |
| 28 | An army of Slaanesh worshippers would be available to impose his will on the leaderless Elves . |
| 29 | On 4 May Parliament endorsed the declaration of war on France and Spain , thereby becoming involved in the War of the Spanish Succession , which had followed the attempts of Louis XIV to install his grandson on the throne of Spain , and his invasion of Holland . |
| 30 | Man was only as good as the tools he had available to impress his will on the environment , Heinz suggested . |