Example sentences of "[pron] is [verb] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Insulin is packaged inside β cells as the precursor proinsulin , which is cleaved on secretion into C peptide and insulin . |
| 2 | In relation to nationalised industries , it is commonplace to vest in a particular Minister of the Crown a power to issue general directives as to the running of the industry in question but this is again nothing more than a matter of organisational preference ; not , of course a preference which is a matter of caprice but which is based on notions of the best procedures to attain the objective in view . |
| 3 | The sensitivities of fitness to changes in survival and fertility at different ages are explained in Box 1 , and illustrated by Fig. 1 , which is based on data from lines of Drosophila selected for early or late reproduction . |
| 4 | This is a very large issue mostly beyond the scope of this book except to note that ergonomics is an exemplar of a style of thinking which is based on characteristics of people . |
| 5 | This argument , which is based on grounds of natural justice and procedural fairness , is resisted by counsel for the Secretary of State , partly because the statutory structure does not require that the information should be given and partly in reliance on the decision of this court in Payne v. Lord Harris of Greenwich [ 1981 ] 1 W.L.R. 754 . |
| 6 | The church is to be distinctive from the rest of the world ; people around us are familiar with a way of life where rank and wealth matter , and people want to achieve what they think matters — only to find that it does n't satisfy them ; God 's people are to have a way of life which is based on equality in God 's sight , and not be measured in terms of social standing . |
| 7 | For this procedure a diagram was used which shows the relation between vitrinite reflectance and relative depth ( Fig. 2 ) and which is based on measurements of vitrinite reflectance in 45 deep boreholes of western Germany . |
| 8 | I mean we , we clearly do not have a socialist society even at the end of land reform as we , as we 've seen in a sense we 've created a , a private enterprise system which is based on equalities within capitalism . |
| 9 | Compensation for illness and injury ( follow-up studies ) Investigators : Dr P W J Bartrip , P Fenn , H Genn Two follow-up studies have been completed : the social history of the workmen 's compensation system 1897-1948 ; and the study of out-of-court settlements in personal injury claims , which is based on interviews with lawyers and insurance officers . |
| 10 | And thirdly they argue that a model formulated by Japanese scientists to estimate the numbers of sperm whales , which is based on age of whale at sexual maturity , offers better evidence about whale stocks than the model developed by the International Institute for Economic Development , which uses length of whale ; yet the Japanese model does not fit the data as well as the IIED model . |
| 11 | Bravo and MacDonald-Bravo described a soluble form of PCNA , which is lost on fixation in organic solvents and does not participate DNA replication , and an insoluble form , which is associated with the sites of ongoing DNA synthesis and is expressed particularly during S phase and is detectable by immunofluorescence . |
| 12 | The church mentioned above , which is sited on top of a steep hill , was built in 1735 and has beautiful inlaid wooden alters of that era . |
| 13 | As instructed , erm I present a case which is unified on behalf of all the bodies and persons I represent . |
| 14 | Simons ( 1981 ) , for instance , argues that evaluation which is forced on schools by outsiders ( a power-coercive strategy ) is likely to be half-hearted , distort reality , engender defensiveness and hostility in teachers , and is unlikely to be sustained . |
| 15 | The scheme , which is administered on behalf of the Department of National Heritage by ABSA ( The Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts ) , seeks to encourage business sponsorship of arts organisations by providing financial awards to arts organisations to add to funds raised through business sponsorship . |
| 16 | Describing herself as something of a ‘ social victim ’ , she has temporarily torn herself away from urban distractions in favour of time and space at a ‘ country abode ’ , where she is working on material for a second album , due in November . |
| 17 | At times we feel as if everything is getting on top of us ’ . ’ |
| 18 | One is mounted on top of the power supply , and two are spoken for by the floppy and hard disk drives , so you 'd be in trouble if you wanted to fit more than two peripherals . |
| 19 | It is based on cattle from the six Dales counties of northern England and is specifically a milking breed rather than dual-purpose . |
| 20 | It is based on responses from interested parties who were invited to give a critical appraisal of the current state of auditing and suggest possible solutions . |
| 21 | It is based on confusion between the ‘ nationality ’ of the vessels and the nationality requirements applicable to nationals of the member states and would end up by re-introducing , through the medium of rules applicable to the registration of vessels , discrimination based on the nationality of persons , the prohibition of which constitutes one of the fundamental rules of the E.E.C . |
| 22 | It is based on poems by a woman ( apparently her sister ) who became disabled by a viral disease . |
| 23 | It is based on results from the last three years . ’ |
| 24 | It is levied on countries in the proportion that their GNP bears to Community GNP . |
| 25 | They would like almost any kind of written communication ( letters , reports , minutes , ‘ style ’ correspondence etc. ) provided it is written on behalf of the Council ( i.e. it is not incoming mail ) and provided it is relatively modern ( 1975 or later ) . |
| 26 | It is undertaken on behalf of the Committee by Research Services Limited , a company with considerable experience in the research field . |
| 27 | It is sited on top of a hill in an attractive old town overlooking ( and reflected in ) the river . |
| 28 | If the order is unopposed it is deemed on introduction into the First House to have passed the committee stage and so the procedure is quite short ; it is repeated in the Second House . |
| 29 | Unlike the neutral air waybill , however , it is issued on behalf of a freight forwarder , not an airline . |
| 30 | It is submitted on behalf of the Attorney-General that there was no delay , either in the investigation of the complaint against the respondent or in the bringing of proceedings against him which could properly be said to amount to an abuse of the process of the court . |