Example sentences of "[pron] is [vb pp] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The tentacle pores are small , each armed with one large flap-like tentacle scale , which is pointed on proximal pores but becomes rugose on distal ones .
2 Beyond that it will have authority regarding other issues which is based on other considerations , such as superior expertise , economy of effort , immunity from temptations and blackmail .
3 As Family Development Nurses , we are still working within a system which is based on uniform structures and procedures which may not allow for the flexibility of approach , or the necessary degree of autonomy which is needed , to be always relevant to the needs of each individual or family .
4 At the centre of each is a new division of labour , a new structure of the labour process , which is based on technical innovations , especially computerization .
5 A variation on quota sampling is the " judgement " sample , which is based on objective proportions within industrial markets .
6 A related issue , because it is concerned with the protection of members ' interests , was the implementation of Government regulations covering the protection of members in bulk transfer situations which is based on actuarial certificates .
7 … we want to create a socialist society which is based on three principles : equality and respect for human dignity ; sharing resources which are produced by our efforts ; work by everyone . ’
8 Reparation can be seen either as a desirable aim in its own right , or as a valuable but secondary aim which may be pursued when imposing punishment which is justified on other grounds ( such as reductivism ) .
9 Since then , this deserted corner of King 's Reach Tower has been my spiritual home , but I gradually overcame the contemptuous disdain which is heaped on all outsiders and now , finally , I feel the natives are accepting me as one of their own .
10 The relocations issue , on relocations the County Council uses past land take-up , there will be an element of relocations included within that land take-up figure in so far as land which is vacated on small sites and falls to another use that is that is not counted .
11 Another group of immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecules includes the so called intercellular adhesion molecules , ICAM-1 and ICAM-2 , which are more widely expressed , for example , on epithelial and endothelial cells , and V-CAM , which is expressed on endothelial cells .
12 One consequence of this layering of different sizes and characters of nation within Europe is a political-economic and policy pyramid , which is built on shifting grounds and whose complex detail is always changing .
13 It has a central dome , nine feet in diameter , on a high drum pierced by small windows , which is supported on four piers .
14 The façade is fronted by a narthex which is supported on Norman columns and capitals .
15 We continue on past the airport where the road goes under the recent extension of the runway , which is supported on high pillars many metres above the road .
16 The speech of Lord Lowry , with which the other members of their Lordships ' House agreed , is a salutary reminder that the protection from action in the ordinary courts which is conferred on local authorities and others by the rule in O'Reilly v. Mackman must not be carried too far .
17 People who refuse to care for themselves , people who are a danger to themselves or others , and people who have no insight into the fact that they are seriously ill are not well catered for by a system which is focused on needs-led services where the consumer 's view is taken seriously in assessment and in provision .
18 Most EQ units have line inputs which are not suitable for direct microphone inputs , but these low level signals can be matched by feeding them via an amplification stage , a facility which is provided on some mixers .
19 They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year .
20 We should also note that it is based on certain assumptions , for example it is assumed that those who have some reason to form a pressure group will , in an open society , do so , and that the degree of governmental response will depend on the degree of pressure the group is able to exert , and that this is directly related to the group 's importance to the community .
21 It is based on small firms .
22 It is based on old men 's ideas , old men 's ideals and frustrations .
23 It is based on different assessments , different views .
24 It is based on natural ingredients like elderflower , lily and lemon balm .
25 They in fact shade into each other , even more obviously so where the distinction is between different forms of literate practice ; and the distinction , if it is based on supposed differences in cognitive processes , in ‘ logic ’ and the development of ‘ science ’ , is open to the criticisms that Goody himself , along with Lévi-Strauss and others , levels against the theory of a ‘ great divide ’ .
26 It is formative as it is based on qualitative judgements which are the basis for future action
27 It is based on three words per second as the spoken word .
28 It is negotiated , i.e. it is based on shared perceptions of performance relative to agreed criteria .
29 In the United Kingdom value added tax ( VAT ) has to be paid to the Customs and Excise Department , and it is levied on most goods and services unless specifically stated otherwise .
30 ‘ But there again , it is written on many tombstones
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