Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Panels of reflective foil fitted behind radiators that are mounted on external walls will reflect back heat which would otherwise be lost through the masonry to the outside air . |
| 2 | The back feet and diagonal members have these compound curves , produced by making jig templates that are secured on both sides of the component and guided by corresponding bearing that sit on top and below the cutter block . |
| 3 | There is a feeling that they need to develop educational approaches that are based on indigenous conceptions of social service rather than Western urban industrial models and that they should be seeking ways of maximizing the contribution of front-line personnel , either through the direct provision of training or by teaching their graduates how to train and make optimum use of front-line workers ( University Grants Commission , 1980 ; Siddiqui , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | Both Labov and Bernstein , quite rightly , question the appropriateness of the language demands that are made on such children in the schools they attend . |
| 5 | The woody floras of those forests that are surrounded on all sides by arid woodlands consist of species with wide neotropical distributions and many of them are found elsewhere in a wide range of habitats while few are restricted to montane forest . |
| 6 | At present , Wales has rates that are structured on rateable values that were worked out in 1973 . |
| 7 | If George wins , erm a lot of artists are gon na be looking at their contracts and erm those that are signed on similar terms will no doubt want to er er renegotiate . |
| 8 | The Germans have had to accept some unpleasant facts such as French posession of nuclear weapons that are stationed on German frontiers as if their main purpose was to prevent a repeat of 1870 , 1914 , and 1940 . |
| 9 | The Tax Faculty believes that an employer should be able to negotiate a settlement that is binding on both departments . |
| 10 | Parliament must be well aware of the great burden that is imposed on senior ministers , who not only take charge of their departments but also speak for them in Parliament , attend meetings of the Cabinet and its committees , and see to their constituency affairs if they are members of the House of Commons . |
| 11 | The prospects for establishing bad faith are very limited however , given that virtually any policy that is premised on increasing profits but which will be damaging to employees , such as a plant closure , can be portrayed as being beneficial to the employees in general , for example by making other jobs in the company more secure , thus supporting the claim that employee interests have been sufficiently considered . |
| 12 | In or about that year Count Hartmann of Kyburg built the town on a rock that was surrounded on three sides by the river Aare . |
| 13 | The details of consultees names and addresses have been entered on the computer and are stored on several disks . |
| 14 | What is clear is that public policies that come from outside and are imposed on inner-city populations are often based on prejudice and ignorance . |
| 15 | The Rules of the Fire Offices ' Committee and the Fire Offices ' Committee of Ireland for the Construction of Buildings are those which have been adopted by the Insurance companies , members of the Committee , for the classification of buildings and are based on two grades of construction . |
| 16 | Exercises focus on structural and functional items and are based on authentic situations and tasks which require students to apply what they have learned to related problem situations . |
| 17 | Exercises focus on structural and functional items and are based on authentic situations and tasks which require students to apply what they have learned to related problem situations . |
| 18 | The Henley Research Centre carries out in-depth investigations which are highly focused on organisational issues and are based on joint programmes working to agreed targets . |
| 19 | In sum , the domain specific dictionaries are less reliable , lack sufficient coverage and are based on optimistic assumptions about domain identification . |
| 20 | It is a fairly typical project for Clean Break , whose productions always address issues specific to women 's imprisonment and are based on real-life accounts . |
| 21 | The miniature fins are known as thrusters and are used on smaller boards with wide tails to provide extra grip on the waves . |
| 22 | These had gradually developed in the preceding ten years , and were displayed on British streets on a consistent basis for the first time during this dispute . |
| 23 | All first year pupils in the schools were included and were assessed on three occasions ( 4538 before teaching ( 1988 ) , 3930 immediately after teaching ( 1989 ) , 3786 at one year follow up ( 1990 ) ) . |
| 24 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 25 | Lynn Officer , prosecuting , told the court the three owned their vehicles and were working on exclusive contracts for aggregates company Redlands at the time of the offences . |
| 26 | ‘ Stop ’ bull-running became popular and were held on single streets blocked by carts , often on the initiation of the publicans . |
| 27 | Obje objection site D thirty nine extends to some one point two five hectares and is bounded on three sides by hedgerows , trees and tracks , and on the south side by the boundary with existing property . |
| 28 | The whole isolation chamber is housed inside an outer building and is mounted on rubber blocks so that vibration from traffic etc. does not reach the volunteers . |
| 29 | In the meantime , Detroit hopes to get some help in tackling the research problems it faces in dealing with environmental regulation and is counting on better relations with Washington . |
| 30 | It dates from the eighteenth century and is built on three storeys , and , though no longer in commercial use , it is maintained as a working museum . |