Example sentences of "[noun sg] be centre on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manoeuvrability of the leopard stance : the student can , by use of deft footwork in which all the weight is centred on the back leg , spring forwards , backwards and sideways to defend against attack from any angle . |
| 2 | Yet in the 1930s Nizan 's intellectual itinerary was centred on the attempt to reconcile a genuine belief in the moral integrity of Marxism with the practical application of communist party politics , the attempt , in other words , to reconcile intellectual images with political reality . |
| 3 | His walk was very brisk and he always carried a preoccupied expression as if his mind was centred on the way the next work of art might be tackled . |
| 4 | However , the council 's support for non-smoking is centred on the health issue and the co-operation of all employees is sought to ensure a satisfactory adjustment to the new standard at work . |
| 5 | With long-term prisoners and lifers much of their work is centred on the understanding of offending behaviour and the risks of re-offending ; with others , the whole range of family and personal problems call for tact , understanding and a good deal of dogged , patient work . |
| 6 | The work was centred on the PISAN CANTOS , which were written when Pound was imprisoned after his arrest on treason charges ( for broadcasting in favour of the Fascist cause on Italian radio ) . |
| 7 | Although much of Nicholson 's business is centred on the Square Mile , around half of their pubs fall outside this range . |
| 8 | The political crisis was centred on the figure of Ezer Weizmann , the Minister of Science and Technology . |
| 9 | " I " was something very real , the only real thing about my present state , and all the conscious activity connected with my body was centred on the " I " . |
| 10 | Editor , — Andrew Gordon and Jack Collin 's editorial is centred on the correct indication for circumcision — that is , true phimosis — and notes that most , if not all , of these cases could be the result of balanitis xerotica obliterans . |
| 11 | This debate is centred on the White Paper anniversary report , published on the exact anniversary day of the original White Paper launch — 25 September . |
| 12 | The roundup was centred on the predominantly Shia Moslem Bnaid al-Gar district and communist and fundamentalist Shia opposition figures were particularly targeted . |
| 13 | The trade row is centred on the production of Oil Seed Rape , a widespread crop throughout the region . |
| 14 | Probably the largest attack is centred on the deduction from wages or check-off legislation . |
| 15 | Their life was centred on the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England . |
| 16 | ‘ We have reason to believe , ’ said the sergeant , taking no notice of the question , ‘ that this boat has recently been involved in illegal traffic , and that the said operation was centred on the island of Faarsay . ’ |
| 17 | It is poignant , in retrospect , to consider that Nizan 's final words as a French communist writer were centred on the theme of fascist betrayal and the defence of the homeland . |
| 18 | For me and the growing number of cavers and potholers , the fascination of Ingleborough is centred on the band of limestone at and below mid-height . |
| 19 | One consequence of this is that although the observations suggest that the cloud was centred on the Equator , the model simulates a cloud at about 10°N , because it does not allow for rapid transport of the cloud into the tropics and Southern Hemisphere . |
| 20 | A great deal of our interest in the developing landscape is centred on the settlements within it . |
| 21 | The most important aspect of the work of SERRL to date is centred on the building and maintenance of an integrated settlement and infrastructure database for South East England ( Shepherd and Conway , 1988 ) . |
| 22 | Mallaig is a village with the vitality and industry of a busy town , the main interest being centred on the harbour and the pier and the fish sheds where the sky is obscured by hundreds of screaming seagulls . |
| 23 | The main interest is centred on the splendid harbour , almost completely landlocked and providing excellent shelter . |
| 24 | The next few miles following the shoreline seem tame after the excitement of An Teallach and most interest is centred on the expanding views seawards , the only intimate feature of note being a very pretty wayside waterfall . |
| 25 | The new company 's tied estate is centred on the West Midlands , but stretches from Sheffield to Worcester , and from Leicester to Telford . |
| 26 | Interest was centred on the music rather than the performer . |