Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] centre on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , at base , the trial centred on the illegal conspiracy to support the Guinness share price during the takeover battle in order to make the Guinness cash and shares offer more attractive to Distillers ' shareholders . |
| 2 | The case centred on the constitutional validity of a restrictive abortion law passed by the state of Pennsylvania and was seen as a fundamental test of the beleaguered 1973 legal precedent Roe v. Wade , the basis of legal abortion in the USA . |
| 3 | Robin Spencer , prosecuting , said the case centred on the use of textured vegetable protein known as TVP in meat products , and the way in which it was declared . |
| 4 | The story centres on the world of Cameron Colley , a hack from the P J O'Rourke school of journalism , who fills in time between big stories with a sniff of this , a swig of that , a bit of the other … |
| 5 | The play centres on the severe cultural disturbance generated by the fact that Clara , a girl , has been brought up as a boy and wants to remain one , while her brother , Lucio , has been brought up as a girl which he wants to remain , despite the fact that society is now demanding that both return to their normal gender ascriptions . |
| 6 | The fighting centred on the Gojam and Gondar regions as rebel forces moved southwards towards the capital . |
| 7 | The research centres on the carreres of two outstanding civil servants : Sir Percival Waterfield and Lord ( Edward ) Bridges . |
| 8 | The plan centres on the so-called insulae ( the natural islands of which the whole of Venice is made up ) and involves raising the ground level in certain places to a height that will prevent the less severe but more frequent flooding . |
| 9 | The plan centres on the Galleria dell'Accademia , but also includes the city 's eleven most interesting churches , namely the Frari , with its Titian masterpieces , and the church and adjoining Scuola of San Rocco , which houses the most important cycle of paintings by Tintoretto . |
| 10 | Much of the work centred on the complex biology of the malaria parasite and on improvements in the methods of testing potential antimalarial drugs . |
| 11 | Much controversy surrounded the finalization of this part of the Act centred on the question whether all 3–5 year olds should become entitled to a place in a nursery or pre-school . |
| 12 | The crisis centring on the detention of UN inspectors had been preceded by mounting tension over Iraq 's refusal to authorize the use of UN helicopters by weapons inspection teams . |
| 13 | The reasoning offered by the court centred on the fact that such persons had special access to inside information which arose from communications they had received from primary insiders . |
| 14 | The feud centred on the issue of ‘ additionality ’ . |
| 15 | It is interesting to note that the debate centred on the concrete social consequences of divorce legislation rather than on its intrinsic morality . |
| 16 | In both instances the debate centred on the inviolability of the principle of parliamentary immunity rather than on Le Pen 's comments which met with widespread condemnation . |
| 17 | Most of the debate centres on the X-/Y-cell distinction . |
| 18 | The debate centres on the effectiveness of these laws in emasculating unions ( via a free rider effect that allegedly makes union organization costly ) , thus eroding union wage differentials and encouraging investment . |
| 19 | The catalogue centres on the public lectures the artist gave in his capacity of Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy between 1807 and 1837 . |
| 20 | At the Queen 's accession authority in the county centred on the peerage as represented by the Earl of Arundel and Viscount Montague , both of whom were Catholics . |
| 21 | The controversy centres on the extent to which a local authority can use the private law provisions of the Children Act . |
| 22 | The controversy centres on the assumptions made about two of the terms , V and Q : whether and how they are affected by changes in the money supply ( M ) . |
| 23 | The controversy centred on the accuracy of broadcast 's claims , the revelation of the girl 's identity ( Jennifer Bennett ) and the attitudes of her immediate family . |
| 24 | During several formal and informal meetings much of the discussion centred on the following : |
| 25 | Much contention surrounded this one measure in evidence submitted to the House of Lords Select Committee and a good part of the discussion centred on the meaning of specific handicap ’ and ‘ to ensure the conservation of the environment . ’ |
| 26 | The discussion centred on the extent to which the authorities of the state of destination should be placed under an obligation to trace the person concerned . |
| 27 | Some parents feel that the problem centres on the child 's not getting to the lavatory in time ( Berg et al . |
| 28 | This money would convert the small video project into an LEA INSET project in the school centring on the Humanities department . |
| 29 | The saga centres on the tangled love life of a 30-year-old woman , who fears she will be left on the shelf . |
| 30 | In the north midlands , the dominant figure in the 1460s had been the king 's brother Clarence , who had been granted the important duchy of Lancaster estates in the region centred on the honour of Tutbury ( Staffs . ) . |