Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] upon [art] " in BNC.

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1 We can therefore see that certain aspects of economic practice depend upon the so-called superstructure , as well as the other way round , and Althusser concludes that it is a serious error to neglect this aspect of Marx 's theory .
2 The practical effects of adopting fund accounting depend upon the extent to which different funds are utilized and the form and extent to which the individual fund accounts are consolidated in the final accounts .
3 IT 'S DIFFICULT to know whether Joe Bear 's statement ‘ we 're out of tune but you 'll just have to put up with it ’ is an apology or the title of the first song , as Huggy Bear embark upon a set that includes lots of shouting , inept but enthusiastic attempts to play their instruments and generally deconstructs the rock myth with the viciousness of a tantrum in the nursery .
4 The public legal obstacle having been removed , however , caution required that the final lifting of the ban depend upon the Law Society changing its rules .
5 Both the tempo and the degree of success of man 's striving for freedom depend upon a host of political , cultural and moral as well as economic factors .
6 The expenditure decisions of the private sector depend upon an extensive array of variables — the rate of interest , the real wage rate , the realized level of income , etc .
7 Physiological changes observed during hypnosis depend upon the specific suggestions given to the subject .
8 Similarly , the details of laws encouraging disclosure of information and requiring fairness in an exchange depend upon a more rigorous development of the communitarian political philosophy which values trust and solidarity .
9 But there are also maternal ailments attributable to the number of births , the ages at which women bear children and possibly also to the amount of time that elapses between births , presumably , among other things , because the reproductive pattern influences ability to meet demands that pregnancy and breastfeeding make upon the body .
10 Apart from the 1 per cent who have their own private supplies , the great majority of the UK population rely upon the decisions of the water suppliers to ensure that the great bulk of the water we drink and cook with is ‘ wholesome ’ .
11 The positivist approach lays stress on perceptions which can be inter-subjectively agreed ; its tests of meaning and truth rely upon the specification of observable procedures .
12 ( v ) Foaming and unpleasant odours from water depend upon the source .
13 Qualitative changes in behaviour depend upon the concepts of behavioural variability and selective reinforcement .
14 2.5.1 at any time on prior appointment with the Architect enter upon the Site and the Premises in order to view the state and progress of the Works but shall not interfere with the carrying out of the Works and
15 In support of the connection between this breach and the Bank of England subsequently issuing the section 39 notice , the plaintiffs of course rely upon the reference to the Middle East state in the paragraph quoted above from the notice itself .
16 It would seem that some 38% of the parishes surveyed by the Commission depend upon the goodwill of such people , and there are fewer of them in rural than in urban areas .
17 What effect would last night 's regrettable occurrence have upon the morning 's debate on immigration , to which Mr Clarke was expected to reply ?
18 Appointment and subsequent promotion depend upon the possession or acquisition of appropriate qualifications ( see Ch.9 ) .
19 Engineering innovation , creative design , technology transfer , technician support — all these in turn depend upon an education and training effort recognising economic urgency .
20 Indeed the very ability of the artist to develop must , in this account , by implication depend upon the fixity of the model .
21 ‘ No person who shows that he has been tried by any competent court for a criminal offence and either convicted or acquitted shall again be tried for that offence or for any other criminal offence of which he could have been convicted at the trial for that offence save upon the order of a superior court made in the course of appeal proceedings relating to the conviction or acquittal ; …
22 Only by the merest chance would a traveller through space happen upon the planet Earth ; a tiny jewel of a place , orbiting an unexceptional star in an ordinary galaxy , but — miracle of miracles — providing precisely those conditions , neither too hot nor too cold , nor too dense nor too sparse , where the astonishingly delicate processes of life can unfold .
23 The ‘ pulsating cusp ’ model uses the fact that the spectra of particles arriving at the ionosphere on a given field line depend upon the time elapsed since that field line was reconnected .
24 If central heating is to be newly installed , it should be borne in mind that people who have two different forms of heating are at an advantage during a power failure or power cut if there is a strike , also that gas- or oil-fired central heating depend upon an electric pump .
25 Examples are plentiful : an individual defending an extradition application in a municipal court is a third party to the extradition treaty between the requesting State and the State of detention ; the crew of a fishing vessel arrested for illegal activities within another State 's exclusive economic zone are third parties to agreements delimiting fishing zones ; individuals claiming refugee status rely upon the terms of the Refugee Treaty .
26 Bukharin was suggesting that one can not construct a theory of transition a priori but must pragmatically steer towards a given objective , only then will the theory of transition emerge upon the basis of practical and concrete experience .
27 Good community relations in this country depend upon a clear structure of immigration controls which are fair , understandable and properly enforced .
28 The planning and arrangements for handling any emergency depend upon an accurate and rapid evaluation of any accident and its progression , and hence on sufficient accurate radiation monitoring on and off site , the speedy collection and analysis of data , and good communications , together with arrangements for the assembly and accurate briefing of representatives of the media .
29 Those who deny their own prejudice and racism will need this image , for their protestations of rationality depend upon a contrast with irrationality .
30 The methods of enforcing a security interest depend upon the nature of the rights which it confers and are often in no way peculiar to company law .
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