Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [verb] on [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Science and Technology Directorate ‘ will badger governments into giving more money to [ educational ] institutions … it is futile for governments to spend money to increase industry 's competitiveness ’ it is better spent on projects in educational institutions . |
| 2 | The points in two point four to two point nine are nevertheless important and we would er I would strongly recommend that you endorse the erm making of those points to Aida If they then do n't take those points on board , you would have the opportunity when the plan is , is finally put on deposit of making a formal objection to the plan on the basis that we disagree with that particular wording , but I have here th th th the strong expectation that Aida will take on board those small points anyway and it is just a matter therefore o of making minor changes , but unfortunately the conformity issue is , is a , is a rather different one whether we are er in er er er as an authority in agreement with what Aida is saying in their plan . |
| 3 | Under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 , the use of metal detectors is already prohibited on sites of scheduled ancient monuments without a licence obtained from English Heritage . |
| 4 | There is a vague realisation that extinction is forever , and that the species we are losing may have great potential benefits for mankind , but the conservation response , even now , is largely based on preservation of a few charismatic species . |
| 5 | Referent power The use of the power of others is usually based on admiration of another ( e.g. gods , famous leaders , rock stars ) . |
| 6 | What is important here is the fact that even shared opposition to council housing ( manifest in petitions ) is usually blamed on incomers to an area . |
| 7 | Free delivery is usually offered on orders above £100 to £150 , but unlike most book publishers all sales are firm . |
| 8 | How do you share a date when your paramour is unavoidably detained on business in another town halfway across the country ? |
| 9 | According to Skogström , the charging structure is still based on calculations for commercial vessels . |
| 10 | Priority between applications is partly based on frequency of paid training in past and partly on use made of attendances on return , e.g. wrote good report , organised something similar here which worked or has stimulated others to develop the ideas expressed there ’ . |
| 11 | The issue of public interest immunity arises because , quite apart from the considerations underlying the implied undertaking , the particular class of documents here in question is clearly recognised on authority to be subject to such a claim . |
| 12 | After processing the data , the equation , selected by the program or user , is also displayed on return to the summary screen . |
| 13 | It 's worth saying that the BBC 's vision of our journalism is also based on research about what our audience wants . |
| 14 | UnivEd is also acting on behalf of the University in the creation of the Edinburgh Technopole . |
| 15 | The tax is also levied on non-residents in Italy and is due this month ; it may be delayed until 15 December , but a 3% interest charge will then be payable . |
| 16 | Compaq is also working on enhancements to SCO 's multi-processing and networking stuff on the server side and will release enhancements at the beginning of next year . |
| 17 | The privately-owned company is also working on tools for converting Basic source code to C , and importing RPG code directly into relational databases , such as Oracle and Informix , using SQL rule sets . |
| 18 | That 's also replicated on Top of the Pops , in which predominantly male DJs present the programme ; women presenters are there as enthusiastic bimbos . |
| 19 | A writer who went on a police-escorted tour of Los Angeles 's red light districts to help him with an alleged magazine article is now wanted on suspicion of strangling three prostitutes in the city , police said yesterday . |
| 20 | The area covered by the old Ordinance Survey Sheet 145 is now included on parts of the new 1:50 000 scale series , Sheets 151 , 152 , 164 and 165 . |
| 21 | Taste is here based on knowledge of the proper methods of preparing and presenting foods , and there is a moral interest in food as wholesome , healthy and sustaining . |
| 22 | The principle of ‘ leaping melody ’ is not apparent in the above example , as Bartók 's melodic construction is here based on movement within a small area . |
| 23 | In this writer 's view , the arguments against multi-denominational education and in favour of catholic schools support an overall political theology which is strongly based on authority within the church . |
| 24 | Careers advice given to both Afro-Caribbean and Asian students is frequently based on conceptions of their supposedly unrealistic and over-ambitious aspirations . |
| 25 | Criticism of the Units is frequently based on research from the 1930 's and 40's , which demonstrated the severe impairment of psychological function and development in traditionally organized residential institutions . |
| 26 | For all who have to speak regularly , money is well spent on lessons in elocution ( speech training ) g ; but some blemishes can be cured by self-help . |
| 27 | It is loose laid on underfelt like an enormous rug with a surround of polished wooden floors . |
| 28 | The mirror is then placed on top of the straight-edge ( or a thin timber batten ) and lined up with it , tapped lightly to ‘ spread the cut ’ , and broken by pressing firmly down on the two sides of the cut . |
| 29 | The entry is then displayed on screen for correction and if it is correct , the librarian chooses option 3 and the data is written on to the disk . |
| 30 | This is then modified on exposure to a particular language , to produce the child 's grammar of that language . |