Example sentences of "[vb infin] back on the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | To measure sincerity in weapons proved very difficult , and so , from time to time , the American delegation would fall back on the mantra of peace , peace to which only Iraq was the obstacle , peace in which all these obsessions about the latest arms and the best would be redundant . |
| 2 | If his education were below that of his audience he could not fall back on the validity of the Sacraments he administered for support . |
| 3 | Following the inquiry 's recommendations , in February 1989 , the Secretary of State issued a Circular on the discharge of patients from hospital ( HC(89)5 ) , and in September 1990 followed this with the Circular on the care programme approach , stating that from April 1991 all patients leaving hospital should be the subjects of care programmes , and that in September 1991 regions should report back on the implementation of this policy . |
| 4 | I believe that in 100 years people will look back on the middle of the twentieth century as a nightmare period when mankind suddenly discovered the means to destroy itself , and was seriously considering using this as a preferable alternative to reconciling differing political views . |
| 5 | In which case , the British public may look back on the era of scarcity as a golden age of broadcasting . |
| 6 | Although the lines are available for both voice and data traffic , if there is a particularly large amount of data traffic the system will automatically cut back on the number of phone calls allowed on the WAN . |