Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The title and format might lead the casual observer into expecting just another general text ; but closer inspection reveals that the book assumes some basic knowledge of the subject and then goes on to concentrate on those aspects of geology of most direct relevance to society — seismic and volcanic hazards , landslides , erosion , subsidence , groundwater , and so on . |
| 2 | Bugs and men who study them have inspired great literature and pages and pages of nonsense But even the finest fiction has rarely improved on real life |
| 3 | Inspired by these researches , she has since worked on two series of small works , in which Rembrandt pastel is layered and fixed on paper , then multi-layered . |
| 4 | Inspired by these researches , she has since worked on two series of small works , in which Rembrandt pastel is layered and fixed on paper , then multi-layered . |
| 5 | The Zimbabwean government is being embarrassed by evidence of high-level involvement in the killing of its dwindling rhino population , which it has long blamed on Zambian poachers . |
| 6 | The loose grouping , which has only met on two occasions , is known unofficially as HOG , the Hilton Object Group , after its inaugural meeting at the Boston Hilton last year . |
| 7 | Pleas from the Prince of Wales for corporate help to rebuild the inner cities has not fallen on deaf ears . |
| 8 | Although warranties may be implied by statute , not only may they be inadequate , but the vendor will want the purchaser to acknowledge it has not relied on any warranty , representation or undertaking unless expressly set out in the sale agreement . |
| 9 | This implies that the vendor is representing itself as an insurer whereas the real claim is the full value of the damages suffered by the breach of contract ; ( d ) ensuring the purchaser acknowledges it has not relied on any representation other than those incorporated in the sale agreement and that it shall not have any right to rescind the sale agreement . |
| 10 | Until fairly recently , tropical silviculture has largely relied on natural regeneration . |
| 11 | I have been examining the exercise of critical thought , but the account up to now has largely concentrated on critical thinking by the individual student . |
| 12 | But so far their explanation of rising crime has largely focused on alleged deficiencies in police strategy , in particular on counter-productive militaristic tactics which exacerbate ‘ public alienation ’ and therefore impede successful crime control ( Kinsey et al . , |
| 13 | Sir , — Now that the dust has finally settled on this election we may pause to reflect on what has undoubtedly been one of the dirtiest , and most depressing of exercises in political chicanery . |
| 14 | The Library is fortunate , however , that Ministers have allocated funds to cover the substantial costs of this project , and work has already begun on new systems to protect staff , readers and the collections by the early detection and suppression of fire . |
| 15 | American capitalism has always relied on international rivalry and the occasional war to create an artificial community of interest between the rich and the poor . |
| 16 | The business and industrial community too has always relied on public libraries to provide a service to meet their specialist needs . |
| 17 | While Gerry Taggart , Alan McDonald , Nigel Worthington and Mal Donaghy provide the basis of a sturdy defence , success has always depended on breakaway goals as well . |
| 18 | He also has no hesitation in reminding capitalism , in its spooky hour of triumph over communism , that the ‘ culture of contentment ’ has always depended on this underclass — indeed , has happily imported it when necessary to do the menial and distasteful jobs at the cheapest possible wage . |
| 19 | From the Regatta to the Fireworks , Venice has always laid on regular spectacles for her visitors , and here was a new one . |
| 20 | in case it has any bearing on any difficulty you might have in the future so he 's to go down |
| 21 | Attention has also focused on British merger policy which has operated in a self-regulatory framework , rather than a statutory one . |
| 22 | Secondly , because of the very great power which the government can wield over its citizens , the law has traditionally imposed on governmental agencies special duties of procedural fairness ( embodied in the rules of natural justice discussed in Chapter 8 ) which do not normally apply to dealings between private citizens . |
| 23 | The area of study in the social sciences which has gone under the name of anthropology in English-speaking countries has traditionally concentrated on primitive peoples . |
| 24 | Show business has traditionally intruded on American news programmes , but it went a little far last week in the trial of the fallen televangelist , Jim Bakker . |
| 25 | In 1981 , the LDDC and the MDC were created , and much of the debate surrounding UDCs has inevitably centred on these institutions . |
| 26 | We wait for the ambulance , window open so they can identify us , doilies neatly heaped on yellowing copies of the local paper , the cat perturbed by my frantic resuscitation efforts . |
| 27 | His work has proved to be perhaps the most widely influential cultural criticism of the 1980s — and it has direct bearing on photographic image-making and diffusion . |
| 28 | Unfortunately a consensus view has yet to emerge on this question . |
| 29 | Olsen has therefore concentrated on four periods when the paintings connect most directly with historic events : from 1797 to 1814 when Napoleon 's Empire imposed a kind of unity on the country ; from the restoration of the monarchy until mid century when historic Romanticism came into conflict with Realism and gradually waned as a moving force in Italian art ; the triumph of Realism in parallel with the rapid progress towards unification from 1849 to 1870 ; and the final period from 1870 until the end of the century when Realism evolved under wider European influences into Symbolism and Divisionism . |
| 30 | Recent health promotion has therefore concentrated on developing children 's self confidence and ‘ refusing skills ’ so that they are empowered beyond ‘ just saying no . ’ |