Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [adv] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marriage is n't on the cards . ’ |
| 2 | Then Susan , 32 , who dangled from ropes wearing gown and boots , joked : ‘ They say our marriage is already on the rocks . ’ |
| 3 | Losing your home is not on the cards while you can demonstrate a willingness to repay your debt . |
| 4 | It does n't seem at this moment in time that a reprieve is really on the cards . |
| 5 | Thus the focus of attention is more on the skills of selling , than on the needs of the buyer . |
| 6 | The onus is surely on the proponents of this ‘ rush for roads ’ to prove that those sacrifices will not be in vain . |
| 7 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
| 8 | Research emphasis is usually on the relationships between governments and non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) . |
| 9 | A BATTLE royal over who is to fill the current vacuum of leadership in European science planning is now on the cards . |
| 10 | Clarke is now tournament professional at the K-Club , Straffan , County Kildare — he has just switched from the equally fashionable Mount Julliet , County Kilkenny — and manager Andrew Chandler believes a European victory is definitely on the cards for Ulster 's emerging star . |
| 11 | A major refurbishment of the travel centre is also on the cards within the next three years . |
| 12 | The government is clearly on the horns of a dilemma . |
| 13 | The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage . |
| 14 | Of equal importance are those social factors which come into play when the user or former user is back on the streets . |
| 15 | In words which almost parallel one of Manning 's respondents ( see Manning 1977 : 160 ) , one policeman in Easton said that ‘ real policing is out on the streets ’ ( FN 23/10/86 , p. 5 ) . |
| 16 | In fact , the route to prosperity is seldom on the backs of tormented people . |
| 17 | Guy Linley-XXXX Adams , pollution officer of the Marine Conservation Society , commented that : " We are pleased that the onus of proof is now on the makers and users to show that the disinfectants are safe , rather than on us to demonstrate that they might be harmful . " |
| 18 | The emphasis in functionalist sociology is therefore on the values shared within and between classes , rather than on conflict as the basis of class structure . |
| 19 | Downing Street sources made little attempt to choke off intense speculation among MPs that a limited Cabinet shake-up is still on the cards . |