Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although a plot of sorts involves the intrigues of the Egyptian Queen , whose enfeebled brother and consort has no power to break her obsessive love for ‘ the Wanderer ’ , the story turns on the simple fact that Odysseus must for ever love an unattainable ideal . |
| 2 | By using arcs struck about the assembly points and passing through the other attachment points on the intermediate link , the member may be Positioned initially to a chosen point on the locus of point P ( see Figure 7.42 ) and then rotated to generate an attachment point on the locus of point Q ( link C ) . |
| 3 | On the death of father or mother the guardianship devolves on the surviving spouse ; but either can by deed or will appoint guardians to act with the survivor . |
| 4 | The Moebius Strip stands on the southern bank of the Grand Canal about a kilometre along from the Baratha Arcade , between the Church of the Directed Panspermia and a crustacean restaurant . |
| 5 | I now see a certain awkwardness in the way Summerchild sits on the other side of my desk . |
| 6 | Thus a great deal turns on the exact terms of the contract — whether it stipulates ‘ 200 tons of potatoes to be grown on Blackacre ’ or simply ‘ 200 tons of potatoes . ’ |
| 7 | The monument stands on the first cross-roads in front of the Carmel Road entrance to West Cemetery . |
| 8 | We shall consider in a moment the grip this kind of thinking has on the conservative mind , not merely the politically Conservative , but traditionalists of all kinds . |
| 9 | A friendly , family-run hotel in the popular resort of San Bartolomeo al Mare , the Bergamo stands on the main road close to the sea and within walking distance of the picturesque , hill-top village of Cervo . |
| 10 | This figure lies on the high side of our initial estimate but two factors must be borne in mind . |
| 11 | For another , the overall effect depends on the relative importance of income and other motives as determinants of management behaviour : a positive relationship between income and profitability may not counteract a growth motive inspired by a quest for prestige or security . |
| 12 | If and , the coefficient of variation is increasing in var , the effect depends on the relative coefficients of variation in N and Β , allowing for the serial correlation factor in the former case . |
| 13 | It therefore appears that this unusual cleavage depends on the precise structure of the cleavage site . |
| 14 | While individual trusts are to be encouraged , their success in the long term depends on the continuing level of commitment , and above all drive , on the part of the trustees . |
| 15 | The club meets on the first Wednesday of the month at . |
| 16 | The Guildford Machine Knitting Club meets on the third Monday of each month ( except December ) in the Salvation Army Hall , Guildford from 8pm . |
| 17 | ‘ As William Waldegrave 's recent White Paper highlighted , the country 's future depends on the effective exploitation of science and technology . |
| 18 | Therefore , the degree to which official statistics underestimate the actual level of crime depends on the particular category of crime . |
| 19 | Little research exists on the difficult task of raising another person 's child in this situation or on the distinctive features and potential problems of step-parenting as opposed to adoption or fostering . |
| 20 | This chapter concentrates on the international context , past and present , of change in the UK . |
| 21 | The Guidance concentrates on the organizational status of internal audit and the objectivity of internal auditors in achieving the requisite independence . |
| 22 | Even if the slide is not feasible , you can still throw your centre of gravity forward , so that weight increases on the leading leg . |
| 23 | The raucous beat of Rod Stewart thumped through the whole pub — jogging the fag ends on the worn-out carpet , stomping over the heavy brown paintwork , beating the dust from the velvet curtains draped across the windows and setting Dexter 's toes tapping . |
| 24 | The judgment of the House of Lords rested upon the principle that municipal courts are not competent to adjudicate upon transactions entered into by independent sovereign States on the international plane , and did not directly address the issues raised by Westland . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , on the only example on pottery , from the Nene Valley , the monster appears on the broken edge of the sherd ( fig. 14.40 ) and all that is visible are his sprouting whiskers and one foot . |
| 26 | The intensity enhancement relies on the electronic transition being allowed by symmetry , so the vibrations whose intensities are enhanced are almost always totally symmetric ( Section 5.7 ) . |
| 27 | By late October the NFU will have guidance notes on the amended Act available for its members . |
| 28 | The duty to notify an acquisition or takeover bid falls on the acquiring company or companies and , in the case of mergers in the strict sense , on the parties jointly . |
| 29 | Light dawns on the small Year Niner 's face as she hastens to explain that the stain on the front of her school blouse is jam that has squirted out of her break-time doughnut , and not blood at all . |
| 30 | Accordingly , the study focuses on the cross-sectional properties of some key financial indicators that are constructed from accounting data . |