Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know HP and IBM Corp are working on an early sample version of COSE code , which will include interface widgets , and HP 's VUE look and feel dominated the COSE desktop shown at the original announcement ( UX No 428 ) . |
| 2 | We know Hewlett-Packard and IBM Corp are working on an early sample version of the Common Open Software Environment code , which will include interface widgets , and VUE look and feel dominated the COSE desktop shown at the original announcement . |
| 3 | Researchers from Washington State University are embarking on a three-year project to measure the amount of methane produced by belching cows . |
| 4 | The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and Reading University are embarking on a three-year study on the effects of pesticides on wildlife . |
| 5 | Under Article 100A(3) , measures of harmonisation are based on a high level of health protection . |
| 6 | The invention consists essentially of a system of lifts each formed by a wet dock wherein the vessel to be transported is waterborne , the dock being mounted on a wheeled carriage adapted to support the dock horizontally and to run on inclined railways extending between the higher and lower water levels , the ways being transverse to the length of the dock which travels broadside on so as to admit of a short length of wheel base and a steep grade . |
| 7 | It was an uplifting finish to a safety-first schedule , in which organised verbal prospects like a press conference , lecture , or major broadcast interview were interspersed on a daily basis with endless and undemanding photo-opportunities . |
| 8 | Main picture : The cream and gilt furniture in the main bedroom is based on an antique French design |
| 9 | Modern football is built on a shaky platform of finance and fiscal mismanagement . |
| 10 | Darlington Rucksack Club is to go on a moderate going circular walk around Castle Bolton tomorrow , starting from Darlington Market Place at 9am . |
| 11 | Darlington Rucksack Club is to go on a moderate going circular walk around Castle Bolton tomorrow . |
| 12 | This modern Club is set on a pine-clad hillside and yet close to a lively and fashionable resort . |
| 13 | The large programme is planned on a borough-wide basis , and delivered locally in 11 centres . |
| 14 | The racking is constructed on a back-to-back principle up to 20 metres high with intervening gangways as little as 1.5 metres wide . |
| 15 | What liaison they have developed with the special schools , the day centres , or the general service fieldwork teams of the Social Service Department is conducted on an informal basis . |
| 16 | This research is based on a contrasting hypothesis that a long-term relationship built on trust and obligation between a buyer and a sub-contractor leads to better cooperation in innovation , improved quality monitoring and prompt delivery , and that these gains outweigh efficiency loss resulting from rigidity in not switching customers or sub-contractors as prices dictate . |
| 17 | The study is based on a careful selection and interpretation of the large volume of potentially relevant material , and addresses attitudes and the factors affecting those attitudes , as well as identifying future areas of difficulty and possible solutions . |
| 18 | The case study is based on an actual consumer behaviour investigation carried out a few years ago by a leading market research agency . |
| 19 | The sea scorpion is preserved on a fine siltstone , and is exceptionally complete . |
| 20 | Our marketing capability is based on a full time professional qualified research department complimented by a regularly updated internal database of the acquisition criteria of some 2,000 plus potential buyers and the full resource of the Accountants Business Network , a confidential national computerised database of companies for sale to which the [ 13 ] largest firms of accountants in the UK are the sole subscribers . |
| 21 | Multilateralism is the opposite of bilateralism under which a country 's trade and investment is arranged on a reciprocal basis with specific partners . |
| 22 | The division between formal and informal is based on the distinction between wage-earning and self-employment , with the key variable being the rationalisation of work , in other words whether or not labour is recruited on a permanent or regular basis for fixed reward . |
| 23 | In this case the merit of the project in terms of each criterion is scored on a 1 to 5 scale . |
| 24 | In this case the merit of the project in terms of each criterion is scored on a 1 to 5 scale . |
| 25 | My father and mother stand nearer to the babies than I and the whole ensemble is posed on an interminable expanse of medium-cut grass . |
| 26 | Credit unions provide similar opportunities , but here the action is organized on a collective basis . |
| 27 | In contrast , electoral administration is based on a different zonal system of geographically-defined wards , made up of ‘ polling districts ’ ( PDs ) which are not precisely defined in spatial terms . |
| 28 | Mr Vit Vlnas , head of the National Gallery 's archives , says : ‘ The National Gallery has no reason to give back the altar , whose holding is based on a legal agreement . |
| 29 | Eventually the Scottish Typographical Association was founded on a lasting basis in 1853 , composed of branches in towns where there was a moderate degree of printing activity . |
| 30 | The first of these , under the title ‘ In Search of Democracy ’ , ran in the autumn term 1956 for seventeen apprentices with the Marconi Company in Chelmsford , and the experiment was repeated on a regular basis thereafter , usually with one course in each of the autumn and spring terms . |