Example sentences of "[noun sg] on [pron] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If we find ourselves , as we did , unable to campaign , to argue , to debate on the great issues of economic policy , we are left with a very narrow terrain on which to fight economic issues . |
| 2 | If we find ourselves , as we did , unable to campaign , to argue , to debate on the great issues of economic policy , we were left with a very narrow terrain on which to fight economic issues . |
| 3 | In any case , the British hoped for an American-British-Dominions agreement that could be used as a basis on which to invite other countries to a conference . |
| 4 | Observation statements are as fallible as the theories they presuppose and therefore do not constitute a completely secure basis on which to build scientific laws and theories . |
| 5 | The central question I want to use as a peg on which to hang various theories is , ‘ Why are so few Christians aware of the direct threat of modernity to the Christian church ? ’ |
| 6 | The survey also shows that because of insufficient information on non-financial and external factors , directors only have a narrow view of the business on which to base strategic planning and control . |
| 7 | Yet Philip 's methods were those of his father and grandfather ; and although he had a clearer notion of feudal lordship and a broader canvas on which to exploit that lordship , even here he drew on his predecessors ' achievements . |
| 8 | The new computer also provides an excellent platform on which to base new Columbus applications . |
| 9 | ‘ Do you have any evidence on which to base this supposition ? ’ |
| 10 | So in fact there 's still an endowment policy on you to cover that mortgage ? |
| 11 | We also have a few little phrases in the UN 's so-called Global Plan of Action for Marine Mammals which give us a small hook on which to hang international actions for the benefits of both whales and seals . |
| 12 | The body mass index is a convenient measure on which to make this judgment . |
| 13 | As a result , the Labour party was organizationally weak in the Dukeries before the 1950s , and had no base on which to mobilize electoral support through grass roots activity . |
| 14 | We entirely repudiated a personal liability on us to obey general rules . |
| 15 | Erm , when an application is received for building approval by a District Council , they consult the Fire Authority but there 's no specific obligation on us to give detailed advice . |
| 16 | It is encouraging that these countries wish to follow our example but it also places a heavy obligation on us to offer this assistance . |
| 17 | It will be seen that where Lautro is advised to serve or is considering the service of an intervention notice on a member , the rules do not place any obligation on it to give that member any advance warning of the intended action , nor to give him any opportunity to make representations before the intervention notice is served . |
| 18 | Since 1933 , and the development of recording , there has been an immense range of both well- and little-known music on which to build all kinds of ballet ( see page 56 ) . |
| 19 | Organisations like the GMC and the BMA should provide students with the information on which to base such choices . |
| 20 | There will be no pressure on them to publish these results , however . |
| 21 | The numbers of units of publishable information are likely to continue to increase , however , due to the increased numbers of scientists , and the pressure on them to produce measurable output . |
| 22 | If we like them enough to invest , we will either cut our spending ( bad for the high street and the recovery ) or switch savings from other institutions ( notably the building societies ) putting pressure on them to match those terms . |
| 23 | For example , I mean , if a tutor , say , has been sexually harassing a young woman , and she puts in a complain of any kind or something like that , and then he puts pressure on her to withdraw that complaint and she does , I mean does the college at that stage stay well okay if she 's not going to complain then we wo n't do anything , thereby letting the harassment go ahead , or does the college say even though she does n't want to complain we 're nevertheless going to go ahead . |
| 24 | Had he produced a no-hoper , the pressure on her to quit this summer would have started growing on Tuesday evening . |
| 25 | One day they handed us some chipped potatoes , and there was enough oil on them to boil another portion . |
| 26 | a scottish case where pursuer succeeded in proving a risk of future serious deterioration and that onset of post traumatic osteoarthritis would be a recognisable threshold on which to assess further damages . |
| 27 | Despite the observations of the Master of the Rolls , it is too early yet to build a pyre on which to consign conventional doctrine to its timely or untimely end . |
| 28 | It is also the most versatile structure on which to build complex graphic detailing . |
| 29 | Staff have been given a table on which to record assessed needs . |
| 30 | They concluded that , especially in relation to fluvial processes , explanations that ignore the role of human activities run the risk of eliminating one of the most significant variables and perhaps an appropriate note on which to end this chapter is their affirmation that ( Graf , Trimble , Toy and Costa , 1980 , p. 281 ) : |