Example sentences of "[adj] on [art] [noun pl] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The correct equations to use are those of thermoelasticity , although in most cases the use of the equations of elasticity is justifiable on the grounds of simplicity . |
| 2 | My view was that most people would prefer a pension that was theirs by right rather than being dependent on the decisions of government . |
| 3 | With the modals , the effect of representing the support in its place in time ( past or non-past ) as receiving the incidence of the potential event is to evoke actualization as dependent on the conditions of possibility , probability , etc. , expressed by the modal . |
| 4 | The peasant caste 's second ranking in the official status hierarchy below the ruling samurai caste , was a formal recognition of the degree to which the economy as a whole was dependent on the products of peasant labour . |
| 5 | The fact that many workers in these societies are themselves dependent on the owners of capital for the hire of their labour power is one of the factors that would be included in a more considered analysis of this link [ between dependency and production ] , |
| 6 | An important principle of gene — culture coevolutionary theory is that a tabula rasa mind , open to all choices equally and hence totally dependent on the accidents of history , must still have a biological foundation — and a very finely adjusted one at that . |
| 7 | Which particular set of such properties are attributed to her by the utterance of ( 34 ) are at least in part dependent on the contexts of utterance : said by an admirer it may be a commendation , conveying the properties of toughness and resilience ; said by a detractor it may be taken as a denigration , conveying her lack of flexibility , emotional impassivity or belligerence . |
| 8 | But decision making was also now , to a large extent , outside his control , for his livelihood was no longer dependent on the vagaries of nature but on the vagaries of the market . |
| 9 | This in effect meant the delivery of only a handful of other lectures : circumstances ensured that no teacher at the College could expect to become knowledgeable on the diseases of farm animals , which practically never came into the College infirmary for attention . |
| 10 | Whereas Mr Blair also called on the Government to be tough on the causes of crime , Mr Clarke conceded that social factors could not be ignored . |
| 11 | I am sure the committee would appreciate as much information as possible on the patterns of use . |
| 12 | The only scenario in which there would be a case for building a PWR as soon as possible on the grounds of plant shortage involves a sustained increase ( 4 per cent growth per annum ) in manufacturing output from 1979/80 . |
| 13 | In responding to children 's writing , teachers are well able to distinguish between an embryonic attempt at a story and a more developed example ; indeed , there is substantial research available on the stages of story-writing through which young writers progress . |
| 14 | This research project is investigating the secondary data available on the destinations of school and Youth Training Scheme leavers in Edinburgh and on the job opportunities for young people in the District , with a view to analysing future trends in the locality . |
| 15 | SHITO-RYU Hot on the heels of Funakoshi from Okinawa came Kenwa Mabuni , who had studied under the same master , but who also had two other teachers , named Itosu and Higaonna . |
| 16 | This excellent game from Epic MegaGames puts them hot on the heels of Apogee for the number one spot in games programming . |
| 17 | With 11.5% of the direct sales market and 4.2% of the total market , Opus is hot on the heels of Elonex . |
| 18 | Opening the summit , UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced a six-point plan to : ( i ) educate the young on the dangers of drug-taking ; ( ii ) start a high-profile anti-drug publicity campaign ; ( iii ) exert pressure on parents and society to set an example ; ( iv ) improve the early identification of drug takers ; ( v ) increase treatment and rehabilitation ; and ( vi ) campaign against any legalization of drug-taking . |
| 19 | Back in the solo number seventeen Joe Screen is romping through the heats , he 's close on the heels of tournament leader number eight Steve Schofield . |