Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv] [verb] on [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Many policies are not based on rule books and central government allows considerable discretion to the local state .
2 These public contests are firmly based on agreement as to the fundamental characteristics of the type of regime and economic system that is required for the country .
3 Calves are small at birth and Luing bulls are often used on lowland dairy herds for easy calving .
4 As there is only limited guidance in the Taxes Acts , these rules are largely based on Court decisions , and include a number of Revenue practices and extra-statutory concessions .
5 Japanese organizations are not based on familism .
6 PRIMARY schools are increasingly relying on money from parents for a decent stock of books , according to government inspectors .
7 Schools are increasingly relying on money from parents to provide decent stocks of books , government inspectors report today .
8 Almost 1 million lone parents are now managing on benefit .
9 The soils are often developed on parent materials of moderately fine and fine texture .
10 Such a step might not involve a great deal of additional work in the legislative process , since Bills are already accompanied on presentation to Parliament by an Explanatory and Financial Memorandum , which is frequently well drafted and helpful .
11 Outboard motors are not allowed on Stack and in times past seasoned , experienced gillies used to row their gentlemen over the most productive drifts .
12 Computerised records ensure that colours are perfectly matched on return visits .
13 Owing to space restrictions , sail boards are not allowed on charter flights .
14 During the second phase participants are also engaged on project work and study of research methodologies .
15 The paintings are usually left on display for three months , then one or two are replaced .
16 Some of your Salzburg opera productions are also going on film , too ?
17 Any special conditions added by the retailer , eg ‘ If the goods are not delivered on time the order will be cancelled . ’
18 Birth dates are not given on marriage certificates , only ages , and his mother 's was there as twenty-five , which meant she must have been born in 1926 and have been twenty-seven when he was born .
19 British Telecom directories and area codes are also based on service delivery and not on the existence of defined regions .
20 The CURDS regions are again based on population and employment size and commuting patterns , but they use different thresholds and , unlike MELAs , they exhaust the UK space .
21 What is clear is that public policies that come from outside and are imposed on inner-city populations are often based on prejudice and ignorance .
22 The health authority says that with more drugs misuse in society it is vital that drugs-related services and professionals are constantly updated on development and trends so that they could best help those in need .
23 These overruns are admittedly based on cost estimates calculated on the old , target basis , which makes them slightly exaggerated in the PWR appraisal context .
24 A new range of children 's birthday cards which carry warnings about the danger of accidents are about to go on sale .
25 Differences are partly based on size : the two species of Proconsul from Rusinga Island are estimated at 9kg and 26–38kg based on good postcranial evidence .
26 The company can pick up penalties is the ships are not loaded on time .
27 Their decisions are largely based on experience , but computer programs are needed to store all the relevant data and assist the decision-making process .
28 The purchasers are also taking on board £748,000 of Kemps ' bank borrowings .
29 The children are often left on arrival .
30 It requires considerable commitment by already hard-pressed teachers , and considerable organizational skill by the management team , to ensure that such issues are truly taken on board , and do not somehow fall down the cracks between more clearly defined and familiar roles .
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