Example sentences of "upon [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , the cause of the problem has been clearly identified as nomads and graziers who are politically very weak , and who have had much of their livelihood taken away and upon whom the heaviest penalties for ‘ trespassing ’ on forest schemes fall — in the same way as in the days of the Emergency , when aggressive family planning ‘ drives ’ herded vagrants , petty thieves and other vulnerable groups into camps for more or less forcible vasectomy . |
| 2 | I remember once praying with a couple upon whom the Holy Spirit was powerfully moving . |
| 3 | The problem , of course , is that experts and national representatives are busy people , as are the members of the secretariat , upon whom the organizational burden of sending out questionnaires , sifting the answers , preparing reports , and arranging meetings is considerable , particularly since this is likely to involve the reproduction of all documents in at least two languages . |
| 4 | These were the clause condemning the impanelling of partial , corrupt and unqualified jurors ( a reference to the Rye House Plot trials of 1683 ) , the clause condemning excessive fines ( a reference to the crippling fines levied on Whig dissidents during the Tory Reaction ) , and the clause condemning " Grants and promises made of fines and forfeitures before any Conviction and Judgment of the same against the persons upon whom the same were to be levied " ( a reference to James 's dealings with the Monmouth rebels ) . |
| 5 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 6 | She does not , apparently , test her spellings by saying them as they look , but imposes upon them the correct pronunciation . |
| 7 | Ministers will urge upon them the favourite concept of ‘ balance , ’ and good marks will be earned by not playing the game too hard . |
| 8 | The Police Force of London was very anti-Jewish : but special measures were taken by Sir Samuel Hoare to enforce upon them the dire necessity of pampering the Israelites . |
| 9 | The fundamental relationship upon which the economic , social , and political structure of the Empire had been based was to be dismantled . |
| 10 | ‘ Those far-distant , storm-beaten ships , upon which the Grand Army never looked , stood between it and the dominion of the World . ’ |
| 11 | To crown it all , the hand of Sir George Askwith , who chaired the conference , in which the union was represented by Cathery , Hopkins and Tom Chambers , the union 's general treasurer , could be seen in a provision that " In order that all questions which arise may be settled with the utmost promptitude , a Board of Arbitration has been appointed upon which the Mercantile Marine profession , both officers and men will be represented " . |
| 12 | Besides attesting to the now well supported view that de Man suffered from a kind of multiple personality disorder , the effect is astounding , since it allows for the formulation of key linguistic tenets upon which the radical reputation of deconstruction rests without de Man taking personal responsibility for that formulation . |
| 13 | As we shall see , conflicts of interest left unregulated do not inspire confidence upon which the financial markets depend . |
| 14 | The symbol is representative of the essential fabric upon which the higher Indian mentality is woven . |
| 15 | The energy upon which the various renewable sources draw is the sun , in the case of solar energy , wind energy , wave energy , biomass and hydro-electric power , while in the case of tidal energy the source is the moon , and the earth 's rotation . |
| 16 | The episode is another reminder of just how shaky are the foundations upon which the international aspirations of many of the City of London 's securities houses are built . |
| 17 | The lands to the north and east of a line joining these two houses had in the ninth century been conquered and to some degree settled by pagan Scandinavians , who had destroyed the existing monasteries and several of the bishoprics , and such evidence as there is suggests that the Christianity practised within them retained aspects upon which the stricter kind of churchman would have frowned . |
| 18 | There was also a highly significant reduction in CCPRs at all sites from 16 weeks to 32 weeks ( p<0.001 ) upon which the above changes were superimposed . |
| 19 | Example 4:6 Rent geared to subrents receivable YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on 1 January 1 April 1 July and 1 October in each year per cent of the net rents which the tenant is entitled to receive for the whole or any part of the demised property and calculated in accordance with the schedule hereto SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " full rack rental value " means the best rent at which the demised property ( or as the case may be the part of the demised property in question ) might reasonably be expected to be let in the open market by a willing landlord to a willing tenant ( i ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 2 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it is actually occupied ( ii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 3 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) of this lease ( iii ) in the case of property falling within paragraph ( 4 ) below on the terms ( other than as to rent or other pecuniary consideration ) upon which it was last occupied and in any case disregarding the matters set out in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) of section 34(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( as amended ) and on the assumption that the rent so determined will be revised every five years ( b ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales or the Association of Certified Accountants ( 2 ) If the tenant lets or permits to be occupied the whole or any part of the demised property in return for any pecuniary consideration other than the full rack rental value thereof as at the date of such letting or permission or in return for no pecuniary consideration then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date of such letting or permission and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 3 ) If the tenant himself occupies the whole or any part of the demised property then he shall be deemed for the purposes of this schedule to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date on which he went into occupation and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 4 ) If the whole or any part of the demised property remains vacant for three months or more then at the expiry of such period of three months the tenant shall until the same is next occupied be deemed to be entitled to receive the full rack rental value thereof determined as at the date upon which the said period expired and redetermined as at every fifth anniversary thereof ( 5 ) The tenant shall one month before the beginning of each quarter ( time being of the essence ) deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant showing a true summary of : ( a ) the gross amount of all rents and licence fees which the tenant is entitled ( or deemed to be entitled ) to receive in respect of the demised property and each part thereof for that quarter and ( b ) the amount of any sum included in ( a ) above which the tenant is entitled to recover from any subtenant or occupier of the whole or any part of the demised property either by way of VAT or by way of service charge in respect of services or works performed or to be performed ( 6 ) Subject to paragraph ( 7 ) below the net rents shall be the difference between the two amounts shown in the said certificate ( 7 ) The net rents shall be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors if : ( a ) the tenant fails to deliver a certificate in accordance with paragraph ( 5 ) above ( in which case the tenant shall pay interest on the net rents at the rate of … per cent from the quarter day in question until payment ) or ( b ) any dispute or difference arises between the parties in connection with the calculation of the net rents ( in which case the arbitrator shall determine the amount of interest if any to be paid by the tenant ) ( 8 ) The tenant shall permit the landlord or his agent to inspect and take copies of the tenant 's books or account or any other document or record ( and if necessary the tenant shall procure any computer print-out ) which in the opinion of the landlord or such agent is relevant to the calculation of the net rents and shall bear the costs of such inspection if there shall be any material discrepancy between the certificate delivered by the tenant under paragraph 5 above and the results of such inspection . |
| 20 | The geometric perspective box created the stage upon which the great dramas of European painting , theatre , internal and external architecture and materialist thinking generally have evolved since the Renaissance . |
| 21 | The declaration of trust referred to in the previous section should contain not only the trusts upon which the former matrimonial home is held but in addition clauses relating to : ( i ) Repairs — Outside trustees will particularly wish to ensure that they are under no obligation to see to the maintenance and repair of the property , and under no liability in respect of lack of maintenance and repair ( see p95 ) . |
| 22 | I arrive at length at the present appeal , one striking feature of which is that , whilst not formally abandoning them , counsel for the applicant has not pressed with any vigour either of the grounds upon which the Divisional Court decided in his favour , namely that the Director was entitled to ask questions after charge but only after administering a fresh caution , and that the fact of such a caution would be a reasonable excuse for a refusal to answer , within section 2(13) of the Act of 1987 . |
| 23 | Consider the concept , common in high-level languages , of the boolean variable , that is , a variable which can take only two values ( true and false ) and upon which the usual boolean functions — and , or , etc.ban be Performed . |
| 24 | clearly sets out the fee basis upon which the participating member is to be involved |
| 25 | The dorsal arm plate upon which the inner comb arises , is nearly vertical on the side of the disk . |
| 26 | At the same time the orthodoxy upon which the political , economic and social status quo was based was a Japanese version of Neo-Confucianism . |
| 27 | More significant in providing this national group membership has been the racial homogeneity of the Japanese people themselves , the culture , language and traditions common to them , and the shared history and society upon which the political system was constructed . |
| 28 | When asked for the authority upon which the second of these propositions was based , he replied that it was to be found in section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 , and in the principles stated by the majority of the House of Lords in Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [ 1986 ] A.C. 112 . |
| 29 | His whole thrust is to produce an easily understood bedrock upon which the specific nuances of particular organizations can be built . |
| 30 | Other superstitions relating to the weather concern the day of the week upon which the new Moon chances to fall . |