Example sentences of "be drawn on [art] " in BNC.

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1 Do any of the districts want to be drawn on a choice or are you still maintaining the line which you have persisted in maintaining since we embarked on this discussion on Thursday , where we have two districts well sorry , Mr and Mr not agreeing in principle with the new settlement .
2 Mr Ridley would not be drawn on the thorny issue of rail privatisation other then to say that investment was urgently needed in Britain 's rail and road links .
3 ‘ This has obviously now been rectified but it is symptomatic of Labour 's reluctance to be drawn on the issue …
4 Although Mr Major has said he wants the debate over Scotland 's future to be extended , he has so far refused to be drawn on the need for a referendum .
5 Plots can be drawn on the same picture using the instruction MPLOT .
6 To date the government , and the industry , has refused to be drawn on the isotopic concentration of the plutonium exported to America — critical information if objectors are to be wholly satisfied that no weapons-grade material got across to the other side of the Atlantic .
7 Laughton refuses to be drawn on the Leeds ' target , but he is keen on Great Britain tour scrum half Deryck Fox , valued at £150,000 after telling Featherstone he was determined to leave before the start of the new season .
8 An initial target of £4.7 million , later reduced to £2 million , was set for investments , which could be drawn on the unions ' general funds .
9 He declined to be drawn on the group 's specific release plans , despite word that an album of remixes is imminent .
10 Though he would not be drawn on the details , Smith 's presentation was sprinkled liberally with references to a Windows bulletin-board application that will appear next year .
11 Patterns might be drawn on the surface with an alkaline solution , generally soda , and the stone heated , allowing the solution to penetrate and leave a permanent white design on the surface .
12 Nor can any distinction be drawn on the basis that there were three persons involved whereas Chapman v. Honig was a ‘ two-party ’ case , for a true ‘ three-party ’ case only arises where A acts in a manner which is primarily unlawful in relation to B with the purpose of injuring C. In Acrow there was no B.
13 However , they are the straightest lines that can be drawn on the surfaces between the points under discussion .
14 The Province-wide project employs both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data and includes a proportion of male respondents within the sample , thereby allowing comparisons of political participation to be drawn on the basis of , among other things , sex and gender .
15 There have been a number of attempts to establish empirically whether any general conclusions can be drawn on the extent of welfare losses throughout the economy due to the presence of monopoly .
16 Like all rose growers , Mark Mattocks wo n't be drawn on the parentage of his flowers .
17 MDHC would not be drawn on the Irish service plans last night though Cenargo , Merchant Ferries ' parent company , declared : ‘ Two existing routes will be maintained but new routes are under investigation . ’
18 But Lord Howe today refused to be drawn on the rumours .
19 Though McNish would not be drawn on the exact reasons for the call , it is believed to be for the vacant post of team test driver and understudy for Michael Schumacher and Riccardo Patrese .
20 The transport secretary , John MacGregor , a guest at the opening of the Virgin lounge , named the Clubhouse , refused to be drawn on the issue , telling reporters : ‘ I am always pleased to see our airlines competing effectively .
21 Lang would not be drawn on the exact number of authorities , saying that the 3,300 responses received following publication of the latest consultation paper were still being studied in great detail .
22 A Liberal Party spokesman refused to be drawn on the price the Government wanted if it had met the demands , saying that , since the deal fell through , it was hypothetical .
23 The guilty man was to be drawn on an ox hide to the gallows , where he was hanged .
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