Example sentences of "remains on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Droit de suite , opposed by the British , remains on the EC agenda |
| 2 | Although the guest may no longer be there — gone home — his name remains on the board so that the orderly upward progression might continue , thus ensuring fair distribution of fishing . |
| 3 | He remains on the board , representing employee shareholders , and intends to take a thirty-day breather before looking for what to do next . |
| 4 | Beverley Hilton , editorial director of Eaglemoss Publications , retires on 1st April , but remains on the board ; Isabel Moore , formerly at Octopus , joins the company on 1st April as editorial director ; Jasmine Taylor has been appointed creative director ; and Eluned James continues as managing editor . |
| 5 | Jim Ackland of course remains on the Board of RIBA Companies Ltd , as Vice-President Companies . |
| 6 | But if it remains on the teeth , it begins to damage the gums and causes gingivitis . |
| 7 | The stress remains on the stem , not the affix , but is shifted to a different syllable ( e.g. ‘ magnet ’ , ‘ magnetic ’ ) . |
| 8 | This form of trespass is known as continuing trespass , as the trespass continues as long as the offending article remains on the land . |
| 9 | Alternatively , two divers can work from it while the standby diver remains on the surface . |
| 10 | The mini bell carries two divers , while the standby diver remains on the surface . |
| 11 | To do this , first clean the plaque with a grease-removing powder , and ensure that no grease remains on the surface . |
| 12 | Councillor MacDonald remains on the council , outspoken when he sees the need to question the activities of this very singular local authority . |
| 13 | And the longer he remains on the run , the worse it will become for him . ’ |
| 14 | There are plans to enlarge the runway yet again to enable jumbo jets to land , but at present all this remains on the drawing board . |
| 15 | But also , as the various services of academic libraries demand more careful inspection with the onset of financial stringency , the need is felt to justify work like user education , which remains on the fringe of academic library services . |
| 16 | The power to introduce executive detention remains on the statute book and is capable of being exercised by the Government . |
| 17 | This contains nuclear weapons , but is believed by Norway not to present a threat to the environment as long as it remains on the seabed and does not break up . |
| 18 | They discovered Julie 's jeep and Mr Ward found his daughter 's remains on the ashes of a fire in the bush . |
| 19 | By day it is invisible : only a layer of dust remains on the stretch of pavement where vendors sit selling fruit , vegetables and spicy food . |
| 20 | The jury in the James murder trial at Preston Crown Court has been read a statement by a train driver who described how two days after James 's disappearance , he saw human remains on the railway line at Walton . |
| 21 | The most obvious and common example of such a company is a ‘ shelf company ’ while it remains on the shelf . |
| 22 | The butt-indicator remains on the line and is always ready to indicate a bite from the moment your bait enters the water . |
| 23 | Despite this fact being drawn to the attention of the East Hampshire District Council last year , the rubbish remains on the site and in our view this represents a health hazard to the occupiers of the neighbouring lands . |
| 24 | All that remains on the site of the monastic gatehouse in modern Perth is the stone house associated with Walter Scott 's novel The Fair Maid of Perth . |
| 25 | Some manufacturers provide a capacity record at the start of a track , used to indicate whether space remains on the track during loading . |
| 26 | Today the United Kingdom is the only prescriptive monarchy which remains on the face of the globe . |
| 27 | A £10,000 grant has been given towards the restoration of the Donkey Road alongside the town 's famous 199 Church Stairs , and £6,000 to protect archaeological remains on the plain alongside the Abbey . |
| 28 | Droit de suite remains on the Commission 's agenda for 1992 , although in view of its extensive programme in copyright-related matters there are unlikely to be any substantial recommendations or conclusions before next year . |
| 29 | This picture remains on the screen for an initial three seconds . |
| 30 | One unit now remains on the estate , where tenants include the Post Office and Securicor . |