Example sentences of "it is [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is based on average capital costs , it favours short-term projects and those with large initial cash receipts against long-term projects . |
| 2 | It is based on personal computer architecture , and can be directly attached to the local network in a client-server architecture . |
| 3 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
| 4 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
| 5 | It is based on real people , genuine exhibits and historical facts . |
| 6 | We should also note that it is based on certain assumptions , for example it is assumed that those who have some reason to form a pressure group will , in an open society , do so , and that the degree of governmental response will depend on the degree of pressure the group is able to exert , and that this is directly related to the group 's importance to the community . |
| 7 | Much of this belief is soundly based in experience but part of it is based on wishful thinking . |
| 8 | It is based on small firms . |
| 9 | Again , the theory of this is straightforward ; it is based on standard probability theory , such as is widely used in other disciplines , notably in the biological sciences , where the sampling of a population is an accepted way of establishing the variety of species in a given area . |
| 10 | Like all good innovations , it is based on pure simplicity and offers the opportunity to cook in an oven chamber using pressureless steam , dry heat or a combination of the two . |
| 11 | THERE have been a number of articles and letters published recently about North-East drift-net fishery for salmon , which suggest that the Government 's proposal to phase out this fishery is unreasonable and that it is based on political expediency under pressure from owners of rod fisheries . |
| 12 | In addition , it is based on historical data and , in any case , influences only their target allocation and not their actual allocation . |
| 13 | It is based on old men 's ideas , old men 's ideals and frustrations . |
| 14 | It is based on different assessments , different views . |
| 15 | It is based on natural ingredients like elderflower , lily and lemon balm . |
| 16 | They in fact shade into each other , even more obviously so where the distinction is between different forms of literate practice ; and the distinction , if it is based on supposed differences in cognitive processes , in ‘ logic ’ and the development of ‘ science ’ , is open to the criticisms that Goody himself , along with Lévi-Strauss and others , levels against the theory of a ‘ great divide ’ . |
| 17 | We have already seen how authority within companies is deemed legitimate when it is based on educational achievement and length of service ; attitudes towards public sector bureaucrats who occupy high office are likewise framed by the priority given to individual merit displayed by educational status . |
| 18 | It is based on experimental evidence . |
| 19 | Although it is not statistically valid , it is based on objective data . |
| 20 | It is formative as it is based on qualitative judgements which are the basis for future action |
| 21 | I have called it inductivist because it is based on inductive reasoning , as will be explained shortly . |
| 22 | It is based on three words per second as the spoken word . |
| 23 | It is negotiated , i.e. it is based on shared perceptions of performance relative to agreed criteria . |
| 24 | The law on the issue of consent continues to change because it is based on public policy . |
| 25 | As the controversy grew yesterday over the alleged Princess Diana love tapes , electronics experts told the Mirror just how easy it is to eavesdrop on mobile phones . |
| 26 | SharePlex/iX is claimed to use standard networking capabilities such as X25 to provide complete application-environment replication anywhere in the world , and it is supported on all HP 3000s , including the old 16-bit ones . |
| 27 | In the United Kingdom value added tax ( VAT ) has to be paid to the Customs and Excise Department , and it is levied on most goods and services unless specifically stated otherwise . |
| 28 | But it is bulky as it is printed on one side of the page only . |
| 29 | The same principle applies to the highest key on any track ; as the highest key on track 06 was 298 when the file was created , a record with the key 299 belongs logically to track 07 , whether it is stored on that track already or has not yet been added . |
| 30 | ‘ But there again , it is written on many tombstones … |