Example sentences of "to be [adj] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 A suitable compromise is for completion to be conditional on the results of an environmental audit .
2 In Rashid [ 1977 ] 2 All ER 237 ( CA ) a sliced loaf and some tomatoes fell within " any article " , though the court held the accused not to be guilty on the facts because train passengers would not care whether sandwiches were provided by British Rail or the steward personally , a questionable decision in the light of Doukas and Cooke [ 1986 ] AC 909 ( HL ) .
3 The Image Management Services software , a set of application modules that control the processing , storage , retrieval , and printing of document images , is expected to be available on the computers by the end of the year .
4 It was noted in Chapter I that attempts in the early nineteenth century to put Beccaria 's classical programme into practice encountered severe difficulties : the desire to make punishment solely concerned with effective deterrence , rather than with equating suffering with desert , proved to be unacceptable on the grounds of its retributive injustice .
5 The Court could find no evidence that the parties intended to be liable on the contracts of the International Tin Council ; the obligations they envisaged were those they owed to the Council itself and not to third party creditors .
6 That 's why I 'm glad I do my own work : I do n't have to be dependent on the whims of Hollywood .
7 Windstopper does n't stretch , so garments using the lining need quite a generous cut if you 're going to be active on the hills in them , whether climbing or walking , and the added bulk and weight have to be considered .
8 She tells her children to be careful on the swings , but that 's not unusual .
9 Whereas Mr Blair also called on the Government to be tough on the causes of crime , Mr Clarke conceded that social factors could not be ignored .
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