Example sentences of "on [art] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Realizing there was nowhere to run in time , the Marines concentrated their fire on the crouching figures behind the guns , but they were too well protected . |
| 2 | The images play on the deepest fears of the adventurers , and the man in the mask laughs again . |
| 3 | Equally , when the social anthropologist attempts to assess the impact of socially enjoined behaviour or beliefs on the inner feelings of the people he studies , he likewise trespasses upon the psychiatrist 's ( and psychologist 's ) territory . |
| 4 | R G Torrens in his book on the inner teachings of the Golden Dawn implies that all masonry once had the dark occult secrets , but had ‘ become … an empty form ’ . |
| 5 | His theory about the most likely cause of all the furore is an interesting reflection on the recent workings of the City of London . |
| 6 | A final plaintive note records how , influenced by the advice of friends , this postlude does not include adverse commentary on the recent moves in the Department of Education to centralise the school curriculum ( ’ on the grounds that I read too much into what were chance decisions ’ ) and regretting accepting that advice . |
| 7 | He took deep breaths , trying to calm his mind and soul so he could concentrate on the recent events in the Tower . |
| 8 | But initial studies show there are higher concentrations of birds on the higher areas of the mudflats . ’ |
| 9 | For how many months is there snow on the higher areas of the Cairngorms and Grampian mountains ? |
| 10 | It is a matter of common observation that shingle tends to accumulate on the higher parts of the beach while the lower parts are essentially sandy . |
| 11 | As they passed in its shadow Alison remarked on the low floodwalls before the cottages . |
| 12 | Cranston , breathing heavily , looked down , curiously watching the figures below as they scurried around like black ants on the various tasks of the garrison . |
| 13 | Wooden platforms or stages were erected at different levels , so that men working on the various portions of the vehicle were facilitated in their task . |
| 14 | They have raised some issues which we are discussing with Government , particularly on the various options for the timing and route of any privatisation . ’ |
| 15 | Decisions " on the various components of the Delors-II package " were postponed until December . |
| 16 | Influence rested on the various branches of the family 's directly controlling around one quarter of the total land area . |
| 17 | However , in all cases the instructions can be broken down into a sequence of primitive operations on the various parts of the processor , such as the accumulators , the adder and the program counter ; notice that some of these parts are not directly accessible to the programmer . |
| 18 | Grants to State governments to cover parts of the costs of welfare and other programmes ( such as those for the construction of the Inter-State Highway system ) comprise only one of the elements of Federal spending which has an uneven impact on the various parts of the United States . |
| 19 | These carry information concerning the light falling on the various regions of the retina . |
| 20 | It is now possible to draw together the comments made above on the various aspects of the division of labour . |
| 21 | Throughout the activity , requests for verification and information on the various aspects of the design may be routed out into the network . |
| 22 | All LEAs have a statutory duty to have policies on the various aspects of the education service for which they are responsible . |
| 23 | Exercise 7–5 Examine the effect , in the model described above , of an increase in government expenditure on good X. How does the expansion of employment depend on the various parameters of the model ? |
| 24 | Another interesting example of the powerful effect which hypnosis can have on the various planes of the individual is provided by the case of a middle-aged lady from Stornoway who was admitted to the local cottage hospital with terminal breast cancer . |
| 25 | Clearly there is considerable pressure on the various parties to the negotiations . |
| 26 | ‘ Accordingly , the effect of the report is to confirm the conclusions the board has already reached on the financial effects of the fraud on Ferranti International . ’ |
| 27 | The Thatcher Government initially decided to abolish SERPS on the basis that the country could not afford it , a view contested by the Government Actuary 's report on the proposed changes ( Report by the Government Actuary on the Financial Effects of the Bill on the National Insurance Fund , Cmnd. 9711 , HMSO , 1986 ) . |
| 28 | Even warranties and indemnities do not provide complete protection to the offeror , as they depend on the financial resources of the people providing them . |
| 29 | Apart from direct demands relating to pay and conditions for teachers , demands included : recognition of the professional status of teachers ; establishment of a technical commission on the financial needs of the Ministry of Public Education ; policies to defend the social welfare system ; elimination of taxes on books and educational materials ; and funding for student transport and school meals . |
| 30 | When it became clear by the end of the month that the EEC would not be able to concur on the financial arrangements for the common agricultural policy , the French Foreign Minister , Maurice Couve de Murville , whose turn it was that month to chair the Council of Ministers , abruptly terminated the session despite the objections of the other ministers . |