Example sentences of "always on [art] [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Project provides a focus and catalyst for a large and continuously growing network of working groups whose emphasis is always on the development of professionalism and improved practice . |
| 2 | Within this group are the ‘ problem families ’ , always on the edge of pauperism and crime , riddled with mental and physical defects , in and out of the Courts for child neglect , a menace to the community of which the gravity is out of all proportion to their numbers . |
| 3 | Always on the edge of things . |
| 4 | Thus the ‘ mantle of the expert ’ is always on the edge of society 's rituals , myths , emblems , traditions , rejoicings and catastrophes . |
| 5 | The literary essay is a species always on the edge of extinction , and ( unlike most endangered species ) it is threatened most by the professionals in the field . |
| 6 | The mordant prophecy of Sisobyk the Scryer and the many ‘ openings ’ of Zilpah give the novel , always on the edge of domination by a single voice , a welcome variousness . |
| 7 | These problems can be overcome , but where is the pleasure of fishkeeping in something which is always on the edge of disaster ? |
| 8 | They were always on the subject of war anyway . |
| 9 | Taciturn , precise , a perfectionist engineer , with little skill in a boardroom , Bentley was , by his own account , unresponsive and over-sensitive to criticism , dependent always on the riches of others whom he could not control . |
| 10 | I feel I 'm cracking up , always on the verge of tears , but I ca n't let her down . |
| 11 | Seemingly always on the verge of promotion to the Cabinet he has a high profile at Westminster and is known for attracting a lot of publicity . |
| 12 | Another occasion which demonstrated Winston 's indifference to the dictates of authority or public opinion was when I was approached by a picaresque character called John Shaheen , an American oil magnate who spent his life getting in and out of the most complicated financial transactions , seemingly always on the verge of ruin but nevertheless contriving to remain sufficiently solvent to undertake his next massive adventure . |
| 13 | In any case , one must be aware of assuming that the angels are always on the side of innovation . |
| 14 | The result is an expensive machine : fine for the military , but always on the borderline of profitability . |