Example sentences of "operate on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All mandatory cockpit voice recording systems operate on a continuous loop with a duration of thirty minutes , so the investigator can only hear what was said during the last thirty minutes of flight . |
| 2 | Some of these ( such as the East Midlands Forum of County Councils ) operate on a regional basis , others on a county basis . |
| 3 | You operate on a living body . ’ |
| 4 | If British Rail operate on a five-day week at the same rate it would return £7,425 per trip . |
| 5 | These courses operate on a developed system derived from the Advanced Courses Development Programme . |
| 6 | The salt we sprinkle on our food today is produced by the same methods our ancestors used , but we operate on a bigger scale . |
| 7 | Essentially they operate on a short-term basis in the context of intense international competition . |
| 8 | Over the past few years , many companies have set up contracted-out money purchase schemes — or COMPS , as they are known for short — which operate on a different principle from final salary schemes . |
| 9 | They operate on a different plane altogether . |
| 10 | Most operate on a local basis but there are some national groups . |
| 11 | The Commission have more recently proposed a Directive on establishing European works councils that provides for informing and consulting employees within certain sized undertakings which operate on a Community-wide scale [ see pp. 45–6 ] . |
| 12 | At its root is the premise that by more openly sharing with one another both our long-term strategies and how we operate on a day-to-day basis , we will actually be able to improve both our businesses . ’ |
| 13 | At its root in the premise that by more openly sharing with one another both our long-term strategies and how we operate on a day-to-day basis , we will actually be able to improve both our businesses . ’ |