Example sentences of "centred on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much debate has centred on the optimum method of administration of high does of interleukin-2 . |
| 2 | Instead , attention has centred on the poor performance of the 851 Flexible buses that Grumman sold to New York 's Metropolitan Transport Authority in 1980 . |
| 3 | The jinx has often centred on the simple art of mixing concrete . |
| 4 | Editor , — Andrew Gordon and Jack Collin 's editorial is centred on the correct indication for circumcision — that is , true phimosis — and notes that most , if not all , of these cases could be the result of balanitis xerotica obliterans . |
| 5 | However , at base , the trial centred on the illegal conspiracy to support the Guinness share price during the takeover battle in order to make the Guinness cash and shares offer more attractive to Distillers ' shareholders . |
| 6 | Much of the work centred on the complex biology of the malaria parasite and on improvements in the methods of testing potential antimalarial drugs . |
| 7 | Further speculation centred on the financial state of the main Maxwell companies . |
| 8 | Much of the controversy which has arisen over land use during the past ten years has centred on the changing balance of power between planners and developers . |
| 9 | It cut across the boundary between the two hundreds and was later centred on the Norman castle at Nether Stowey . |
| 10 | Yesterday 's visit centred on the caring sector at the college which involves the training of nursery nurses , volunteer care for the elderly , nannies and auxiliary nurses . |
| 11 | The French proposal emphasized the need for a " fully democratic economic government " centred on the existing Council of Ministers to control a future European central bank . |
| 12 | Odd-length periods have the merit of being centred on the middle observation of the period ; even-length periods provide a smoothed value that must be placed midway in time between the middle two observations of the period . |
| 13 | The talks centred on the contentious issue of Jerusalem and the status of its inhabitants . |
| 14 | What is beyond doubt is that just as much as the nuclear scientists have tried to point to a superficially clean industrial process , symbolized by the white Windscale coats , so the public 's fear has centred on the insidious threat of its invisible touch . |
| 15 | His power there was centred on the great castle at Trim , which he held at the king 's pleasure . |
| 16 | Similarly , those who claim that Foucault removes the possibility of resistance as such miss the point : all that he downgrades is a theory of resistance centred on the individual subject as sovereign agent . |
| 17 | A recent , long-running discussion on the records management list server centred on the hypothetical situation of an offer to extend a contract of employment communicated by e-mail . |
| 18 | There do exist excellent WYSIWYG systems that are centred on the logical nature of material , notably Grif and Quill . |
| 19 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 20 | The main interest is centred on the splendid harbour , almost completely landlocked and providing excellent shelter . |
| 21 | Once agreement had been reached on these questions , the negotiations centred on the key issue of grade boundaries , i.e. the translation o job scores into grades . |
| 22 | A great deal of scholarly discussion has centred on the linguistic status of the word . |
| 23 | The case centred on the constitutional validity of a restrictive abortion law passed by the state of Pennsylvania and was seen as a fundamental test of the beleaguered 1973 legal precedent Roe v. Wade , the basis of legal abortion in the USA . |
| 24 | Discussions centred on the Cambodian problem , the principal issue blocking normalization of Sino-Vietnamese relations . |
| 25 | I intended to ‘ exploit ’ my popularity in my country in order to impose upon my readers a book centred on the Ashkenazi civilisation , history , language and frame of mind , all of which are virtually unknown in Italy , except by some sophisticated readers of Joseph Roth , Bellow , Singer , Malamud , Potok , and of course yourself . |
| 26 | It is being centred on the North- east , where the three explosive packages were posted . |
| 27 | The chief executive of Medway Ports , Peter Vincent , said yesterday the area involved centred on the open sea wall used by Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers , and not the adjacent nuclear submarine refitting facility . |
| 28 | One group of experiments centred on the magnetic mirror device , using the ‘ magnetic well ’ system developed in the USSR . |
| 29 | A pioneering agreement between the German government and private industry is to provide for the clean-up and reconstruction of one of eastern Germany 's most polluted industrial sites , centred on the old Mansfeld metal conglomerate , near Halle . |
| 30 | Arthur Munby 's diaries from the 1850s through to the 1870s , point to further examples of middle-class male desire centred on the physical coarseness of working women . |