Example sentences of "be [verb] [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The orbitals in these compounds can be considered to lie predominantly on the metal ( or metals in a polynuclear species ) or on the ligands , or to be involved in metal-ligand interactions and so be shared between metal and ligand . |
| 2 | This would lead us to look not just at the ‘ outputs ’ from institutions , but at the ‘ inputs ’ , and at the achievements of students who would traditionally not have been considered to be capable of achieving success , as well as those who could be expected to perform well on the basis of their previous academic achievements . |
| 3 | It would not be expected to depend particularly on the frequency , the rate at which the waves rose and fell . |
| 4 | Scottish motorists , however , could receive preferential rates if , as expected , they are used as guinea pigs to prove that the theory of in-car navigation system can be made to work effectively on a national scale . |
| 5 | There are , however , no hard and fast rules and a ‘ cocktail ’ of methods is sometimes adopted in complex cases ; the basis to be adopted depends entirely on the facts of each case , especially for holdings of between 25% and 50.1% . |
| 6 | How wide the sphere of the duty of care in negligence is to be laid depends ultimately on the court 's assessment of the demands of society for protection from the carelessness of others . |
| 7 | Plums intended for eating should be left to ripen fully on the tree |
| 8 | Some buyers prefer the grease to be left lying thickly on the grain and the flesh of the leather and t so that it will gradually be absorbed and also they can then brush it up when they have got the goods , when they are making it up in their workshops . |
| 9 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is too large an area of expertise and of excellence in many ways to be allowed to rely simply on the vagaries of the open market ? |