Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , they believe er that it will be possible to improve on those prices in negotiation with the suppliers . |
| 2 | To return to our earlier example , a consequence of this is that it will not be possible to claim on valid grounds that " Men exist " or rather " actually exist " , reduces to , and can be replaced tout court by " ( Ex ) x is a man . |
| 3 | It may be possible to claim on medical insurance if prescribed by a doctor/specialist . |
| 4 | It should be possible to focus on any field . |
| 5 | If you would like further copies of the Region 's Council Tax notes I can make these readily available and I would also be prepared to comment on any draft training document you produce . |
| 6 | The Friends are understandably zealous in their pursuit of donations , but they should be willing to admit on this occasion their zeal was misplaced . |
| 7 | Now although evolutionary research can lead and indeed has led to major breakthroughs , it is so unlikely that it would not be sensible to concentrate on this type of research , for which in any case there are many potential sources of funds . |
| 8 | But institutions right across the new unified higher education sector will be free to compete on fair terms , and the same will apply in Wales . |
| 9 | ‘ There is a match here tonight but it will be impossible to play on this green . |
| 10 | I ca n't give any guarantee whatsoever that we will , but at least we will try and if that were to meet with your Lordships approval , then er I would be content to go on that basis . |
| 11 | It would be hard to compete on stupid names terms with the 12 men picked by Andy Bean for 1993 — Jeff Maggert , Gene Sauers , Fred Funk , Duffy Waldorf , Scott Gump , Kirk Triplett , Dillard Pruitt , Jodie Mudd , Greg Twiggs , Orrin Vincent III , Howard Twitty and , last but not least , Nolan Henke . |
| 12 | These are just the descriptions , but the file names would be useful to appear on those ends of those boxes as well . |
| 13 | He shows us the modifications which objects thought to be inanimate impose on each other … |
| 14 | It would be important to check on this girl 's spelling in other ways as well . |
| 15 | By way of variation , in October 1943 , his secretary wrote to say that he was away on business , and that it was ‘ quite probable ’ that he would not be able to attend on that occasion . |
| 16 | I begin by joining my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) in lending my full support to the Prime Minister in everything that he said , and in giving my full support to the motion — although I fear that my right hon. Friend the Member for Finchley and I may not be able to agree on other matters , with which I shall deal later . |
| 17 | Clarke , as the architect of the two sets of reforms under the last Government which had shown most signs of being proved right , would best be able to draw on this feeling for Centre-Right support , and would win . |
| 18 | Demands for a cutback in Scottish MP numbers are fuelled by criticism of the fact that they would be able to vote on English and Welsh matters while MPs from England and Wales would not be able to vote on such matters in Scotland . |
| 19 | If we have such a debate , it will be possible for him to raise this matter , as he will be able to do on other occasions . |
| 20 | In the meantime , the hot product that is cooking is a duplex version of the 3900 , which will have two print engines and will be able to print on both sides of the paper as customers are demanding . |
| 21 | He will be able to return on compassionate leave — particularly if it helps to focus his mind on the Test series . |
| 22 | Will he confirm that , once that definition is lawful , it will be possible to ensure that the Community will be able to act on appropriate areas such as trans-border environmental pollution , but on areas where there is no need or justification for action , such as national and fiscal policies , the House will retain its rights ? |
| 23 | We find it 's also useful back information , because they will be able to act on one client and has applications for proposal we are writing for another client later on so we can use as references refer to this information . |
| 24 | We 're still coping with a significant legacy of repair work to monuments around the country and only in very exceptional circumstances would we be able to take on additional monuments . |
| 25 | As an interim , the agency will be ‘ untied ’ from Whitehall from April 1990 — it will be able to take on private work , and ministries will no longer have to use it . |
| 26 | It was nice in an uncertain world to be able to rely on one thing . |
| 27 | For this reason private firms may not be able to rely on implicit control systems based on observed output but may have to monitor performance directly . |
| 28 | The important points which emerge from this case are that the employer will be able to rely on this part of the duty of fidelity if it can be shown that the employee works for a trade competitor in his spare time and : ( a ) knows of business secrets which may be of use to the competitor and/or ( b ) occupies a position which makes it expedient to recognise the existence of his duty to work for the employer alone . |
| 29 | An importer or wholesaler will not be able to rely on this defence if he has taken no steps to require his supplier to supply goods which correspond with the relevant legal requirements . |
| 30 | The National Security Agency objects , because it wo n't be able to eavesdrop on Soviet phone calls any longer . |