Example sentences of "are [vb pp] on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kevin Scully , senior vice-president of Global Systems and Technology , says : ‘ What we have can be described as a centralised database with applications that are decentralised on a global basis . |
| 2 | NI contributions are calculated on a payment-by-payment basis according to the earnings period . |
| 3 | The figures are calculated on an assumed growth rate of 10.75% and are therefore not guaranteed , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 4 | ROADS : Almost every week traffic restrictions are placed on a new section of the motorway network , reducing the number of lanes open to traffic from three , to two , or even one . |
| 5 | Water drops are placed on a thin piece of polished silicone pointing slightly uphill and coated with a water repellent of increasingly lessening effect as the coating goes uphill . |
| 6 | The performances are given on a floating stage in the lake , and the audience is accommodated in an open-air auditorium on the shore . |
| 7 | The majority of middle market transactions are completed on a low profile , negotiated basis often involving a mixture of individual and corporate participants . |
| 8 | Even the short tunnels on this part of the line are treated on a grand scale . |
| 9 | The mix and match formula ensures that shareholders are treated on an equal basis . |
| 10 | During normal operation of LIFESPAN , the requests for offlining modules are queued on a first-come-first-served basis . |
| 11 | Each of these are listed on a separate line after the error message . |
| 12 | Each of these are listed on a separate line after the error message . |
| 13 | Each of these are listed on a separate line after the error message . |
| 14 | Each of these are listed on a separate line after the error message . |
| 15 | The other investments are listed on a recognised stock exchange . |
| 16 | Awards which are developed on a national basis and meet the criteria outlined below will be designated as NATIONAL AWARDS . |
| 17 | If , eventually , it becomes possible to increase productivity in this way , and such crop plants are developed on a large scale and for use in a wide variety of environments , it may help to reduce the impact of the enhanced greenhouse effect as well as increasing global food supplies . |
| 18 | Equally , it is vital that job cost records are posted on a daily basis and job cost reports are provided at least once a month to responsible professional staff and partners . |
| 19 | Resource allocation is also relevant , particularly where charging policies are formulated on a means-tested basis . |
| 20 | If time permits the heats are arranged on a double elimination or league basis whereby you have to lose more than once before being eliminated . |
| 21 | The courses are arranged on a modular basis , each lasting for one term . |
| 22 | They are situated on a slight south-east incline amidst surrounding flat lands . |
| 23 | We are situated on a tiny island out in the middle of the Persian Gulf and do not have the luxury of soft green surfaces to indulge in our love of playing the great game . |
| 24 | When birds are reared on a free-range system , and ascariasis is a problem , the young birds should , if possible , be segregated and reared on ground previously unused by poultry . |
| 25 | Codes The spaceship and its crew are trapped on a distant planet ; they need to understand the ( coded ) messages they are receiving from the alien inhabitants . |
| 26 | The other half wants to hang dependent clauses ; like ‘ Americans will tell anything to an Englishman with a camera poking over his right shoulder when they are trapped on a long distance train . ’ |
| 27 | Sulphur fins are attached to sapphire bodies , orange spots are scattered on a sage-green flank , chocolate-brown scales are individually rimmed with peacock blue , tails are patterned like archery targets with a golden centre surrounded by outers of scarlet , black and white . |
| 28 | organisation Some departments , such as the Welsh , Scottish , or Northern Ireland Offices , are organised on a geographical basis while others such as the Treasury are primarily centred in Whitehall . |
| 29 | Some non-time-related texts are organised on a classificatory basis , some on a comparison-contrast , others on a hypothesising basis . |
| 30 | Interestingly enough , there are several types of writing commonly practised in school that are organised on a time-related basis , yet are not strictly narratives . |