Example sentences of "an [noun] on [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This concept implies peripheralisation , an existence on the borders of society , where there is a lack of participation in the urban social structure . |
| 2 | Here is an update on the cases in the 1991 Series : |
| 3 | An update on the awards in this category can be obtained from . |
| 4 | The title implies an over-concentration on the minutiae of classroom pedagogy when what may be considered really important are broad issues of curriculum development . |
| 5 | This could now be having an effect on the numbers of immature fish inshore . |
| 6 | The increased cost of subsidence claims has had an effect on the rates of our Buildings Policy . |
| 7 | It may be that the oleoresins of the dipterocarps have an effect on the bacteria of the fore-stomach of colobines and it is now necessary to study the interaction of these bacteria with fibre and the wide range of tannins , some of which shield protein from degradation in the fore-stomach , or denature them so as to enhance proteolysis . |
| 8 | A further factor which can have an effect on the results of an experiment is the mental attitude of the experimenter . |
| 9 | Volunteers in an experiment on the effects of prolonged starvation conducted by Ansel Keys in the 1950s did not report an increase in dreams about food , although their food intake was very low indeed — intended to match the conditions of deprivation suffered by people in places like Auschwitz . |
| 10 | In his second dream he found an axe on the streets of his city . |
| 11 | The poison strychnine acts as an antagonist on the receptors of the neurotransmitter glycine , inducing fear . |
| 12 | I have to tell you I am not any sort of an expert on the budgets of grant maintained schools . |
| 13 | You think an expert on the effects of explosives could identify and locate the cause of the explosion ? |
| 14 | The health issue was further pursued by Mr Roger Coghill , an expert on the effects of high-voltage power lines on the human body . |
| 15 | We stopped the first night at an inn on the banks of a river . |
| 16 | There 's the work that we do erm , most of the that we undertake , actually are erm , engaged in providing an opinion on the accounts of the County Council . |
| 17 | A party leader who hopes to reach 10 Downing Street has to devote much time to party management , and policies and appointments have to be made with an eye on the reactions of party factions . |
| 18 | The female cuckoo is thus very restricted as to where she can lay her eggs , and it is important that she keeps an eye on the whereabouts of potential hosts . |
| 19 | ( It is surprising to read in the Veterinarian of 1841 an article on the diseases of cats , and still more surprising to see the statement in the issue of 1850 that many practitioners were restricting themselves to dog practice ) . |
| 20 | She turns at once to the Women 's page , where there is a Posy Simmonds strip cartoon adroitly satirizing middle-aged , middle-class liberals , an article on the iniquities of the Unborn Children ( Protection ) Bill , and a report on the struggle for women 's liberation in Portugal . |
| 21 | New Scientist , the jokers , headed an article on the prospects for a popular fish , ‘ Britain 's native trout is floundering ’ . |
| 22 | He has not just found a role for himself , which was something he had agonized over for years , but has used his position to lead an assault on the ills of modern society ; to try to alter people 's basic thinking , not just in an effort to improve their lives , but to persuade them of the need to preserve the planet for future generations . |
| 23 | An assault on freedom was an assault on the rights of a group of persons , rather than on some abstract quality residing in institutions . |
| 24 | One of these involved particularly fleece fighting during an assault on the villages of al-Beidah and al-Sakhrah , for which the Iranians used both boats and helicopters to bring in their troops . |
| 25 | Saddam Hussein is wondering whether he can get away with an assault on the Kurds of northern Iraq . |
| 26 | The dwarf maintains an assault on the trees for long periods and achieves little ( the equivalent of frequent , low-magnitude events ) ; the giant sleeps most of the time but occasionally wakes and causes great destruction ( a catastrophic event ) whereas the man works regular hours and systematically achieves the greatest effects ( events that occur once or twice each year ) . |
| 27 | There will be an emphasis on the skills of identifying purpose , finding information , using information , including note making , the organization of information and the presentation of information , throughout the project . |
| 28 | However , the integral approach does tend to lead to an emphasis on the similarities of business and non-business financial reporting ; this is in contrast to the differential approach which tends to accept the dissimilarities as having equal importance . |
| 29 | But the recession and the Treasury 's growing public expenditure bill have prompted a review of certain departments ' spending : social security , health , the home office and education — all those which have an impact on the operations of SSDs . |
| 30 | Under the more favourable conditions of their past , they had developed into the remarkably beautiful and striking breeds that made such an impact on the visitors to the early cat shows . |