Example sentences of "in [verb] [noun sg] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Institute has played a major role in focusing attention on the key issues involved in road pricing through two reports under the title : ‘ Paying for Progress ’ . |
| 2 | The draft PPG Note is a welcome step in that direction , but could go much further in giving guidance on the practical implementation of coastal policies . |
| 3 | The grounds of the appeal were that ( 1 ) the judge misdirected himself in holding that the preliminary issue should be answered in the affirmative and/or in giving judgment on the preliminary issue for the plaintiff and ( 2 ) the defendants were not liable in negligence to the plaintiff for any injury , loss or damage suffered by him while a foetus and en ventre sa mère since he was born prior to the passing of the Congenital Diabilities ( Civil Liability ) Act 1976 and the common law did not recognise such a cause of action . |
| 4 | He led the pensioners in heaping praise on the social committee , catering staff and helpers who had organised the event . |
| 5 | Although some of these analyses have proved abstruse and others untenable , this collective contribution ( which can be only briefly explored here ) has proved vital in re-orientating thinking on the urban problem and its resolution . |
| 6 | Inter-paradigm debate is very rare and indeed , if we follow Kuhn in casting doubt on the final scope of Popper 's falsifiability criterion , impossible . |