Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | N lapillus is widely distributed on rocky shores bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between ( approximately ) the 19 ° C summer isotherm and the — 1°C winter isotherm for oceanic waters ( Moore , 1936 ) , apart from areas of reduced salinity-such as the Baltic Sea . |
| 2 | It is nicely ringed on three sides by colourful high hills or else low mountains , and has a delightful old humpbacked bridge . |
| 3 | It is rather like the driver who is deep in thought about a domestic crisis ; his attention is highly concentrated on personal matters , yet another part of his consciousness manages to navigate the car safely through the traffic . |
| 4 | One might speculate that an impending solution to the Northern Ireland problem would split off from the clerical leadership those groups for whom the present position is only accepted on pragmatic grounds . |
| 5 | This is only charged on British residents , so if you are in the position of being able to realise a gain , it is advisable to wait until you acquire non-resident status a UK |
| 6 | Simple quilting or through stitching is only used on cheaper bags which are intended for summer use only . |
| 7 | Its formation is not completely understood but the fact that it is better developed on loose stones than on rock pavements and that there is frequently a well-developed band extending from an inch or two below the surface to just above the ground surface , suggests deposition from solutions derived from the soil by capillary action . |
| 8 | ‘ Rationalisation of school provision is necessary , however painful at the time , and I would encourage all education authorities to continue their efforts to ensure that taxpayers ’ money is better spent on other aspects of our education service , ’ said the minister . |
| 9 | refers to the arrangement of pages on a printed sheet , which when the sheet is finally printed on both sides , folded and trimmed , will place the pages in their correct order . |
| 10 | The current organisation and management of many areas of scientific activity , and of institutions dependant on such activity , is generally based on two assumptions . |
| 11 | If the press is not reviewing other media , it is normally reporting on current events . |
| 12 | It is best used on calcareous soils — chalks and limes — and light soils that can stand being made a little more heavy and sticky . |
| 13 | For academic freedom is usually seen on both sides of the Atlantic as a matter of rights which owe to fully paid-up members of the academic community . |
| 14 | Capital account expenditure by local authorities ( 6.9bn in England 1984/5 ) is usually spent on longer-term items such as the purchase , construction or improvement of land , property , equipment and so forth . |
| 15 | Bingo is still run on two Mondays per month during the winter . |
| 16 | Bingo is still enjoyed on two Mondays per month with members of the Village Association committee acting as callers . |
| 17 | Bingo is still enjoyed on two Mondays per month with members of the Village Association committee acting as callers . |
| 18 | The town has been producing wool , cloth , and blankets since the 13th. century and much of its prosperity today is still founded on those industries . |
| 19 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 20 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 21 | Taligent says its stuff does not conflict with Sun 's Distributed Objects Everywhere ( DOE ) scheme , which is more focused on distributed networks , and the layered products will not require commitment to any specific microkernel — they will run on top of existing operating systems . |
| 22 | Taligent says its stuff does not conflict with Sun 's Distributed Objects Everywhere scheme , which is more focused on distributed networks , and the layered products will not require commitment to any specific microkernel — they will run on top of existing operating systems . |
| 23 | Other initiatives like the recent Lingua programme is extensively focused on European languages ignoring that Europe today is actually multilingual . |
| 24 | Instruction is also given on appropriate methods for making-up . |
| 25 | Emphasis is also placed on practising skills for managing social situations in which smoking occurs . |
| 26 | Much emphasis , as in marine fishkeeping with its not dissimilar trickle filters , is now placed on anaerobic bacteria within the media , in an attempt to lessen nitrates , ( as well as the more deadly ammonia and nitrites dealt with by aerobic bacteria ) . |
| 27 | A less exclusive emphasis is now placed on tracheational studies and , in spite of the opposition of Needham ( 1935 ) , there is a tendency to emphasize the fact that among the lower , generalized orders the wings are longitudinally plicated after the manner of a partially opened fan . |
| 28 | The library 's subject index has been produced on a word processor and is now recorded on separate files for each letter of the alphabet . |
| 29 | The proposal of the Leader of the Opposition to spend the money that is now spent on British farmers on farmers in southern Europe is something about which every farmer should know — unless the Opposition spokesman will advise him differently and tell the House when he has so advised him . |
| 30 | Democratic government is now established on two columns , parties and interest groups . |