Example sentences of "is [vb pp] on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The normal corporate tax rate is 31% and personal tax is calculated on a sliding scale , reaching a maximum of 30% for a taxable income of S$800,000 a year . |
| 2 | Unemployment Benefit is calculated on a daily basis , so that each day on which an Unemployment Benefit recipient works is a day for which he is not entitled to claim any benefit . |
| 3 | Supplementary Benefit is calculated on a weekly basis and is reduced by the equivalent of any earnings in the week that are in excess of £4 . |
| 4 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 5 | It is calculated on the original cost of the assets at the following rates : |
| 6 | Multilateralism is the opposite of bilateralism under which a country 's trade and investment is arranged on a reciprocal basis with specific partners . |
| 7 | The plate is placed on a hot plate and the printing ink is forced into the marks bitten by the acid into the surface of the metal , the ink is cleaned , wiped off the areas where no marks have been etched by using pads of muslin . |
| 8 | When we arrive at the spot the cassette is placed on a flat stone and the boys , all high from après-school , gather round , their bright , smiling faces meaning mischief to us both . |
| 9 | The particle is placed on a flat surface and the length of the intermediate axis , 1 , is determined as the shortest visible diameter . |
| 10 | During point counting , the thin section is placed on a mechanical stage screwed to the rotating stage of the microscope , which is then clamped . |
| 11 | The Broadcasting Standards Council is placed on a statutory footing , and will draw up a code ‘ giving guidance ’ on violence , sex and ‘ standards of taste and decency ’ . |
| 12 | The emphasis then is placed on a responsive state , interpreting change in terms of majority preferences . |
| 13 | If a container of mixed aggregate , from broken flintstone and river ballast to fine sand , is placed on a vibrating table , the mixture separates out into sedimentary layers . |
| 14 | An example of this is the basic flat bench press ; by performing the bench press with the bench inclined at an angle of 30°s ; , the emphasis of the exercise is placed on the upper pectorals . |
| 15 | Therefore great reliance in these studies is placed on the excavated sites of Pompeii , Herculaneum and Ostia where , due largely to natural causes , the site was abandoned , preserved , not rebuilt and excavated in more modern times . |
| 16 | The third card is placed on the u of mutus and the fourth card is placed on the second u in mutus . |
| 17 | All of this is a testimonial to the belief that when the emphasis is placed on the practical experiences of individuals and communities rather than on ideologies , and when the grassroots leadership of people is developed rather than theories and constitutions , then workable solutions can be developed which are adapted for both local and the national situation by those people who have to put these solutions into practice at the sharp end of the stick . |
| 18 | If the bench press is done on a decline , the emphasis is placed on the lower pectorals , giving men a strong outline to the lower chest , and women a muscular development which creates the impression of a larger bust . |
| 19 | This stops the hip from moving properly , and twists the pelvis , so that a sudden , sharp strain is placed on the sacroiliac joint at the base of the spine . |
| 20 | The sample for testing is placed on the uppermost sieve after weighing , the retaining lid closed and the nest of sieves arranged in a mechanical shaker ( Fig. 3.2 ) . |
| 21 | The singer shares the same acoustic environment and is placed on the same arc as the strings to produce a completely natural effect overall . |
| 22 | Where a " no entry " sign is placed on the old behaviour it is much less likely to work because the temptation of the familiar path is too strong . |
| 23 | Hamstring stretch 1 : the foot is placed on the lowered shoulder of the partner . |
| 24 | This is not a matter of communication skills alone despite the emphasis which is placed on the open dialogue between schools and parents and on the need for active publicity . |
| 25 | Bogdan still receives physiotherapy and is checked on a regular basis by Fred Nath at Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 26 | Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin . |
| 27 | Your equipment is registered on a national database , with details available to 51 police forces and over 500 used equipment dealers across the country . |
| 28 | The road continues to Caniço ( 9km ) which is situated on a small plateau some 229m above sea-level . |
| 29 | The road heads north-west following the coast of Loch Torridon and passing occasional habitations and the village of Kenmore ; this is situated on a pleasant bay where there is another fish hatchery . |
| 30 | It is situated on the Eastern outskirts of a large industrial city , with a fairly high level of children from different ethnic origins . |