Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adv] on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It plays hard on the so-called ‘ 90-10 ’ rule , claiming that 90% of the code is already out there and that only 10% needs to be written . |
| 2 | It plays hard on the so-called ‘ 90–10 ’ rule , claiming that 90% of the code is already out there and that only 10% needs to be written . |
| 3 | The advantage the pure watercolour has over all other media is that it depends greatly on the light passing through the colour being reflected back from the white paper . |
| 4 | Society is not hostile , it passes by on the other side . |
| 5 | One other feature of the use of the quango for the administration of cultural policy should be noted since it bears closely on the cultural significance of Newbolt . |
| 6 | It reflects well on the growing strength in depth of the European Tour . |
| 7 | It relies heavily on the mathematical implications of quantum theory . |
| 8 | It relies instead on a political theory about the legitimacy of private power and the conditions subject to which that power may be exercised : a theory that contends that power may be legitimately held only for the purpose of furthering the public good . |
| 9 | It relies entirely on the voluntary services of its 1,800 members , of whom 1,050 are British or Irish . |
| 10 | A spokesman for Rothmans , who have factories in Darlington and Spennymoor , said : ‘ We are a major employer in County Durham and it seemed natural to support the team as it sets off on a new challenge as a first-class county . |
| 11 | A lost love or family tragedy had the same impact on a Ukrainian living 300 years ago as it does today on a 30-year-old singer living in Leeds . |
| 12 | And , although the skin thickens in the sun to protect itself , it does n't on a sunbed . |
| 13 | They have this little peephole where you have to shove your cigarette so it sticks out on the other side for them to light it . |