Example sentences of "it is [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If it is based on average capital costs , it favours short-term projects and those with large initial cash receipts against long-term projects . |
2 | It is based on personal computer architecture , and can be directly attached to the local network in a client-server architecture . |
3 | Apart from being well written and a pleasure to read the overall feeling of this book is that the Author has a great deal of enthusiasm and knowledge about his subject , and it is based on personal experience . |
4 | They say the survey is inaccurate because it is based on incorrect figures that the Prime Minister gave to parliament this year . |
5 | It is based on real people , genuine exhibits and historical facts . |
6 | We should also note that it is based on certain assumptions , for example it is assumed that those who have some reason to form a pressure group will , in an open society , do so , and that the degree of governmental response will depend on the degree of pressure the group is able to exert , and that this is directly related to the group 's importance to the community . |
7 | Much of this belief is soundly based in experience but part of it is based on wishful thinking . |
8 | It is based on small firms . |
9 | Again , the theory of this is straightforward ; it is based on standard probability theory , such as is widely used in other disciplines , notably in the biological sciences , where the sampling of a population is an accepted way of establishing the variety of species in a given area . |
10 | Like all good innovations , it is based on pure simplicity and offers the opportunity to cook in an oven chamber using pressureless steam , dry heat or a combination of the two . |
11 | THERE have been a number of articles and letters published recently about North-East drift-net fishery for salmon , which suggest that the Government 's proposal to phase out this fishery is unreasonable and that it is based on political expediency under pressure from owners of rod fisheries . |
12 | In addition , it is based on historical data and , in any case , influences only their target allocation and not their actual allocation . |
13 | It is based on old men 's ideas , old men 's ideals and frustrations . |
14 | It is based on different assessments , different views . |
15 | It is based on natural ingredients like elderflower , lily and lemon balm . |
16 | They in fact shade into each other , even more obviously so where the distinction is between different forms of literate practice ; and the distinction , if it is based on supposed differences in cognitive processes , in ‘ logic ’ and the development of ‘ science ’ , is open to the criticisms that Goody himself , along with Lévi-Strauss and others , levels against the theory of a ‘ great divide ’ . |
17 | We have already seen how authority within companies is deemed legitimate when it is based on educational achievement and length of service ; attitudes towards public sector bureaucrats who occupy high office are likewise framed by the priority given to individual merit displayed by educational status . |
18 | It is based on experimental evidence . |
19 | Although it is not statistically valid , it is based on objective data . |
20 | It is formative as it is based on qualitative judgements which are the basis for future action |
21 | I have called it inductivist because it is based on inductive reasoning , as will be explained shortly . |
22 | It is negotiated , i.e. it is based on shared perceptions of performance relative to agreed criteria . |
23 | The law on the issue of consent continues to change because it is based on public policy . |
24 | As the controversy grew yesterday over the alleged Princess Diana love tapes , electronics experts told the Mirror just how easy it is to eavesdrop on mobile phones . |
25 | It is built on Greek cross plan and has a small dome on an octagonal drum . |
26 | Gresham says it is working on similar deals and will also begin marketing the product itself to open systems transaction processing users . |
27 | To stop the turntable behaving like a seismograph , it is suspended on isolating springs . |
28 | Aid , given on condition that it is spent on genuine development , can till the soil for home-grown growth . |