Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A clause which merely imposes on the parties an obligation to renegotiate prices from time to time , once an initial period has elapsed , will simply turn the agreement , on the lapse of the initial period , into an agreement to agree , which is then void for uncertainty . |
| 2 | The scientific lobby insists that the laboratory-made version merely builds on the dairy cow 's natural supply of the hormone and that regulatory authorities in Britain , Europe and the United States agree that its use presents no threat to human health . |
| 3 | The scientific lobby insists that the laboratory-made version merely builds on the dairy cow 's natural supply of the hormone and that regulatory authorities in Britain , Europe and the United States agree that its use presents no threat to human health . |
| 4 | Suggestive landscape descriptions , based on the countryside of Alain-Fournier 's childhood ( near Blois , in Loir-et-Cher ) allowed Minton again to delve into his now well-rehearsed repertoire of landscape devices , though unfortunately his original cover design was replaced by another in which the quintessential motif of a figure disappearing down a deserted lane is reduced to a miserable size and merely sits on the front cover like an enlarged postage stamp . |
| 5 | Well it 's a very specialized boat in a sense , I mean it goes on the surface of the water and it literally goes on the surface of the water , it 's a hovercraft is a sort of a it 's a vessel which has got a skirt all round it |
| 6 | It 's the main ‘ motorway ’ through the city , and there are a dozen or so stalls on the Rialto selling souvenirs — including the painted masks you 'll see on sale all over the city . |
| 7 | With water privatization looming large , and with prosecutions against farmers for pollution continuing at an arguably pitiful level , concern naturally focusses on the future accountability of water companies to keep water courses clean . |
| 8 | For such , God only frowns on the world , and stirs it to judgment ; the butterfly can not break loose into flight ; it merely expires , as Leonard expressed it , ending ‘ its life in three flag-swept days . ’ |
| 9 | Should we assume that the meaningfulness of such a hypothesis necessarily depends on the possibility ( in principle , at least ) of turning the relevant propositional schema into a meaningful singular proposition , viz. by replacing the " bound " variable ( the variable governed by the " existential quantifier " ) with an appropriate name , or a naming phrase ? |
| 10 | The reliability of the valuation necessarily depends on the reliability of the underlying information as well as on the skill of the valuer . |
| 11 | He seldom responds to matters of personality , or individual psychology , is hardly ever in the least ‘ inward ’ ; much depends on the turn of the tale . |
| 12 | Much depends on the wind strength as to how accurately it is possible to land . |
| 13 | Much depends on the intangibles which produce whatever it is in the ether that allows creative sparks to ignite . |
| 14 | Much depends on the social function of labelling criminal offences , and on the particular labels chosen . |
| 15 | Much depends on the nature of the training provided , especially the ethos that guides it ; that is , whether it is organization- and profession-centred on the one hand or client- and community-oriented on the other and the degree of commitment on the part of professionals to recognize and affirm the value of indigenous factors and to capitalize upon them . |
| 16 | Again , much depends on the sensitivity and commitment of the organizations and professionals involved . |
| 17 | ‘ Much depends on the attitude of individual governments , ’ says Adigun Abiodun , an official in the outer space division . |
| 18 | When entertaining , much depends on the kind of entertainment you like , and what adaptations may be possible so that it is still a pleasure and not a strain . |
| 19 | Much depends on the wind strength of the day . |
| 20 | However , she warns : Much depends on the condition of the individual after the event . |
| 21 | Much depends on the length of courses and how comprehensive they are . |
| 22 | Much depends on the sheer credibility of special needs teachers , their perceived capacity to offer support and advice and , where necessary , direct , practical help . |
| 23 | Much depends on the specific conditions of both the technology and the state of competition . |
| 24 | Nor is the learning that occurs at that time as immediate and permanent as was previously thought , for much depends on the precise experience itself . |
| 25 | So much depends on the prior plausibility ascribed to core religious beliefs . |
| 26 | Much depends on the who , what and where . |
| 27 | Again , it is not easy to generalize ; much depends on the institution , the subject and the general framework of regulation and control . |
| 28 | As always in interpreting statistics , much depends on the time-period studied and on the definition of ‘ offending on bail . ’ |
| 29 | Yet it does not follow that there will be a constant growth of non-partisan tendencies among MPs , for much depends on the type of new MPs that will arrive at Westminster . |
| 30 | Much depends on the determination of workers to defend jobs and conditions , and factors like this may alter considerably over time . |