Example sentences of "[be] [adj] on the " in BNC.
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1 | With this in mind , when you are shooting camera-originals which are to be assemble edited later , shoot them with at least five seconds of spare length at the beginning of each shot ; this not only facilitates the offsetting of the backspace but also helps to ensure that the edits will be stable on the copy . |
2 | There are some being found , but not stable ones erm we know all the elements which are going to be stable on the planet earth as we know it . |
3 | First , the claim must arise or be outstanding on the termination of the employee 's employment . |
4 | The problem is I have no transport and public transport will probably be scarce on the day . |
5 | For another thing , areas that one would expect to be homologous on the basis of their connections appear totally different in other ways . |
6 | v. Grant , or some other authority to the same effect , and saying that by our law an offeror can be landed with a contract even though he never receives an acceptance , since the contract is held to be complete on the posting of the letter of acceptance . |
7 | All these , and more , will be possible on the basis of the Vario 's strengthened 4wd Golf Syncro chassis . |
8 | Alternatively , the tests can be carried out free on the NHS , and although the NHS clinics and hospitals are unlikely to be able to provide an answer within one month , Mr Goswamy believes that , with proper organisation , a three month programme should be possible on the NHS . |
9 | In Rashid [ 1977 ] 2 All ER 237 ( CA ) a sliced loaf and some tomatoes fell within " any article " , though the court held the accused not to be guilty on the facts because train passengers would not care whether sandwiches were provided by British Rail or the steward personally , a questionable decision in the light of Doukas and Cooke [ 1986 ] AC 909 ( HL ) . |
10 | In other words , he made it plain that to that extent the second appellant could be guilty on the basis of concert . |
11 | If that were so , one accused might be guilty on the basis of concert but the other could be guilty also on the basis only of his own actings . |
12 | Revealing a touching faith in the stability of money , Rothschild suggested that no interest would be due on the loan but that the capital would be repaid after forty years . |
13 | If she exceptionally draws a pension by virtue of her husband 's insurance in place of a smaller one by virtue of her own insurance , the special allowance will be due on the smaller amount . |
14 | This clause should be amended to provide that the first rent payment will be due on the Rent Commencement Date . |
15 | Vegetable and fruit-growing for a nearby market can be profitable on the right land , but this is very labour-intensive , and does not combine well with stock farming , which also requires the undivided attention of the smallholder . |
16 | If it is to be profitable on the Hong Kong to Macau route , a craft has to operate in darkness as well as during the day . |
17 | Alternatively , a break-clause may be exercisable on the happening of an uncertain event ; for example , if a dangerous structure notice is served or if planning permission for a particular use is refused . |
18 | They 're going to be popular on the golf club ? |
19 | The issue was expected to be high on the agenda at the summit of presidents of the so-called Group of Eight — Peru , Colombia , Mexico , Venezuela , Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay — which started in Ica yesterday . |
20 | The environment , the battle against drugs , and measures to combat terrorism will be high on the agenda if the British have their way . |
21 | There would be a specific duty on local authorities to make plans for the recycling of waste which must be high on the list of priorities when formulating policy . |
22 | Protecting children will be high on the agenda , as will the full implementation of the Children Act and the UN Convention to promote childrens rights . |
23 | Water supply to the fields may be high on the list , although it is generally possible , if laborious , to carry water or move stock to it . |
24 | Certainly , in terms of the volume of waste generated in the UK non-nuclear hazardous industrial wastes should be high on the environmental agenda ; while less than 1 million tonnes of all nuclear wastes were generated in 1985–86 , 10 times that amount were generated of hazardous wastes ( Openshaw et al. 1989 : 13 ) . |
25 | VIDEO games are sure to be high on the gift list of many people — young and old — this Christmas . |
26 | My own opinion , however , is that now that the returns on bank savings have plummeted , investors will be searching desperately for new avenues of investment and shares and property will certainly be high on the list . |
27 | What is certain is that the ‘ no change ’ option will not be high on the list . |
28 | In the event of an oil spill , our resident eider population would be high on the list of vulnerable species , and warrants a special effort to assess and monitor the Shetland population . |
29 | The machines will cost $5m to $30m and the company says that it has already opened talks with some makers of massively parallel computers — observers suggest that Intel Corp and Thinking Machines Corp may be high on the list — according to the New York Times , several major US laboratories have experimented with Cray machines ( Cray-2s presumably ) linked to Thinking Machines kit . |
30 | It is important that the rights of all minorities within all the territories should be high on the agenda at the conference . |