Example sentences of "[Wh det] [is] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Insulin is packaged inside β cells as the precursor proinsulin , which is cleaved on secretion into C peptide and insulin . |
| 2 | In this system , the solution to the transportation problem is shown graphically on the road network , which is displayed on the computer screen . |
| 3 | This manual describes how to use the LIFESPAN User Interface , in terms of user input via the keyboard , and the information which is displayed on the VDU . |
| 4 | The tentacle pores are small , each armed with one large flap-like tentacle scale , which is pointed on proximal pores but becomes rugose on distal ones . |
| 5 | If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line . |
| 6 | If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line . |
| 7 | As in any second language situation , the grammatical code which is relied on is the one which is already known . |
| 8 | A student 's weekly expenditure — which is calculated on the basis of the price of a basket of goods in May — amounts to £160.13 . |
| 9 | And the saying that the rules of grammar are arbitrary is directed against the possibility of this justification , which is constructed on the model of justifying a sentence by pointing to what verifies it ’ ) . |
| 10 | Cathy Newman , author of the report , which is based on the project 's first two years of operation , from 1985-87 , said : ‘ Many of those involved in prostitution , particularly females , were the victims of physical abuse from the pimps they worked with . |
| 11 | The play , which is based on Byron 's poetry , arrives in London after being staged in Russia , Israel and Los Angeles . |
| 12 | Beyond that it will have authority regarding other issues which is based on other considerations , such as superior expertise , economy of effort , immunity from temptations and blackmail . |
| 13 | He has developed a framework which is based on the idea that the aim of the interview should be to help people with the management of their problems . |
| 14 | Some of the nursing activities which might be relevant can be deduced from the following discussion , which is based on the reports of two studies of accidents in hospital . |
| 15 | This factor therefore depends upon an imbalance in power which is based on an imbalance in knowledge . |
| 16 | For this procedure a diagram was used which shows the relation between vitrinite reflectance and relative depth ( Fig. 2 ) and which is based on measurements of vitrinite reflectance in 45 deep boreholes of western Germany . |
| 17 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |
| 18 | Evaluation , which is based on attempts to measure the realization of pre-specified goals and objectives , must , in this case be multi-faceted , concerned with library use and information skills , attitudes to libraries , effects of various instructional programmes , and use of a given library or information resources . |
| 19 | MUCH of that part of the classification of the animal kingdom which is based on the study of homologous structures in living creatures may have to be reexamined if not demolished and rebuilt , following the publication of a letter in Nature from two distinguished comparative anatomists ( vol 302 , p 243 ) . |
| 20 | And thirdly they argue that a model formulated by Japanese scientists to estimate the numbers of sperm whales , which is based on age of whale at sexual maturity , offers better evidence about whale stocks than the model developed by the International Institute for Economic Development , which uses length of whale ; yet the Japanese model does not fit the data as well as the IIED model . |
| 21 | But that fact does not make homosexual practice part of God 's plan for the human race , which is based on the loving , permanent relationship of one man and one woman . |
| 22 | … we want to create a socialist society which is based on three principles : equality and respect for human dignity ; sharing resources which are produced by our efforts ; work by everyone . ’ |
| 23 | There is no reason why Tanzania should not combine an examination , which is based on the things we teach , with a teacher and pupil assessment of work done for the school and community . |
| 24 | James Woods and James Belushi star in this tough , uncompromising political thriller from JFK director Oliver Stone which is based on the real-life experiences of photo-journalist Richard Boyle , a veteran of the wars in Vietnam , Cambodia , Central America and the Middle East . |
| 25 | Most ophthalmic research stems from these two carbon backbone polymers and an elastomer , silicone rubber , which is based on the poly ( dimethyl siloxane ) heterochain structure . |
| 26 | Rival US magazine Ad Week put McCann-Erickson in top place in its survey , which is based on billings : Ad Age 's billings table puts Y&R in top position , with McCann in fourth place . |
| 27 | The Catholic Church 's position , which is based on its experience of the constant tradition of faith since the time of the apostles , is that ‘ the Church , in fidelity to the example of the Lord , does not consider herself authorised to admit women to priestly ordination ’ ( Introduction , declaration on the question of the admission of women to the ministerial priesthood , CDF 15 October 1976 ) . |
| 28 | In relation to nationalised industries , it is commonplace to vest in a particular Minister of the Crown a power to issue general directives as to the running of the industry in question but this is again nothing more than a matter of organisational preference ; not , of course a preference which is a matter of caprice but which is based on notions of the best procedures to attain the objective in view . |
| 29 | The answer to this impasse lies in a third way of knowing , one which is based on presuppositions . |
| 30 | This essence or idea , which is based on a psychological evaluation , is then matched with the essence of the patient in question . |