Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | These Acts extended the powers of secondary picketing and the ability to negotiate closed shop agreements , and limited the grounds on which individuals could refuse to join a trade union . |
| 2 | Unlike the Cubists , the Futurists had never limited the colours on their palettes and were concerned with a wide range of subject-matter , so that they may have contributed to the general ‘ loosening-up ’ process that Cubism was undergoing . |
| 3 | From Oxford he 's travelled the world on a lifetime of adventure … |
| 4 | Radovan may not have completed the work on the doorway , but his pupils continued in his style . |
| 5 | In October 1981 be floated the company on the Stock Exchange and four months later be merged Habitat with Mothercare , the world 's largest chain of stores catering for the needs of mothers and babies , and became chairman of the Habitat Mothercare Group plc . |
| 6 | Environmentalists had criticized the project on the grounds that it would damage the Danube valley ecosystem . |
| 7 | Now I would say to sa say that that is almost a bit like the story of the boy crying that he did n't have many holidays because he did n't go to school and that because Harrogate 's er unemployment is so low or has been historically so low compared with other areas , a relatively small increase in the number of unemployment has an enormous increase as compared with what it 's been in the past and so the same number of people living in Harrogate who lose their jobs has an impact on the unemployment figures as perceived locally greater than a similar number of people losing their jobs in Leeds or Selby or somewhere else , and so I think to some extent this the rhetoric has outrun the reality on that point . |
| 8 | The Swiss company Acher Partners admitted its involvement , but claimed that it had simply arranged the contract on behalf of Progresso of Italy , while the latter denied any involvement in illegal activities . |
| 9 | Acher claimed that it had merely arranged the contract on behalf of Progresso , but representatives of the latter denied involvement in illegal activities . |
| 10 | If you have already pressed and arranged the flowers on a mount , the recipient will be able to assemble their own picture rather than take the risk of a glass frame smashing during its journey through the post and damaging the picture . |
| 11 | In such a situation the demand for the options would rise and , given the restrictions on the creation of option contracts , the price would rise until the profit opportunity disappeared . |
| 12 | This is especially so , given the emphasis on Christianity which the ERA 1988 seems to demand ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 13 | Given the emphasis on Christianity in the ERA 1988 , parents from religious minority groups may now feel more inclined to exercise the right to withdraw their children from religious education at school , and perhaps also the right to have their children receive a particular form of RE away from school premises during school hours if appropriate arrangements can be made . |
| 14 | Why then , given the emphasis on the value of education amongst first generation Caribbeans , do their children do so abysmally and , further , show little interest or desire to do well at school ? |
| 15 | What the CNAA was looking for , therefore , was evidence of a changed organizational and administrative environment , an academic machinery that could exercise responsibility for the continuing scrutiny and health of courses , and this was particularly important in the case of the newly-designed polytechnics , given the emphasis on academic boards and ‘ a large measure of autonomy ’ for institutions under their governing bodies in the government 's 1967 statement on polytechnics . |
| 16 | The 45-year-old man from Pinetown , near Durban , was given the heart on Sunday at Cape Town 's Groote Schuur hospital , where the world 's first heart transplant was carried out 25 years ago . |
| 17 | He was given the award on Monday at the Sunday Times Literary Banquet . |
| 18 | Given the constraints on space and the existence of two universities within the city , the University operates an informal zoning agreement with Oxford Brookes University , so that , for example , the University made no bid for a major site which was recognised as being crucial for the development of Oxford Brookes University . |
| 19 | EMPLOYEES AT RUNCORN HAVE BEEN given the lowdown on Guinness ' strong performance in the competitive take home trade with a day-long series of presentations . |
| 20 | I have decided that Rentokil should be given the contract on the basis outlined in your very comprehensive proposal document . |
| 21 | ‘ Doc says the best bet , given the mark on her cheek is that someone slapped her one and she fell back . |
| 22 | We raffled a car at Christmas in the John Radcliffe and collected everybody 's money , and we did n't have too many qualms of conscience about that , but one 's got to be very careful not to beg from patients , but I think er fun for all , a lottery is fun and we feel perfectly er acceptable towards this very worthwhile project when we 're given the cheque on Monday . |
| 23 | He should be given the opportunity on reasonable notice to inspect the same . |
| 24 | Therefore , given the limitations on our time , resources and methods of investigation , we decided to adopt a two-pronged approach to estimating the prevalence of heroin use , a strategy developed by the London based Drug Indicators Project ( Hartnoll et al . |
| 25 | But given the limitations on control devices discussed above , given the fragmentation of the state and the diversity of objectives , political bargaining or ‘ exchange ’ between enterprise actors and the state is likely to be a major method of transmitting state objectives to the public enterprise . |
| 26 | But , given the demands on his time , it 's a wonder that dreamy Adrian will get a look-in at all when the show returns this autumn . |
| 27 | You might think , therefore , that this strategy is unrealistic , given the demands on time in the classroom . |
| 28 | Traditionally , her top class has spent a residential week at Paignton Zoo and she is determined that , given the restriction on charging for activities within school hours , the tradition will be maintained ad infinitum . |
| 29 | Given the margins on most computer deals and the time it takes to organise shipment , this will bankrupt most companies . |
| 30 | Such decisions will ; inevitably , preclude other markets and products , given the limitation on resources available to it . ) |