Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where fed on treated slop the living cells |
| 2 | In fact the extant Acts of the Martyrs ( where based on contemporary records and not legends ) do not portray the martyrs as human heroes , but as very frail mortals who are being given supernatural strength . |
| 3 | The company is expected to tout the chip as providing the industry 's best dollar/pound-per-MIPS rather than competing on absolute performance . |
| 4 | Rather than compromise on these principles , he preferred to withdraw from the scene and wait out his opponents . |
| 5 | Although surrounded on three sides by the sea the warming influence of the North Atlantic helps give mild winters and good summers . |
| 6 | Rather than remarking on seasonal changes in the surrounding foliage , the majority of New Yorkers whom I met would relish a detailed discussion about the subtle fluctuations in Real Estate Value . |
| 7 | The National Democratic Front ( NDF ) , a front organization for both the CPP and the NPA , had offices in the Netherlands , and had insisted on an overseas venue , rather than meeting on Philippine soil , partly out of concern for the security of its negotiators . |
| 8 | And in doing so we looked at er other routes than shown on that plan there in order to encourage traffic to use those options . |
| 9 | Your new ‘ Global Sections Used ’ count will be 4 more than shown on this output , ie. , 41 + 4 = 45 in this example . |
| 10 | Although based on Byzantine type plan , S. Sophia , even in the eleventh century , had acquired individual Russian characteristics . |
| 11 | Also into this category comes fear of death which , although based on genuine reason because obviously it will eventually happen to us all , is quite abstract in healthy people . |
| 12 | Commercial valuations , although based on established principles , necessarily involve an element of negotiation . |
| 13 | One method ( Ingersoll et al. , 1984 ) obviates this by identifying minerals within the clast , rather than the complete clast , although this produces a modal composition based on total mineralogy rather than based on detrital grain mineralogy . |
| 14 | I paint directly using simple compositions , which tend to be linear , even flat , rather than based on any sophisticated concept of leading the viewer 's eye into the picture . |
| 15 | Because on one wheel is more fun than riding on two . |
| 16 | Commercial valuations , albeit based on established principles , necessarily involve an element of negotiation . |
| 17 | An excellent summary is provided by Miall ( 1984 , pp. 384–440 ) which , although focusing on sedimentological aspects , also has much relevant material on the morphology of plate margins . |
| 18 | A proper matching of these liabilities is known as a back to back arrangement , and the best way of dealing with this issue is to negotiate a full back to back subcontract rather than rely on standard conditions . |
| 19 | Rather than rely on common law , it is normal practice for purchasers to specify in the sale agreement the basis on which damages will be calculated . |
| 20 | Any light fitting which is secured to a ceiling should ideally have at least one of its screws going into a joist , but where this is not possible , it is best to secure a piece of wood between the joists to take the securing screws , rather than relying on hollow wall fixings into plain plasterboard or , especially , into lath-and-plaster . |
| 21 | In response to parliamentary questions , demanding that the government introduce their own bill rather than relying on private members ' initiatives , the Home Office made its familiar position clear : ‘ We strongly support the proposed Bill … but do not see how it is possible for the Government to undertake legislation . ’ |
| 22 | Eat as much fresh produce as possible rather than relying on tinned , packed and frozen foods . |
| 23 | ( 3 ) In terms of acquiring 100 per cent control , a Court Scheme can be quicker than relying on compulsory sales under CA 1985 , s429 following a takeover offer . |
| 24 | The emphasis is on questioning and on finding facts out for oneself , rather than relying on conventional wisdom or paper . |
| 25 | New Historicism opens the possibility of a critical analysis of a text which attends to its cultural substance rather than relying on reductive formulas to account for text and context . |
| 26 | Brown-bag a healthy lunch to school or work as well , rather than relying on fast foods . |
| 27 | There 's the ‘ I 'm so fat I could be a turkey ’ type of robin ; the ‘ Is n't there more to life than standing on this stupid twig ’ robin ; and , the special favourite , the robin with the ‘ How come the cattle always get to go in the stable ? ’ look . |
| 28 | Self-abuse is worse , because more animal ; but those who really must have amatory excitement will find it ‘ better to marry ’ and expend on real lovers those sexual feelings now worse than wasted on this its ‘ solitary form ’ . |
| 29 | Until then , police practice involved turning a blind eye to minor breaches of public decency rather than embarking on lengthy prosecutions . |
| 30 | However , it is the job of the draftsman to produce certainty for his client rather than to rely on general legal principles . |