Example sentences of "[vb infin] on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , he will certainly act on good ground . ’ |
| 2 | It is not yet known how the active components of ginseng , compounds called triterpenoidal saponins , achieve these effects , although by analogy with the related steroidal saponins , such as digitalis , they may act on specific cell membranes . |
| 3 | For example , the Oxford Text Archive is a collection of computerised texts , each of which you can buy on floppy disc for the price of a printed copy . |
| 4 | Feuds lower in the social scale , such as that between the Heron and Manners families from 1428 to 1431 , where both parties could count on influential support from greater men , could prove hard to solve and necessitate impartial arbitration from outside ( 209 , pp. 197–201 ) . |
| 5 | And if he can count on Labour support , it could be a brilliant move . |
| 6 | Moreover , they could count on widespread support on the Labour benches of the House of Commons where abolition was a popular cause . |
| 7 | Grandparents could not count on natural loyalty : rather ; they had to positively create their roles by winning a child 's affection . |
| 8 | The advantage of supine lying is that it allows the patient to work more easily , because the effect of gravity is reduced , and the patient feels safe because he is fully supported , so he can concentrate on perfect control of the selective movements in his limbs : this is an important stage in the preparation towards making steps , and ultimately to walking . |
| 9 | Both classification schemes and alphabetical indexing languages are used in a variety of contexts , and most of the remainder of Part II will concentrate on controlled language indexing . |
| 10 | Many workers were also worried that the community care proposals would lead to de-skilling , partly because of the increased use of non-professional helpers and partly because care packages would concentrate on practical help with a lower value being placed on the less quantifiable aspects of social work support . |
| 11 | With more equipment coming on the market , WHO decided that Cali should concentrate on long-term research and that a full-time test facility was needed in Europe . |
| 12 | With regard to content , the sequence can concentrate on various cooking activities , mostly in close-up and without the need for rigorous attention to continuity . |
| 13 | Students can complete the 12-month credited building skills course for women in two parts — spending one day at Millfield for building skills , and the other day at Windsor Women 's Workshops , where they will concentrate on personal development . |
| 14 | Such accidents are , of course , the exception rather than the rule and in this chapter we will concentrate on normal development . |
| 15 | Half the programme will concentrate on modern teaching methods , but the other half aims to give participants opportunities to observe a range of aspects of British life . |
| 16 | the logic of the argument must be preserved — ie. the issues under discussion must be classified , the discussion must concentrate on available information , and the values of the individuals must be expressed openly and taken into account . |
| 17 | This sale of Old Master paintings will concentrate on early Italian and German sixteenth-century works . |
| 18 | For the purposes of this essay I will concentrate on associative learning which covers what is popularly defined as learning , as opposed to genetic learning which is instinctual , hereditary behaviour that has developed through evolution . |
| 19 | Equally , one teacher may concentrate on independent pupil investigations while another believes in clear explanation of principles and examples followed by closely imitative exercises . |
| 20 | First , the IWC would concentrate on supporting whaling research , such as developing methods to assess the age and numbers of whale stocks accurately . |
| 21 | They should concentrate on non-directive counselling , being careful to avoid dictating solutions . |
| 22 | Even more dubious is the assertion that ‘ they should concentrate on non-directive counselling , being careful to avoid dictating solutions . ’ |
| 23 | Pringle and Laverty also state that counsellors who work in primary care should concentrate on non-directive counselling . |
| 24 | It is feared he will concentrate on domestic policy , when Mr Major , who must overcome the embarrassment of backing Mr Bush , believes the US has a greater role than ever to play on the world stage . |
| 25 | Training after a main event should be much less dynamic and should concentrate on improving technique in preparation for the next competition . |
| 26 | The foreign intelligence operations were now to be conducted by a new and as yet unnamed state agency separate from the KGB ( although Primakov was also named first deputy chair of the KGB ) , and would concentrate on national security and on monitoring the international drugs trade and terrorism . |
| 27 | This will take us about three months to complete after which we will concentrate on fitting brake and lubrication gear . |
| 28 | It will now concentrate on retail lending in California and across the Pacific . |
| 29 | The gonococcus does not flourish on ordinary shin surfaces , preferring mucous membranes and internal tissues . |
| 30 | It would focus on specific knowledge or skills ; the test questions would need to be carefully designed to reveal any lack of understanding which may exist . |