Example sentences of "[vb infin] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both kinds of work take care not to draw the yarn tightly at the back or the stitches will pucker on the right side of the work . |
| 2 | Why do the Government not act on the huge injustices currently affecting business people , such as original lessee liability ? |
| 3 | case of a shop assistant and you do n't know their name , do n't , write do n't know on the first line of shop assistant under occupation , only include people who speak to you |
| 4 | The king 's concession that the cost of troops should fall on the rich and powerful rather than the poor of the community was insufficient to placate the commons , and in the October parliament of the same year they presented a petition entitled ‘ La demande de la Commune ’ in which they called for the abolition of the maltote , the punishment of purveyors who took prises without making payment , and pardon for debts . |
| 5 | No matter how well intentioned an author may be , no matter how good his work is considered , a lavish photographic book of this kind , and of this price , must stand or fall on the sheer quality of the pictures selected and the way in which they are presented . |
| 6 | the effective supplier and not the ostensible supplier shall be treated for the purposes of this Article as supplying the article or substance to the customer , and any duty imposed by this Article on suppliers shall accordingly fall on the effective supplier and not on the ostensible supplier . ’ |
| 7 | The main responsibility will fall on the Irish Government , which takes over the presidency of the EC council of ministers at the end of the month , and the Italians , who take over in July . |
| 8 | It is not disputed by the Legal Aid Board , and indeed it is obvious , that the existing practice is highly convenient and may avoid unnecessary costs being incurred which would eventually fall on the legal aid fund if it were necessary in every case to set in motion a procedure for filing of evidence . |
| 9 | Does the gaze fall on the impaired body or on social barriers ? |
| 10 | An anticipated 60 per cent of costs will fall on the privatised water companies , 30 per cent on commerce and 10 per cent on agriculture . |
| 11 | Poiana Brasov is a skier 's oasis in Romania just like the small glass balls that you turn upside down and watch the snow fall on the perfect setting . |
| 12 | For this reason , it seems likely that much weight will fall on the final major justification for the project , diversity of fuel supplies . |
| 13 | But one very rough guess by Paul Portney of Resources for the Future suggests a cumulative cost , in 1990 dollars , of perhaps $136 billion , roughly half of which will fall on the private sector and disproportionately on manufacturing . |
| 14 | However , an ex gratia payment to an older man who has no full-time employment in prospect could fall on the other side of the line . |
| 15 | Surely , it is at that age that interest has to be aroused because later those subjects will fall on the other side of the divide . |
| 16 | Stamp duties , which did fall on the luxury consumption of the better-off , made up only 13 per cent of indirect taxation in 1800 and less than half as much of total revenue . |
| 17 | This interface will function optically as a convex mirror , and light incident on it — which normally would not be perceived because it would fall on the blind spot , will be reflected back into the eye . |
| 18 | The best bet on National day is that another record will fall on the fast turf and that a vast number of runners will clear the 30 fences . |
| 19 | The circular acknowledged that the main burden of providing such care would fall on the local authorities and it aimed to ease this by extending provision for the transfer of NHS financial resources to those local authorities or voluntary bodies that offered to develop community care projects specifically for long-stay hospital patients . |
| 20 | This can not fall on the last syllable of the stem , and is , if necessary , moved to an earlier syllable . |
| 21 | ‘ If there 's bandits along any of these sections , ’ he said , ‘ we 'll skip 'em and you can tack on the extra mileage by walking round Kano a few times . ’ |
| 22 | When a group of female mice is placed with a male their oestrus cycles become synchronized and the majority of animals will mate on the third night . |
| 23 | He knew only too well what would happen ; no doubt his stepfather would have the daily help to come in and take care of him , but as far as the business was concerned , it would likely be whipped from under him by the many land sharks who would prey on the defenceless old man without the slightest compunction . |
| 24 | We are all more shortsighted than we realize , so there is no one who need not count on the illuminating , mind-expanding power of the Holy Spirit . |
| 25 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 26 | ‘ We judge our support on the basis of the MPs we talk to , lists that are drawn up , early day motions that are signed , ’ says Robertson , who believes he can count on the public support of maybe seventy Conservative MPs if it comes to a confrontation with John Major . |
| 27 | We look forward very much to his succession to the Chair , and we wish him very well and I know that he can count on the full support of all the honorary officers , and all of you as members of the Council as he takes on these new responsibilities . |
| 28 | The cultural budget , which stood at FFr3 billion in 1981 , is now FFr13 billion ( £1.3 billion ; $2.3 billion ) thirteen years later , precisely because he could count on the unconditional support of President Mitterrand , who is not only an acknowledged lover of both the arts and literature , but also requires an element of grandeur to be orchestrated and injected into large-scale projects ( see p.12 ) . |
| 29 | Fran let her eyes linger on the scarred red paintwork and shattered windows of her little Fiesta , then looked away with a sigh . |
| 30 | It 's suggested that you should linger on the great avenues and squares in the morning and afternoon , to see the swarms of officials and experts who administer the universe hurrying to and from their offices ; or sit a while in the shady walks of the various public gardens , and watch these same officials ' wives proudly taking the baby out for an airing . |