Example sentences of "[is] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he s standing on the half way line — picking his arse there s a good chance that he s not been told to do that . |
| 2 | Gentleman is touching on the other matter about the STUCC and its remit — a matter that was mentioned by the Hon. |
| 3 | It is touching on the social sciences in the sense that Woodrow Wilson was an important political figure , and there is an historical dimension . |
| 4 | At this point Giddens is touching on the deep-lying emotional instincts outlined in Chapters 1 and 2 . |
| 5 | By contrast the Sergeant Major has already finished , and is jogging on the spot with an air of contempt for the rest of us mere mortals . |
| 6 | The word light is flashing on the screen or shall I just not worry about it ? |
| 7 | The appeal committee 's decision is binding on the LEA . |
| 8 | If exclusion is to be permanent , the LEA 's decision on whether to order the pupil 's reinstatement is binding on the head teacher , although the governors may appeal against an LEA 's refusal to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil , using the same machinery which the LEA is required to establish for such appeals by parents ( and pupils if aged 18 or over ) . |
| 9 | Any decision taken by the individual , head or subcommittee with delegated authority is binding on the whole governing body . |
| 10 | The suitability of the premises , the need for improved access or relocation of equipment and the provision of items such as ramps , carpeting or acoustic tiles where appropriate are all matters which should concern governors if they are to ‘ use their best endeavours ’ to ensure that special needs are met — the duty which is binding on the governors of every school . |
| 11 | ( 5 ) Where a determination of the adjudicator under a recognised scheme is binding on the building society or associated body , the adjudicator shall , at the request of the society or associated body , state a case for the opinion of the High Court on any question of law and the High Court may direct the adjudicator to reconsider the complaint . |
| 12 | ‘ Nothing in this Act shall be construed as enabling any court to make an order that is binding on the Crown or on any person in his capacity as an officer or servant of the Crown . |
| 13 | It also appears from the court 's case law ( see , for example , Stanton v. Institute National d'Assurances Sociales pour Travailleurs Indépendants ( Inasti ) ( Case 143/87 ) [ 1988 ] E.C.R. 3877 , 3912 , para. 10 ) that article 52 , as a directly applicable rule of Community law , is binding on the member states even though , in the absence of Community legislation , they retain legislative jurisdiction in the particular field . |
| 14 | This is made clear by s8 of the Partnership Act as follows : If it has been agreed between the partners that any restriction shall be placed on the power of any one or more of them to bind the firm , no act done in contravention of the agreement is binding on the firm with respect to persons having notice of the agreement . |
| 15 | ( c ) Liability of partners to third parties By s6 of the Partnership Act : An act or instrument relating to the business of the firm and done or executed in the firm-name , or in any other manner showing an intention to bind the firm , by any person thereto authorised , whether a partner or not , is binding on the firm and all the partners . |
| 16 | No addition to or variation of these terms is binding on the Buyer unless agreed in writing signed on the Buyer 's behalf by its Purchasing Director . |
| 17 | Next thing they know , all hell breaks loose upstairs : they find their best brass candlesticks snapped in half as if they were toothpicks , and the pot where their dinner is cooking on the hearth fills up with ashes . |
| 18 | Well I understand that you get fifteen , it 's just that I 've got a lot of customer where I got business that is depending on the kind of insurance that we give them , based on what our |
| 19 | To do this Micro Focus is building on the ANSI ‘ 85 standard that sub-divides procedures into Nested Programs ( where a program is specified within a program and is then used in the context of the larger program ) . |
| 20 | The company is building on the Object Management Group 's Common Object Request Broker Architecture standard , and says its new environment provides the benefits of distributed object technology without requiring users to adopt a new operating system . |
| 21 | Sony 's position is less dangerous because it is building on the foundations of an already established physical format . |
| 22 | The study is building on the substantial data collection made by the Personal Social Services Research Unit in 1983 from these sectors . |
| 23 | As Mr is hinting on the paper . |
| 24 | If you go down Road there , I know they 're getting confused , if you go just straight up below the arch onto the main road to Belfast and Antrim , turn right up the top of the road a bit , and it 's your first er it 's building on the |
| 25 | And there , i Peter when he 's preaching on the day pentecost , he says this is was has happened , God has done just that , just as Jesus promised . |
| 26 | I think this is policing on the cheap , and it is something profoundly to be regretted . |
| 27 | So what 's cooking on the alternative fuels front ? |
| 28 | In the labour market , the commodity being bought and sold is labour power ; in the political market , the union is trading on the power to prevent disruption . |
| 29 | John Hayward , with whom he wed to live , is keeping on the old flat , and Eliot has paid up the rent for another two years . |
| 30 | NEXT MONTH What 's happening on the wine front in July and exotic vintages from the supermarkets |