Example sentences of "[vb -s] on two [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scanning and perception of an area , and thus a volume , depends on two activities . |
| 2 | Equitability depends on two things , the original equitability of the small mammal fauna and the degree of predator selectivity . |
| 3 | The persuasiveness of Berkeley 's argument about heat and pain depends on two things : ( i ) our readiness to distinguish between feeling heat and feeling hot , and ( ii ) our having the idea that if two things are called by the same name it must be because we suppose them to be like one another . |
| 4 | Meta-deduction depends on two components : an ability to make deductions , and an ability to construct reasoning strategies . |
| 5 | A range of pore sizes is fundamental to the success of this size fractionation procedure which depends on two processes . |
| 6 | The year-to-year change in total number in a population depends on two pairs of components : |
| 7 | The latter depends on two factors . |
| 8 | Survival of the host mistletoe depends on two factors : its age and the severity of hyperparasite attack . |
| 9 | The amount you receive depends on two factors : the number of years you have worked for the organisation plus the fraction of final pay on which the scheme is based , typically 1/60th . |
| 10 | The latter depends on two factors . |
| 11 | Now , the apparent brightness of a star depends on two factors : how much light it radiates ( its luminosity ) , and how far it is from us . |
| 12 | The determination of the effect of the rules made by regulatory bodies operating in the public law sphere on common law and equitable rights and duties depends on two factors : ( 1 ) whether the regulatory bodies have been given authority to make rules altering private law rights ; and ( 2 ) if there is such authority , whether they have in fact exercised it when making their rules . |
| 13 | Well this of course erm depends on two factors . |
| 14 | It is possibly the least effective method of change because it depends on two steps both of which are unnatural . |
| 15 | In the final analysis , Quelch and Hoff conclude , perhaps predictably , that the extent to which a standardised global product is practicable depends on two attributes : |
| 16 | Correlation between bidirectional reflectance and biomass depends on two relationships , the one between bidirectional reflectance and LAI and the one between LAI and biomass . |
| 17 | It is interesting to note that the local Party cell 's initial report for January , that is , prior to the central decree of 16 February on church valuables , already concentrates on two things — possible rifts within the Church , and the flow of ecclesiastical monies . |
| 18 | In this he concentrates on two men guiding a crate on the end of a pulley . |
| 19 | The thrills and spills on two wheels dominate our sporting action . |
| 20 | The notion that arts education should become more ‘ gender aware ’ in a general sense rests on two assumptions : |
| 21 | The DES 's case for insisting upon more attention to be paid to subject competence in the training and deployment of teachers rests on two kinds of evidence , both of which are somewhat insubstantial . |
| 22 | The range has eight firing points on two levels . |
| 23 | As this process goes on two consequences will follow . |
| 24 | In the final year , the course focuses on two themes . |
| 25 | The document focuses on two areas : changes with which universities will have to comply , and changes that offer them the chance to market their skills . |
| 26 | Joanna Trollope 's latest delicious novel , The Men and the Girls ( Bloomsbury , £14.99 ) , focuses on two men , lifelong friends of sixtysomething , whose younger women infuse them both with seemingly eternal vigour . |
| 27 | But it only strikes on two babies a year , two babies in England |
| 28 | Well the handbrake is only a parking brake the handbrake only o operates on two wheels in any case |
| 29 | The unfairness argument operates on two levels . |
| 30 | Theoretical semantics operates on two levels : ( a ) lexical semantics , which is concerned with the meaning of individual words ; and ( b ) structural semantics , which deals with complex expressions produced by the combination of words within sentences . |