Example sentences of "[vb -s] on three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In relation to Somalia and the present litigation , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has on three occasions responded to inquiries by solicitors and Mr. Richards has also conveyed to the court a further communication . |
| 2 | All mail and newspapers arrive by air , and much of Alderney 's urgent and perishable freight arrives on three engines . |
| 3 | Whether or not we perceive an event in the world around us depends on three things . |
| 4 | How they do this depends on three things : their initial purpose , their potential audience , and the nature of the information they have . |
| 5 | How much you should allow depends on three factors : 1 . |
| 6 | Successful implementation of decisions , he says , depends on three factors : good motivation , high commitment to the action selected , and common expectations of what is required . |
| 7 | The decision to test recipients for prior immunity depends on three variables : 1 ) the cost of the vaccination ; 2 ) the cost of the screening tests ; and 3 ) the expected prevalence of serologic markers in the target population . |
| 8 | Instead the music concentrates on three characters and the thematic contrasts they suggest : the lawyer Swallow , Grimes himself , and the chorus as a kind of Mussorgskian entity , representing the Borough and popular feeling on both sides of the " Grimes question " . |
| 9 | The system exists on three principles : |
| 10 | In Glarus the south is spectacularly alpine , and the canton is bounded by mountain ranges on three sides ; only from the north is access easy as the line of the railway illustrates . |
| 11 | Stainforth 's success rests on three qualities he possesses in abundance . |
| 12 | Local Management of Schools rests on three principles : equal funding , freedom of choice and economy ; it rests on the hypothesis that the quality of education will rise if : |
| 13 | Soundwise the Mad Axe relies on three Aria Pro II pickups . |
| 14 | ‘ Anti-spray ’ as the new bill will be known , hinges on three conditions : the producers of aerosols must manufacture only soluble sprays and solvents capable of removing paint ; heavy penalties will be introduced for those caught , and there will be higher taxes on aerosol paints sold for non-commercial reasons . |
| 15 | This project focuses on three countries : Brazil ( with the largest foreign debt in the world , over $100 billion ) , Argentina ( $48 billion ) and Peru ( $14 billion ) — concentrating on the political and social consequences of repayment , and the influence these in turn exert on debt renegotiation , as well as the medium-term impact of the crisis on development strategies . |
| 16 | Andy Purcell focuses on three wrasse from the Mediterranean . |
| 17 | It offers a model which operates on three levels : 1 . |
| 18 | The Philips set is probably the best overall , though it comes on three CDs , and is therefore expensive , Hogwood 's is on two CDs and has Emma Kirkby terrifying the living daylights out of her listeners , while Nicholas McGegan provides the collector with an opportunity to hear all of Handel 's cuts and revisions in a series of cunningly prepared appendices . |
| 19 | I still think highly of that set but it comes on three discs — and even taking Hyperion 's cheaper price into consideration , you will make quite a saving on the newer set . |
| 20 | Surrealist allegory , which attains its ‘ point sublime ’ and impact through the juxtaposition of ‘ two more or less distant realities ’ , proceeds on three levels . |
| 21 | The Solar Car , standing 225.6 ins long , 78.4ins wide and 39.4ins tall , runs on three wheels and is said to better 75mph . |
| 22 | Rifle Club under the supervision of P. McErlean runs on three nights each week . |
| 23 | Rifle Club under the supervision of P. McErlean runs on three nights each week . |