Example sentences of "[noun] is on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps an exchange type deal is on the cards . |
| 2 | Soon the subordinate zones shrink to narrow pattern-borders and all the concentration is on the figure-scenes , executed in a variety of techniques : outline , outline filled with white , a mixture of black and white silhouette , and sometimes black-figure , used with more colour than is common at Corinth and seldom for the main figures . |
| 3 | One of the dangers of the current climate for admission , which makes it more difficult than it has been in recent years for students to get into universities , is that the concentration is on the techniques of application , rather than on what lies behind the mechanical process . |
| 4 | The primary focus of research is on the records generated by the enforcement in the late fourteenth century of the labour laws , the earliest attempt at national wage regulation . |
| 5 | Marriage , or engagement is on the cards for next February . |
| 6 | As Ward has signed Lance Key on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season , Marples is on the sidelines and will play again only if first choice Dean Kiely is injured , Key being unavailable for Fourth Division fixtures as he was signed after the transfer deadline . |
| 7 | Where is the benefit in not raping when rape is on the cards , not killing when killing can be done ? |
| 8 | His mother would introduce him as ‘ my darling son , Nigel — he 's such a talented writer , you know , and his marriage is on the rocks , poor dear . |
| 9 | If your marriage is on the rocks , the thing to do is throw a wobbly on a motorway at night so that your husband will put you out at the next lay-by . |
| 10 | Sue 's marriage is on the rocks |
| 11 | A more and more popular way for undiscovered artists to exhibit their work is on the walls of London 's restaurants and wine bars . |
| 12 | It might be nice to have a few of us go along , and I will drop a few subtle hints so a meeting with the players or at least a trip round the ground and watching a training session is on the cards : - ) |
| 13 | It might be nice to have a few of us go along , and I will drop a few subtle hints so a meeting with the players or at least a trip round the ground and watching a training session is on the cards : - ) |
| 14 | Some children do n't seem to do as much if their parent is on the premises so maybe parent help in the classroom should be restricted to only some activities , at specific times . |
| 15 | The selection of these particular texts is on the grounds that they succeed in overcoming a dualistic representation of the relationship between the human subject and culture by avoiding reductionism ( either to the external world , as in behaviourism , or to the given subject , as in essentialism ) . |
| 16 | It is included at this point on the grounds that its central focus is on the meanings and understandings that people use to make sense of their everyday lives . |
| 17 | However the main focus is on the Honours which are now on display in the Crown Room . |
| 18 | Here , the focus is on the temples ' place in the growth of the towns . |
| 19 | In accrediting prior learning , the focus is on the outcomes or achievements of learning and not on the learning process itself . |
| 20 | TVS take-over is on the cards |
| 21 | The venue is on the outskirts of Folkestone and the cost for the three-day course is just £40 . |
| 22 | Some City analysts believe a flotation is on the cards but not just yet . |
| 23 | ‘ The onus is on the authorities to counteract this social problem which affects the whole province ’ . |
| 24 | All I would claim is that given the existence of this phenomenon of extensive , very long-term memory of the campaigns of successful brands , the onus is on the mathematicians to disprove the existence of any long-term effect : the fact that they can not find such an effect , with the somewhat rudimentary apparatus at their disposal , is not enough . |
| 25 | The onus is on the partners themselves to determine what property belongs to their firm . |
| 26 | US officials have repeatedly made it clear there will be no further US pressure on Israel to make more concessions on the deportee issue and that the onus is on the Palestinians to put the crisis behind them and return to the table . |
| 27 | Given the circumstances of the case , I was surprised and angered to receive a further letter dated 29 May from the deputy benefits manager stating : ’ Unfortunately it is not the policy of the Department to inform next of kin of any outstanding benefits , the onus is on the individuals concerned to instigate the action . ’ |
| 28 | The presumption is that such agreements are contrary to the public interest , and the onus is on the parties to the agreement to demonstrate that a particular agreement is not . |
| 29 | ‘ It was a splendid night and a return match is on the cards . ’ |
| 30 | Cash is back … or why dearer credit is on the cards Notebook . |