Example sentences of "[adj] that a [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government have made it clear that a decision on the site would be premature at this stage . |
| 2 | As the Court on Oct. 13 shifted attention to the body of documentary evidence brought before it , it became clear that a decision on summoning the final witnesses , including Gorbachev , would be postponed until after the document stage . |
| 3 | The authors are unconvinced that a reliance on business , left to its own devices or even pump-primed , is sufficient , without full-scale and direct attention to the needs of all residents , those in both the paid and the unpaid workforce , and their dependants . |
| 4 | It may appear rather odd that a book on an emerging language devotes a chapter to the process of translating meaning from that language to another and vice versa ( especially when this second language will be , virtually always , English ) , but the development of BSL , and its community of users is so bound up in its treatment by hearing people that it is essential to have some discussion on the matter . |
| 5 | It was not until 1935 that a geologist on the Scottish staff was appointed to supervise petrographical work in Scotland . |
| 6 | Operating profit at £3.1m , was 71% of that earned in the previous year ( £4.3m ) Although any reduction in profits is regrettable , the drop was limited to 29% such that a return on sales of 7.2% was achieved , a margin which compares favourably with others in our sector . ’ |
| 7 | Generally speaking , however , in normal flight the wing ( or coupled wings ) moves in a path such that a point on its surface describes an irregular loop or an elongate figure-of-eight with respect to the wing-base , the long axis of the plane of vibration being inclined at an angle to the long axis of the insect ( Fig. 38 ) while the angle at which the surface of the wing is held changes throughout the cycle . |
| 8 | In Italy , Giuseppe Garibaldi , had campaigned for the unification of his country for many years , gaining Venice from the Austrians , and established Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy , but it was not until 1870 that a march on Rome overpowered the French and Papal troops , and establish a united Italy with Victor Emmanuel as King in residence , in July 1871 . |
| 9 | Because of the chronic nature of peptic ulcer diseases , it is likely that a person on medical treatment around 1979 and again around 1989 has used ulcer drugs for a large part of the intermediate period . |
| 10 | It was reported on Sept. 13 that a law on citizenship had been passed . |
| 11 | The government announced on Feb. 13 that a referendum on a draft constitution would be held on March 9 , to be followed by legislative elections by the end of the year and presidential polls in 1993 . |
| 12 | The provisional government of Eritrea announced on April 9 that a referendum on the question of independence would be held in the third week of April 1993 , if not before . |
| 13 | It was on September 9 that a soldier on foot patrol along the Annadale Embankment pulled a sack from the River Lagan . |
| 14 | She is particularly worried that a freeze on public sector pay will cause outcry among doctors , nurses and hospital workers . |
| 15 | He claimed the Government was aware that a ban on advertising would help reduce illness and death , but was continuing to succumb to pressure from the tobacco industry . |