Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A third consequence of Gandhi 's insistence on the imperfect nature of particular forms of religions is his plea for the spirit of toleration between religions on the grounds that it increases spiritual insight and gives a better understanding of one 's own faith . |
| 2 | Education about dangers on the roads is top of the agenda at the new TEARS Traffic Education and Road Safety centre in Malvern . |
| 3 | This Convention attempts to harmonise data protection legislation among the signatory states to remove the need for restrictions on the free flow of data between states on the grounds that personal data is not protected . |
| 4 | This is sufficiently clear from the rules relating to infant shareholders , who are liable for calls on the shares unless they repudiate the allotment during infancy or on attaining majority , and who can not recover any money which they have paid unless the shares have been completely valueless . |
| 5 | Emily and Anne had dogs , and they used to take them for walks on the moors . |
| 6 | In the first year , students are required to study a unit on Europe and the Wider World from 1850 to 1945 and to choose between units on The Origins of Modern Society and The Emergence of Modern Ireland . |
| 7 | The maximalist interpretation claims that the subjects accept that they should obey even if their personal belief is that the balance of reasons on the merits is against performing the required act . |
| 8 | For an authority is legitimate only if there are sufficient reasons to accept it , i.e. sufficient reasons to follow its directives regardless of the balance of reasons on the merits of such action . |
| 9 | Inasmuch as that additional reason may tip the balance one can perhaps over-dramatize the situation by saying that an authoritative requirement is a reason to act against the balance of reasons on the merits of the case . |
| 10 | The fact that it will rain tomorrow , for example , may mean that I should not go to London , even though the balance of reasons on the merits of my going ( i.e. all the reasons pro and con but the rain ) suggest that I should go . |
| 11 | I was walking down the street , singing happily to myself , when I was startled to hear the sound of hooves on the cobbles . |
| 12 | In Marian 's view one reason for the scarcity of solicitors on the judges ' benches lies in something of a vicious circle . |
| 13 | This work is to be directed in conjunction with A MacGregor , Department of Social and Economic Research , and is the outcome of discussions on the interactions of housing and labour markets . |
| 14 | He had seen it hundreds of times on the faces of people who fancied that they had said too much to him , opened their hearts too wide . |
| 15 | Other buskers welcome the idea of a code of conduct , saying that it 'll help improve the quality of entertainers on the streets . |
| 16 | NEW radio station Spire FM has recruited town crier Bob Scott to shout out details of programmes on the streets of Salisbury , Wilts . |
| 17 | A programme of meetings on the problems of LDCs was to follow the Bangladesh session , including a meeting in Moscow at the end of the month with the Soviet Union and East European countries , meetings in Geneva in late March with Western donor countries , and an international conference scheduled for Paris in September 1990 . |
| 18 | As you walked from the house to the sea , the sound of the wind in the trees became the sound of waves on the rocks . |
| 19 | Billy looked around at the considerable number of pictures on the walls portraying various old sailing ships . |
| 20 | She entered the lit passage and there was the window in the elbow of it , dark now as then , a crowd of pictures on the walls , paintings beneath paintings . |
| 21 | If you have a lot of pictures on the walls this will light them beautifully as well as providing all the light you will need for comfort and safety . |
| 22 | Claire stood up and began walking around the room , idly picking up one of the many calculators lying around , her hand trailing over the volumes of books on the shelves . |
| 23 | Publishers ' blurbs — i.e. the brief descriptions of books on the insides of dust covers — may sometimes be used as selection information by librarians , and are certainly a very important factor for readers selecting from library shelves , though they constitute at best a dubious selection instrument for librarians and readers alike . |
| 24 | There are plenty of books on the applications of information technology and several quite good introductory texts on computing for courses in schools but this is the first to take a general look at information technology in education in its broadest sense . |
| 25 | In years gone by , the impact of set-nets on the dolphins may have been even more serious . |
| 26 | 8.22–24 , 30 ) ; in sacrificial ritual generally , the main activity of the Temple at Jerusalem , the principal feature was the dashing of the blood of animals on the horns of the altar and on the floor of the sanctuary ( Exod. |
| 27 | That measure was aimed at tackling the menace of the casual carrying of knives on the streets to which the hon. Member for Leyton drew attention . |
| 28 | Despite the government 's efforts to reduce the number of cars on the roads , the number of new private car registrations has increased from 99 000 in 1989 to 140 000 last year . |
| 29 | TRANSPORT links in Livingston are to come under scrutiny in a bid to cut down the number of cars on the roads . |
| 30 | When our locals assessed success story , the Nissan Plant , sells less cars , it 's an economic threat and could become an economic disaster , when the plant sells more cars , it adds to the increase in number of cars on the roads which represents a pollution threat and contributes to a pollution disaster , let alone traffic problems of course . |