Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [v-ing] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , we believe that the carrying value should be further adjusted by the gain or loss arising on the deemed disposal for the group by comparing the net assets attributable to the 30% interest with the net assets attributable to the 15% interest . |
| 2 | In the chapter we described the profit or loss arising on the disposal of a fixed asset as a paper profit or loss , explain how this profit differs from that arising on the sale of stock . |
| 3 | Special rules apply in relation to closing out of futures and other derivatives positions , in which case it is necessary to give all details not only of the closing trade but also of the existing trade which is being closed out and the profit or loss arising on the closing out . |
| 4 | His second example involved a transhipment bill of lading issued by the first carrier and damage or loss occurring on the second carrier 's vessel . |
| 5 | They can be either one-hole or two-hole depending on the fitting details for your sink . |
| 6 | For his part , Petion was feeling no actual fear as such , but these trappings of a bygone age , which could represent good or evil depending on the choice of the individual worshipper , instilled in him a definite sense of wariness . |
| 7 | The aim of the Asian Business Studies degree is to prepare students for a career in industry , commerce or government focusing on the opportunities for international trade with the rapidly growing economies of the Far East . |
| 8 | If you do decide to fit an SU pump , fit it either under the seat or bonnet depending on the type of pump you use and dispense with the original mechanical one as one pump will have difficulty pulling fuel through the other . |
| 9 | On all flights you 'll receive full in-flight service , a snack or meal depending on the time of day , plus duty-free and bar service . |
| 10 | You can often find a colony by looking under large flat stones , planks of wood or rubble lying on the soil . |
| 11 | ‘ BEST-EXECUTION' — an adviser or broker dealing on the best available terms — was one of the pillars on which the Financial Services Act was built six years ago . |
| 12 | c ) the Question on any amendment or Motion standing on the Order Paper in the name of any Member , if that amendment is moved or that Motion is made by a member of the Government ; |
| 13 | Martin Hardie wrote : ‘ Where all the plates are so excellent , it seems unfair to make distinctions , but where Daniell especially excels is in suggesting the warm haze that hangs over a summer sea , or sunlight playing on the roofs of a fishing village and the walls of its harbour . |
| 14 | Limestones can be etched with hydrochloric acid , acetic acid or diNaEDTA depending on the degree of detail required ( see Section 4.5.1 ) . |
| 15 | The white underside of a puffin or penguin swimming on the sea merges with the sky and makes it harder for fish to spot danger overhead . |
| 16 | But significantly all these recording are of sound effects , replete with high frequencies , for instance a ratting matchbox , or earth falling on the top of a coffin in which the dummy head is being buried . |
| 17 | It is , by itself , little more than window dressing on the part of the Government . |
| 18 | The robust nature of the Acrylix brush also means that colour mixing on the palette is easy to do . |
| 19 | Metropolitan Area Networks could form a market worth $2,000m worldwide by the end of the century , Siemens AG reckons : the company believes that hardware spending on the systems could soar , while customers using the systems could generate a further $10,000m of business : the remarks were made at a conference to announce a £3m order won by GEC Plessey Telecommunications Ltd , in which Siemens owns 40% , to supply metropolitan area equipment to British Telecommunications Plc , Reuter reports . |
| 20 | David notes that it is interesting that currency flying on the Vulcan — see news item — has been maintained . |
| 21 | The distinction depends on a range of factors of varying importance and weight depending on the circumstances ; but generally what must be in contemplation is that there will be " an inquiry in the nature of a judicial inquiry " ( quoted from Lord Esher MR in Re Carus-Wilson and Greene ( 1886 ) 18 QBD 7 , at 9 ) . |
| 22 | There was a half-full glass of pale sherry standing beside the notepad and pen resting on the arm of the heavy leather chair . |
| 23 | The menopause , career disappointments , the death of their own parents , and retirement looming on the horizon herald other separations and endings . |
| 24 | Spring in Southern Africa is a glory of blossoms — jacaranda , bougainvillea , poinsettia — against a background of brown , sun-baked earth and blue , sun-drenched skies ; and war rumbling on the borders . |
| 25 | My unwanted guest and I spent five long days and evenings together , with the wind and rain beating on the windows . |
| 26 | Farmers may have to accept that grain and crop sowing on the valley sides is an unacceptably risky business and turn to grass which would bind the soil more firmly when , not if , the Tay is unleashed again . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , I 'm left pondering the age old Inspiral conundrum of farting jollity and dick fiddling on the one hand , and brooding , impassioned pop on the other . |
| 28 | In addition to the separate criteria related to men and mechanisms there are others to do with information acquisition , storage and presentation focussing on the interface design which has its own design criteria . |
| 29 | As it turned out , she would have done better to have stayed on her pillow , for there she might have been found by Maud or Enid who would possibly have put two and two together at the curious sight of a cat and frog nestling on the same bed . |
| 30 | Advertising was directed to restricting peak sales , and capital spending on the building of new shops was limited by the shortages of building materials . |