Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A failure to give such information might also be relevant on a petition to wind-up the company on the ‘ just and equitable ’ ground or to grant relief on the ground that the affairs of the company are being conducted in a manner unfairly prejudicial to members . |
| 2 | Is it permitted to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath , to save life or to destroy it ( Mark 3:4 ; Luke 14:3 ) . |
| 3 | Is it permitted to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath ; to save life or to kill ? |
| 4 | Tom Drake or Anne Galloway of the Assessment Department will be happy to discuss any aspect of the college 's assumption of responsibility for assessment or to give information on the systems which other centres are adopting . |
| 5 | The decision to purchase a microcomputer or to give advice on the purchase means that the school librarian and teachers will have to gather information in relation to the questions posed above on criteria for selection . |
| 6 | Furthermore , it may be in Big 's interest to deliberately slow down the progress of an acquisition possibly to await the occurrence of certain events or to put pressure on the vendor . |
| 7 | ‘ The expression ‘ mercantile agent ’ shall mean a mercantile agent having in the customary course of his business as such agent authority either to sell goods or to consign goods for the purpose of sale , or to buy goods , or to raise money on the security of goods . ’ |
| 8 | The duty of the court is neither to make nor to alter nor to pass judgment on the law . |
| 9 | According to this principle , as Bentham understands it , the ideal method for determining whether an individual 's action , or a legislative enactment , is right or wrong would be through evaluation of its total tendency to promote happiness , on the one hand , and to promote unhappiness on the other ; if the former predominates the action is right , if the latter it is wrong . |
| 10 | After several months ' work , during which time they lived in a caravan parked on the site , the owners , Mr and Mrs Bates were able to move into the future garage area of the building in August 1984 and to continue work on the upper-floor accommodation under the shelter of the reslated roof . |
| 11 | Partnerships need guidance and support to help those involved to continually reflect on previous learning and to plan change on the basis of this reflection . |
| 12 | On 24 February 1986 , LAG issued a booklet , Lignite on the Loughshore — the case for community survival , which they circulated among politicians , universities and the media to increase awareness of the issue and to increase pressure on the British Government to hold an inquiry on both the environmental and social impacts of the mining . |
| 13 | A conscious decision is needed to get government out of things the private sector does better and to concentrate government on the basic things that only governments can do . |
| 14 | Therefore , it is in our interests to address the problem of maritime arms control , to secure reductions in the size of the Soviet fleet and to reach agreement on the Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap area . |
| 15 | He appealed to Nobel Peace laureates ( of which he is one ) to take common action to defend Pastor Tokes and to exert pressure on the Romanian authorities . |
| 16 | The West Midlands Anti-Deportation Campaign are asking people to support Dharmowtee and Prakesh , and to put pressure on the Home Office to stop the numerous unfair deportations of Black people . |
| 17 | By sharing in this process the LEA is supporting the school in helping teachers to focus their aims and objectives and to keep quality on the agenda . |
| 18 | The aim of the project is three-fold : 1 To survey public attitudes and assess the general pattern of opinion about alternative energy sources , and to locate opinion on the specific projects within this spectrum ; 2 To stimulate discussion , formal and informal , on the role of renewable resources , locally and nationally , within the context of a range of options available to form an energy policy ; and 3 To promote local discussion about the pros and cons of proposed technological innovations , which will have a local economic , social and ( or ) visual effect on the local environment . |
| 19 | Change the patient 's position two hourly to encourage secretions to drain from the chest and to relieve pressure on the chest wall . |
| 20 | The reader is therefore asked to absorb the various arguments for and against portfolio matrices throughout this chapter , but to reserve judgement on the issue until later . |
| 21 | Many analysts agreed that the primary purpose of this was to place the FMLN on the same footing as the Army and that the primary purpose of the offensive was not to secure military objectives but to place pressure on the government and the Army to negotiate seriously in future peace talks . |
| 22 | It was left to the cantons to decide whether to follow suit on the local level . |
| 23 | Or usage of the term may be extended to aspects of the macro-environment so as to include information on the economic , financial , political , legal , social , cultural and technological situations . |
| 24 | This research investigates trends in real wages and the standard of living in Northern England , so as to shed light on the effects of industrialisation , the causes of English population growth , and the origins and economic significance of the home market . |