Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 31 | The pool should be placed on a generous layer of sand and the shallow end supported on bricks . |
| 32 | Delegates rescinded the Freedom Charter 's commitment to comprehensive nationalization , confirming more recent statements by the leadership [ see p. 38516 ] as they agreed that emphasis should be placed on a mixed economy . |
| 33 | The sundial should be mounted on a vertical south-facing surface . |
| 34 | They should be based on a realistic assessment of expenditure requirements , for the period to which they apply , neither too high nor too low . |
| 35 | Moreover the national system should be based on a combination of SATs and moderated teacher ratings . |
| 36 | A guide to the use of the literature in any given subject should be based on a logical concept and thereby facilitate understanding by providing the opportunity to relate new information to previous knowledge . |
| 37 | However , the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) has told New Scientist that these figures are likely to be underestimates , and so the survey should be based on a population size that is ‘ nearer 12 000 ’ . |
| 38 | Specific screening campaigns , however , should be based on a logical , not purely emotional , response to tragic cases . |
| 39 | That the mutability of a text should be based on a cybernetic paradigm as opposed to a print paradigm in no way threatens to affect the characteristics specific to its status as a written text . |
| 40 | Q19 " Successful marketing of goods and services of all kinds should be based on a fundamental appreciation of motivation . " |
| 41 | Both parties accept the central principle — no matter how it is dressed up — that local government finance should be based on a property tax . |
| 42 | The programme for the next 10 years should be based on a clear recognition of the need for an early enlargement to include the aspiring EFTA countries , to which the hon. Member for Inverness , Nairn and Lochaber ( Sir R. Johnston ) referred , and the three central European countries — Poland , Hungary and Czechoslovakia — to the east of the Community . |
| 43 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 44 | The initial long list should be based on a few key criteria . |
| 45 | Such support would be based on the following principles : adjustment should be economically viable as well as socially and politically bearable ; it should conform with long-term development objectives ; it should be based on a joint assessment by the EC and the country concerned ; and it should be undertaken in close co-operation with the international financial institutions ( primarily the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank ) . |
| 46 | The opposition stated that this was tantamount to " legitimizing the coup " and on May 28 set conditions for future dialogue , stating that it should be based on a commitment to convene a " free , sovereign constituent congress without restriction " . |
| 47 | All our respondents agreed that the new qualifications should be based on a structure of mandatory and optional units , though the strong view was expressed that this should be done in a way that allowed plenty of flexibility . |
| 48 | In such a situation , control should be based on a combination of grazing management and anthelmintic prophylaxis . |
| 49 | Budget arguments should be based on a review of requirements with the ability to demonstrate efficient compliance . |
| 50 | Any new in-house benefits an employer provides should be computed on a marginal cost basis . |
| 51 | Because information needs in business are likely to be highly specific to a company , and even to individuals within companies , a reputation as a trusted source should be developed on a basis of a good understanding of firms ' market positions , products , exports markets , and competitors at home and abroad . |
| 52 | UKIAS or another body should be developed on a national basis , with branches in all parts of the country . |
| 53 | Superior Court Judge Stanley M. Weisberg , who had presided over the King trial , on May 15 ruled that the principal assailant , Officer Laurence M. Powell , should be retried on a felony assault charge . |
| 54 | All dogs should be kept on a lead and walkers without dogs are still welcome . |
| 55 | I suggest that the present handicap system should be printed on a couple of toilet rolls and used accordingly ! |
| 56 | Musicians need someone to co-ordinate all of their music business activities , and it makes sense that this should be done on a world-wide basis . |
| 57 | It should also be noted that the stocking of the aquarium should be done on a gradual basis so that the new filtration is not stressed by overloading . |
| 58 | We recycle everything we can and work in an environmentally friendly way , so I think these tests should be done on a regular basis . |
| 59 | I do n't want to jump the queue but it should be done on a fair system . ’ |
| 60 | erm Take Poll Tax , for example , I can imagine a previous incumbent of Number Ten shrilly demanding that the spread of tax across the country should be done on a one off basis and charging forward and she 's introduced it , and look what a bag of worms that 's turned out to be . |