Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [to-vb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly Detwyler ( 1971 ) collected previously published papers to produce Man 's Impact on Environment and the Association of American Geographers Commission on College Geography conceived a collection of essays devoted to research on environmental problems ( Manners and Mikesell , 1974 ) . |
| 2 | Most referees will tell you that when a new directive comes out on a particular law , referees tend to concentrate on that law , sometimes at the expense of refereeing other laws . |
| 3 | This meant ensuring an adequate supply of unleaded fuel in garages , providing information on how to have cars adjusted to run on unleaded , and a financial incentive for the public to make the change . |
| 4 | Black kids seem to fail on both counts . |
| 5 | It made her think of bath night at Lyra Street ; of the ritual carrying-in of the tub and filling it from pans and kettles set to boil on bright red coals . |
| 6 | Then we realised the mistake was ours : we were heading down one of Madeira 's ordinary roads , with cars hooting to overtake on both sides . |
| 7 | To devise policies that directly lead to more positive and imaginative approaches , I am proposing that schools need to focus on two particular strands of educational research : first , the research that has been developed in relation to ‘ effective schools ’ , and second , the principles that underpin ‘ The Whole-School Approach to Special Educational Needs ’ . |
| 8 | That part of the collection 's rotation has worked surprisingly well but it has necessitated the temporary removal to storage , or to its branch in Liverpool , of masterpieces which visitors expect to find on permanent view . |
| 9 | Reportedly he was chosen from a field of at least three candidates after two rounds of secret balloting ; commentators suggested that this bore out rumours of divisions within the Church between conservatives and reformers seeking to capitalize on greater freedom from state control by playing a more assertive role in society . |
| 10 | From the start , the opposition negotiators decided to concentrate on two demands : that wages be indexed to the rise in prices and that increases in food prices be gradual . |
| 11 | If parents choose to proceed on this basis , they should do so with the full understanding that they may be aborting a child capable of experiencing as full and satisfying a life as anyone else . |
| 12 | In April the Chinese and Indian governments agreed to co-operate on anti-poaching measures . |
| 13 | The two governments agreed to call on other EC countries to accept firm deadlines in achieving self-sufficiency in treating their household and industrial waste . |
| 14 | Another criticism is that UK banks tend to concentrate on short-term lending , causing a shortage of long-term funds for investment . |
| 15 | When you go to a banker for a loan and he asks you what security you can offer , you may think that banks exist to lend on good security . |
| 16 | If members of the public or organisations wish to comment on this Plan they should write |
| 17 | My hypothesis is that the conditions of work are such that one mode of relating is that of schizoid withdrawal which means that individuals have to take on some of the characteristics just described . |
| 18 | This would have particular advantages to researchers wishing to embark on cross-national research , and thus needing to locate data held in different national archives . |
| 19 | The efforts made to focus on new opportunities are now paying off . ’ |
| 20 | Some committees prefer to concentrate on broader issues of policy and administration . |
| 21 | Even if , for the sake of argument , one were to take at face value the Lucas hypothesis that an unanticipated increase in the money supply raises the notional supply of labour , what incentive do employers have to take on any extra labour ? |
| 22 | Unfortunately , most bureaucracies tend to concentrate on small details , sacrificing the overall picture . |
| 23 | In the departure lounge there was a crowd of passengers waiting to get on other planes , and also a lot of doctors , police , and newspaper journalists . |
| 24 | The other alternative is that through-fare reduced rate tickets will have to be discarded — passengers wishing to travel on saver-type tickets would have to re-book at franchise boundaries . |
| 25 | He crowded the bar with all sorts of gee-gaws specially chosen to attract the interest of the Cambrian cousins — de luxe malt whisky boxes ( minus whisky , of course ) , Highland mannikins ( the sort of cheapo-Hong Kong poppets guaranteed to appear on That 's Life ) , etc . |
| 26 | But councillors agreed to call on expert medical evidence before approving future licences . |
| 27 | Many swinging and jack-knife accidents seem to start on slight downhill gradients , and particularly if the road surface changes or is uneven . |
| 28 | Around this time , as it was evident that the trams in London would have to be kept going for a few more years , visible external truss rods and other strengthening devices began to appear on many of the cars . |
| 29 | Even the largest oil corporations have to rely on external finance to develop new oil fields . |
| 30 | Such vague propositions need to rest on some testable factual basis . |