Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [verb] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experts remain divided on the question of Dr Proctor 's state of mind during the period when he is confirmed to have been responsible for seven hundred and fifty-three homicides , but the Supreme Court has ruled him insane and irresponsible . |
| 2 | Irish scrum-halves tend to arrive on the scene than at 22 . |
| 3 | Target-oriented programmes tend to concentrate on a small number of permanent or semi-permanent methods ( sterilisation or IUD ) to minimise dropout rates . |
| 4 | In public bureaucracies there may be conflicts of interest between different levels of the hierarchy arising from the values which different strata bring to bear on the policies being pursued by the government . |
| 5 | How well public sector employees perform in providing the goods and services their customers and clients want depends on the system of incentives and sanctions within which they operate . |
| 6 | Royalties vary depending on the perceived value of the artist to the record company . |
| 7 | Frogs love to bask on the surface of dense aquatic vegetation |
| 8 | The accident estimates from Study 2 as shown in Table 4.6 make it clear that subjects do rely on the precise conditions in the film viewed when making accident estimates for a junction , even though most subjects previously knew the junctions concerned . |
| 9 | Even in Sicily , where unemployment is high , Tunisians come to work on the boats for low pay , no questions asked . |
| 10 | Already many thousands of words have appeared on the subject — in official reports and other publications . |
| 11 | A GROWING demand for slate roofs has breathed new life into traditional slate quarrying in north Wales and given a fillip to villages that for centuries have relied on the industry for jobs . |
| 12 | Without any explanation , he jumped out and approached one of the Ayurvedic healers who for centuries have sat on the roadside here , surrounded by the ingredients of their trade : live iguanas whose fried juices are said to cure impotence ; ginseng for philtres used to spread or extinguish the fires of love ; tree bark to ward off a woman 's menopause ; the bringraj herb from the high Himalayas said to conquer baldness or thicken the beard of the most effete Sikh . |
| 13 | Believers have gluttoned on the god of excess and found it wanting . |
| 14 | The Governors of the eight US states abutting the Great Lakes have agreed on a series of voluntary pollution controls . |
| 15 | These dilemmas may even present themselves shortly after a long policy discussion when both parties have agreed on the proper procedure . |
| 16 | Instead , a divorce will be there for the asking , but only when the parties have agreed on the finances and the children . |
| 17 | After parties have agreed on the method of enquiry , a time is allowed to them for preparation of the hearing . |
| 18 | Of all the phenomena submersibles have observed on the ocean 's floors , the strangest are probably the black smokers — the hot springs on the East Pacific Rise that spew forth clouds of sulphide minerals ( New Scientist . |
| 19 | Several pieces published nationally in recent months have commented on the ‘ discjunkie ’ / ‘ discophile ’ / ‘ recordophile ’ and hopefully I have some of their characteristics : ‘ respectable ’ / ‘ intelligent ’ / ‘ almost always male ’ / ‘ almost always over 30 ’ / ‘ looks like a solid member of the professional classes ’ / ‘ knows a thing or two about wine ’ / ‘ videos obscure foreign films on Channel 4 ’ etc . |
| 20 | Two of the tracks from those sessions have surfaced on the new album , including one , I 'm told , which she co-wrote with Mike Scott . |
| 21 | Opposite the Philadelphia was an almost perfect Roman amphitheatre ; other Roman ruins lay scattered on the hills , barely investigated by the experts . |
| 22 | Other columns lay scattered on the grass , and yet there was still such perfect grace and beauty to the place that Caroline felt her throat constrict . |
| 23 | The adjustment to the rise and fall is difficult because it is always sticky , the wood chips tend to collect on the travel of the sliding table making the action very bumpy , the sliding table is always out of adjustment for one reason or another . |
| 24 | Many other companies intend to vote on the Taurus resolutions at their 1992 agms . |
| 25 | Accordingly , in our judgment , the defendants remain entitled on the taking of the account to their costs on an indemnity basis . |
| 26 | Rule-based parsers tend to work on a sentential basis which appears to be too much delay for users . |
| 27 | Some of these sanctuaries appear to lie on the boundaries between civitates , an indicator that they almost certainly date back to the Iron Age and marked tribal limits . |
| 28 | Companies appear to rely on the perceptions of their own managers on the spot , with a loyalty to head office . |
| 29 | But the deal must be seen to be fair to all farmers in the United Kingdom because their circumstances vary depending on the country and the area in which they farm . |
| 30 | The wood panelling echoes slightly ; Lord Aldington 's counsel , Charles Gray QC , has a voice like a bumble-bee : a moment 's inattention and his even , well-modulated and comforting tones seem to embark on an erratic , heavy flight around the room . |