Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Near to this was a small pool designated by our guide as Lod an Suidhe [ Pool of the Sitting ] where the guga hunters sit on surrounding rocks to wash their feet after the day 's toil . |
| 2 | Some employers sponsor students by paying fees and maintenance ; there is widespread employer involvement in various forms of sandwich courses and work placements including , in some cases , co-operation in student assessment ; there are endowed chairs at universities and polytechnics ; there are sponsored courses sometimes with a single client as customer for the whole student cohort ; employers sit on various boards and committees concerned with activities from course unit level to governing body ; employers use academics as consultants and engage academic departments to do research for them ; there are sponsored research and collaborative projects ; and curriculum material is available at all levels — usually for free — from industrial and commercial bodies . |
| 3 | Most local authorities insist on separate systems to reduce the volume intake at sewage works , since rainwater can be discharged into the nearest watercourse without treatment . |
| 4 | The continents sit on shifting plates that form the outer crust of the Earth ; and the oceans fill the spaces in between . |
| 5 | Many existing maps concentrate on urban areas , but the National Register of Maps for the Visually Handicapped in London ( 071–873 2599 ) is building up a library of rural maps too . |
| 6 | Chapter 8 takes up another theme from chapter 6 : why managerial strategies concentrate on particular issues rather than others . |
| 7 | Because future bonuses depend on future profits earned by the GRE Life Fund , we can not of course tell you precisely what your lump sum payment would be . |
| 8 | On top of the official fee of up to 10 yuan ( about $1 ) a term , many schools add on other charges , for repairing crumbling school buildings , topping up teachers ' meagre pay or buying books , which can easily add up to the equivalent of $10 a month . |
| 9 | Yet , as the champagne flows and the cheers resound , as diamonds and pearls shimmer on black dresses and white-gloved waiters slice their way through the crowd with continuous supplies of Bucks Fizz or just straight champagne , there does n't seem to be much love for particular MPs . |
| 10 | The results obtained so far suggest that shape-specific long-chain water polymers could be the something which produces the physiological and pharmacological effects which homoeopathic potencies exert on living systems . |
| 11 | We felt that it was inadvisable to use peak assignment pathways previously established for B-form DNA as those methods rely on prior assumptions regarding the structure . |
| 12 | Certain trades rely on special types of charter party bills of lading . |
| 13 | Unfortunately some solutions rely on structural changes for effect , but these do n't always have to involve vast expense . |
| 14 | Some animals feed on living plants ; even if no animals come at first they may come later if plants begin to grow in the microhabitat . |
| 15 | The crowded conditions into which the elephant seal pups are born are , if anything , a disadvantage to them , but other young animals rely on great numbers for their safety . |
| 16 | After noting how local parties differ on major issues of expenditure , financial control , privatization , transport subsidies , rents and council house sales , they conclude that ‘ It is not surprising that the local electorate vote in response to local circumstances ’ ( Jones and Stewart , 1983 , p. 17 ) . |
| 17 | This chapter reviews the research evidence which sheds light on the-economic circumstances of mothers in low-income households . |
| 18 | However , your observations will show that while kids play on these spots their parents ( who have more coins to lose ) usually sit some distance away . |
| 19 | All I 've had is two broken noses , so every year I keep passing my MOT while a lot of other lads fail on dodgy knees . ’ |
| 20 | Moorhens live on many canals . |
| 21 | Firstly , as yields fall on non-money instruments the demand for money will increase . |
| 22 | Why did pollution-sensitive lichens survive on affected trees ? |
| 23 | One reason for being hopeful is that we now make machines which do some of the things that brains do , although we must remember that there may be important ways in which brains and existing computers work on different principles . |
| 24 | Now by looking at how the subjects perform on these tests , our researcher will be able to determine different degrees of accuracy for each of the morphemes focused upon in this way . |
| 25 | Exports depend on such factors as incomes in other countries and the rate of exchange ( which for now we assume fixed ) . |
| 26 | All chemical and biochemical reactions depend on electrical charges and biologically active molecules carry charges which may be positive at one end of the molecule and negative at the other end . |
| 27 | These views depend on political values and preferences which we are not going to explore here , but clearly if you believe that society as a whole will gain by children from all income groups being educated together , or children from a local community or religious group being educated together , you will prefer a system of finance that favours such provision . |
| 28 | Thus in Alpine regions transhumance systems , in which the mountain pastures are grazed in summer by sheep and cattle with the latter being in-wintered at lower elevations while the sheep flocks scavenge on arable farms during winter , are in marked contrast with the settled agriculture involving year-round grazing of sheep on a specific area of land which is characteristic of UK hill sheep farming . |
| 29 | New breakthroughs build on past discoveries . |
| 30 | Miller suggested that parents focus on five aspects of language and communication : |