Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the disappearance of the archedictyon , or of an individual vein , the macrotrichia may persist on the wing-membrane in their original positions ; their presence there is regarded by Tillyard as evidence of descent from more densely veined ancestors . |
| 2 | But they are concerned about the psychological effect the experience may have on the girls . |
| 3 | Remember , too , when acting for a seller on a sale by auction to attend the sale itself to answer any questions that a prospective buyer may raise on the title or the special conditions — and be wary of the questioner who seeks to suggest that the title is faulty or that restrictions prohibit development , etc , in the hope of abating the bids offered . |
| 4 | The same problem arises with Bruner 's injunction that the curriculum should concentrate on the essential structure of a subject . |
| 5 | When public funds are required to support someone in private care the needs of that person should be assessed in the same way as for admission to statutory care and admission should depend on the results of that assessment . |
| 6 | An acquirer should concentrate on the discounted value of the acquired bank 's cash flow . |
| 7 | Both the name of the receiver and that of the yacht must appear on the airway bill . |
| 8 | A national investment board should decide on the overall level of investment to preserve full employment , and deficit spending was advocated if it were necessary to prevent unemployment . |
| 9 | The central elements of the code of practice include the division of responsibilities at the head of the company ; sufficient non-executive directors to carry significant weight in the board 's decisions ; a schedule of key matters reserved for full board decision ; full disclosure of directors ' total emoluments , with separate figures for salary and performance-related pay ; audit committees composed solely of non-executives to scrutinise figures and appoint auditors ; the board should report on the effectiveness of the company 's system of internal controls ; the directors should report that the business is a going concern , and auditors report on this statement . |
| 10 | Whether or not any such implied agreement did come into existence must depend on the terms upon which the money was paid by Woolwich , as set out in letters from Woolwich to the revenue dated 12 June and 15 September 1986 , construed in the light of the surrounding circumstances . |
| 11 | But the voluntary assumption by the creditor of the röle of adviser may impose on the creditor a duty to give proper and adequate advice with the risk of liability in damages in the event of a breach . |
| 12 | Unless effective schemes can be designed , Malaysia 's timber industry may depend on the establishment of plantations , as has been suggested as the saviour of African forestry ( see above ) . |
| 13 | Environmental campaigners are concerned about the effect ozone depletion may have on the marine food chain as the uv radiation affects plankton living on the ocean surface . |
| 14 | Our whole future may depend on the rainforests . |
| 15 | The defendant may defend on the return day even if he has failed to file a defence ( Ord 9 , r 9(2) ) . |
| 16 | 14.8.4 The allegation may rebound on the party making it |
| 17 | Following a two-day hearing , on 13 December the judge upheld the submission and directed that the indictment should remain on the file not to be proceeded with without the leave of the Crown Court or the Court of Appeal . |
| 18 | Even the modest recommendation that a member of the department should go on the Active Tutorial course had not been acted upon . |
| 19 | It is recommended that a consultancy from local specialists in Edinburgh University Geography Department should advise on the most appropriate system to meet our needs . |
| 20 | Her Department should act on the recommendation that local officers should be able to top up that gap for claimants if no other resources are available . |
| 21 | Thus the inception of a new focus for the study of chronology has been promoted by such stimulating developments and Bowen ( 1979 ) points out that the CLIMAP group have discovered significant evidence which supports the idea that the immediate future is one of adverse orbital geometry and general cooling and hence that ‘ the prediction of the future must rest on the past in the present ’ ( Bowen , 1979 , p. 181 ) . |
| 22 | Barrows argued that geography should concentrate on the study of the association between man and environment , it should concentrate on themes which lead towards synthesis with an economic regional geography occupying a central place , but that specialized branches , including geomorphology , climatology and biogeography should be separated from the parent subject . |
| 23 | To predict the fate of such a crop — and its prospects of proving weedy — research must focus on the plant 's most intimate dealings with its environment . |
| 24 | It will not always be possible to decide a priori whether any new arousal manipulation in a different setting should operate on the lower or upper portion of the curve . |
| 25 | Action should focus on the training needs of all new recruits and continually developing and improving the skills of existing employees . |
| 26 | Above all , a new review should build on the improvements we made but correct the mistake of 1985 and consider social security and tax together . |
| 27 | God willing , the industry might deliver on the promise . |
| 28 | In this case your review might focus on the differences you had observed between the way the best and worst chairperson had undertaken the task . |
| 29 | AS IT searches round , somewhat forlornly , for things it can take credit for , the Clinton administration might light on the changing fortunes of the Democratic governor of New Jersey . |
| 30 | However , detinue was open to the very serious objection from the plaintiff 's point of view that the defendant could insist on the method of trial known as wager of law , i.e . |