Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [vb pp] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most theories of rhythm have concentrated on metre and metricality , and while it has long been recognised that the rhythms of the spoken language give variety to what occurs within a given metre , the functioning of these rhythms in poetry has never been adequately investigated . |
| 2 | Encouragingly , some of the research projects described in this chapter have worked on case studies from primary , secondary and tertiary education . |
| 3 | We looked at European history and traced the effects which the growth of specialised institutions of government and administration have had on women 's potential for political influence . |
| 4 | But all reports of CTL in rodents and humans as well as most pre-erythrocytic vaccine research have focused on sporozoite antigens , particularly CSP , even though CTL to CSP alone appear insufficient for protection against P. falciparum . |
| 5 | Where problems associated with water penetration have occurred on mastic asphalt roofs , it is usually as a result of failure from one or more of the following : incorrectly detailed or ignored movement joints , penetration through parapet walls , wrongly positioned or damaged damp proof courses , blocked rainwater outlets , condensation , failure to provide a suitable finish , or physical damage in use . |
| 6 | What images of homosexuality have appeared on television ? |
| 7 | ‘ The fact that Business Post achieved the award within two years highlighted the high value management have placed on training and staff development in both the company and the franchises . |
| 8 | Until now , efforts to stop the trade have depended on development programmes , but government reports readily concede that little has been achieved to create alternative employment . |
| 9 | Giant tortoises in the past have existed on continents or quasi-continents ( both on South America and Madagascar ) but in general they are island animals . |
| 10 | Is not that an extra tax that the Government have imposed on business ? |
| 11 | The Government have capitulated on principle , but they have made a terrible mess of translating the principle into practice . |
| 12 | MOST microeconomic models of the trade union have focused on wage and employment determination within a closed or union shop framework . |
| 13 | Although therefore most advocates of a confessional approach have taken on board quite a lot of the criticism against old-style RE understood as indoctrinating , narrow , academic and meaningless to the vast majority of pupils , they have not gone far enough in meeting certain objections . |
| 14 | Employees of the Central Bank have gone on strike , refused to send any more telexes , and circulated documents using tow of the Shahs nephews and an army general , a month other of transferring $2.4 billion to banks outside Iran . |
| 15 | Researchers in this tradition have focused on questions of the status of switching within a community , its relation to other phenomena such as language maintenance ( e.g. the survival of a language among a migrant community in their new home ) or language death ( the decline and demise of such a language ) . |
| 16 | It is also perhaps surprising that he did not adopt a more radical approach to the housing market , given the effect that falling house prices and the burden of debt have had on consumer expenditure . |
| 17 | It is also perhaps surprising that he did not adopt a more radical approach to the housing market , given the effect that falling house prices and the burden of debt have had on consumer expenditure . |
| 18 | The United Nations Commission on Human Rights , the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers and the European Parliament have called on member states to introduce civilian service for conscientious objectors . |
| 19 | Well , the majority have begun on TV rather than weekly rep — resulting in a gain in ‘ reality ’ and a loss in audibility . |