Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I intend to concentrate on the two subjects of today 's debate , education and employment . |
| 2 | Because of time , I intend to concentrate on the European dimension . |
| 3 | This has meant that many studies tend to concentrate on the objective assessment of a fiscally quantifiable reality . |
| 4 | What sources of power can groups and key individuals bring to bear on the budgetary process ? |
| 5 | We bring to bear on the various officers and employees and shareholders and others associated with the corporation our ordinary standards of personal responsibility . |
| 6 | What kind of people what you expect to see on the local council in Nottingham ? |
| 7 | ‘ Want to come on the Grand Canyon with me ? ’ |
| 8 | Now , however , I want to concentrate on the 15 years during which the two of them lived and worked together , and Pollock made a bid to change the course of what was then thought of as modern art . |
| 9 | The Greenfield report recommends that prescription forms should contain a box , which doctors should tick if they want to insist on the branded drug , rather than an approved substitute . |
| 10 | WANT to start on the Hard Way in Paper Boy 2 on the SNES ? |
| 11 | But here and there we see these figures who appear to run on the true lines , and they are terrible examples . |
| 12 | At first sight the five all appear to live on the same species of grass , herbs , and small bushes . |
| 13 | Three- and four-year-olds appear to act on the same assumption . |
| 14 | Now it says that groups like the British National Party hope to feed on the ultra-nationalist rhetoric of the French National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rise of neo-Nazism amidst the mass unemployment and economic hardships of eastern Germany . |
| 15 | We have launched Omega products into Sweden where we hope to build on the tremendous success we have had in Norway . |
| 16 | Due to their crusading streak , newspapers have been valuable in discussing the achievements of the mentally handicapped , but again they tend to focus on the sensational . |
| 17 | This could explain why some babies only have colic in the evening , when the morning feed reaches the intestines and the bacteria that live there begin to feed on the undigested lactose . |
| 18 | ‘ With the 715 , ’ John reflects , ‘ Trace have gone for volume in a small box , with no hook-up opportunities — these seem to start on the next model up . |
| 19 | Other diarrhoea-causing bacteria seem to operate on the same principle as cholera enterotoxin ie. by blocking sodium and chloride ion reabsorption and causing chloride ion secretion into the gut lumen . |
| 20 | If , however , you 're after more sophistication in both sound and facilities , and if you occasionally like to wander on the wild side , then the ME-10 is the way to go . |
| 21 | The ants like to feed on the sugary liquid which the aphids produce in large drops from their rear end . |
| 22 | Mini Tours have come and gone and low-key Satellite and Regional Tours are there for the young players who aspire to get on the main Tour . |
| 23 | In a Commons statement , Mr Clarke said : ‘ We would very much prefer to see a full accident and emergency service provided by trained ambulancemen , but that is impossible while the unions continue to insist on the 14 conditions which they have imposed . |
| 24 | Will my right hon. Friend continue to build on the excellent relationship between the Government of the United Kingdom and that of India , especially on the question of the vale of Kashmir ? |
| 25 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 26 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 27 | Therefore , some of the larger single roses become giant-sized once they are pressed , and can really only be used for big arrangements on walls , such as murals , so try to concentrate on the smaller varieties of rose , as you will still be astonished at their relative size once they are pressed . |
| 28 | Then , as to the doubtful ‘ shell ’ of the question , if you still have time to write on the question , you should expressly point out the doubt in your mind as to what you are being asked , and proceed to write on the doubtful part of the question for the rest of the allotted time . |
| 29 | Like a voyeur I watched the land-based crew try to decide on the easiest ‘ platform ’ to land the now very silent Staffa baggers . |
| 30 | At night after close of the service it was the practice to stable the empty trains end to end on the running lines in the tunnels on each side of the shed car pits , the end doors of each vehicle opened to permit ready exit of passengers in the event of an emergency , and to allow access to the lines of stabled trains by cleaners and others whose nocturnal duties took them into the subway tunnels . |