Example sentences of "[vb base] their [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They base their prognosis on the aggressive new product development and marketing that has been Cadbury 's hallmark in recent years . |
| 2 | Edwards and Rackages base their approach on the highly questionable premise that spectator violence is merely a playing out of tensions external to sport itself . |
| 3 | Tel ; ( 070 ) 510294 ) , base their operation on the Challenger I , a sleek , spacious 34m boat . |
| 4 | Typically organisations require employees to obtain two or three estimates and base their payment on the lowest one . |
| 5 | First , I accept that the inspectors ' production of an annual report and other reports on our schools is extremely valuable , as they base their advice on the inspections that they carry out . |
| 6 | Their choices follow : Lunn Poly 's marketing director Peter Rothwell observed that as a rule the staff in their 505 shops base their selling on the answers given by the customer in a questionnaire , to prevent mismatches between customers and the holidays they took , but he nevertheless felt safe in saying that two young couples , a bit adventurous , would do well if they invested in an ILG Drive Europe holiday along the west coast of France to Biarritz , good countryside and a nice old town , accommodation at the Mer et Golf apartments , two weeks in all with ferry and accommodation included for £255 each . |
| 7 | If they lose their hold on the rock or are swept away by the waves , they will assuredly drown . |
| 8 | and snow their passion on the hills . |
| 9 | This causes further tension if disgruntled clients vent their anger on the advice worker . |
| 10 | Liberal theories centre their attention on the almost free-floating power of the Commons , whereas liberal-democratic accounts by-pass the significance of the Commons in order to place a twin emphasis on the government ( the Cabinet and the Prime Minister ) and the people in special relationship each to the other . |
| 11 | But the enormous contrast between relatively unbiased news on television and extreme pro-Conservative bias in the press would encourage Labour politicians to moderate their criticism of television and concentrate their attack on the press . |
| 12 | The problem with environmental legislation of every kind is that , while we all applaud the intentions , we know automatically that the large-scale offenders have their own scientists , barristers , public-relations campaigns and representation in the House of Lords , that government inspectorates are hopelessly understaffed , and that consequently , at a local level , the enforcers concentrate their attention on the small fry who lack the time and resources to answer back . |
| 13 | Whitefly make their home on the underside of leaves , where the adults feed and lay their eggs . |
| 14 | Instead , they focus their attention on the negative behaviours they do not want . |
| 15 | In the United Kingdom , users and providers focus their attention on the spending departments in Whitehall . |
| 16 | Intermittent war rages across Ulthuan once more as the Dark Elves consolidate their hold on the northern lands . |
| 17 | I mean , I knew from my own experience that carers were not getting the help , they were not getting the back-up , so any sort of really good telephone numbers I had laid my hands on got sort of written away in a wee book , and I was lucky enough to come across an association that actually backed up carers and actually were willing to sort of , put their life on the line and say to me , yes , you have got rights and you need support and we are here to give you that support . |
| 18 | But you must ask the person , do n't put just somebody 's name down , thinking they might go on the committee , erm , you must ask them first before you put their name on the list . |
| 19 | War on Want are er for a long time have been the only probably the only erm that put their neck on the block as far as social and environmental aspects of the party go . |
| 20 | Proprietors do appoint editors and chief-executives ; they decide budgets and manning levels and they put their imprint on the total organizations . |
| 21 | Since the great period of railway closures of the 1950s and '60s it is , of course , now possible to walk along many of the former track beds and appreciate their impact on the landscape . |
| 22 | The brains in rock wear their disdain on the top deck , a glimpse of the ivories to warn off the unwary and make it clear that they are outsiders . |
| 23 | The brains in rock wear their disdain on the top deck , a glimpse of the ivories to warn off the unwary and make it clear that they are outsiders . |
| 24 | Kitty Butterwick and her team give their verdict on the commercially made options to end the traditional Christmas meal |
| 25 | Unless there is a real threat to personal safety , all those who deal directly with the public should wear a name badge and give their name on the telephone and in letters . |
| 26 | ALTHOUGH critics give their judgment on the latest movie releases , it is the public that determines which films become hits . |
| 27 | Unguarded pto shafts , clearing machinery while it is still running , failing to switch off engines , and removing fallen and hung-up trees still exact their toll on the lives of our workforce . |
| 28 | The circumstances in which an inherent uncertainty is regarded as fundamental in the auditors ' opinion must be identified but auditors should use words that clearly indicate their opinion on the financial statements is not qualified in respect of the paragraph 's contents . |
| 29 | And then of course they exercise their discretion on the actual facts of the case when fixing the sentence . |
| 30 | On a line like Stratford to Leamington Spa in Warwickshire more than 80 per cent of the passengers continue their journey on the main network . |