Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their naive financial management , wasting money on stop-go projects — The Westgate Extension is only one example . |
| 2 | IBM has its own OLTP CICS software running on MVS and , if reports prove true , will be announcing CICS on AIX-run workstations this week . |
| 3 | Some Boards tried to preserve a sense of identity , basing districts on pre-nationalisation undertakings ( encouraging rivalry between them ) , while others aimed to blur old loyalties in merged districts , and encouraged increased cooperation between them . |
| 4 | A study of the possibility of utilising databases on Soviet institutions and leaders to analyse the changing political leadership of the USSR . |
| 5 | The person appointed having the responsibility of keeping check on newsworthy events within the school and checking that the press are informed . |
| 6 | First imposed by decree in late September , the new tax provoked strong protests from brokers and caused confusion owing to its complexity , with the result that there was a fall in trading volumes on Italian exchanges . |
| 7 | It will only cause a problem where none exists and provide an excuse for delaying payments on existing debts . |
| 8 | It sees far fewer categories of goods or services as being susceptible to trade , and in particular sees companies as communities rather than commodities , basing wages on structured scales rather than market rates or productivity achievements . |
| 9 | Comin Thro ’ the Rye ( 1922 ) , for example , exploits the beauties of the English countryside and constructs an allegorical subtext out of the changing seasons , but the narrative approach dilutes the dramatic potential inherent in its tale of a simple girl robbed of her true love by a heartless flirt , the sort of woman who is ‘ very useful for amusing men on rainy days . ’ |
| 10 | On housing since 1979 , work on over 6,000 grant improvement projects , costing £19 million , has been completed in addition to enveloping schemes on 450 dwellings at a cost of £3.3 million . |
| 11 | Shale extraction could make the United States self-sufficient in oil for the foreseeable future , thus eliminating dependence on foreign supplies , which has increasingly worried the Pentagon . |
| 12 | Fudging the amounts spent , by analogy with the use of pipe clay , a fine white powder , for disguising marks on uniform trousers , accoutrements , etc . |
| 13 | ‘ If they 're going to keep fifteen per cent , then I 'm going to stop showering money on those bitches — in fact , I 've already started to cut back . |
| 14 | Taking a leaf from the book of other lobby groups , it is in the process of publishing guidelines on minimum standards of clinical practice and offering a consultative service to purchasers on their implementation . |
| 15 | And as for all special schools there is an obligation to provide a scheme for local management of special schools with effect from April this year er we consulted there was a little bit of chasing which had to take place in which you can see in section four of the report but following that chasing , we now ascertain meeting schools on favourable proposals for or against and once a week that , a view of and also undertaking as you know . |
| 16 | It is the view of the group that it has another role in promoting dialogue on particular areas of concern : the comments on ‘ Data Sources and Research Methodology ’ produced last year are an example . |
| 17 | COMPUTERS often conjure up images of whirling tapes on giant machines , or of bespectacled precocious kids wrestling with incomprehensible maths . |
| 18 | You 'll have to remove the internal speaker jack if an extension speaker cabinet is used — again saving costs on extra components . |
| 19 | Other recommendations to the churches include documenting human rights situations in Africa ; promoting education on human rights through alternative communication such as drama , music and community news sheets ; encouraging people 's participation in decision-making at all levels in church structures , and exposing church leaders to WACC 's Principles of Christian Communication . |
| 20 | From dating studies on archaeological ceramics , we know that the environment does not make the largest contribution to the annual radiation dose of ceramics , and a likely range of environmental radiation values can be assumed in estimating the TL age . |
| 21 | I remember that girl when she was the grandest lookin' creature on two feet . |
| 22 | Instead of the central board of directors foisting decisions on unwilling parties , policy formation reflects endless bargaining between diverse competing interests . |
| 23 | Observation and reason , far from establishing results on independent foundations , are guided by the paradigm , simulate the observation and reasoning in the exemplars . |
| 24 | For the present , the team is concentrating on discovering the community 's needs and translating information on available services . |
| 25 | He is after nothing less than a full-blown and not always approving commentary on Irish attitudes . |
| 26 | Once you have mastered touch legering you will always be grateful you took the time and trouble to learn , for you will meet situations where , because of this experience , you are the only person catching fish on certain days when the fish are not biting boldly enough to give a good visual indication . |
| 27 | As Peter Vogtlander , chemicals coordinator for the Royal Dutch/Shell group , said at the ECMRA meeting in September , ‘ to introduce , say a carbon tax while still maintaining subsidies on some fuels , such as coal , is plainly inconsistent ’ . |
| 28 | Furthermore , by arguing the policy in detail through the correspondence columns and presenting opinions on all sides of the argument , the Government press , so Omari suggests , played an indirect part in increasing TANU 's popularity . |
| 29 | A collection of essays presenting views on civil liberties , human rights , freedom of choice , the philosophy of humanism , international peace , the tragedies of war , and rational solutions to some of today 's most pressing global dilemmas . |
| 30 | Charkham enjoyed his job , coining the phrase that ‘ patronage is second only to the act of love in conferring pleasure on all parties concerned . ’ |