Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ophiopristis may be defined as follows : the jaw longer than broad with one or two apical papillae flanked on each side by 4 or more rounded or slightly pointed oral papillae which form a continuous series with 2–4 slightly larger tentacle scales associated with the second oral tentacle pore , these scales may arise on the adoral shields , in some species there may also be papillae on the inner edge of the first ventral arm plate , the adoral shields long and narrow separating the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate ; disk covered by small scales each bearing a spinelet ; radial shields from the first lateral arm plate ; disk covered by small scales each bearing a spinelet ; radial shields covered and inconspicuous ; tentacle pores of the arm not open but armed with one or two leaf-like or scale-like tentacle scales . |
| 2 | Let's build on the good news , that Heseltine and Cook understand the need for a national industrial strategy . |
| 3 | Let's concentrate on the important , serious issues and spend less time worrying about such matters as the quality of the beer . |
| 4 | Snow may linger on the high passes as late as June . |
| 5 | Finally , we should comment on the relative abundance of ozone and hydrogen peroxide at Cape Grim . |
| 6 | He 's at Baden Baden today and should remain on the winning trail . |
| 7 | He 's at Baden Baden today and should remain on the winning trail . |
| 8 | HAVING watched Carrick Rangers through the years from as far back as the B Division days I feel I must comment on the pathetic lack of support given to the manager by the board . |
| 9 | 16.22 • Reading activities should build on the oral language and experiences which pupils bring from home . |
| 10 | Next year 's R21 replacement should build on the clear thinking and design flair established with the Clio and consolidate the middle markets won by the revamped R19 . |
| 11 | Does she agree that we should build on the remarkable achievement of the Kazakhstani people who , before the break-up of the Soviet Union , succeeded in closing the main nuclear test site in Kazakhstan ? |
| 12 | The king 's concession that the cost of troops should fall on the rich and powerful rather than the poor of the community was insufficient to placate the commons , and in the October parliament of the same year they presented a petition entitled ‘ La demande de la Commune ’ in which they called for the abolition of the maltote , the punishment of purveyors who took prises without making payment , and pardon for debts . |
| 13 | Richards believes his 38-year-old player-boss should concentrate on the managerial side . |
| 14 | The same problem arises with Bruner 's injunction that the curriculum should concentrate on the essential structure of a subject . |
| 15 | An acquirer should concentrate on the discounted value of the acquired bank 's cash flow . |
| 16 | Perhaps we should concentrate on the potential opportunities and rewards involved in the process of getting there , rather than the doubtful pleasures of its lull achievement . |
| 17 | It 's suggested that you should linger on the great avenues and squares in the morning and afternoon , to see the swarms of officials and experts who administer the universe hurrying to and from their offices ; or sit a while in the shady walks of the various public gardens , and watch these same officials ' wives proudly taking the baby out for an airing . |
| 18 | St Bartholomew 's and the Royal London Hospitals — should merge on the Royal London site |
| 19 | We must focus on the profitable deployment of every aspect of that asset base . ’ |
| 20 | The debate must focus on the key issue of what good practice means in this school . |
| 21 | but er , I think we must concentrate on the decisive people as well to get these places on |
| 22 | To be fully effective , managers must concentrate on the total organisation and environmental changes instead of on artificial internal segments . |
| 23 | The first two larval stages usually feed on bacteria , but the L3 , sealed off from the environment by the retained cuticle of the L2 , can not feed and must survive on the stored nutrients acquired in the early stages . |
| 24 | The study suggests that farmers should capitalise on the general public 's interest in conservation and green issues by considering plans to encourage wildlife , allow public access and use the farm environment as a resource for guests . |
| 25 | Above all the teacher at Key Stage 1 should capitalise on the known and familiar world of the child , by concentrating on home , family , school , and the local area , and on themes closely related to the child 's own experience . |
| 26 | A notice must appear on the daily order paper under the heading ‘ at the commencement of public business ’ . |
| 27 | He stressed that we must capitalise on the traditional Scottish capacity for inventiveness and recognise that education itself is always an investment rather than an on-cost . |
| 28 | Maintaining this configuration requires that the state apparatus should operate with a considerable degree of autonomy from the dominant class fraction , and that the leaders who assemble and co-ordinate the ruling ‘ power bloc ’ should appear on the political stage as independent actors . |
| 29 | But skipper Mark Wright believes they should look on the bright side of the draws at Ipswich and Leeds — despite throwing away a win in each game . |
| 30 | She should look on the bright side , she kept trying to tell herself . |