Example sentences of "[is] [adv] on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is somewhere on the borders between social research and journalism . |
| 2 | Now twenty two is So they do n't say twenty and two it 's only on the ones like twenty one thirty one forty one that you say twenty and one thirty and one . |
| 3 | For instance , I Was A Teenage Six Pistol by Glen Matlock ( Omnibus , £12.95 ) is only on the shelves because someone calculated that if one out of every few hundred punk rockers is daft enough to shell out nearly £13 for Matlock 's eye-witness account of the writing of ‘ Pretty Vacant ’ , then they 'll make a small fortune . |
| 4 | Despite the many points of contact between the study of film or media and the study of literature , despite the fact that there exist theorists such as Barthes who have made important contributions to the study of film and the study of literature , it is only on the communications courses that such theorists are studied . |
| 5 | Then Susan , 32 , who dangled from ropes wearing gown and boots , joked : ‘ They say our marriage is already on the rocks . ’ |
| 6 | It 's just on the outskirts of . |
| 7 | Research emphasis is usually on the relationships between governments and non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) . |
| 8 | It 's usually on the doors . |
| 9 | This means that Peter Finnerty , one of the most experienced players in the Galway squad , is still on the substitutes ' bench . |
| 10 | Downing Street sources made little attempt to choke off intense speculation among MPs that a limited Cabinet shake-up is still on the cards . |
| 11 | Thus the focus of attention is more on the skills of selling , than on the needs of the buyer . |
| 12 | There again erm I think there 's still on the windows here , there 's still reference to one of the coal merchants I think is n't there ? |
| 13 | The government is clearly on the horns of a dilemma . |
| 14 | A new lightweight rope ladder , featuring injection-moulded steps and aimed at speleologists ( potholers ) is also on the stocks . |
| 15 | She is also on the books of Premier model agency , ‘ to get a little money til I find a proper job ’ . |
| 16 | A major refurbishment of the travel centre is also on the cards within the next three years . |
| 17 | It does n't seem at this moment in time that a reprieve is really on the cards . |
| 18 | My Sophie , for example — if she were in Darcy 's Utopia and in a couple of years were to become a teenage primigravida , which is perfectly on the cards — I reckon the neighbours would know better than Lou or me if she was fit to be a mother or not . |
| 19 | The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage . |
| 20 | Guy Linley-XXXX Adams , pollution officer of the Marine Conservation Society , commented that : " We are pleased that the onus of proof is now on the makers and users to show that the disinfectants are safe , rather than on us to demonstrate that they might be harmful . " |
| 21 | A BATTLE royal over who is to fill the current vacuum of leadership in European science planning is now on the cards . |
| 22 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
| 23 | Although rarely defined , it is often on the lips of the members , so that the phrase , ‘ I do n't want to seem disloyal , but … ’ will often preface even the mildest internal criticism of any of the systems of policing . |
| 24 | happy with that er right good well those were the chairman 's er comments , matters arising from the minutes of the last A G M erm any further matters arising from the A G M , you probably do n't need to be told any other business comes later , this is purely on the minutes of the last A G M any matters arising ? |
| 25 | The onus is surely on the proponents of this ‘ rush for roads ’ to prove that those sacrifices will not be in vain . |
| 26 | Indeed , it is precisely on the difficulties posed by making inferences from social animals to social man that a great contemporary debate concerning the mechanisms of social evolution has had its focus . |
| 27 | In the first issue , which is currently on the streets and on sale in all good book shops , there is an article on The New Religion — the Church of the Jobs-to-Come , a look at the behaviour of a section of Derry City fans and an investigation into industry and a clean environment . |
| 28 | Clarke is now tournament professional at the K-Club , Straffan , County Kildare — he has just switched from the equally fashionable Mount Julliet , County Kilkenny — and manager Andrew Chandler believes a European victory is definitely on the cards for Ulster 's emerging star . |
| 29 | In fact , the route to prosperity is seldom on the backs of tormented people . |
| 30 | The emphasis in functionalist sociology is therefore on the values shared within and between classes , rather than on conflict as the basis of class structure . |