Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essential concept is that if a trigram does not exist then an approximate ( non-zero ) value is calculated based on the lower order transitions . |
| 2 | Furthermore , they tend not to maintain a clear distinction between the speaker 's intended meaning on the one hand , and the message used to convey that meaning to a listener on the other . |
| 3 | Two policemen are killed during a break-in at the Presidio ( a San Francisco military base ) and a former military policeman ( Mark Harman ) is assigned to work on the case with his former commanding officer ( Sean Connery ) who he hates . |
| 4 | Which strategy is favoured depends on the relative values of W and D : if W > D hawk is favoured ; if W < D , dove is favoured . |
| 5 | the service requested is intended to confer on the tribunal making the request jurisdiction over a person who by the law of the State of execution can not be subjected to such jurisdiction . |
| 6 | In addition , it is intended to focus on the significance of his speech repertoire to the individual user , and of the significance to the particular community of the language that expresses and reflects its identity . |
| 7 | In a fairly well ordered society , such as ours , one is justified to act on the assumption that , on the whole , our official organs , be they the police or any other governmental body , do their job properly . |
| 8 | If the answer is Yes a new design is undertaken based on the specification . |
| 9 | But workers rejected that offer and the matter has now been referred to the national executive of the Amalgamated Engineering Union , which is expected to rule on the dispute in the next few days . |
| 10 | The main axe is expected to fall on the firm 's back office operations and among administrative staff in an effort to contain expenses . |
| 11 | Proceeds from the issue , which is expected to close on the 16th June 1993 , will be used to refinance existing bank debt . |
| 12 | Work is expected to start on the pub next week . |
| 13 | ‘ It is forbidden to fight on the Killing Ground , ’ he said , and paused while he considered the sense of this . |
| 14 | How the radiation is absorbed depends on the crystal . |
| 15 | The human mind — which , from this viewpoint , is the brain — is said to work on the same plan as a computer , with operations being carried out on physical symbols . |
| 16 | This is said to depend on the intention of Parliament . |
| 17 | This is said to depend on the intention of Parliament but the test is fictitious as Parliament frequently gives no thought to the question . |
| 18 | Automatic crystallisation is not a term of art but covers at least two situations which at first blush appear dissimilar ; one is where the charge is made to crystallise on the happening of an event provided for in the charge without there being any need for a further act by the chargee and the other is where the charge is made to crystallise on the serving of a notice of crystallisation on the company . |
| 19 | Automatic crystallisation is not a term of art but covers at least two situations which at first blush appear dissimilar ; one is where the charge is made to crystallise on the happening of an event provided for in the charge without there being any need for a further act by the chargee and the other is where the charge is made to crystallise on the serving of a notice of crystallisation on the company . |
| 20 | The way the digging is done depends on the nature of the site . |
| 21 | How much preparation is needed depends on the water . |
| 22 | Where a fraudster has tricked , first , the signer of the document , in order to induce the signature , and then some third party , who is induced to rely on the signed document , which of the two victims is the law to prefer ? |
| 23 | This exquisite fish is preserved flattened on the bedding plane of a flaggy limestone . |
| 24 | A sum in the region of £50 million is thought to rest on the outcome of the case . |
| 25 | In the normal scene for this Labour , Hercules is shown kneeling on the back of the animal gripping the antlers , but the British example on a large vessel from Lincoln is a much more vigorous view of the capture with the hero springing onto its back with his club raised aloft ( fig. 14.34a ) . |
| 26 | The ‘ Crown & Anchor ’ is shown situated on the corner of the turning leading to Mill 's Row and to Belmont House , with Holly House occupying the space between it and Fisher 's Lane . |
| 27 | In the next Section the torque produced by the motor is shown to depend on the interaction of the phase current and induced phase voltage . |
| 28 | A scoring system for the relevant factors is used based on the judgement of a group of informed people . |
| 29 | Whichever device is used depends on the conditions — the bladder is more suitable for soft rock . |
| 30 | Precise methods by which control is exercised depend on the product . |