Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | That transaction-specific assets are organized by management rather than markets is explained by savings on the resources used to decide how to adjust to changes unanticipated at the start of the contract . |
| 2 | This system is favoured by Compass on the X-100 these are at each end of columns of AA cells which are held together by the spring pressure . |
| 3 | For in matrilineal societies where kinship is traced through women on the mother 's side of the family , the mother 's brother does not usually behave in this fashion towards his sororal nephew . |
| 4 | The series is intended for teachers on RSA/UCLES Diploma courses , teacher development groups , and all those who need clear , topic-specific introductions at MA level . |
| 5 | It is intended for use on surfaces which will not be walked on . |
| 6 | First , in some models , income is distinguished by source on the grounds that different sorts of incomes are received by different sorts of persons and they in turn would have different propensities to consume . |
| 7 | ESC C16 is often applied so that any distribution before dissolution is treated as capital on the recipients for tax purposes . |
| 8 | Or instructions which advise the staff how a particular project , how a particular task is undertaken with guidance on why we do it . |
| 9 | What kind of personal care is given to relatives on an unpaid basis ? |
| 10 | Because not enough information is given to buyers on the sheer expense and time needed to feed , train , groom and generally care for a dog . |
| 11 | A singularis consularis is attested at Catterick on the altar which also records a beneficiarius , Q. Varius Vitalis . |
| 12 | People are assumed to try to make rational decisions but their ability to do so is constrained by limits on their capacity to receive , process , store and retrieve information . |
| 13 | Existing literature on the subject is relatively small , and where a historical perspective is adopted , it is constrained by reliance on an overly narrow range of sources , and avoidance of a grass-roots perspective . |
| 14 | It 's caught by locals on the high tides and subsequently brought to the hotel at very competitive prices , I do n't seem able to say no to it , ’ says Andrew Baird , head chef at Longueville Manor , St Saviour , Jersey . |
| 15 | Traditionally everything is carried in baskets on the head or shoulders , and you can often see these large wicker baskets full of cabbage , potatoes , oranges , apples or whatever is in season waiting at the side of the road for transport to the market in Funchal . |
| 16 | EC reassures Moscow on unity continued from page one The Soviet Foreign Minister , Mr Eduard Shevardnadze , is expected in Brussels on Wednesday to sign a trade and co-operation agreement with the EC , French officials said . |
| 17 | A decision is expected before March on the barrage company 's application for a place in the non-fossil fuel obligation under the new Electricy Act , which gives the right to sell electricity to the privatised grid . |
| 18 | A statement is expected before Christmas on how many of Hong Kong 's 3 million British passport-holders are to be granted the right of residence in the United Kingdom . |
| 19 | ‘ We 've got more snow up here and all over the Swiss Alps than we have had in 50 years , ’ said Dr Othmar Buser , whose research centre is perched at 2,660m on the Weissfluhjoch above Davos . |
| 20 | The clay is keyed into holes on the board , and there are also nails at two inch random intervals to hold it . |
| 21 | This scene is depicted in bas-relief on the plinth of the Scott memorial , Plymouth . |
| 22 | HAZUD , price £450 plus VAT , is designed for use on IBM PCs or compatibles . |
| 23 | If on the other hand you have access to a colour television set at the place where you are staying , you may be able to use this instead , provided that it can be tuned to your camcorder 's signal output and assuming that it is designed for use on the same television standard as the camcorder , eg UK PAL for machines sold in Great Britain ( see page 153 ) . |
| 24 | Windows NT is designed for use on Intel Corp 80386 , 80486 and Pentium-based systems , and is also being supported on the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha AXP and Silicon Graphics Inc MIPS R4000 RISCs — both 64-bit architectures . |
| 25 | Windows NT is designed for use on Intel Corp 80386 , 80486 and Pentium-based systems , and is also being supported on the Digital Equipment Corp Alpha AXP Silicon Graphics Inc Mips R4000 RISCs — both 64-bit architectures . |
| 26 | Although Destiny is designed for use on most desktops , ICL says it 'll position the thing down at the low-end of its range , and wo n't offer it , for instance , on the desktop versions of its Sparc-based DRS6000 series . |
| 27 | SLOA special the West Highlander is caught near Crianlarich on 1 June 1985 . |
| 28 | A detailed review of orangutans in captivity by Marvin Jones is supplemented by information on veterinary care by David Jones and behavioural studies by S. D. Edwards and T. J. Maple . |
| 29 | A similar distortion is imposed by Christie on the ‘ Judex crederis ’ , where the vocal utterances are at half the tempo of the ‘ fanfares ’ , the whole being preceded by another enormous rallentando for ‘ Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes ’ . |
| 30 | increase agreement reached at the end of June , 1973 , and if it be right to regard this as having been reached under a kind of duress in the form of economic pressure , then what is said in Chitty on Contracts ( 24th ed. ) , para. 442 , to which both counsel referred me , is relevant , namely that a contract entered into under duress is voidable and not void |