Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan Beith is to debate on the Jimmy Young show that made Mrs Thatcher all those years ago , with John Smith and Norman Lamont . |
| 2 | A BOY told by US Vice-President Dan Quayle to spell potato with an E is to report on the Republican Convention for New York radio . |
| 3 | The primary task of the external auditors is to report on the truth and fairness of the financial statements which are presented to the members at their annual general meeting . |
| 4 | How pleasant it is to sit on the cliffs of Dover and watch the waves rolling in . |
| 5 | All you 've got ta do is to sit on the bog and go oooaaah |
| 6 | If a car is to remain on the road , basic checks and adjustments need to be made regularly . |
| 7 | What the report does not do is to comment on the appropriateness of the sampling methodology for producing these kinds of performance measures . |
| 8 | Another variation is to impose on the seller the obligation to accept all orders placed in accordance with the buyer 's forecast , even though that forecast is not binding on the buyer . |
| 9 | If that does n't score highly enough to win a contest the next stage is to grapple on the ground until one player wins by holding down an opponent for 30 seconds . |
| 10 | Their tendency is to concentrate on the matters they understand and ignore those that they do n't . |
| 11 | Instead , the intention here is to concentrate on the coins themselves , showing their potential value as evidence for the past and , broadly speaking , how this evidence can be interpreted . |
| 12 | The Indian ocean workshop is to be held in London in December 1987 and is to concentrate on the demand for slaves in the ‘ East ’ , the financing of the trade , the ‘ middle passage ’ , and the conditions of slave gathering in Africa . |
| 13 | Chapters 1 and 2 have defined the meaning of high-bay warehouses and the types in current use , and while the whole purpose of this booklet is to concentrate on the fire risks of these storage areas , it must be appreciated that these buildings do not operate in isolation and that , according to their specific function , there will be ancillary accommodation to support the process either directly attached or in close proximity . |
| 14 | THE FIRST Eurocentric war museum is to open on the site of the Battle of the Somme in July . |
| 15 | However , England 's biggest gamble at Lord 's is to bank on the fitness of Neil Foster . |
| 16 | One way of acquiring such ideas , of course , is to look on the shelves of a library ( or bookshop ) , or in a publisher 's or library catalogue , where you will find books gathered by subject and by author . |
| 17 | The local and wide area networking company says that it intends to merge Adaptive with its Network Applications Division , which is to focus on the development and manufacturing of local area network , internetworking and broadband products . |
| 18 | My first approach with almost all players is to focus on the direction of the attack . |
| 19 | If we claim our interest is to focus on the writing produced only by a sophisticated elite , and that we determine the best literature is that which , in terms of generic structure , subject , and eloquent rhetoric , concerns itself with the preoccupations of males who have a high social and political standing , then the traditional canon will serve the majority of our needs . |
| 20 | Another practical way of ensuring an outward focus is to insist on the group having one evening in four where they are either involved in evangelism , or planning for it . |
| 21 | The key to exploiting the car 's handling prowess is to keep on the gas . |
| 22 | Peter Brook 's central achievement in the television version is to seize on the screen 's ability to make a seamless connection between two senses of ‘ illusion ’ , the philosopher 's and the magician 's . |
| 23 | Isabel 's eyes followed the direction of Adele 's to rest on the woman seated midway along the high table . |
| 24 | We believe that the right way to deal with that offence is to build on the offence under the Theft Act 1968 — the taking and driving away — and add to it the aggravated offence covered in clause 1 . |
| 25 | The general customer paper is to build on the information structures that we 've got , and to actually make the information more available internally and externally to the authority , and also to make use of new technology wherever that is possible . |
| 26 | We believe the main motivation for bringing in PRP is to save on the wages bill , but evidence from the private sector shows that in the short term at least it actually increases costs . |
| 27 | All that remains is to snap on the keytops and there you are with a ‘ Professional ZX Spectrum Keyboard ’ . |
| 28 | The question then is to decide on the basis of observation whether further action is appropriate . |
| 29 | But my idea of tropical paradise is to relax on the seafront at Cairns from sunset till dark when the sea breezes temper the humidity and there is no sense of urgency , none at all . |
| 30 | If as part of the task you specify the effect the programme is to have on the audience , you are building in the criteria by which that audience can judge the programme and you are giving them a purpose in viewing . |