Example sentences of "[vb -s] on [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A nation 's survival as a free , independent , and self-respecting entity hangs on the ability of its people to nourish and protect themselves ; to provide the means of building and maintaining healthy minds in healthy bodies , and to develop the enterprise , resilience , and determination to surmount natural disasters and adapt to ever-changing conditions . |
| 2 | One of the keys to his very particular philosophy hangs on the wall of his office at Scottish Life . |
| 3 | Although in some cases gonorrhoea may be suspected from the symptoms or signs of the disease , in the final analysis the diagnosis hangs on the identification of the gonococcus , either directly in a sample of mucus or other material from an infected site by microscopic examination , or by its growth in the laboratory after inoculation of such material on appropriate culture media . |
| 4 | The pot hangs on the end of a rope and when in contact with the water makes a disinfecting solution of chlorine . |
| 5 | Few of the facts are disputed , while everything hangs on the intention behind the actions . |
| 6 | He asked me where a ladder like that could be found , and I took him round to the one that hangs on the side of the potting shed . |
| 7 | Once a project is on a donor 's priority list it takes on a life of its own , and may become unstoppable . |
| 8 | Her novel had remained relevant over two centuries simply because Frankenstein was the archetype of the scientist whose research , pursued in the sacred name of increasing knowledge , takes on a life of its own and causes untold misery before being brought under control . |
| 9 | Next you come to the dark ride where history takes on a life of its own and light , movement and sound come together to give you a realistic living picture of the town and its history . |
| 10 | If , also — is allowed to be a random variable the analysis , though still tedious , takes on a degree of order that is valuable . |
| 11 | Or in autumn when purple moorland takes on a blanket of golden patchwork . |
| 12 | Direct Line never takes on a liability of more than a year . |
| 13 | Direct Line never takes on a liability of more than a year . |
| 14 | And Waxman 's Carmen Fantasy takes on a dimension of passion rarely heard in such an undisguised pot-pourri entertainment . |
| 15 | First was a reference in the contract to general principles of law , second a reference to arbitration in the case of differences with respect to the interpretation and performance of the contract , and third that the contract ‘ takes on a dimension of a new category of agreements between States and private persons : economic development agreements . ’ |
| 16 | Gold in its natural form glows deep amber yellow , but when mixed with the various alloys it takes on a variety of hues . |
| 17 | The ‘ thick description ’ takes on a type of metaphoric quality : it stands as a symbolic indication of some wider social meaning within the culture which is elicited through critical interpretation . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Lil takes on a sort of coaching role , hissing admonitions from her seven sets of lips . |
| 19 | Even depressed Fort William takes on a magnificence from this height as it glitters and reflects the late evening sun . |
| 20 | The teacher takes on a role as a member of the local council who has been away on business . |
| 21 | Calcite with 5–8% MgCO 3 takes on a pink to pale red colour , and ‘ high-Mg ’ calcite takes on a deep red colour . |
| 22 | This is the heart of the notion of the inner city ; at the very moment that policy draws the boundaries of the inner city a place takes on the qualities of coherence that it does not possess , embodies all the contradictions that are part of the original concept . |
| 23 | It reads as a separate vertical volume and without being an actual pedestal , it takes on the function of a pedestal . |
| 24 | NCUBE TAKES ON THE TERAFLOPPERS WITH ORACLE-RUNNING 65,384-PROCESSOR NCUBE 3 FOR 1994 |
| 25 | Her major musical films included Evergreen ( 1934 ) , an untidy but profitable adaptation of a West End stage success ; First a Girl ( 1935 ) , in which Matthews amusingly impersonates a female impersonator in a British version of the German Viktor und Viktoria , and the fascinating It 's Love Again ( 1936 ) , in which Matthews is a struggling dancer who takes on the character of a fictional celebrity dreamed up by two desperate newspaper men . |
| 26 | Besides which , butler 's argument really moves at the level of phenomenology only , as an account of the conscious character of desire , and hardly takes on the idea of someone like Spinoza that all activity at a deeper level is a manifestation of the organism 's disposition to preserve and enhance its own being . |
| 27 | The report comes as the Department of Trade and Industry takes on the tasks of the now defunct Department of Energy . |
| 28 | Fortunately , Britain takes on the presidency of the European Community on July 1 so the Prime Minister could convene a conference to rethink the Maastricht conclusions . |
| 29 | When the appointment of three arbitrators is required , each party chooses one arbitrator , and the arbitrators-dual appointed-dual in this way choose the third arbitrator and it is he who takes on the presidency of the arbitration authority . |
| 30 | It was submitted that an owner can not turn his back on his property because when he purchases and takes on the responsibility of letting , he knows the property will in the course of time deteriorate . |