Example sentences of "upon [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In David Lloyd George 's coalition government he was successively parliamentary secretary at the newly created Ministry of Labour ( 1916–19 ) and the Board of Trade ( 1919–20 ) , and first secretary of the mines department ( 1920–2 ) , acquiring experience of industrial relations which was again called upon during the renewed industrial unrest of 1925–6 . |
| 2 | Our diverse expertise has been called upon during the past year for the retrieval of radioactive isotopes from redundant industrial fire detection systems , telephone dials and medical sources ; the development of techniques for treating heavy metal discharges from industrial smelters ; the provision of packages for radioactive sources used by hospitals and health authorities . |
| 3 | The prosecution must establish that all the elements of the crime relied upon as the unlawful act were present , and this includes the mental elements of intent or recklessness in assault or battery . |
| 4 | This arrangement had been ‘ decided upon as the one which the Government can best justify to Parliament ’ . |
| 5 | I know how desperately Wright wants to be looked upon as the natural replacement for Gary Lineker , and this is one of his problems . |
| 6 | Visitors are also transported back to 1905 and the ‘ International Tramway and Light Railway ’ trade show which was held in that year to show the range of equipment on offer to operators and would-be operators at a time when the electric tramcar was looked upon as the wonder of the age . |
| 7 | First , it implicitly and explicitly asserted that the aims of education and the content of the curriculum were legitimate matters for public discussion and could not be looked upon as the exclusive concern of professionals : |
| 8 | ‘ We are basically looked upon as the end of things , ’ says Richard Faulkner . |
| 9 | ‘ The constable in certain districts ’ , The Pall Mall Gazette ( 19 February 1901 ) observed , ‘ is apparently looked upon as the common enemy whom it is right to kick and beat whenever that can be done with safety . ’ |
| 10 | Traditionally looked upon as the capital of the former Visigothic kingdom of Aquitaine it seemed therefore to belong to Aquitaine . |
| 11 | ( Rule 43 specifies that ‘ In the event of national action being proposed by the Union in pursuance of any of the objects of the Union , the following provision shall apply : that a national strike shall only be entered upon as the result of a ballot vote of the members taken in pursuance of a resolution of Conference , and a strike shall not be declared unless 55 per cent [ changed in April 1984 to ‘ a simple majority' ] of those voting in the ballot vote in favour of such a strike ’ : Crick , 1985 , pp. 149–50 . ) |
| 12 | He therefore addressed the Congress as representative of both organisations ; The National Institute for the Deaf , although it is a comparatively new body , is looked upon as the premier organisation in Great Britain … |
| 13 | Although the three years of the course are planned as a coherent whole , themes are developed and elaborated upon as the course proceeds . |
| 14 | He was the sort of , liked to be looked upon as the local squire . |
| 15 | The actual nominal money holdings of consumers in the th market can by definition be looked upon as the economy-wide average quantity of money plus the deviation of the actual from the average . |
| 16 | ‘ He was looked upon as the younger brother in a family is . |
| 17 | Protective equipment and clothing — including gloves , gowns , faceshields or goggles , and boots — are an important means of safeguarding those at risk from hepatitis B and other blood-borne pathogens but should not be relied upon as the sole means of protection . |
| 18 | It can seem to offer a completely adequate explanation of religion which bypasses what religious believers have always insisted upon as the truth . |
| 19 | Keegan accepted Newcastle would be looked upon as the weaker side but hoped it would be the springboard to success . |
| 20 | New plans to cut central — and republican — government spending are to be agreed upon for the second half of the year . |
| 21 | It can offer advice on publications to concentrate upon for the member or officer whose interest is either general or specific and whose reading time may be limited . |
| 22 | Fortunately they were not called upon for the supreme test , however , for Alice scooped her up from behind and tried to propel her into safer water . |
| 23 | s26 ( 1 ) Where no fixed term has been agreed upon for the duration of the partnership , any partner may determine the partnership at any time on giving notice of his intention so to do to all the other partners . |
| 24 | Although there is no rule requiring a claim for aggravated damages to be expressly pleaded , the facts relied upon for the claim should be pleaded and it would be wise to plead expressly that aggravated damages are claimed . |
| 25 | Ultimately it is up to individual councils to decide who they are going to levy charges upon for the collection of waste . |
| 26 | A branch recruitment strategy should be agreed upon between the Recruitment Officer and the AD(B) . |
| 27 | [ 4.2 If by the Certificate Date the parties have been unable to agree whether any requirement of the Landlord made pursuant to clause 4.1 is reasonable the matter or matters in dispute shall be referred to a counsel to be agreed upon between the parties or failing agreement within [ 5 ] working days after the Certificate Date to one of the conveyancing counsel for the time being of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice [ " Counsel " ] to be nominated on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Law Society ( or his duly appointed deputy or any other person authorised by him to make appointments on his behalf ) and Counsel shall : |
| 28 | The fossil record , particularly in the Cambrian , is still turning new and fascinating kinds of molluscs , some of them really weird , and a few of these will be touched upon after the most important and familiar groups have been described . |
| 29 | If it is noticed that a form has not been acted upon after the specified number of working days the New OED Computer Group should be informed . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , however , because of exemption clauses which the Government insisted upon throughout the debates on the Bill , even this minimum reassurance is not possible . |