Example sentences of "on a variety " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is an attack on a variety of materialist positions in Howard Robinson , Matter and Sense ( Cambridge University Press , 1982 ) . |
| 2 | The PTEs sport their own colour schemes on a variety of multiple units . |
| 3 | The medical report shown to the court from the King 's Lynn Health Authority on the girl 's mental faculties assessed her on a variety of indicators , including mental arithmetic , reading ages , concepts , and spelling . |
| 4 | River Wear poor and upriver marks around the A19 road bridge best for flounder on a variety of baits . |
| 5 | The rental sector meanwhile provides — along with all the box-office successes which nowadays transfer to tape within a few months and probably need no further introduction — the chance to catch up on a variety of ( often more deserving ) movies which have been less widely seen in cinemas here . |
| 6 | The true food enthusiast will appreciate the ‘ cameos ’ which focus on a variety of subjects such as the new generation of farmhouse-produced cheeses and how they are made , while the delightful drawings and colour photographs will whet the appetite . |
| 7 | Neither has the polarity between Male and Female which we so take for granted ever been based on rock-solid foundations , but has depended on a variety of shifting meanings . |
| 8 | Laura Lee 's article was well balanced and gave sound advice on a variety of ways forward . |
| 9 | Apple , pear , plum , peach and cherry trees for gardens are grown on a variety of rootstocks , and familiarity with these will help you to choose the most appropriate tree for your site . |
| 10 | On them you will find all you need to know on a variety of subjects such as : |
| 11 | When the performance of jungle-born and laboratory-reared monkeys was compared on a variety of tasks requiring a wide range of cognitive abilities , the wise monkeys were superior in every test . |
| 12 | But even the grand measures had their component parts , were made up of a multitude of successes and failures : the outcome of the co-operative movement in Ajdabiya depended on a variety of judgements — by officials , by shopkeepers and by customers — and hence on the social relation which affected them . |
| 13 | It is willing and able to feed on a variety of prey species , up to the size of antelopes . |
| 14 | Previously restricted to the acid substrate of debarked pine twigs , this lichen is now appearing on a variety of surfaces . |
| 15 | The course at No. 1 Parachute Training School at Ringway involved a period of initial practice on a variety of ground-training apparatus . |
| 16 | This is the fact that it is based on what has appeared to be a uniquely simple fuel , and one whose exploitation could avoid dependence on a variety of other uncertain choices . |
| 17 | • interesting discussions on a variety of topics with a visiting ‘ expert ’ ( eg Reflexology , Speech Therapy , Colour Analysis , Chiropractic , Music for Children , Assertiveness , Wills ) |
| 18 | More particularly , pupils should compile a folder of coursework containing writing of a range of types on a variety of topics for different and clearly specified audiences . |
| 19 | The station was truly a gateway through which people passed in endless profusion on a variety of missions — a place of motion and emotion , arrival and departure , joy and sorrow , parting and reunion . |
| 20 | If the physiotherapist sets the correct goals , they will be achieved , but she has to recognize that each patient reacts differently to rehabilitation , depending on a variety of factors . |
| 21 | This may be justified on a variety of hard to refute grounds , such as the person is needed to keep production or a service going without disruption . |
| 22 | Information on a variety of matters , such as the reasons for the proposed job losses and the way in which they are intended to occur , must be disclosed in writing . |
| 23 | scholastic author well known for his ‘ Catechisms ’ on a variety of subjects . |
| 24 | In 1988 and 1989 , increasing numbers of secondary school students found them-selves excluded from school on a variety of pretexts , including failing their matriculation exams and political activism ( see Chapter 13 ) . |
| 25 | On a broader front , even the popular movements are only now beginning to raise issues connected with gender and women 's rights despite the long-standing existence of women 's groups which have campaigned on a variety of anti-apartheid issues . |
| 26 | Some took the arduous climb , a square-by-square approach , passing the hurdles of Sergeant 's and Inspector 's examinations , serving time on a variety of specialist duties , and beat supervision . |
| 27 | The mandible is commonly preserved in predator assemblages , and its variations in shape and structure provide information on a variety of alteration processes . |
| 28 | Accessing the information would be improved by providing procedures that would be easier to use , and the structure of the index would enable a search on a variety of parameters , with each item adequately cross-referenced . |
| 29 | This provides the opportunity to devise courses on a variety of bases and to introduce new and innovative combinations of study . |
| 30 | The learning/teaching situation is usually complex and dependent on a variety of factors , many of which are random and unpredictable . |