Example sentences of "on points [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is particularly important when one contestant is ahead on points as time-up approaches . |
| 2 | DUKE McKENZIE , Britain 's former world flyweight champion , beat the American , David Moreno , on points at the Elephant and Castle last night . |
| 3 | They have also learned that Marseille 's superior goal difference in Group A of the Champions League will count for nothing should the two teams finish level on points at the end of the series . |
| 4 | He did not delay boringly on points of scholarship . |
| 5 | Even ethnically united communities are deeply divided on points of doctrine . |
| 6 | On one day in March 1969 , four and a half hours were spent on points of order and discussing the confidentiality of attendance records . |
| 7 | Since the Earl of Holland was ‘ a man of greater dignity than knowledge in the Lawes of the Forest , he was assisted at various times by judges of the common law courts who advised him on points of law . |
| 8 | And it is convenient in practice that he should be a member , since this obviates the frequent summoning of the Law Officers for advice on points of Law . |
| 9 | To the Inhabitants of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands , the Earth was not flat ; in fact living on points of land in a vast ocean , they were really sea dwellers , not land dwellers , so the curvature of the world was more obvious . |
| 10 | Outright winners on points of the Four Chamber Shield was Liphook who also won the netball , mixed badminton , ladies ' table tennis and ladies ' squash individual events . |
| 11 | He or she will note the proceedings and advise members of the Panel on procedural matters and on points of law where necessary . |
| 12 | The occasional release of prisoners due to technical errors or on points of law was another practice which reinforced a sense of unpredictability about judicial decisions . |
| 13 | Those not giving evidence that I spoke to found watching the trials a useful experience and felt that they had either learned something from the process or at least , if they were already experienced in giving evidence , received helpful confirmation on points of technique . |
| 14 | This led on in later generations to a widespread belief among orthodox Christians that the Bible should be looked upon as a compendium of truths directly revealed by God , inerrant and totally consistent in all its parts , and thus the supremely authoritative source of information not only on points of doctrine but on any other matters on which it might touch . |
| 15 | Having said that , most cases turn on their facts and not on points of legal principle . |
| 16 | After a short interregnum in which appeals went to the Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division , the EAT was established to hear appeals on points of law from industrial tribunals . |
| 17 | Those tribunals with their own appellate tribunal do not enjoy the appeal to the High Court , but appeals on points of law lie with leave to the Court of Appeal from the EAT , Social Security Commissioners , and thereafter to the House of Lords . |
| 18 | Brown & Levinson point out the importance for social relationships of establishing common ground and agreeing on points of view , and illustrate the lengths to which speakers in different cultures will go to maintain an appearance of agreement , and they remark ‘ agreement may also be stressed by repeating part or all of what the preceding speaker has said ’ ( 1978:117 ) |
| 19 | The clerk to the magistrates advises lay magistrates on points of law , practice and evidence . |
| 20 | But now that things have taken a new , altogether creepier turn , and men are actually pulling women up on points of feminist propriety , it 's harder for a woman to know how to react . |
| 21 | They 're sort of things to focus on points of focus within when you 're receiving Confirmation of the ways in which through Confirmation you can enhance the gifts which you already have and focus in on the power of the Holy Spirit through those gifts . |
| 22 | Amendments on points of detail can be made to force reconsideration by the Commons . |
| 23 | The Lords avoid controversy on financial questions , which are accepted as being the responsibility of the Commons , but otherwise they see little harm in asking the Commons to think again on points of detail . |
| 24 | However , the parties would have access to a specialized competition policy tribunal ( a restructured MMC ) , if they were unhappy with the conclusions of the Office of Fair Trading , and further rights of appeal to the High Court on points of law , on the interpretation of evidence , and on the level of fines . |
| 25 | ( b ) ARGUMENT — main points mentioned : ( i ) efficiency predominated ( ii ) justice depends on points of view . |
| 26 | Hundreds of amendments , some on matters of substance but the vast majority on points of detail , were tabled . |
| 27 | We will however be happy to discuss our ideas with you on June 8th and will thereafter provide ongoing support and guidance on points of law and other assistance . |
| 28 | Appeal on questions of valuation liability and levying of the tax will therefore lie with valuation appeal committees , with further appeal on points of law to the Court of Session . |
| 29 | It is not so much a book for reading as a book to which reference can confidently be made both on general matters and on points of detail . |
| 30 | In the end , if the order is unopposed the agent will satisfy Counsel to the Secretary of State on points of concern to the Scottish Office and to government departments — points of principle , points of law , etc . |