Example sentences of "of [noun] [to-vb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minns brought a broad range of expertise to bear on a field extending from eastern Europe to China , while at the same time paying close attention to the antiquities and books of his own college , where he occupied the same rooms over a period of fifty-five years as undergraduate , fellow , president ( 1928–49 ) , and senior fellow . |
| 2 | He now works in a group set up by the Bishop of Ely to work on a better understanding of market forces than that shown in Faith in the City , he says . |
| 3 | In July last year I was sponsored by a number of organisations to go on a Health Study Tour of Nicaragua to witness first hand their popular , positive health initiatives . |
| 4 | But , not everyone has thousands of pounds to spend on a studio set up and Freeman has addressed this point and also detailed the necessary design and items for the temporary home studio and has also included sections on portable studios . |
| 5 | Sunderland have appointed a firm of consultants to advise on a proposed referendum over a move from Roker Park . |
| 6 | But compressed ZIP files are n't the easiest of things to handle on a day-to-day basis . |
| 7 | Defence must be Gordon 's main worry , however , as at times yesterday , notably when Shaun Edwards found an ocean of space to lay on a try for Andy Platt , the tourists fell short of decent club standards . |
| 8 | Many of the techniques of exploratory data analysis require the repetition of procedures to converge on a fit that minimizes the residuals ; this can make the techniques rather laborious , but it is one side of the trade-off required to get methods of analysis which are resistant to outliers . |
| 9 | The company operates its own radio network in the UK with a system that allows thousands of users to operate on a single UHF or VHF channel . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , foreign ministers of the four ‘ nuclear ’ republics — Russia , Ukraine , Belarus and Kazakhstan — failed after a day of talks to agree on a formula for ratifying the 1991 US-Soviet START agreement that would cut strategic nuclear arsenals by up to a third . |
| 11 | It is a fundamental feature of Rawls ' conception of the fairness of the original position that it should not permit the choice of principles of justice to depend on a particular conception of the good over which the parties may differ . |
| 12 | Lancashire were given plenty of time to reflect on a day of missed opportunities today , after heavy overnight rain delayed the start . |