Example sentences of "to [be] [verb] on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of local taxation being based on property values , it is to be based on a flat rate per capita charge levied on all adults , with limited rebates for some groups . |
| 2 | Rumours got around that a collector in Paris had one in a bank vault in the 1940s ; but this story was recently investigated , and was found to be based on a misunderstanding . |
| 3 | Where the concept of the Created God is accepted , it is not difficult to differentiate between a healthy conscience and a guilt complex , for the criterion will then be known to be based on a single undisputed source of ethical knowledge . |
| 4 | This is not an argument against abortion , but the legitimacy of this procedure needs to be based on a concept other than that a woman may choose how she wishes to use her body . |
| 5 | All the candidates agreed that the issue was an extremely complex one and that ultimately , within limits , policy had to be based on a woman 's right to choose . |
| 6 | It 's going to be based on a three-channel system , each channel having a completely different voicing , so hopefully there 'll be a sound there to suit everyone . |
| 7 | At that meeting it was concluded that while a future conference on unity had to be based on a recognition that some differences of emphasis would always exist , they need not disrupt harmony . |
| 8 | As we have seen with life-histories , social research does not have to be based on a representative sample . |
| 9 | The exclusivity principle , therefore , seems to be based on a false premise , namely that AJR procedure is necessary and desirable for dealing properly with all purely public judicial review actions . |
| 10 | The process of understanding needs to be based on a complete semantic theory and representation ; recognition does not . |
| 11 | No battleships were to be built for 10 years ; and the total tonnage of naval ships was to be based on a ratio of 5-5-3 for the USA , Great Britain and Japan , and 1.7 for each of the others . |
| 12 | On this ‘ scientific ’ view of standard setting , the design of consents to discharge polluted water is to be based on a dispassionate consideration of the amount and kind of pollution load any watercourse can bear . |
| 13 | So this account seems to be based on a misunderstanding of what Labov 's work has been about . |
| 14 | There does seem to be a case , therefore , for some work in initial training to be based on a general language section or sub- department which is committed to presentation of language issues , and considering their relevance in schools and other institutions . |
| 15 | When I met my husband , I knew he was the one for me , and I knew that I would have to be honest if our marriage was n't to be based on a lie . |
| 16 | The development of relevant critical factors needs to be based on a properly sequenced series of requirements leading logically to success in the market place and hence NPV . |
| 17 | These were to be based on a number of polytechnics and other further education establishments which already possessed strong departments of management and in some cases the designation related to a single establishment and in others to a grouping of two or more colleges . |
| 18 | As far as the institutional structure was concerned , the report called for a rationalization of the present pattern to be based on a network of centres in each region , including an important role for the colleges of education ( technical ) , particularly in developing pilot schemes for professional tutors , of whom there should be at least one in every further education college . |
| 19 | The event has been revamped and the children 's element expanded , but it will continue to be based on a list of ‘ top 20 ’ titles and a catalogue . |
| 20 | This preference for speech tends to be based on a logocentric assumption that speech directly expresses a meaning or intention that its speaker ‘ has in mind ’ . |
| 21 | These were to be based on a descriptor with learning outcomes and performance criteria , would be internally assessed , and would be of nominal 40-hour length — just like SCOTVEC modules . |
| 22 | The brand-new Linfield strip will be available in July and it 's believed to be based on a classic Italian design . |
| 23 | It was decided that the constitution was to be based on a " voluntary union " , confirmed by a treaty prepared by the Czech and Slovak National Councils , with the hope that the new federal and republican constitutions would be elaborated in advance of parliamentary elections in June 1992 . |
| 24 | The structure plans tended to be based on a survey — analysis — plan approach which required a rather determinist view of the issues which they examined . ’ |
| 25 | It was to be based on a report which the plaintiff had prepared for the Greek Government . |
| 26 | HM Inspectorate seem to command the respect of teachers , although as Becher et al say , ‘ Sometimes this respect appears to be based on an assumption that inspectors must ( because many teachers rarely if ever see them ) be very busy and therefore very able people ’ . |
| 27 | This has to be based on an understanding of the code of ethics , working to an agreed code of practice and so on , and Ann will be saying more on this . |
| 28 | To specify that a new DC is to be based on an existing DC , and to update the information to suit the new DC . |
| 29 | to specify that a new DC is to be based on an existing DC , and to update the information to suit the new DC . |
| 30 | If the new DC is to be based on an existing one , all the information which was supplied for the original description will be displayed here , and can be updated for the new DC ; otherwise , any existing details for your DC will be displayed . |