Example sentences of "of [noun sg] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is intended to construct a new spatial classification of retail activity in the conurbation , to consider changes in the structure of retail employment in relation to local labour supply , and to assess the differential impact of change on various groups of consumers . |
| 2 | Before assessing the impact of the process of change on different areas of the UK ( in Parts II and III ) , it is essential to assess the character and pace of socioeconomic change for the nation as a whole . |
| 3 | It was decorated with thousands of black balloons , white roses , black bottles of champagne on white tablecloths . |
| 4 | Using mainly poor law and settlement records which provide biographical information on members of the labour force , the aim is to assess the effects of industrialisation on long-term trends in agricultural real wages and familial income , and on sexual divisions of labour in agriculture and the trades . |
| 5 | Most importantly in 15% of the patients suspected of malignancy on radiological grounds cytology was the only method of establishing a tissue diagnosis . |
| 6 | Dowd felt his master 's hand on his neck , and heard shouts of horror on all sides . |
| 7 | The original findings have been replicated ( Hicks , 1975 ; Johnson and Kozma , 1977 ) and an interpretation in terms of intra-hemispheric competition supported by evidence of impairment on various tasks carried out by the left hand when cognitive operations supposedly mediated primarily by the right hemisphere are performed ( Kinsbourne , 1973 ; McFarland and Ashton , 1975 ; 1978a ; Smith , Chu and Edmonston , 1977 ; Dalby , 1980 ) . |
| 8 | So , although we can show that deprivation produces loss of function on certain tasks , these studies do not indicate how the loss may be combatted , if at all and , from a psychological point of view , they do not give any idea of how this changed processing affects other aspects of function . |
| 9 | Ways may also be found of building on existing models of effective policy-making in school . |
| 10 | Moreover , I was ( and am ) conscious of the strengths of a grammar-school tradition , and was enjoying the work of building on these foundations within a relatively secure system . |
| 11 | Ways of building on these strengths to achieve a more positive approach to assessing elders will be returned to later . |
| 12 | Although the bid was cleared by both the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and by the European Commission , GEC and Siemens were delayed by the need for detailed negotiating with the Ministry of Defence on various aspects . |
| 13 | It was not Gandhi 's intention when he originally decided to fast to exert moral coercion on the mill-owners , since coercion in any form was contrary to the aims of satyāgraha , yet despite the unexpected result of his fast Gandhi still felt that he had acted correctly in the circumstances.m The experience did not prevent him either from using fasts as a form of satyāgraha on other occasions with similar results . |
| 14 | Apart from the impact of agriculture on steep slopes , there are additional pressures on the landscape of which deforestation is the most significant . |
| 15 | Government vote of confidence — Lifting of ban on political parties |
| 16 | Removal of ban on political parties |
| 17 | State elections — Removal of ban on former politicians |
| 18 | Censorship of literature on political grounds was by no means new as Thompson 's history shows , and both Thompson and Noyce have demonstrated that the censorship of newspapers in particular ( especially those from the hard and radical left ) is common and endemic , so why this new and specific response by the Library Association ? |
| 19 | I had been used to analysing speech — such as in a radio discussion — which ran at an average rate of 300 syllables a minute , depending of course on such variables as personality and regional accent ( for some accents are spoken much more rapidly than others ) . |
| 20 | To confer legitimacy as a matter of course on all interests , even conflicting ones , is to run the risk of making democratic politics synonymous with a static paralysis in policy , or with what Thomas Carlyle called " self-cancelling Donothingism " ( Chartism , 1839 ) . |
| 21 | He was of course on first-name terms with everyone from the Prime Minister downwards whom he probably and inappropriately called ‘ man ’ . |
| 22 | To be fair to him , he had repeatedly hinted that , when the evidence was in , it would show that Pound 's contribution went far beyond the mere passing of judgement on particular passages ; and indeed it turned out that the very structure of the poem had been extricated by Pound , rather than conceived and composed by the poet whose name appeared on the title-page . |
| 23 | Because at the moment , er I mean they spend a lot of money on various footpaths that I know of which are a tremendous er price so let's be a bit cautious you know , because er |
| 24 | Having started off making a big success with a little film , they ended up spending increasingly larger sums of money on bigger films until they had expended so much of their capital they could only go under . |
| 25 | Two years ago , new owner Ford was encouraged to spend a lot of money on cosmetic changes to make it look pretty … |
| 26 | Many countries do spend a lot of money on military arsenals so that they can invade and terrorise other countries . |
| 27 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 28 | In such circumstances the state has sought to mitigate the consequences of recession on small firms although it seems to have acted more effectively when the existence of a larger company is threatened . |
| 29 | After the first involuntary repatriation operation , carried out by the Hong Kong authorities on Dec. 12 , 1989 [ see pp. 37121-22 ] , the process was temporarily halted pending a meeting of the 29-nation UN steering committee for the Comprehensive Plan of Action on Indochinese refugees ( CPA ) established in June 1989 [ see p. 36734 ] . |
| 30 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |