Example sentences of "and [noun] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 In theory not , in practice probably yes , given folly and stubbornness on both sides ; though this does not excuse either .
2 Usually a compromise can be reached when there is good will and honesty on both sides .
3 Even more than in the earlier conflict , direct vetting of journalists ' copy and reliance on allied debriefings ensure that military priorities squeeze out alternative perspectives and agendas .
4 This month Versace opens his first , wholly owned flagship store in London , holding menswear , womenswear and accessories on four floors .
5 In addition to running courses , she responds to individual requests for advice and consultancy on various aspects of media work , such as how to approach the press and how to run effective publicity campaigns .
6 There are spacious arcades and galleries on all sides of the square , and on these I could see nobly sculpted medallions of famous Spaniards .
7 These Associations each have a full-time secretariat ( except for the L.B.A. which is served by honorary officers ) and function on similar lines to the local authorities themselves .
8 ABA has the necessary resource and expertise on both sides of the Atlantic in order to ensure the delivery of top quality aircraft to the UK to our customers ' specification .
9 By special massage with the thumb and fingers on these areas of the feet , the body is ‘ tuned up ’ and helped to function more efficiently .
10 A thing 's properties , and its actions and reactions on other things , are understood instead in terms of the shapes , sizes , motions , and consequent mechanical reactions of its atomic constitution and make-up .
11 The formation of a National Maritime Board was announced on 23 November 1917 and standard wages for seamen announced six days later , recommending to the Shipping Controller £pound11 10s a month for able seamen and £pound12 for firemen , with proportionate increases for petty officers and seamen on weekly articles , backdated to 6 October .
12 Brittan on reparation and Waddington on victims , and Baker on dangerous dogs , joy riding and offending on bail , were all examples of this dictum .
13 ‘ Why else would there be so many fal-lals and thingamajigs on those cakes ? ’ the widow said , wearily .
14 Future generations will not thank us for spending our energies and money on nuclear weapons , and on the unseemly attraction of enormous wealth to a tiny minority in north America and western Europe while the majority of the population of the world sees nothing but environmental destruction and the continuing decline in living standards .
15 Murray , of Bethlin Mews , Kingswells , has also denied using the depot as a base to supply heroin and Temgesic on various occasions between December 1989 , and December 1991 .
16 There is a direct comparison here , not only with neighbouring Corbridge , but also with Wroxeter on the Welsh frontier and with major towns and cities on other frontiers such as Carnuntum , where the main trade route from the south Baltic to north Italy crossed the Danube .
17 TransPennine offers direct , fast and frequent services between large towns and cities on both sides of the Pennines , and is complemented by the InterCity network for journeys to other parts of Britain .
18 The Arab people , especially the Iraqis , experience discrimination and racism on all levels .
19 Bruskin and the poet-conceptualist Lev Rubinshteyn have displayed a collaborative work , a manuscript book of almost 200 pages with text and illustrations on separate leaves .
20 In January 1565 , she ordered Archbishop Parker of Canterbury to impose uniformity of clerical dress and ceremonials on those radicals who were disobeying her regulations .
21 This failure underlines the opposition of both some member states and employers to the development of a Community role in industrial relations , and represents the extension to the Community level of the national conflicts between trade unions and employers on many issues .
22 Urban road construction took a back seat as new interest was shown in restrictions on existing road usage , possibilities of upgrading public transport ( as suggested by the introduction of the metro for Tyne-Wear ) , and policies on subsidized fares .
23 The scheme will be targeted at 25–35 year-old chemical engineers or chemists to encourage them to take up the available lecturing academic posts and to carry out teaching and research on environmental issues .
24 Especially significant nowadays are the courses and research on occupational risks , such as working with cadmium , asbestos textiles , toxic gases , vapours and solvents , and even smoking .
25 Thus although it may be quite safe to sow grasses and clovers on dry soils in the regions of low rainfall in the South and East of England in August , and in exceptional years even later , in regions of high rainfall such as prevail in Wales and most of the North and West of England it is likely to be somewhat risky to defer sowing later than about the middle of June .
26 On 31 January , 1972 , the sectarian Six Counties state , founded by Britain to protect British interests , unleashed its force and violence on Civil Rights marchers in Derry on a peaceful demonstration against internment without trial .
27 Debt and equity on equal terms
28 The manifesto calls for a ban on takeovers , greater controls over supply deals between brewers and pub owning chains , the extension of the guest beer to managed houses , and action on local monopolies .
29 Without going into detailed calculations which readers can obtain for themselves , the concept has been introduced here to provide a clear distinction between internal operating efficiency and action on relative prices .
30 Use the words and pictures on these pages to help you build up a picture of what happened .
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