Example sentences of "in [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reflecting on the varying complementarities of verse and prose in Shakespeare , then , we might ponder over van Gennep 's analysis of what he called ‘ the pivoting of the sacred ’ . |
| 2 | In reflecting on the cultural change that has come about in Edinburgh and beyond , the professor voices concerns which sound remarkably like those of Pat Kane , not noted for his establishment views . |
| 3 | On July 15 the Iranian Foreign Ministry protested about the action of some 230 United Kingdom members of parliament ( MPs ) in signing on the previous day a statement supporting the exiled National Council of Resistance , which was dominated by the Mojahedin-e Khalq . |
| 4 | There was little glory for Italy in dying on the Russian front , as so many did in 1942 . |
| 5 | Early indications that importers are having difficulty in passing on the higher costs of imports , and the latest savings ratio of 11.6 per cent in 1992 , compared with 9.7 in 1991 and 12.4 in 1981 , caused little surprise . |
| 6 | That is , in acting on the best reasons I will also inevitably transcend reason and take a deliberate decision ( e.g. to buy a sliced loaf ) concerning some aspects of which reason is undetermined . |
| 7 | All the common direct access devices , whether disk , semiconductor ‘ disk ’ or mass storage device , have a track concept that is important in deciding on the best arrangement of indexes . |
| 8 | There was no evidence that Berowne had started his own meal — that in itself might be of some help in deciding on the approximate time of death — but he had apparently either cajoled Harry into the church with the promise of a meal or , more likely , had supplied an obvious and immediate need before he was ready for his own share of the supper . |
| 9 | The Home Affairs Select Committee report , when the Committee looked at sick leave , for example , found that some progress could be made in improving on the sick absence record of police officers . |
| 10 | In commenting on the 1991 budget shortly before its final acceptance , the IMF was less critical than in the previous year [ see p. 37509 ] , but stressed that the following year would be crucial if Italy were to be capable of participating fully in European economic and monetary union . |
| 11 | These three genera seem to form a natural grouping ( Box 2 ) and in the past they have been confused with one another : in commenting on the original description of the Buluk specimens , Deslon suggested that they should be attributed to Kenyapithecus ( rather than to Sivapithecus , as they then were ) , and in an addendum to their original description of Heliopithecus , Andrews and Martin recognized the affinities of that genus to Afropithecus , which was published just before Heliopithecus . |
| 12 | In commenting on the enabling function of the tribunal , the research study speaks of the heavy burden placed on the tribunal of eliciting all the relevant information about the case and applying the law to the facts in an impartial and objective manner . |
| 13 | In a separate section of the statement , France joined in calling on the Libyan government to " prove by concrete actions its renunciation of terrorism " . |
| 14 | In terms of detailed variance analysis , it does not , it seems to me , have much of an advantage over conventional standard costing in most situations , but it does help considerably in focusing on the key competitive issues . |
| 15 | Still , in focusing on the collective character of disputes , we are moving to a level of analysis that includes the wider framework of economic and political changes . |
| 16 | In focusing on the physical and organizational features of the ‘ quality learning environment ’ it neglected the necessary questions about the purposes and content of primary education on which decisions about layout , organization , grouping and so on should be contingent . |
| 17 | Although many of the studies collected in G. Sankoff ( 1980a ) fall within Labov 's standard quantitative paradigm ( see 7.4.2 ) , others resemble Lavandera 's approach in focusing on the stylistic and discourse preferences of the speaker . |
| 18 | The aid consortium had encouraged an increase in spending on the social sector and infrastructure , and urged lower spending on defence ( thought to account for one-third of GDP ) . |
| 19 | Now quite frankly Mr Deputy Speaker , if we want these new constituencies , including South Essex , it seems we 're going to have to say to the French they can have lots and lots of money to build lots and lots of new buildings for this rather ridiculous parliament and quite honestly Mr Deputy Speaker , members tonight in voting on the new boundaries will really have to decide what we want to do . |
| 20 | The yard were adamant in insisting on the increased price without having any legal justification for so doing and the owners realised that the yard would not accept anything other than an unqualified agreement to the increase . |
| 21 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 22 | In the early 1980s Korolev showed considerable determination in embarking on the total restoration of the Tretyakov building complex in Lavrushinsky Pereulok . |
| 23 | Academically , he was a bright pupil , though it would appear he had difficulties in concentrating on the day-to-day routines — perhaps through boredom , often an indication of the brighter child . |