Example sentences of "is [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Streamlined for swimming , much of the energy used in walking is squandered on side-to-side motion . |
| 2 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 3 | Alison Halford has dropped her sex discrimination case against Merseyside Police and announced that she is to retire on medical grounds with a lump sum payment and pension . |
| 4 | I am sure they had the pious hope that this foundation would actually serve to increase the nation 's general fitness by pumping money into sport , but if the money is to go on improving facilities at cricket clubs and down the country , then a large number of cricketers who rely on lousy playing conditions for their place in the side will be forced into retirement . |
| 5 | The Tale of the Nail is to go on national tour in October , accompanied by workshops and teaching materials . |
| 6 | This , the grant-related expenditure ( GRE ) , is calculated on similar levels of service to be provided by all local authorities . |
| 7 | Because of the relative shortness of time in which a student is a member of the college , great emphasis is placed on pastoral care . |
| 8 | Emphasis is placed on one-dimensional systems , but flat plate problems are also discussed . |
| 9 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 10 | What is common to all , however , is that an emphasis is placed on peaceful interaction among the members of the society , and this emphasis is cosmologically constructed and morally embedded in a cosmological universe of meaning . |
| 11 | Emphasis is placed on environmental safety . |
| 12 | In answering these calls , the RUC 's section police are modelled on their British counterparts , where the emphasis is placed on rapid response to logged calls . |
| 13 | However , they take a larger number of those lecture modules in which emphasis is placed on theoretical physics and associated mathematical principles and techniques . |
| 14 | Today , although great emphasis is placed on competitive pricing and customer service , technical leadership is still considered vital to business success . |
| 15 | A very high priority is placed on both issues . |
| 16 | The information which may be derived from an assessment can be roughly divided into two types : first , there is the information which is obtained from the assessment procedures and , second , there is the interpretation which is placed on this information . |
| 17 | Great emphasis is placed on social skills , in the teaching of correct eating habits , dressing , and personal hygiene and care , as well as academic training . |
| 18 | Pressure to work and pressure to retire is placed on older people in proportions which can be both confusing and callous . |
| 19 | The bulk of the blame for all that is placed on British Rail , which knowingly permitted these things to continue . |
| 20 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 21 | " This organ is situated on each side of that of Veneration , and extends under part of the frontal and part of the parietal bones . |
| 22 | The dame school is now used as a cafe , and is situated on High Stile . |
| 23 | Since then , this deserted corner of King 's Reach Tower has been my spiritual home , but I gradually overcame the contemptuous disdain which is heaped on all outsiders and now , finally , I feel the natives are accepting me as one of their own . |
| 24 | The Advisory Committee 's only function is to report on such references . |
| 25 | And the panel 's role is to report on those issues . |
| 26 | The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders . |
| 27 | GERMANY IS firing on all cylinders these days , and labels like MFS epitomise where the scene is headed over there . |
| 28 | Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders , your cortex is turning somersaults . |
| 29 | Despite cruelty and sinfulness there is a common sense of the moral and spiritual universe which is binding on all persons . |
| 30 | However , if one party is to bear the costs of the other it is important to specify this in the heads and ensure it is binding on all parties . |