Example sentences of "is [verb] on [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasis is placed on language proficiency . |
| 2 | Apart from this , the entire vineyard belonging to this commune is situated on Belemnite chalk . |
| 3 | For instance ice which is formed on salt water is substantially fresh , to the great convenience of Polar explorers . |
| 4 | Major sewage discharge from the Middlesborough area into the Tees estuary will reduce when improvement work is completed on Cargo Fleet sewage works . |
| 5 | Boy is quizzed on sex attack |
| 6 | There is always a reason for each batch of redundancies — it is done in the name of greater efficiency or due to changing economic conditions or is blamed on world recession . |
| 7 | One way of improving the situation is to compromise on frame rate , amount of the screen used for the video , or both . |
| 8 | Maybe stopping that goal will mean something if our group is decided on goal difference . |
| 9 | Another important part of Thamesdown 's philosophy is passing on gardening expertise to ordinary people . |
| 10 | Karsten believes the UK 's fundamental folly is to sell on alcohol content rather than on flavour . |
| 11 | Meanwhile Mr Burge is living on state benefitsVictor Burge served the conservative party for seventeen years … but now he 's resigned , seriously ill with cancver he says he ca n't face the pressure his party chiefs are putting him under . |
| 12 | With regard to traditional conflicts of interest , which are also liable to be efficiency-reducing , there is little reason to think that the separation of ownership and control has contributed significantly to the scope for management self-dealing , but it does pose problems for the effectiveness of the mechanisms that regulate it , the design of which is premised on shareholder involvement . |
| 13 | Similar problems are found in Canada , but in both countries there is a growing realization that the land resource base is not limitless and that more information is needed on land use change ( McCuaig and Manning , 1982 ) . |
| 14 | Another factor which may be the responsibility of the salesperson is deciding on call frequency . |
| 15 | ‘ Labour 's £600m would not help primary or secondary schools as most of it is going on nursery education or restoring student grants . ’ |
| 16 | Last winter two pesticide distributors , Cleanacres and Roberts and Hewitt , were blacklisted for selling an imported herbicide Curb 50W , which is used on oilseed rape . |
| 17 | Intended for middle managers with at least two years ' relevant experience it is based on distance learning course and assessment materials which can be integrated with the individual 's work-place activities , thereby minimising career disruptions and maximising the benefits to employee and employer alike . |
| 18 | It is based on army issue shovels and although very compact could be used to dig anything from a small surface hole to a trench ! |
| 19 | High-efficiency cell : Like the conventional cell , the high-efficiency cell ( Saturn ) is based on monocrystalline silicon . |
| 20 | That , however , leaves the BCG with a problem , because the logic of its matrix is based on cost leadership through the experience curve . |
| 21 | A quite different approach to the specification of savings is based on household utility maximization ( as discussed at some length in Lecture 3 ) . |
| 22 | The new formulation is based on attribution theory . |
| 23 | The proposed specification for the level II qualification is based on core skill and other mandatory modules . |
| 24 | Pension management is based on trust law and the good management of pension funds and the behaviour of trustees is , therefore , paramount . |
| 25 | The New Alliance Party is based on encounter therapy . |
| 26 | AMERICAN POLITICS Psychic terrorists The New Alliance Party is based on encounter therapy . |
| 27 | The presence of carbon is the most interesting aspect of the carbonaceous chondrites , because life as we know it is based on carbon chemistry . |
| 28 | Their chemical structure is based on ethyl alcohol substituted with an amino ( -NH 2 ) group , as well as methyl or ethyl groups . |
| 29 | Like many parts of the Group , our technology is based on polymer science . |
| 30 | In other words , it is based on library collection , not theory . |