Example sentences of "is [verb] on [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the best area in Britain for megalithic sites , and is surrounded on three sides by the sea . |
| 2 | A city of 3.2 million people , Rangoon is surrounded on three sides by water and dominated by the glistening gold stupa of the Shwedagon . |
| 3 | The ranch is surrounded on three sides by intensive arable agriculture , split into tiny small-holdings and , for the most part , being worked on land totally unsuitable for the purpose . |
| 4 | The Faculty is located on two campuses — at Belfast , where most of the staff , students and facilities are based , and at Magee College . |
| 5 | On May 12th , the Centre for the Continuing Study of the Californian Economy ( CCSCE ) released an optimistic study , arguing that two-thirds of the state 's economic base is built on four sectors that are thriving : foreign trade , high technology , professional services and entertainment/tourism . |
| 6 | The town is built on two levels , above and below a ridge of sandstone which rises from the west bank of the River Severn , and a remarkable cliff railway , called Castle Hill Railway , was built in 1892 to link High Town with Low Town . |
| 7 | Surely this fine paper is built on 157 anecdotes , about half of which were discarded as incomplete : ‘ No diagnosis was established in 80 patients . ’ |
| 8 | Sheffield , like Rome , is built on seven hills and I had to cross most of them , anger fuelling my journey as I thought of all the excuses I 'd swallowed . |
| 9 | Like Rome it is built on seven hills which provides unexpected and quite spectacular views of the estuary and the city . |
| 10 | It dates from the eighteenth century and is built on three storeys , and , though no longer in commercial use , it is maintained as a working museum . |
| 11 | Music for the celesta is written on two staves like that for the piano . |
| 12 | Although the current version of the LBS model places considerable weight on relative money supplies , and implicitly on purchasing power parity , current research is based on two propositions which are widely accepted in North America : |
| 13 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby and Kennilworth correctly said , the parents charter is based on two policies designed to help all the other steps that we shall be taking to raise standards of education . |
| 14 | Holyoak 's attack , published in a recent issue of The Architects ' Journal , is based on two premises . |
| 15 | This whole tune is based on two elements of Will Lee 's plan : playing with the kick , filling around that and creating a melodic hook that shines . |
| 16 | This approach , known as ‘ the new approach ’ , is based on two principles : |
| 17 | This guide to the season is based on eleven years direct observations of our resorts . |
| 18 | The calculation of loss per share is based on 708,790,691 shares for 1992 being the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year ended 31 December 1992 ( 1991 : 708,759,748 ) . |
| 19 | Naturopathy is one of the oldest forms of medicine and is based on four principles : the individuality of the patient , that you should treat the cause of the condition and not just the symptoms , that the body retains the ability to heal itself and that you must treat the whole person and not just an affected area . |
| 20 | Our study is based on 6528 men and women first registered between 1 January 1972 and 31 December 1990 , providing 54355 patient years of follow up . |
| 21 | ( 2 ) CPRW 's Director , Dr Neil Caldwell , said , ‘ The case we will present to the inquiry is based on nine years of research . |
| 22 | More than 450 eyes have so far been treated but the study is based on 79 patients with the longest experience of the treatment . |
| 23 | Band G is for properties assessed at upwards of £106,000 , and according to a recent information leaflet the assessment is based on 1991 values . |
| 24 | Holland is based on three divisions , France has four , America four , Australia two and there are also operating companies in Hong Kong and Japan . |
| 25 | This project is based on three premises : that more young economists , bound for industry , particularly consultancy , the civil service and the city , should have at least been apprenticed in research--hence , in part , the use of occasional research assistants rather than experienced professionals ; that applied economists should pay more attention to the views of non economists , and , in particular of practitioners in the fields they study , hence the emphasis on the flexibility required if we are to look at problems differently , or use different types of evidence ; and that more of us should build our models self consciously , with an eye to analytical convenience and ease of interpretation , considerations which would be less important were economics less inexact , since it might then make sense to seek the correct model , however difficult to analyse and understand . |
| 26 | … we want to create a socialist society which is based on three principles : equality and respect for human dignity ; sharing resources which are produced by our efforts ; work by everyone . ’ |
| 27 | The judicial review procedure in the High Court is based on three tests : illegality ; irrationality ; and/or procedural impropriety . |
| 28 | It is based on three words per second as the spoken word . |
| 29 | Obje objection site D thirty nine extends to some one point two five hectares and is bounded on three sides by hedgerows , trees and tracks , and on the south side by the boundary with existing property . |
| 30 | The anger in this issue is concentrated on two things . |