Example sentences of "is [verb] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasis is placed however on the need for fairness in applying regulations to groups of institutions , given the need to stimulate neutral competitive conditions . |
| 2 | Some of this information is summarized in the present chapter , and emphasis is placed here on the sources of the pellet/scat samples and their specific points of interest . |
| 3 | I suggested that they had more than likely received a stern lecture in lieu of a death sentence ; in the world of Arabs , blame for unsanctioned sex is placed wholly on the shoulders of the female . |
| 4 | Alternatively , a replacement nylon seat can be fitted which is placed firmly on the old seat and a new washer and jumper fitted |
| 5 | Well positioned , the hotel is situated directly on the seafront road , about 15 minutes walk from the old centre of Pesaro . |
| 6 | Today , the laughter is heard mainly on the way to the bank as Akio Morita , 61 , the cofounder and the chairman of the Sony Corporation , continues to make his five-billion dollar corporation a fount of ever newer and more dazzling inventions . |
| 7 | The new edition is even larger than the last and runs to 925 pages , partly because of some repetition ; for example , the full name of the privy Council is given twice on the same page as is the statement that its jurisdiction extends only to Great Britain . |
| 8 | The 2% drop in audit and business advisory services is blamed largely on a combination of the recession , fierce competition and ‘ severe downward pressure ’ on fees , while the knock-on effect of clients ' postponing discretionary spending was a 5% drop in management consultancy fee income . |
| 9 | A much easier alternative is to come here on a summer bank holiday weekend , join the queue and be winched down in a bosun 's chair courtesy of various caving clubs . |
| 10 | An alternative approach , which will be adopted in this chapter , is to concentrate rather on the possibility of identifying divisions which pertain to particular object domains and which may not be consistent with any cohesive representation or society . |
| 11 | Since no amount of economic reductionism or political explanation alone will expose the roots and distinctive characteristics of the province of Ulster by the late Victorian period , the aim of this investigation is to concentrate specifically on the important contribution made by evangelical religion , from the early penetration by Methodism in the mid eighteenth century to the political crises surrounding Home Rule at the end of the nineteenth century . |
| 12 | You have a misplaced disc which is pressing hard on the top of your spinal cord . ’ |
| 13 | Mutigny 's considerably smaller hectarage is located largely on the upper slopes of Avenay , while a few of its vineyards grow on slopes high above Mareuil . |
| 14 | This well known resort hotel is located directly on the superb Beau Vallon Bay , a long stretch of fine , white sandy beach . |
| 15 | He is perched uncomfortably on a settee with a photo album on his knee . |
| 16 | When he is perched precariously on a sandbag at the time , however , you could just about get away with charging extra . |
| 17 | The complete set of values obtained is presented only on the following Figure , but some of the raw data are also given [ see Table ] in order to show the considerable variation between different positions . |
| 18 | Her startling assertion is made mainly on the basis of a three-year research project carried out by her for the Centre For Social and Moral Education . |
| 19 | It is made only on the one small island of Madeira , and production costs are high . |
| 20 | A decision is made only on the balance of probabilities . |
| 21 | When a wall is positioned right on the boundary , the foundations , rainwater pipes , guttering , and even the fascia board , are all likely to project over the boundary . |
| 22 | But the celebrated Mayfair fashion house is operating only on a week-to-week basis to complete orders and little hope exists of securing its future by finding a buyer . |
| 23 | The 1963 Hovertram is seen here on an Illuminations tour at Little Bispham loop , its northerly terminal . |
| 24 | Mr Claridge is seen here on the lower parachute … standing on his shoulders is parachutist John Boxall . |
| 25 | It is featured proudly on the cheeseboards of several temples of gastronomy , and richly deserves much wider acclaim . |
| 26 | When the computer is trying to save a new file to a disc , it looks for the first available fragment of space , writes as much of the new file as will fit , then looks for another available fragment of space , writes a bit more , and so on until all the file is written somewhere on the disc . |
| 27 | The working leg is thrust outwards on the first beat of a bar , heels click and stamp to accent the appropriate beats . |
| 28 | It revolves around a narrator ( never named ) who is living temporarily on the west coast . |
| 29 | This is done either on a direct encashment basis , or through a carrier-operated Bulk Cash Withdrawal Scheme , under which a selected security carrier arranges delivery from stocks held on our behalf . |
| 30 | This is done quickly on the damp paper and allowed to dry . |