Example sentences of "is on [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is on curious shiny fax paper . |
| 2 | The painting is on acrylic primed canvas . |
| 3 | It does not seem to us to be particularly fruitful to discuss highly generalised theories of whether international law is or could be ‘ law ’ as such : if viewed from the perspective of ‘ effectiveness ’ , international law may have to be judged differently , depending on whether , for example , the focus is on regional economic relations regulated by treaties , or on customary law applicable to the laws of war on a universal scale . |
| 4 | For instance , I can not actively engage with a book unless I am mentally free to give myself to it — if my mind is on other practical affairs while I am reading or if my reading competence is inadequate then I shall not be able to submit to the experience . |
| 5 | The focus is on two particular topics , first , the Government/BSA Joint Advisory Committee which tried to regulate mortgage lending and house prices in the 1970s and , second , the new legislation itself . |
| 6 | On the way , we shall be able to make a detour to visit Tachai , the name which is on all Chinese lips at the moment as the commune whose great achievements are to be emulated by all the other communes in the country . |
| 7 | The well-known symbol of the Association is on all packaged foods that it recognises as being truly organic and indicates that the food has been produced on land that meets all the requirements of the Association . |
| 8 | It is on contemporary descriptive grammar that such methods are likely to be based . |
| 9 | From the beautiful , cool marble of the entrance , flanked by fountains , to its pretty private garden , the emphasis is on graceful Venetian style . |
| 10 | To identify more universal models , the focus of this effort is on general competitive patterns , processes that can be duplicated in other countries . |
| 11 | It is on such slender threads that the function of democracy rests in the world 's most powerful nation . |
| 12 | Bob Cratchit , now married with three children , is on such low pay that every so often he considers applying for family income supplement to help out his hard-pressed family . |
| 13 | It is on such black days that Woosnam 's public relations front is clouded by a red mist . |
| 14 | Now in exile , Sister Guadalupe recently returned to El Salvador on a brief visit , although she knows she is on many paramilitary death lists . |
| 15 | On the whole they are health conscious , so the emphasis is on low fat foods . |
| 16 | One is on American cultural icon and top undead/passed on/not very well rocker ELVIS PRESLEY . |
| 17 | The focus is on computerised numerical control , and flexible manufacturing systems , and their consequences for job content , reporting and control procedures , productivity , and the relationship between production and support services . |
| 18 | Dr Kavanagh , who wears a beret above fierce eyebrows and is known in New York as Frankie the Mechanic because he fixes the neighbours ' cars , is on permanent red alert over his brother 's reputation . |
| 19 | There is a small officers ' annex in the village itself for me to be impotent at , and it is on this hygienic apartment that we increasingly depend . |
| 20 | It is on this specific point that we see the basis of disagreement . |
| 21 | It is on this apparent oddity that Mr. Howell founds an argument that the school can not rely on section 6(3) ( a ) to disapply the duty if it has used criteria designed to preserve the ‘ character of the school ’ in making its selection . |
| 22 | It is on this splendid foundation that the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival is built enhancing the City of Birmingham as a media city . |
| 23 | It is on this last issue that the third , and the most popular , definition of deindustrialization focuses : the absolute decline in manufacturing employment , Figure 2.3 plots the data from Figure 2.2 in absolute rather than relative terms . |
| 24 | I may be wrong , but it is on this doubtful premise that we take the ferry and alight from it in Skye . |
| 25 | It is on Attic Geometric pottery too that representational art first appears again in Greece . |
| 26 | If the patient is on repeated low potency centesimals but not making the progress desired the use of the LM potency would be an ideal solution . |
| 27 | It is on these final percepts that judgements and consequent action are based . |
| 28 | The reason why the latter seem more likely is that it is on these major industries that much of the future competition among states for wealth-creating resources will be focused . |
| 29 | But this particular case Mr Deputy Speaker what we want to know from the minister is on these new boundaries what do we actually have to do ? |
| 30 | On this figure depends the rest of our story ; it is on those white shoulders that all our hopes rest . |