Example sentences of "be [adj] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is not being disingenuous : that is asking for the kind of conduct that used to be normal on both sides of the House . |
| 2 | UAL said that it had been advised by AAC that syndication of the financing would be possible on revised terms . |
| 3 | It should be possible on subsequent ascents to belay on Aries . |
| 4 | Many areas that appear to be hazard-free on current maps may merely by passing through a temporary period of quiescence . |
| 5 | A subordinate class , such as the working class will , by definition , be low on economic resources and this will reproduce its subordination ; but it may also possibly generate a collective ethic to cope with adverse circumstances and so reproduce itself in this way according to a common cultural identity . |
| 6 | One recent finding with YTS trainees , undertaking tasks with which they were familiar in the work place " " , was that consistency can be low on some tests . |
| 7 | 10.7.10 The rights and licences hereby granted or agreed to be granted to a Non-academic Party pursuant to Clauses 10.7.2 b to 10.7.6 shall be exercisable on identical terms by any Related company of that Party for so long as it remains such , subject to the obtaining from such companies of suitable undertakings as to confidence and delivery up . |
| 8 | erm erm Brian calls us experts at the beginning of the programme erm everyone listening knows we ca n't all be experts of course on all these things , we 're just sort of amateurishly trying to be sensible on these questions . |
| 9 | Q6 The added value can not be high on such items . |
| 10 | Remember , it 's more likely that youngsters may turn to drugs if they come from a home where the adults appear to be dependent on legal drugs like tobacco or alcohol . |
| 11 | The force of the District 's argument lay in the clarification and negotiation of future arrangements which would not be dependent on exceptional agreements within the rural areas scheme in the other counties in the region and in subsequent discussion the WEA representatives concentrated on the three main proposals in Green 's memorandum of July 1938 . |
| 12 | And the industrialised world often encourages this , because it means such countries continue to be dependent on foreign technicians . |
| 13 | We might wish to be tougher on large firms if the government is pursuing a policy of protection with high import tariffs . |
| 14 | If , as will be considered next , companies serve the public interest by seeking to maximise their profits , then the shareholders ' rights may be justifiable on functional grounds , that is , by virtue of their role in securing the efficient operation of the business . |
| 15 | A majority will do but even less will be acceptable on some occasions . |
| 16 | The repercussions of alienating another solicitor in this matter might well be serious on other occasions in practice when a favour or understanding is required . |
| 17 | Although the time spent teaching was said to be similar on most wards , the trained staff on a good ward devoted more time to supervision , practical demonstrations and participation in ward reporting sessions . |
| 18 | The chute is a perfect dish hovering a metre or so above the snow and hauling me downwind at a speed that would be unthinkable on Nordic skis . |
| 19 | A These maggots are the young of the Onion Fly , and infestation tends to be worst on dry soils , particularly during a hot spell . |
| 20 | If a minister lacks ability , experience , knowledge or , perhaps , the time to become confident of his own judgement , then the departmental view tends to prevail , and this may be desirable , for a country can not be policyless on major issues . |
| 21 | But modern culture is now proving to be vulnerable on two counts , one social , one intellectual . |
| 22 | This control is adjusted to produce a satisfactory value of gain coupled with a sufficiently ‘ sharp ’ degree of selectivity in order to eliminate strong a.m. signals which may be present on adjacent frequencies . |
| 23 | These are given by ( 8.7 ) where ε may be taken to be 0 on null geodesics and 1 on time-like geodesics . |
| 24 | The functionalist approach seems to be inadequate on both counts . |
| 25 | Mobutu had agreed in April to opposition demands for the holding of a conference to discuss a new constitution and the holding of multiparty elections [ see p. 38133 ] , but the conference had been repeatedly postponed and the government had decreed on July 15 that it would not be sovereign on constitutional matters . |
| 26 | Yet it will be those on low incomes who will be most affected by any additional increases in the size of the poll tax . |
| 27 | Another group who will lose out will be those on low incomes who are ineligible for income support but qualify for housing benefit . |
| 28 | Beijing , worried that the United States ' new administration of President Bill Clinton will be tough on human rights , has recently released a handful of imprisoned dissidents and let others leave the country . |
| 29 | Some of the shares in the index may be objectionable on moral grounds to the customers ( or potential customers ) of institutional investors such as pension funds , investment trusts and insurance companies . |
| 30 | The new products will still be available on other platforms — HP and DEC , for instance , are working with the company in other areas — but IBM UK and DG will be the first to offer commercial ports of Medley some time next year . |