Example sentences of "are [verb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , 15 per cent of the 18–24-year-old population are enrolled on higher education courses . |
| 2 | The woods in Coulby Newham , which have suffered from half a century of neglect , will be rejuvenated with help from three developers Wimpey , Yuill and McLean who are building on adjacent plots . |
| 3 | about joining the airport policy consortium to making sure that members and officers views are er sort of , er officer and member representation and to make sure that Hertfordshire 's views are heard on this policy consortium because as Peter quite rightly said , erm it 's made up of members and officers of County and District Council 's South of the river and yes although their com their main intention is opposing terminal five , regrettably yes they are considering expansion at Stansted er , er far more than an alternative . |
| 4 | At first sight , this could turn out to be the bargain of the century , because the asset-values are calculated on 1991 prices , even though Russian prices rose by a vertiginous 2,600% during 1992 . |
| 5 | In an editorial statement later this morning , Akira Kobayashi , the Chief Executive Officer of GenTech East , will explain how unreasonable and inefficient the Soviets are proving on this issue . |
| 6 | Holograms are placed on real Microsoft products to distinguish them from fakes ; but they , too , were being mass-produced for counterfeiters by a university in China . |
| 7 | The fund 's assets are placed on fixed deposit with AA credit-rated banks . |
| 8 | The living turtles are placed on burning coals and heated until their top and bottom shells become malleable enough to rip off . |
| 9 | Those of the dragonfly are placed on either side of the head and seem to act as horizon detectors . |
| 10 | A light source and photosensitive device photodiode , phototransistor or photovoltaic cell — are placed on opposite sides of the disc , so that the device is illuminated whenever a disc slot is in front of the light source . |
| 11 | This pattern , which echoes the scheme invented by Sylvester for the Tate Gallery more than twenty years ago and encourages a focus upon single works , is continued in the long gallery of the ground floor where paintings from 1929 to 1939 are placed on both sides of a partition wall . |
| 12 | Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses . |
| 13 | Donkey Lane In answer to a letter sent by the chairman , the Department of Planning stated that no restrictions are placed on this road with regard to its use by horses . |
| 14 | Full details of how to enter are given on this page |
| 15 | ‘ So many runners are depending on this race to qualify for the Olympics , especially the Portuguese , who have been in invincible form in half-marathons , and I would not be surprised if the winner is someone no one has heard of . ’ |
| 16 | 93 stations are listed on 380 frequencies . |
| 17 | On inter-island sectors when conditions are suitable , routes are flown on special VFR clearances , often not above 1,000 feet . |
| 18 | The soils are developed on freshwater alluvium . |
| 19 | The genuine popularity of the Prince , his self-evident concern and compassion , and events like his fortieth birthday party ( held in a Birmingham tram shed ) are drawing on new sources of support for the institution of monarchy beyond the recesses of middle-class dreaming . |
| 20 | The designers are drawing on broader influences : architecture , painting , and dance . |
| 21 | Where the tucks occur , the stitches that are knitting on each side are pulled upwards , out of shape . |
| 22 | Pairs of stimuli are aligned on two tracks of a magnetic tape such that the onset and offset of one stimulus coincide exactly with the onset and offset of the second stimulus . |
| 23 | Small , lance-shaped , dark green leaves are arranged on long stems in whorls of 6–8 . |
| 24 | Their decisions are binding on industrial tribunals and have had a significant impact on managerial practices by major employers . |
| 25 | Aforementioned principles and provisions are binding on all Member State authorities , including the courts . |
| 26 | They are binding on all academics engaged in their profession , whatever their discipline . |
| 27 | His standards are binding on all men . |
| 28 | In the GDR , the ruling Socialist Unity Party 's politburo makes policies , and decisions of higher bodies are binding on lower ones . |
| 29 | Because authorities do not have the right to impose completely independent duties on people , because their directives should reflect dependent reasons which are binding on those people in any case , they have the right to replace people 's own judgment on the merits of the case . |
| 30 | His decisions are binding on both parties , subject only to the High Court on a point of law . |