Example sentences of "are [adj] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Verbier ( 0-40cm ) and Zermatt ( 0-45cm ) are skiable on upper slopes . |
| 2 | The people here are marooned on these estates . |
| 3 | The DSS believes that NICs are due on such payments ( the Faculty has set out the reasons why it does not agree ) , but comments that it is possible to deal with matters rather differently by the so-called ‘ statutory method ’ . |
| 4 | The Government are guilty on all counts . |
| 5 | The ventral arm plates are longer than wide with the lateral edges distinctly convex and the distal edge indented , they are contiguous on proximal segments , separated on distal ones . |
| 6 | They are wrong on all counts . |
| 7 | They are wrong on both counts . ’ |
| 8 | This labour movement link-up provides a key safeguard against the rise of alternative progressive parties ( such as the Green movements in Europe ) which are dependent on individual contributors . |
| 9 | Their forms of organization are partly structured by the dominant network of power and authority and they are dependent on specific languages to endow their protests with meaning . |
| 10 | Hence it is appropriate that local councils are dependent on central funds . |
| 11 | If we look at some further examples from Cecily O'Neill 's and Alan Lambert 's Drama Structures , we shall see that many group experiences are dependent on these kinds of simple structures . |
| 12 | The historicist position , Popper tells us , insists that any regularities of social life are dependent on historical changes in cultural life . |
| 13 | CL colour and brightness are dependent on several factors , including beam voltage , current , surface current density ( a function of beam focus ) , nature of sample surface , time for which sample has previously been irradiated , degree of heating ( thermal quenching or emission of thermoluminescence ) and the geochemical composition of the sample itself . |
| 14 | ‘ People are different on different days — they 've got their moods . |
| 15 | It also presents the most difficult problem for those who , like myself , are convinced on practical grounds that a sufficient case can not be made out for the restoration of capital punishment . |
| 16 | One explanation for all the flying muck is that , after such a long campaign , the candidates ( whose views are similar on many issues ) simply ran out of things to say . |
| 17 | Seats that can face wither forward or to the rear are standard on many models , which is useful as the seat will have a longer utility value . |
| 18 | Three-way catalytic converters are standard on all models . |
| 19 | AIB engineers are not afraid of getting their hands dirty ; in fact , they claim that they are lucky on most occasions if it is only their hands . |
| 20 | Introducing Mr John Redwood MP , Minister of Corporate Affairs , who presented the award , Sir Brian Corby , President of the Confederation of British Industry , said : ‘ Rentokil 's achievements are remarkable on two counts . |
| 21 | Bosses are over-dependent on short-term borrowings |
| 22 | The tutors are all trained by the company and are competent on all models of the french electronic machines . |
| 23 | The pros are meticulous on these points , or at least the majority of them are , because others — like them making their living — are coming up behind . |
| 24 | It is not quite so important to duplicate the reel , but it is still wise , if only for the fact that your spare spools are interchangeable on both reels . |
| 25 | Certainly the same surnames are evident on both sides of the border . |
| 26 | No numerical illustrations are given because it is the very nature of the techniques described that they are successful on large problems — too large to illustrate explicitly here . |
| 27 | However , car buyers should be aware that all kinds of discounts are available on new cars and that an interest-free loan for 75 per cent for two years might still work out more expensive than borrowing elsewhere and getting a large cash discount on the purchase price . |
| 28 | Thirdly , most of the courses are available on two levels — degree and diploma — with scope for transferability between courses and an element of delayed choice built into all appropriate programmes of study . |
| 29 | As data are available on individual drugs and the doctor ordering them , professional advisers can use them to inform their visits to apparent high and low cost prescribers and to make recommendations for change . |
| 30 | And , even more essential , that the typefaces you are using within the package are available on those systems . |