Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The survival of Rock has depended on its position as the core of Male Teen Culture . |
| 2 | And since the case for the development of an industrial co-operative sector stands primarily on its merit as the practice of industrial democracy , we have now to ask whether the proposals contained in the majority Report of the Bullock Committee are a valid and , if so , a preferable alternative . |
| 3 | Singapore is building on its base as the world 's biggest container port , which it won from Hong Kong two years ago , and is offering tax incentives to shipping companies which move there . |
| 4 | An outer cylinder of platinum was used as the anode , with a rod of palladium on its axis as the cathode . |
| 5 | His teaching was ‘ received on her heart as the seal on the wax ’ , and she surrendered her life to the claims of the Lord Jesus Christ . |
| 6 | She felt his fingers tighten on her flesh as the anger in his voice seared across her consciousness . |
| 7 | Police yesterday urged women in Sussex to be on their guard as the man ‘ who wants to hurt women ’ may strike again . |
| 8 | ‘ One of our pilots , Bill Topper , who I am glad to see is with us today , took part in this raid tells how he was able to listen to the crew of a Lancaster chatting away on their intercom as the RT transmit button was down , I understand their conversation not only included details of their local pub , but the name of the target ahead . |
| 9 | In many cases they have the public on their side as the recent furore over the rail links with London has demonstrated . |
| 10 | Having played on his position as the injured party , Lewis has achieved a result that , even if he 's truly aggrieved , suits both he and Bowe . |
| 11 | It 's obvious Peter has got himself into money difficulties and hit on the idea of producing a fiancée in order to get his hands on his share as the quickest way of solving them . |
| 12 | Where Marx turned Hegel on his head to create historical materialism , Toffler , argues , history turned Marx on his head as the informational determines the material . |
| 13 | Then a grinding and then all of a sudden Captain Pugwash fell flat on his face as the stone he had been sitting on swung upwards , revealing a dark space below . |
| 14 | No helmet , no visor , just his MCC cap with St George on his horse as the badge . |
| 15 | In a series of hit shows , including The Reluctant Debutante , The Chiltern Hundreds and The Kingfisher , he drew on his background as the son of the 13th Earl of Home . |
| 16 | NEWS At Ten editor-in-chief Stewart Purvis has walked out on his family as the programme 's marriage jinx struck again . |
| 17 | Perhaps it signifies the fact that the poem could apply to anyone in life for we are all at this moment in the process of dying even though presumably not as far forward on our journey as the poet . |