Example sentences of "on [art] [adj] [noun pl] that " in BNC.
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1 | As for Prince Charles , having declared that he kept an open mind on the subject of complementary medicine , he gave a dissertation on the recent allegations that he had taken to the occult : ‘ I do not play with a Ouija board . |
2 | It meant because of my experience and my knowledge I was erm able to advise the Superintendent in charge , Mr , on the various options that were available to him and also erm advise him whether he was considering other options , whether they would be safe or otherwise . |
3 | Okay well I 'll I 'll do a I 'll do a note on on the various headings that I 've made so we 've all got the same piece of paper . |
4 | The main emphasis is on the various ways that these relationships may pattern and establish expectations and opportunities for different individuals . |
5 | And perhaps secondly erm there is not a body of information which has been submitted to er this examination public which advises you in detail on the various issues that we think need to be addressed leading to the erm proposal occasions and I would have thought it would have been difficult for the panel to come to a a conclusion but I may be wrong on that . |
6 | There is a very large and sophisticated literature on the various measures that could be used to summarize economic inequality and make comparisons over time within one country and between countries ( see Sen 1973 and Jenkins 1991 ) . |
7 | Just a very brief comment , perhaps summing up the and commenting on the various contributions that we 've heard so far . |
8 | So it has dawned on the financial markets that the enemy might actually win the next election . |
9 | That in turn will have an impact on the financial calculations that British Rail will need to do for the construction of the new station at King 's Cross . |
10 | Certainly their substance should be accessible to anyone not so far gone in the contemplation of astrology — a science , so it is widely held , on the cogent grounds that its practitioners use computers — homeopathy , aromatherapy , or telekinesis as to be beyond the reach of reason . |
11 | After each separate exercise allow a minute or so for fuller relaxation to take place and for you to concentrate on the pleasant sensations that relaxation brings . |
12 | After months of work Prestbury Park looked proud of itself today on the eve of what horseracing folk regard as their Olympic games … to race … to ride … to watch at Cheltenham is the highlight of the year … millions of pounds will be bet on the nineteen races that make up the festival and this is one place where the budget rarely bites … |
13 | The law-makers , roundly condemned by Brian Moore , England 's hooker , on the nonsensical grounds that they have not played for 40 years , have decided that when a maul — ball in hand — grinds to a halt , or the ball becomes unplayable , the team not in possession at the start of the maul should put the ball into an ensuing scrum . |
14 | In the serrania ( the mountain districts ) there were large areas of poor pasture or small holdings and it was in these regions rather than on the great estates that Anarchism was later to find its most fanatical adherents . |
15 | Work is now well advanced on the regional reports that describe the geology shown on the offshore maps . |
16 | Work is now well advanced on the regional reports that describe the geology shown on the offshore maps . |
17 | This is followed by sections on optimizing the performance of direct files , and on the practical steps that can be taken to maximize the efficiency of these files in operation . |
18 | We will discuss a little later the emotions implications of this but for the moment we are reflecting on the practical issues that overwhelm the bereaved person . |
19 | Where appropriate this section would draw on the separate reports that are to be made under the conventions on climate change and biodiversity and the statement of principles on forests . |
20 | On the rare nights that he was not in The Bar Boy would lay out all these papers in a circle on the floor around his bed ( he had this affectation of keeping his bed , a mattress on the floor , in the centre of his small but almost empty room ) . |
21 | On the rare occasions that they took place in the dining-room Fru Møller 's professional know-how and courtesy were apt to desert her . |
22 | Whatever the desirable size of a library 's stock , the practical starting point for this kind of decision must be the size of the library building itself , and other factors are subordinated to it except on the rare occasions that new libraries are planned . |
23 | The truth is , few people believe that revelations are going to be made to them in dreams — and even on the rare occasions that an individual really felt a dream was of overwhelming " significance " , the so-called dream-books could only taken in the most gullible . |
24 | On the rare occasions that the drains run very clear you can see that the dredger has left all sorts of lumps and troughs along the bottom and these would never be found normally except by the most meticulous plumbing . |
25 | I like rich bourgeois food on the rare occasions that I have it . |
26 | As chapter 3 suggested , nationalized industry chairmen in Britain , on the rare occasions that they lose their positions , do so for political disagreements with ministers rather than through incompetent performance . |
27 | Thus , along with several of his contemporaries at the Palace , Ronnie Dunn was only really appreciated by the Palace fans and not on the bigger stages that his prowess deserved . |
28 | Mr De Klerk justified his decision on the curious grounds that an inquiry would take too long and would create ‘ a climate of suspicion and distrust ’ which ‘ the country can ill afford at this stage in its history ’ . |
29 | Ripa di Meana 's letter attracted wide publicity , mostly concentrating on the individual schemes that he claimed failed the directive , such as a road to the East London River Crossing that will go through the middle of Oxleas Wood , the M3 link over Twyford Down near Winchester , and a £100 million Coca Cola plant in Northampton . |
30 | The most generally accepted mechanism of evolutionary change is the modern version of Darwinian natural selection , based on the simple propositions that ( a ) like begets like , though with minor , essentially chance , variations ; ( b ) all organisms are capable of producing more offspring than actually can survive to maturity and reproduce in their turn ; ( c ) those offspring that do survive to reproduce must in some way be variants that are better adapted to their environment than those that fail ; and ( d ) those favoured variants are likely to reproduce the favourable variation in their own offspring . |