Example sentences of "on [art] [noun pl] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The IMF , however , taking into account another failure in the June test , suspended further drawdowns and negotiations commenced on the conditions for further assistance , expected to include a further devaluation . |
2 | Darwin was eager to emphasise the reputation of the scientists who had worked on the descriptions for each volume . |
3 | The first requirement of the system is for the librarian at each service point to estimate the desired size of his stock on the shelves for each interest category . |
4 | According to the Soil Association — the largest body of organic farmers , of which Tustian is a member — although sales of organic produce have increased overall because there is more of it in the shops ( much of it imported ) , the recession also means that some of it lingers on the shelves for longer . |
5 | This condition was aggravated by the fact that drought and bad weather had resulted in crop failures on the farms for three successive years . |
6 | In this chapter and others , we describe and comment on the strategies for professional development adopted and/or commended , ranging from day-to-day collaboration in the classroom , as discussed above , to whole-school strategies such as those explored in Chapters 3 and 6 , and LEA courses and the work of advisers which we consider in Chapter 7 . |
7 | In conclusion I will make some comments on the requisites for effective rules relating to the control of armed conflicts . |
8 | The decision is likely to postpone a hearing on the charges for many months and it is now thought that the case could eventually be heard in Milan instead of Turin . |
9 | On 30th March , the Crown admitted that it would not offer evidence on the charges for two of the murders and they were quietly abandoned . |
10 | She started ‘ working ’ at the age of 14 and has been on the streets for five years . |
11 | Yeah your , here 's , here 's your Christmas present I was on the streets for that . |
12 | Many have a serious addiction or illness and have lived on the streets for much of their lives . |
13 | Speculations on the reasons for such a correlation include the following possibilities : |
14 | Speculations on the reasons for such a correlation include the following possibilities : |
15 | So we need , it 's simply a question of pulling in on the reasons for this , if it 's maternity , it 's suspension , it gives us much more understanding than simply globally assuming everybody who 's away is sick . |
16 | In vain she had remonstrated with the powers that be that she had to be on the air in the Docklands by six , and when she finally pitched up , I had been put back on the phones for another session of ‘ And your address is — can you spell that please ? ’ |
17 | This allows the output for each motor to depend on the inputs for all three joints . |
18 | They worked on the plans for future operations . |
19 | A site has yet to be secured — although the Mountain View , California-based company said it had been working on the plans for some 18 months — and a choice will be announced within 60 days , according to Sun 's chief financial officer , Kevin Melia . |
20 | The European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF ) was finally established in 1975 , together with general agreement on the definition of a region , on the criteria for determining eligibility for assistance and upon the general characteristics that policies should possess . |
21 | The EC agreed to prepare a report on the criteria for eventual EC membership by the Visegrad countries , but no timetable for admission was agreed . |
22 | The analysis is based on the projections for 1995/96 made by the Government 's own consultants . |
23 | Professor Roesdahl , of Aarhus University , Denmark , who is one of the chief organisers , explains that Scandinavian scholars had been planning a major show on the Vikings for some time , and the French became involved because they had also wanted to hold such an exhibition , partly to examine the Viking role in Normandy . |
24 | The old Company had paid lavish dividends of about 20 per cent at first , which had led to calls on the shareholders for more capital in the 1690s ; after 1709 the new company paid dividends starting at 8 per cent and declining as the years passed . |
25 | Quayle Munro has recently undertaken the review for the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , on the options for private sector finance with regard to water and sewerage in Scotland . |
26 | The greater the complexity of systems , the more danger of something going wrong , and the less chance individual will has of operating on the systems for good . |
27 | Colour specialists in Louisville have been working on the changes for three years , using information pulled in from dealers and regional sales people . |
28 | The British Medical Association led an attack on the eugenists for confusing undesirable behaviour with mental deficiency and for advocating sterilisation of the feeble-minded . |
29 | The dwarf maintains an assault on the trees for long periods and achieves little ( the equivalent of frequent , low-magnitude events ) ; the giant sleeps most of the time but occasionally wakes and causes great destruction ( a catastrophic event ) whereas the man works regular hours and systematically achieves the greatest effects ( events that occur once or twice each year ) . |
30 | The Chief Ringwraith stays on the Barrow-downs for some while before Frodo sets out , ‘ and the Barrow-wights were roused , and all things of evil spirit , hostile to Elves and Men , were on the watch with malice in the Old Forest and on the Barrow-downs ’ ( UT , p. 348 ) . |