Example sentences of "or on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its nearness to his original Cork roots meant that he could easily retain his contact with the main body of the community , and it also kept him within fairly comfortable walking distance of the synagogue — an important consideration because of the religious law forbidding riding on the Sabbath or on solemn festivals . |
| 2 | In the case of more general or abstract essays ( on whole works , on authors or on critical issues ) , it is necessary to find other means of organising an argument — though some of the means also turn out to be applicable when looking at individual passages . |
| 3 | Adventitious roots grow from the upper parts of a plant , as often seen on the houseplant monstera , or on trailing stems of ivy and marrows . |
| 4 | Please remember , however , that if you exceed the agreed amount or overdraw your account without prior arrangement , you will automatically be charged a higher rate of interest on the excess or on unauthorised amounts . |
| 5 | It therefore becomes the responsibility of those who control its application to prevent any developments which could have undesirable effects , either on society in general or on limited sectors such as agriculture . |
| 6 | To the question , ‘ Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? ’ , respondents admitting regular usage accounted for only 15% of the companies surveyed . |
| 7 | Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? |
| 8 | It was thought by some that too great a burden might be placed on principals in smaller firms or on sole practitioners if such a proposal were made mandatory , and that either the ‘ net ’ of suitable signatories should be widened to include assistant solicitors or Fellows of ILEX , or that the category of undertaking to which the ‘ rule ’ might apply should exclude those of a routine or non-financial nature . |
| 9 | If they suspect satanic influence amongst any group of people , they would also look with suspicion on anyone associated with that group , whether politically , socially , or on religious grounds . |
| 10 | Some equations , asserted in a certain context or on certain assumptions , have to do with parts of causal circumstances . |
| 11 | Such effects are shown by differences between the test samples and control samples stored in impermeable containers , e.g. , ( a ) adverse effects on moisture sensitive products resulting from the inward passage of water vapour ; or on certain products because of the inward diffusion of atmospheric oxygen ; ( b ) adverse effects arising from the outward passage of volatile constituents of product , e.g. , water vapour , i.e. , evaporation of product ; loss of perfume or flavour , or ‘ panelling ’ of plastic bottles . |
| 12 | The horsetails reproduce by means of spores , which are born in small cone-like structures at the tip of the branches or on modified shoots . |
| 13 | We now need to make it easier for those council tenants living in high-cost areas or on low incomes to move gradually into home ownership , without taking on too heavy a financial burden at any one time . |
| 14 | THERE is no need for Mr Smith to impose taxes on capital or on financial institutions though : his policies look set to do their damage by knocking the most valuable asset owned by most voters — their homes . |
| 15 | Many composers have used melodic shapes based on virtually the same scale and chord patterns , or on similar rhythms , yet produced themes unmistakably their own . |
| 16 | — not to create foreign military bases in the Persian Gulf or on adjacent islands ; not to deploy nuclear weapons of mass destruction there ; |
| 17 | Many Scots magnates , related to or on good terms with the Comyns , took the English part . |
| 18 | The sufferer from alcoholism may or may not hide bottles but will very rarely run out of stock altogether " because you never know when you might need to entertain someone " — All sufferers from Chemical Dependency will tend to spend scarce money on alcohol or drugs rather than on food , clothing , housing or on unpaid bills . |
| 19 | There is no necessary connection between evil and religion , either a logical one or on factual grounds . |
| 20 | Instead of linking up with political parties , they relied on official helpers or on individual members of the gentry , who were normally their main opponents on the land question . |
| 21 | The 20mm and 40mm quick-firing guns here were in or on concrete emplacements , and although the crew of the outer guns were knocked out for a time the Germans got this battery firing again , and the searchlight on the Mole 's tip was never put out . |
| 22 | This wrasse is very common and is found in a variety of habitats — on sea grass meadows , amongst rocks on harbour walls or piers , or on rocky outcrops . |
| 23 | Who are these anonymous people in the organization making decisions on pay ( " The company should pay us more " ) or on other issues ( " The company should take a tougher line against the competition " ) ? |
| 24 | Similarly , someone who is primarily in a bulimic phase of the disease may binge on lettuce or on other foodstuffs that have particularly low calorie value and weight-producing potential or may even control body weight by dramatically reducing fluid intake . |
| 25 | Thus cab for example will appear as [ kΕb ] for some speakers on some occasions and [ ka.b ] for others or on other occasions . |
| 26 | To that end , a check list is essential in order to avoid any oversights and the information obtained should be recorded on a sheet or on separate sheets . |
| 27 | One solution to paint those moments when world is frozen , when we experience time as standing still : when we look in mirrors , or on hot afternoons . |
| 28 | Discounts are available for customers returning from Venice on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express or on selected dates . |
| 29 | More political clout attaches to cutting the ribbon on one big factory ( or on grandiose developments like the Renaissance Centre ) than on sponsoring 1,000 small businesses . |
| 30 | We suspect that in many work settings 70 per cent of time spent on task or on associated activities would be a remarkable achievement . |