Example sentences of "on [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pow , in spite of taking a knock on the knee , will be at stand-off for today 's home encounter against Watsonians , who are on eight points but still embroiled in the relegation issue . |
| 2 | In deciding whether police services are ‘ special ’ the court will take into account : ( 1 ) whether the officers are required to attend on private premises or in a public place ; ( 2 ) whether violence has already occurred or is imminent — if so , the services can not be ‘ special ’ ; ( 3 ) the nature of the event — public events like elections lie at one end of the spectrum , private events like weddings at the other , and events like football matches somewhere in the middle ; ( 4 ) whether protection can be provided without using officers who would otherwise be on other duties or off duty . |
| 3 | ‘ That is a slur on private nurseries and good quality pre-school play groups . ’ |
| 4 | More contaminated oil went on private roads and on Bliss 's own farm . |
| 5 | The government on July 5 lifted price controls on private goods and services , and deregulated business operations , in an effort to attract domestic and foreign investors and to set clear economic rules to all sectors . |
| 6 | Jim D'Avila Deputy Leader of Thamesdown Borough Council says much of the private investment in Swindon depends on private companies and they are finding it hard in the recession . |
| 7 | Mundell denies common assault on Private Downs and both officers deny causing actual bodily harm to Lt Brearey . |
| 8 | He said he would also like to see progress on workers ' safety and health , with the adoption of the directives on pregnant women and working time . |
| 9 | Textbooks on research methods rarely mention the problems that arise when undertaking research on controversial topics or conducting it in sensitive locations . |
| 10 | The government estimates that at least 10,000 people will be prohibited from political activity — such individuals will also be prevented from speaking or writing on controversial issues unless the council deems it part of their job . |
| 11 | The ensemble canzon soon ceased to lean on specific chansons and developed a style of its own , uncluttered by the ornamentation of the keyboard canzon or the contrapuntal science of the ricercar , a style which Praetorius characterized in his Syntagma as ‘ fresh , gay and quick ’ ( frisch , frölich und geschwinde ) . |
| 12 | Although practice varies , users can visit such centres during regular weekly open evenings or during in-service courses which focus on specific programs and their curricular application . |
| 13 | Should specialist services be brought in from outside for advice on specific problems and for continuing support ? iv Can we reconcile hopes for continuity of care in a service with ideas of segregation ? |
| 14 | ( c ) General clarification of your thoughts on specific topics and questions ( for a single student or a group of individuals ) |
| 15 | After brushing thoroughly , it is important to concentrate on specific areas that get particularly dirty . |
| 16 | Norman said : ‘ There will also be lots of local initiatives , concentrating on specific areas and specific problems . ’ |
| 17 | These forms of sexuality were dependent on specific codes and rituals to give them meaning . |
| 18 | Japanese businesses tend to be more focused on specific activities than is the case in the West , where mergers and acquisitions typically result in conglomerates of unrelated businesses . |
| 19 | It is quite reasonable for someone to draw on specific groups and try to understand particular pieces of action , to use a wider theoretical framework in which to place these actions and try to understand them in this way . |
| 20 | A Far Eastern bank 's personnel spokesman agreed that generally good candidates had been found but , in common with two anonymous respondents , he would not comment on specific firms and expressed a lack of confidence in many of them . |
| 21 | and on specific issues that interested the Unionists Lloyd George promised an open mind on tariffs and no coercion of Ulster . |
| 22 | To sum up then , according to the so-called unorthodox view , the company , or rather individuals on the conglomerate 's behalf , deals on either inside information acquired in the course of business about another company , for example , an investment banking client on the verge of announcing an increase in expected profits ; or on information ‘ leaked ’ by one arm of the conglomerate about a long or short position it has taken as market maker on specific shares and which it would like to off-load into the accounts of customers in the conglomerate 's fund management arm . |
| 23 | In value-for-money terms , the Sega looks the best buy among the games machines , the Commodore 64 for a tape-based home micro , and then either the Atari ST or Amiga A500 — both disc-based systems — depending on specific needs and disposable income . |
| 24 | The temporary grassland area has increased ( by 12% ) in this period , presumably the result of cultivation of previous permanent grassland on lower slopes and valley bottoms . |
| 25 | Others have been offered jobs on lower grades and salaries or short contracts . |
| 26 | Marketing conferences which point to the sales potential of young-old people contrast them sharply with a view of older retired people as being on lower incomes and lacking an interest in consumption . |
| 27 | She said : ‘ Women are now having to support themselves and for women on lower incomes or on income support participating in education is an impossibility unless they have savings . |
| 28 | The public , as clients , equally base their attitudes to the quality of the services they receive on subjective assessments that are more than a little conditioned by their individual social attitudes . |
| 29 | Analyses of secondary data on aggregate trends and patterns of investment by such enterprises are supplemented by an examination of prominent job losses reported in the financial press and interviews with the management of multinationals in two industries ( man-made fibres and scientific and industrial instruments ) . |
| 30 | However , the cows are hardy sucklers and economic feeders ; they breed regularly for many years on extensive systems and are said to ‘ age gracefully ’ . |