Example sentences of "on [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Under some pressure from the Liberals , he agreed to accept amendments to reduce the standard rate of income tax in his Finance Bill , but his alternative scheme of including a 2 per cent surcharge on employers ' National Insurance contributions was much attacked in the City . |
2 | To attract more businesses , the maximum fees for company registration were cut from £50,000 to £5,000 and a 10 p.c. rebate on employers ' national insurance contributions was introduced . |
3 | In fact the rot set in 15 years ago when Dr Coggan asked for a meeting with Jim Callaghan to lobby for the Church to be exempted from a two per cent surcharge on employers ' National Insurance contributions . |
4 | Early work on clients ' own perceptions emphasized the lack of practical responses and the heavy reliance on ‘ talk ’ ( Mayer and Timms , 1970 ) , however helpful that may itself be ( Phillimore , 1981 ) . |
5 | Although management as such did not feature in these aims , the Authority perceived from the outset that their successful implementation would depend as much on schools ' internal management styles and strategies as on external guidance , advice and support . |
6 | The Faculty believes that the scale charge should be based on manufacturers ' retail list prices , provided the Revenue publishes an annual list of such prices . |
7 | No centrally imposed rules on countries ' budgetary policy ; instead , there will be ‘ binding procedures ’ . |
8 | The most vigorous counterattack on pluralists ' methodological criticisms came from a group of ‘ neo-elitist ’ authors in the 1960s . |
9 | NIC on directors ' current accounts |
10 | But it questions whether pollution levels have truly fallen in that period , since the figures are based on companies ' revised interpretations of what they are required to report . |
11 | Relying on banks ' prudent ratios , however , which can vary considerably , makes precise control of the money supply very difficult indeed . |
12 | Our analysis is still incomplete , however , as there is a deictic usage of come that is based not on participants ' actual location , but on their normative location or home-base . |
13 | The second influence on individuals ' social power is what are called the bases they have to draw on . |
14 | THE EFFECTS ON CARERS ' LIVING STANDARD |
15 | Genetic theory on Asians ' special schooling needs |
16 | The proposal 's legislative future , however , is uncertain , since the state assembly has ended its regular two-year session and the legislature reconvenes in special session after the November elections , at a time when the art market may not be the most urgent item on legislators ' year-end calendars . |
17 | They often have directors on firms ' supervisory boards , the second tier of German boards which is required by law and includes elected representatives of the workforce . |
18 | For SCOTVEC centres , the most obviously new feature of the Quality Framework is the regular audit which SCOTVEC will carry out on centres ' internal quality systems . |
19 | Marseille 's foreign stars , Croat Alen Boksic and German international Rudi Voeller had earlier fired the Frenchmen into what looked an unassailable lead , but they had n't counted on Rangers ' indomitable spirit . |
20 | This project focuses on teachers ' developing assessment practices in relation to both TA and SAT administration at KS1 , and on the interpretation and use of results made by other teachers , parents and LEAs . |
21 | Drawing extensively on teachers ' own reflections and comments he points to various external constraints that structure the tasks teachers are expected to perform , as well as those deriving from the organization of time , space and activities in schools themselves . |
22 | Although no exact figures on EDS ' Italian revenues in 1992 were available , an EDS spokesman estimated them to be $20m , most of which are General Motors Corp-related . |
23 | There was heavy emphasis on leaders ' reported statements at the expense of the event or situation in which the remarks were made : |
24 | I would put more emphasis on the role of schools and teachers in dissuading girls from science , and less on girls ' internal states . |
25 | In particular , attention is focused on girls ' differential engagement with , and performance in , certain scientific and technical subjects ( see , for example , The Further Education Unit , 1985b ; The Schools Council Project on Reducing Sex Differentiation in Schools , 1983 ; Brent LEA , 1982 ) . |
26 | Amongst liberals , there has been a tendency to believe that remedying the gender imbalances in these books might have a positive influence on girls ' educational achievement . |
27 | Calculating any extra resource using an index based on doctors ' own perceptions of what creates work seems the more valid approach as these will presumably be factors deterring doctors from working in underprivileged areas or causing them to limit access so as to avoid overwork . |
28 | It could produce scarring and for that reason we could not use it on babies ' delicate skin . ’ |
29 | The work led Russell himself to conclude that the teaching of the subject had no effect whatsoever on pupils ' political outlook . |
30 | Some information on pupils ' specific knowledge and skills is also likely to be of interest to parents and employers . |