Example sentences of "on [noun pl] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Vascular-arbuscular mycorrhizae are spread as spores by wind , water and animals both invertebrate and vertebrate , the longest distances perhaps being achieved on birds ' feet , as well as by the more familiar root contact and infected plant material .
2 The application with the particularly detrimental effect on operators ' jobs was the biscuit dough mixing automation .
3 And some say that tight SEC rules on shareholders ' freedom to talk to one another , and to their company , hinder good corporate governance .
4 The majority supported the basic idea of the OFR : that company directors should provide with the reports and accounts a commentary on the operating results , a review of financial needs and resources and a commentary on shareholders ' return and value .
5 This helped to maintain the return on shareholders ' investment .
6 They comprise : a goodwill write-off on disposal of the Glassrock ( home health care ) operation in the — US £117.1m ( BOC stresses the charge is balanced by an equal credit to reserves and there is no effect on shareholders ' equity or cash flow ) ; reorganisation and disposal of Glassrock — profit £14m ; reorganisation of health care division — £25.4m ; and profit on the disposal of fixed assets from continuing operations £1.6m
7 CUPID has its sights trained on shareholders ' bank accounts in an attempt to raise £1.9 million via a rights issue and a share subscription , the wedding dress maker said yesterday .
8 Experimental studies with UV-B levels enhanced from zero to 50 per cent above natural levels have shown adverse effects on fishes ' eggs , larvae and juveniles , on shrimps , crabs , zooplankton , and other aquatic organisms , as well as on phytoplankton and other aquatic plants which are essential to the aquatic food-web .
9 The cash will be raised by a 5% levy on all transfer fees and a 10% levy on clubs ' bonus payments the cash received at the end of each season relating to where teams ' finish in the final league tables .
10 This section will focus on solicitors ' charges but will only consider them in outline .
11 Pagan Osborne Grace & Calders is the latest in a series forced to make staff redundant as the recession continues to take its toll on solicitors ' business , particularly conveyancing and commercial work .
12 With , against him , not only the new laws — on the grounds that they could well still be fully operative — but his 37 years , Probyn may miss out on Lions ' selection .
13 The worst episode of foul play was perpetrated by Southland lock Mark Tinnock , whose feet went up and down repeatedly in a tap-dancing motion on Lions ' flanker Richard Webster during a ruck .
14 The Romanesque development shows , however , in the deeply recessed mouldings and jambs and in the columns which stand on lions ' backs .
15 The tests were based on European Standards , adapted to conditions in the home , and were carried out on Maples ' 100% nylon twist-pile carpet and on tiled flooring .
16 Although three-quarters of these youngsters joined work experience schemes on employers ' premises , nevertheless the demands on the further education colleges have increased proportionately .
17 " Artisan " could embrace many independent craftsmen trading in their own product from their own shops , but it usually covered as well those skilled manufacturers dependent on work put out by merchant capitalists and wage-earning journeymen on employers ' premises .
18 the effects of product market trends and regional specialisms on employers ' strategies ;
19 In this study for the Employment Department , Peck and Stone provide some very interesting evidence on employers ' attempts to embrace the new industrial relations .
20 Careers Officers will be familiar with practices in local YTS schemes and so are well-placed to comment and advise on employers ' proposals .
21 Many in the last decade have chosen to be independent in the way they handle trade unions and collective bargaining rather than rely , as in the past , on employers ' associations and multi employer bargaining .
22 The study builds on earlier work on employers ' associations and training policy in the same four industries .
23 Its limitations are the lack of information on temporary workers employed on open-ended contracts and casual workers , on occupations of temporary workers , on employers ' reasons for using such labour and on associated wage and other costs .
24 Whilst by no means an ideal data base , WIRS does provide the most extensive and most representative survey information currently available on employers ' use of temporary labour in Britain .
25 The only representative study containing information on employers ' use of temporary workers is the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey ( WIRS ) conducted by the Department of Employment together with PSI .
26 Our analysis of the available statistical sources on employers ' use of the extent of temporary working was complemented by interviews with personnel managers and , as appropriate , trade union representatives from industries , enterprises and establishments where various types of temporary worker were to be found .
27 The data from WIRS did not always show that establishments where trade unions were recognised or where union density was high were also less likely than others to use temporary workers [ see Table 3.9–10 ] , but there were good reasons to explain this — not least the absence of a question in the survey on employers ' use of casual workers .
28 The more limited information on employers ' use of temporary workers available from WIRS provides further evidence of the absence of any significant change .
29 Similarly , professional groups possessing key skills can often rely on employers ' dependence upon them .
30 There are plenty of other calls on savers ' cash .
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