Example sentences of "upon [art] [noun sg] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and , and in that case it does have an independent effect , it 's an incremental effect upon the restrictiveness and that makes it bad in itself |
| 2 | The judgment of the House of Lords rested upon the principle that municipal courts are not competent to adjudicate upon transactions entered into by independent sovereign States on the international plane , and did not directly address the issues raised by Westland . |
| 3 | As the punishments resumed , the sound of revving engines broke upon the scene and three open trucks crowded with new coolie labourers swung into the compound in a swirl of dust . |
| 4 | The rules against bias work reasonably well apart from confusion over the test for establishing bias , and happily there are few reported cases upon the subject and most of these are not ‘ heinous . ’ |
| 5 | But he would also have concluded that its ability to survive into the next century would depend upon the character and common sense of Prince Charles . |
| 6 | This is based upon the proposition that some people require lesser levels of care than that provided in the care setting in which they are located , and that it is more cost-effective for them to be supported in a less dependent setting ( Challis , 1992c ) . |
| 7 | This provision does not charge the basic rate of tax upon the settlor and special rules apply if the lower rate is in point . |
| 8 | Divorce of this kind was first introduced into English law by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 , and from then until 1969 it was based upon the doctrine that some matrimonial offence ( such as adultery or desertion ) must have been committed by one spouse before the other could obtain relief . |
| 9 | Overall the effects of caring obviously vary considerably depending upon the relationship and residential relationship of carer and dependant . |
| 10 | ( h ) To borrow and raise money in any manner and to secure the repayment of any money borrowed , raised or owing by mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Company 's property or assets ( whether present or future ) , including its uncalled capital , and also by a similar mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or security to secure and guarantee the performance by the Company of any obligation or liability it may undertake or which may become binding on it . |
| 11 | ( h ) To borrow and raise money in any manner and to secure the repayment of any money borrowed , raised or owing by mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Company 's property or assets ( whether present or future ) , including its uncalled capital , and also by a similar mortgage , charge , standard security , lien or security to secure and guarantee the performance by the Company of any obligation or liability it may undertake or which may become binding on it . |
| 12 | The right to registered trade marks grew out of the rules of common law and equity , under which a trader who passed off his goods upon the public as those of another was held liable to damages and an injunction at the suit of the latter . |
| 13 | The facts of the present case demonstrated the importance of , among other things , discovering during the trial whether alleged misconduct by the police had had any effect upon the evidence and any likely bearing on the result . |
| 14 | Intimates knew him as Stumpy Will and remarked upon the craftsmanship and lifelike nature of his carved elm prosthesis . |
| 15 | This is based upon the knowledge that Northern business is now genuinely far more broadly based and will be able to respond quickly and positively to future improvements in both national and international economies . ’ |
| 16 | A further consequence of the split between management and ownership is reflected in the different duties and responsibilities placed upon the board and general meeting . |
| 17 | Russian has been forced upon the country and many people are fluent . |
| 18 | It is therefore reasonable to suggest that a staging system might be devised which is based upon the type and genetic changes associated with conventional tumour stage and , more importantly , with survival . |
| 19 | They were responsible for the revolution and their rejection of the authority of Tsar , bourgeoisie and moderate socialists alike , and their sustained assault upon the State and private property , is celebrated as one of the greatest expressions of man 's striving for liberty . |
| 20 | 2 A humorous parody of this kind of journalism : Nut Bolts — Screws , Washer where the play is upon the fact that all four words are members of the same collocation . |
| 21 | Secondly it will remain the case that once a species has been judicially classified as dangerous , then , subject to the doctrine of precedent , there is no room for distinctions based upon the fact that some variants or individual animals within the species may not in fact be at all dangerous : in other words , the law continues to ignore ‘ the world of difference between the wild elephant in the jungle and the trained elephant in the circus … [ which ] is in fact no more dangerous than a cow . ’ |
| 22 | In this type of reporting the newspapers typically focus upon the criminal and deviant character of the man . |
| 23 | When the S. African delegate at the United Nations declared that ‘ any policy based upon the assumption that one race is superior to another purely on the ground of colour is indefensible ’ , the ‘ Guardian ’ commented ; ‘ Is this an abandonment of the fundamental theoretical basis of the State ? ’ |
| 24 | The bus rocked and skidded to a halt ; a horse-drawn delivery van close behind them swerved violently — the horse reared , its front hooves lashing wildly in thin air — someone screamed , the frightened horse whinnied and plunged and Mabel , struck down by flying hooves , lay motionless upon the roadway as one wheel of the van ran over her breast , and her life 's blood dribbled away into the gutter . |
| 25 | The Loan Agreement will be conditional upon the completion and final acceptance of the refurbishment of the Villahermosa Palace . |
| 26 | Improvements in our ability to forecast future trends in drug-taking and drug problems greatly depend upon theoretical developments in the social and human sciences , as well as upon the design and proper funding of large-scale , longitudinal research investigations . |
| 27 | This is based upon the belief that older people are treated with greater compassion now than ever before . |
| 28 | Any reconciliation can not be achieved upon the basis that some judges preferred more limited and some more extensive review . |
| 29 | Here I must think Wordsworth is deeper than Milton , though I think it has depended more upon the general and gregarious advance of intellect , than individual greatness of Mind From the Paradise Lost and the other Works of Milton , I hope it is not too presuming , even between ourselves to say , that his Philosophy , human and divine , may be tolerably understood by one not much advanced in years … |
| 30 | In the past , the Advisory Committee appended a report to that of the Law Society in which it commented upon the report and added comments of its own about the provision of legal services generally . |