Example sentences of "[adv] upon [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst it is not inconsistent for liberals to hold a theory of distributive justice , for in a sense any advocacy of the free market implies certain distributive consequences , the ‘ harm to interests ’ theorists can not deny that their theory of obligation rests entirely upon a cryptic theory of distributive justice rather than an extrapolation of fundamental precepts of liberalism . |
| 2 | It does this because it shows how if we start from our own case alone , and concentrate entirely upon a conception of mental states which is independent of behaviour , we can not move from our conception of ourselves as subjects of experience to a conception of other subjects . |
| 3 | Which schools the police visit depends entirely upon the head teachers , and little work is done with grammar schools . |
| 4 | It is clear that if a method of examining use is to be devised which does not lean entirely upon the librarian 's judgement , that method must be sophisticated enough to take into account the many variable factors . |
| 5 | And this too is why the word can even be extended to all those who rely entirely upon the mercy of God — the poor in spirit ’ ( Matt. |
| 6 | By choosing the right substance to crystallize on a surface one can often get the new crystals to form almost entirely upon the fine irregularities of the surface and thus show them up . |
| 7 | The claim to legitimacy of particular possession is based entirely upon the institutionalization of rights . |
| 8 | Roskill L.J. , although endorsing , at p. 311H , the reasons given by the Master of the Rolls , otherwise based his judgment entirely upon the undertaking . |
| 9 | The debate among trade union tutors has concentrated almost entirely upon the content and organisation of the TUC day-release scheme . |
| 10 | In both instances , the focus of attention is entirely upon the actions of the defendant . |
| 11 | This argument , based apparently upon the particular circumstances of a young woman in New Zealand whose daughter was unfortunate enough to grow up in care , itself an unusual experience , is dangerous and partial stuff . |
| 12 | Tuppe sat gloomily upon the tall boy 's rucksack . |
| 13 | the implementation of strategies will in themselves depend greatly upon a series of further conditioning variables such as managerial organisation , patterns of authority within the management hierarchy and , above all , upon the power of oppositional groups ( especially trade unions ) . |
| 14 | The quantity of water needed for textile processing depends greatly upon the work being done . |
| 15 | Any librarian involved in the selection of material is also constantly in touch with readers , so that an over-theoretical approach based merely upon the bibliographical and logistic aspects of provision is more likely to be avoided . |
| 16 | Traditionally , supply debates were the occasion for a grand attack by opposition parties upon government policy in general and not merely upon the arithmetic of the estimates . |
| 17 | So it could in theory , but I can not conceive of a case where a doctor , faced with the refusal of a mentally competent 16-year-old to having an abortion , would terminate the pregnancy merely upon the consent of the girl 's parents . |
| 18 | The workers ' control of industry would follow naturally upon the realisation of their industrial and political power . |
| 19 | ‘ The First Law of Sport : Look doubtfully upon the man who talks of himself in the third person ’ . |
| 20 | Then , pained beyond belief in some tender pride , she advanced alone upon the cows , and they parted softly and meekly before her and Walter Ash followed her , and they regained their bicycles . |
| 21 | We sat on the hall floor , cross-legged , in our forms , with our form-mistress beside us , so as the Headmistress stood on the platform , she looked down upon a sea of faces , rows and rows of black-stockinged legs , and a long line of mistresses sitting on their chairs . |
| 22 | Bluetits may be famous for having figured out how to remove the silver foil caps from our early morning milk bottles , to find a creamy delight beneath , but I remember watching with amusement as one of our local bluetits swooped down upon a friend 's Mercedes sports car parked in our driveway and perseveringly attempted to remove the central silver disc from the Mercedes logo on the front bonnet . |
| 23 | What developed was a massacre rather than any battle , as disciplined and prepared thousands bore down upon a scattered , unready and largely leaderless crowd , which could have had no idea that any enemy were on this side of the river . |
| 24 | In the north-west corner , four different birds are nesting in close company — the mute swan regally aloft on its large and bulky nest , looking down upon a coot nesting nearby in lesser estate , with two nests of great crested grebes almost awash amongst the reeds close by . |
| 25 | We were at the rear of a crowd hundreds strong looking down upon a scene of devastation : shanties burnt and smouldering , shanties still burning , pouring forth black smoke . |
| 26 | He shrugged , spreading his arms wide , then threw himself down upon a threadbare chaise-longue , his hands behind his head . |
| 27 | You will soon learn how it behaves in the pan , but if agonising doubts gather as you gaze down upon a yellow heavy flake , pick up a stone and crush the flake . |
| 28 | The engine backs down upon a few trucks , perhaps a single one ; there is a quick manipulation of a coupling stick , and the engine draws off with its insignificant load . |
| 29 | looking in one direction you might imagine yourself in Greenland ; another , and you gazed down upon a nest of' mill chimneys . |
| 30 | The barmaid raised the spatula and brought it down upon a bluebottle . |