Example sentences of "[am/are] [verb] on " in BNC.

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1 You can work through the open learning material whether or not you are enrolled on the programme .
2 In Britain , 15 per cent of the 18–24-year-old population are enrolled on higher education courses .
3 Many EEC students are enrolled on the Course , usually either as one year exchange or private associate students ; but a small number seek full degree programmes .
4 On the contrary , they form the foundation blocks to all that follows , and serve as a constant reminder of the need to ensure that we are building on the right foundation and that the materials with which we build have spiritual survival capability ( 1 Cor.
5 Cosmetic companies are building on their foundations for black skin this spring :
6 Will she also emphasise that we are building on success and , to this end , will she give the House the figures for 1988 , 1989 and 1990 on the proportion of American and Japanese investment in the EC which came to Britain ?
7 We are building on this .
8 The woods in Coulby Newham , which have suffered from half a century of neglect , will be rejuvenated with help from three developers Wimpey , Yuill and McLean who are building on adjacent plots .
9 Kevin Scully , senior vice-president of Global Systems and Technology , says : ‘ What we have can be described as a centralised database with applications that are decentralised on a global basis .
10 Other things being equal it appears that those remanded in custody are more likely to plead guilty , substantially less likely to be acquitted and very much more likely to receive a custodial sentence on conviction than their counterparts who are remanded on bail ( see , eg , Bottomley , 1970 ; Davies , 1971 ; and also Home Office , 1990f , Tables 9.6 and 9.9 ) .
11 If American advisers are present ( even on Regimental and Division level ) it will do an even better job , for we have found Americans are leaned on heavily the rougher it gets .
12 about joining the airport policy consortium to making sure that members and officers views are er sort of , er officer and member representation and to make sure that Hertfordshire 's views are heard on this policy consortium because as Peter quite rightly said , erm it 's made up of members and officers of County and District Council 's South of the river and yes although their com their main intention is opposing terminal five , regrettably yes they are considering expansion at Stansted er , er far more than an alternative .
13 Frequently , squeaks and crackles over the posterior lung lobes are heard on auscultation .
14 NI contributions are calculated on a payment-by-payment basis according to the earnings period .
15 Unit trust prices are calculated on computers using market information supplied by the WM Company .
16 The figures are calculated on an assumed growth rate of 10.75% and are therefore not guaranteed , as unit prices can fall as well as rise .
17 Fees for longer or shorter courses are calculated on a pro rata basis .
18 This is certainly significant at the 1 per cent level , though we must bear in mind that these expectations are calculated on the basis of a purely random distribution of sites , which may not be quite true in practice .
19 At first sight , this could turn out to be the bargain of the century , because the asset-values are calculated on 1991 prices , even though Russian prices rose by a vertiginous 2,600% during 1992 .
20 Expected numbers of cases are calculated on the assumption that the true rates are the same as those for England and Wales .
21 Working-Set Database Volumes are calculated on the following basis .
22 Payments are calculated on the basis of the worker 's age , length of continuous service , and pay .
23 Redundancy payments are calculated on a sliding-scale according to age , so the cheapest workers to dismiss are the youngest workers and/or those with the shortest service .
24 They are a form of taxation levied on local property , and are calculated on the basis of the rent at which the property might reasonably be let .
25 These payments are calculated on 8.75 per cent of the sales value of production from 8.62608 per cent of the Ninian field [ 50 per cent of the Group 's interest in the field ] after deducting Government royalties and operating costs incurred in extracting the oil and conveying and treating it at Sullom Voe .
26 However , it should be noted that P/E ratios are calculated on a ‘ net ’ distribution basis in which EPS is calculated after taxation and without relief from advanced corporation tax .
27 Erm unle unless we 're actually making that change as such , then the only way forward it seems to me i i is on the lines of which of which Mr has indicated which is that erm essentially the needs of Greater York are calculated on the current Greater York study area and the requirements are made on that basis and the supply is within that area , unless it ca n't be made in that area in that case it goes without that area , and therefore it it it 's part of the justification for the new settlement .
28 Monthly repayments are calculated on the difference between the selling price ( less the deposit ) and this final payment .
29 These are calculated on the value of the investments held in the trust ( measured on their own offer and bid prices ) , the brokerage costs and stamp duty .
30 Consumer protection laws are justified on efficiency grounds , in order to prevent consumers making unwise decisions because of insufficient knowledge of firms ' products .
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