Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [noun] is [verb] on " in BNC.

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1 ( a ) A hose or rope is laid on the ground , to the required shape and size of the proposed pool .
2 If either the acquirer or seller is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is obliged to announce the transaction , it probably has to do so immediately on signing .
3 For instance , careers information is a very important part of a secondary school , and the work of the careers teacher or team requires publicity , time and space ; but where is the material most effectively displayed for regular consultation by students themselves , where is the careers interviewing most advantageously sited , and what proportion of the school term or year is spent on it ?
4 Certain problems have long been acknowledged even in popular accounts of scientific practice where emphasis is placed on the role of aesthetic criteria in theory selection .
5 Water is an industry where investment is spent on pipes that , once laid underground , may be forgotten about for up to 100 years .
6 Intelligent feedback and advice is provided on the basis of current and past interactions .
7 An economic model has been built to determine the sensitivity of this project to the variation of input parameters and work is proceeding on the commercial possibilities of a plant in the South Wales area .
8 ‘ People ask me if it 's embarrassing to be missing from the Rangers side when England is focused on our big European nights .
9 The results led to the hypothesis that school is operating on grouping operations at least partly through the training embodied in the written language .
10 Men have to beware of their fascination for these men whose solidarity in work and play is founded on the exclusion of women .
11 But the distinction between experiences and non-experiences is based on a phenomenological insight , not on any " external " criteria .
12 According to his calculations , between $7,000 and $9,000 is spent on each Unix user over five years , while each mainframe user costs between $5,000 and $6,000 .
13 MANWEB last night admitted that a 17.4pc jump in profits would not be enough to cushion customers from an increase in bills when VAT is imposed on fuel .
14 MANWEB last night admitted that a 17.4pc jump in profits would not be enough to cushion customers from an increase in bills when VAT is imposed on fuel .
15 Now all production at both Wilton and Billingham is based on oil and natural gas .
16 Nissan 's £75 million loss between March and September is blamed on the world recession .
17 In all cases , save possibly one , this intervention by way of prohibition or certiorari is based on the proposition that such powers have been conferred on the decision maker on the underlying assumption that the powers are to be exercised only within the jurisdiction conferred , in accordance with fair procedures and , in a Wednesbury sense ( Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corporation [ 1948 ] 1 K.B .
18 A Class F Land Charge or Notice is binding on a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy , subject to the provisions of the Matrimonial Homes Act ( Insolvency Act 1986 , s336 ) .
19 A project of this sort that BGS is running on behalf of the National Rivers Authority in the Chalk of East Anglia suggests that the quantity of nitrate being leached from the surface is falling as a result of better farming practice .
20 A third response to the problem of induction involves the denial that science is based on induction .
21 ‘ If a child 's sense of right and wrong is based on religion , what happens if they later reject God ?
22 ‘ They 're living off beans and cheese and horse and ass-meat if they can pay for it , but even the price of dogs and cats is getting on the high side .
23 Body And Soul is based on an ex-nun who goes into business .
24 A breakdown of these totals by business and region is shown on page xx .
25 Effective intervention and treatment is based on an accurate assessment of the presenting problem .
26 For this reason , the original Hemingway version will be witheld for the moment as attention is focused on both the jumbled version and the reconstructions by the workshop participants .
27 An offence will not be committed when a defective lamp or reflector is found on a vehicle in use on a road during daytime hours if such a lamp or reflector became defective during the journey which is in progress or if arrangements have been made to remedy the defect with all reasonable expedition .
28 A list of abbreviations and acronyms is given on p 194 .
29 The whole system of departmental organisation and administration is based on the view that ministers , being responsible to Parliament , will see that important duties are committed to experienced officials .
30 A horse in good condition should have a flat back , even a ‘ double spine ’ or ‘ tiger spine ’ ( where the Mesh and muscle is raised on each side of the spine in two ridges ) ; the rump should be rounded ; and the ribs well-covered and not visible to the eye .
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