Example sentences of "[noun] on what is [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that Parliament used that composite phrase — ‘ dishonest appropriation ’ — in my judgment casts light on what is meant by the word ‘ appropriation . ’ |
| 2 | There were also suggestions that Telefunken is already going cool on the terms of the compromise because they would not allow the West German group a large enough share of work on what is regarded as one of the key military avionics technologies . |
| 3 | There were also suggestions that Telefunken is already going cool on the terms of the compromise because they would not allow the West German group a large enough share of work on what is regarded as one of the key military avionics technologies . |
| 4 | Since the 1990 Budget , parents with a child in a workplace nursery do not pay tax on the value of the care , but women employed by companies that either ‘ buy ’ places at private nurseries or the 60 or so firms such as British Gas , National Power , Debenhams and BMW which issue childcare vouchers ( worth an average £27 a week ) must pay tax on what is treated as a perk . |
| 5 | Clear advice on what is expected from successful candidates |
| 6 | It all depends of course on what is meant by ‘ the feminine ’ . |
| 7 | They have minds of their own and will form their own views on what is put before them . |
| 8 | Not content even with this level of political castration , Mr Suharto has instructed the security forces to keep a close watch on what is said in mosques . |
| 9 | Norman Tebbit 's Disraeli lecture in 1985 spelt out his distaste for the ‘ valueless values of the permissive society ’ , of the 1960s and 1970s — represented by legalized abortion and homosexuality , fewer constraints on what is portrayed in the media and theatre , and growing disrespect for authority . |
| 10 | These four limitations of the research literature on mothers ' experiences of poverty — the lack of up-to-date evidence , the lack of data on women , the variability of measures of low income/poverty , and the eclipsing of ‘ race ’ and other dimensions of difference among women — set limits on what is known about mothers in low-income households . |
| 11 | Bidding for the proposed agency work allows the left to open up a new debate , and above all begins a dialogue with the voters on what is meant in everyday terms by a devolution of power . |