Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] are [vb pp] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bank credit card vouchers and traveller 's cheques and foreign currencies are entered on separate paying-in slips . |
| 2 | Some cattle are reared on permanent pasture on the lower slopes and a few fodder crops of grass , oats and potatoes are grown in the lower valleys . |
| 3 | This makes use of the fact that scientific publications are indexed on computer-based bibliographies by means of selected key-words ( or concepts ) . |
| 4 | May British courses are constructed on exposed land adjacent to the sea , or on rugged heathland with few trees . |
| 5 | Indeed there were no significant accuracy differences between driving instructors and 13-year-olds with no driving experience ; he concludes that such judgments are based on general experience about the nature of moving objects . |
| 6 | The additional calories are spent on muscular activity , and the heat generated is more than enough to maintain the subject 's temperature against the steep environmental gradient . |
| 7 | Listening texts are based on real interviews with real people , radio programmes , advertisements , and songs . |
| 8 | For weeks on end through late summer and autumn the large lavender-blue , gold-eyed daisies are displayed on branching stems up to 3ft tall . |
| 9 | Instead of contrition , instead of apology , constant and unmitigated attacks are made on Labour councils that are struggling , in the most difficult areas of the country , to provide services . |
| 10 | Real heavyweights are promised on Romanesque , Gothic and British manuscripts and papal sculpture in Rome and Avignon , plus two more volumes from the magisterial Rubens corpus of the artist 's works . |
| 11 | Indeed , quota samples may now be accurately constructed on the basis of classifications like ACORN using computer programs , simply because such classifications are based on objective distributions of statistical variation in demographic , housing and occupational factors . |
| 12 | This argument presupposes that moral ideals are based on rational considerations , and Rawls is anxious not to deny this : ‘ in making this argument , ’ he says , referring to the passage quoted above , ‘ I have not contended that the criteria of excellence lack a rational basis in everyday life ’ ( p. 328 ) . |
| 13 | But the fact is that such tests are done on single chemicals , never on mixtures . |
| 14 | Individual components are held on global " where used " files providing a linked network of information . |
| 15 | These lost lands are named on old charts as ‘ Sunke Sands ’ and it must have been a logical progression to name the risen sandbank ‘ Sunk Sand Island ’ , eventually over the centuries to be shortened to today 's Sunk Island . |
| 16 | We shall need to extend these to more general statements in what follows , but the above definitions are in fact what are used when actual measurements are made on real materials . |
| 17 | He is always delighted when extra candles are lit on special feasts and at Easter . |
| 18 | He concludes that ‘ calculations of the incidence of direct and indirect taxes are based on conflicting and contradictory assumptions ’ ( Prest , 1955 , p. 242 ) . |
| 19 | All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice and cause conflict . |
| 20 | These blooms are held on long stalks above the leaves on compacted plants . |
| 21 | It should be borne in mind that these ratios are based on financial statements which only report on those ‘ facts ’ that can be expressed in money terms . |
| 22 | It should be borne in mind that these ratios are based on financial statements which only report on those ‘ facts ’ that can be expressed in money terms . |
| 23 | Lympho-epithelial lesions are observed on fixed tissues and immunohistochemical studies of fixed tissues can help to show these lesions with the aid of anti-cytokeratin or -epithelial membrane antibodies . |
| 24 | The company says the Enterprise File Manager is particularly suited to supporting large distributed networks where diverse applications are run on disparate hardware , including the gamut from personal computers through workstations , minicomputers and mainframes to supercomputers . |
| 25 | The chapter showed that these theories are based on microeconomic foundations . |
| 26 | These techniques are based on subjective , statistical and explanatory methods . |
| 27 | All too often these little details are ignored on lower-end instruments but Aria have proved that it can be done . |
| 28 | These procedures are based on ethical principles concerning impartiality , confidentiality , negotiation , collaboration and accountability ( which are expanded in Chapter 9 ) . |
| 29 | These materials are based on polymeric chains which are not cross-linked , in other words the molecular arrangement is quite different from that of glass . |
| 30 | These materials are based on difunctional methacrylate monomers and silane , or graft-coated ceramic fillers . |