Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [adj] [noun] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not in a spirit of pessimism on the one hand or of complacent expectation on the other , but with an optimism that is founded in the reality of our shared experience . |
| 2 | For instance a rite of lifelong commitment for adults or of young people on the verge of adult life who have been confirmed at an earlier age . |
| 3 | Ross and crabeater seals live solitary or in widely-dispersed communities on the pack ice , usually toward the outer edge , feeding largely on krill . |
| 4 | Hopefully , all players at all levels will now realise that rugby is a game to be played by players standing on their feet and that those who wilfully fall on or over other players on the ground to prevent the ball being played will be penalised immediately . |
| 5 | You can return from the window icon to the normal window size by either clicking on the icon and selecting RESTORE from the menu which pops up , or by double clicking on the window icon . |
| 6 | Some observers saw that as fair comment on the Cabinet meeting taking place inside . |
| 7 | The collaboration , which includes an effort to standardize preclinical testing procedures , does not extend to the search for an AIDS vaccine nor to basic research on the disease . |
| 8 | Speaking at the company 's developers conference , Apple Computer Inc chairman John Sculley said he expects the company 's strong momentum to continue into the second half of the fiscal year , adding that among new products on the stocks are the speech recognition computer system code-named Caspar and the pen-based portable notebook . |
| 9 | The circulars were for double glazing , a credit card company and for small deductions on the purchase of a variety of household goods . |
| 10 | As well as campaigning for the first of the two alternatives , and for balanced representation on the licensing body , the society will introduce the abortion amendment . |
| 11 | There are , for example , calls for an increase in farm protection for one crop , and for proposed restrictions on the volumes of subsidised farm exports to be forgotten . |
| 12 | Judy Rumbold , the fashion editor of The Guardian , could n't have been more wrong when she wrote about trainers ( August 21 , 1989 ) : ‘ In Tom Wolfe 's Bonfire Of The Vanities , sneakers are documented as an intrusive part of young American street style ; not just symbols of black affiliation and for high performance on the dancefloor but as crucial elements in maintaining a lugubrious , rhythmic gait that Wolfe coined the Pimp Roll . |
| 13 | For interest on interim payments totalling seventeen thousand eight hundred and seventy one pounds and thirty pet pence and for statutory benefits on the relative multi relevant multiplier of eighteen , coming to a total of seventy one thousand four hundred and sixteen pounds and eighty pence . |
| 14 | In the 1980s the balance of power shifted increasingly away from the LEAs and towards central government on the one hand , and individual schools and colleges on the other . |
| 15 | During each of the first two years after diagnosis , gastrointestinal symptoms recorded on standardised forms were classified as quiescent , mild , moderate , or severe as defined in Table I. For all 100 patients , the influence of anatomical localisation of disease , sex , severity of gastrointestinal symptoms , duration of daily prednisone use , and of nutritional intervention on the height velocities during each of the first two years were analysed by multiple regression analysis . |
| 16 | However , reports continued of instability throughout the country , and of persistent fighting on the Sierra Leone border [ see also below , this page ] . |
| 17 | In stark opposition to the values of suburbia are the images projected by the council estate , which appears on the landscape as a powerful expression of the ideals of communality , of technological supremacy over the slum , and of modernist statements on the possibilities of present and future society , often tied to concepts of socialist planning as formulated by the Bauhaus and promoted by a number of British local councils . |
| 18 | The history of the battles on the interracial scale and of lesser conflicts on the individual scale , has provided a vast store from which humanity can obtain limitless examples from which to extract actions which are universally acceptable as ‘ good ’ . |
| 19 | It does mean , however , that the material has been carefully constructed within a narrative framework , with a clear purpose in mind and with recognizable objectives on the part of the author or editor . |
| 20 | Such an approach represents a deliberate self-limiting on the part of God in order to speak in understandable terms and with perceived relevance on the part of the hearer . |
| 21 | Mine takes place in my flat , all over the living-room carpet , with maps spread out like prayer mats and cats lying triumphantly and with great precision on the co-ordinates that are of particular interest . |
| 22 | ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) The maximum penalty for a contravention of either of the subsections is a fine of level 3. with both the licence-holder and the premises liable to disqualification , and with vicarious liability on the part of the licence-holder ( Sched. 5 ) . |
| 23 | Haines 's last publication was Aphorisms upon the New Way of Improving Cyder or making Cyder-Royal ( 1684 ) , publicizing his third patent for a method of doubling the strength of cider and so competing with imported wines and spirits , and including general advice on the management of orchards . |
| 24 | It was in bright sunlight on one side and in deep shadow on the other . |
| 25 | A solicitor will explain when you can claim reliefs on account of payment made towards your pension , and in due course on the pension itself . |
| 26 | Only migratory birds sought out the marshes — in late summer on the way south to warmer climes and in early spring on the way north to breeding grounds . |
| 27 | to be able to talk with their teenagers openly and without undue emotion on the subject , explaining their own beliefs . |
| 28 | Also in April the US government proposed a four-stage programme for the resumption of diplomatic relations , conditional on a diplomatic settlement of the Cambodian conflict and on significant progress on the MIA issue [ see p. 38141 ] . |
| 29 | The Pack spent a busy evening making up gift parcels to take round to the orphanage and to other people on the Guider 's list . |
| 30 | More careful attention has been paid to the Kadets and to political developments on the Right . |