Example sentences of "[adv] upon [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stone-deaf person relies entirely upon sight throughout every phase of life , and not upon hearing , and , therefore , this sense of sight is developed to an extraordinary degree of efficiency from sheer necessity . |
| 2 | one 's critical judgement is in despair in the face of the uniformity of these interpretations based entirely upon beauty of sound , whatever the repertory , the composer or the genre of piece might be . |
| 3 | For copying to be proved , the test is as follows : a ) there must be a sufficient objective similarity between the two works ( an objective issue — that is , would the " reasonable man " consider the two works sufficiently similar ) , and b ) there must also be some causal connection between the two works ( a subjective question but not to be presumed as a matter of law merely upon proof of access ) . |
| 4 | Since the abolition of direct imprisonment for debts not exceeding £20 , the Insolvent Debtors Court and , after its abolition , the Bankruptcy Court in London and the county courts in the provinces , had possessed the power of imprisonment for forty days or less upon proof of means to pay or fraud . |
| 5 | ‘ Stallions , bulls , rams , rats , guinea pigs , porcupines , cats , dogs , Apes , and males of other species may come to full erection almost instantaneously upon contact with a sexual object , ’ reported Kinsey . |
| 6 | It is an impossibly restricted view , therefore , to imagine a universal approach to landform study being based only upon consideration of historical development … the physical and the resulting psychological , inability of geographers to handle successfully the simultaneous operation of a number of causes contributing to a given effect has been one of the greatest impediments to the advancement of their discipline . |
| 7 | Indeed , it is conceded by the representatives of the parties to this appeal that an order made in the terms made by the justices was not open to them in as much as it did not impinge upon the parental responsibility of the parent concerned and impinged only upon contact between the parents themselves . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the termination date occurred only upon expiry of the 12-week notice period . |
| 9 | If the symptoms should start to show following an unavoidable change , say a power failure or similar , the fish will normally be able to rid itself swiftly upon return to normal conditions . |
| 10 | He painted this picture of his father-in-law : ‘ Over his kindred he held a wary and chary care , which bountifully was expressed when occasion so required , reputing himself not only principal of the family but a general father to them all … as for frank , well ordered and continual hospitality he outwent all show of competence ; spare but discreet of speech : better conceiving than delivering ; equally stout and kind , not upon lightness of humour , but upon soundness of judgement : inclined to commiseration , ready to relieve . ’ |
| 11 | First , when governments want to make relatively large adjustments in their budgetary positions they may rely more upon changes in taxation than changes in public expenditures . |
| 12 | This sprang to mind yesterday upon hearing of Vermont Harmony . |
| 13 | Rose , in his book Do Parties Make a Difference ? , argues that " the 1974 Heath Government fulfilled at least 80% of its manifesto pledges … [ and ] the 1979 Labour Government … acted unambiguously upon 54% of its manifesto commitments and gave some evidence of action upon another 19% " . |
| 14 | This study aims to discover patterns of migration of labour within and between the townships of Calverley parish and to look at the role of vestry policy upon this and also upon movement into and out of the parish . |
| 15 | The parishioner 's ability to worship depends not only upon the personal spirituality of a relationship with God in Christ , but also upon relationships with fellow worshippers , the atmosphere of the building and the vitality of the services . |
| 16 | It tunnels with its enormous tusks and dies instantly upon exposure to sunlight . |
| 17 | More specifically , in geomorphology it had often been pointed out that although the Davisian trilogy embraced structure , process and stage or time the emphasis had been very clearly upon stage with very little upon process . |
| 18 | Changes in the level of interest rates charged on borrowing , therefore , depend almost wholly upon movements in the base rate . |
| 19 | The book 's later chapters focus mainly upon aspects of media accountability . |
| 20 | As more and more survive and are kept alive beyond the utmost limit of working life , the economic or social function of the individual provides less and less of a motive or framework for his survival ; and when we ask Why ? we find ourselves thrown back upon purpose in a sense which is neither economic nor social nor even secular . |
| 21 | In both these examples it is clear that a major advantage of the simulation model is that answers can be more reliably obtained to questions such as ‘ how high should 1 build this bridge ? ’ or ‘ what would be the hydrological effect of building another 2000 houses in Edwalton ? ’ than if the engineer or planner were to rely solely upon rules of thumb or ‘ common sense ’ . |
| 22 | SIR — In view of the proven pain and loss conferred uniquely upon children by divorcing parents , ought not the Princess Royal to reconsider her position as President of the Save the Children Fund ? |
| 23 | It concentrates particularly upon benefit in terms of deferment of long-term or short-term institutionalisation ( Was the project successful in sustaining at home people who without the enhanced care would have been in institutional care earlier ? ) . |
| 24 | The Committee , with the support of the Resource Planning & Finance Committee , initiated a twelve-month pilot scheme whereby upon payment of a lump sum by the student society , all students at the School of Architecture , De Montfort University automatically became student members of the RIBA . |
| 25 | In cases where Condition 10.1 does not apply , we shall be obliged to pay you in accordance with the terms specified overleaf upon delivery of the goods to storage , and ( where such storage exceeds 30 days ) we shall reimburse you for your reasonable expenses ( including insurance ) of such storage . |
| 26 | The McKinsey-GE matrix also recognizes that in many businesses investment decisions can not be made simply upon information about market growth and the current share held . |
| 27 | If neither of these alternatives is in 's opinion practicable , will give notice to that effect and will immediately upon receipt of such notice cease all use of the Work and/or the Converted Text of the Work for the purposes of this Agreement . |
| 28 | He added : ‘ We are ready to start services immediately upon receipt of government approval . ’ |
| 29 | 2 Immediately upon receipt of the Selling Notice , the Company shall give notice in writing ( a " Compulsory Sale Notice " ) to each of the members ( other than the Seller ) giving the details contained in the Selling Notice , requiring them each to sell to the Proposed Purchaser at Completion [ all of their holdings of [ " A " Ordinary Shares and Ordinary Shares ] / [ such proportion of their holdings of [ " A " Ordinary Shares and Ordinary Shares ] as is equal to the proportion which the Selling Shares bears to the total holding of [ shares in the Ordinary Share Capital/ " A " Ordinary Shares ] held by the Seller ( including the Selling Shares ) ] . |
| 30 | Univel says automated NetWare integration permits the Personal Edition to access NetWare immediately upon installation with no network setup or configuration needed . |