Example sentences of "on which it be [vb pp] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a theory is , according to Ives ( 1987 ) , too simplistic not least because much of the data on deforestation and fuelwood consumption on which it is based are unsound . |
| 2 | The ‘ facts ’ on which it is based are those of the unconscious emotional life of groups , and as such it can be entertained as an important contribution to the understanding of such feelings and actions in human groups . |
| 3 | The difficulty is that the assumptions on which it is based are to say the least shaky : the assumptions , namely , that only one vote suffices although more than one candidate is to be elected ; that preferential voting is reliable , even when used in ignorance of all the relevant information and inhibited by the arbitrary exclusion of candidates who might otherwise be successful ; that it is reasonable to grant to some votes the privilege of being transferred , and to lower-preference votes the possibility of exercising greater influence than is warranted by their very definition ; that it is reasonable also to give to all transferred votes the same weighting as to original votes ; and that election by quota is sensible even if the quotas are manifestly make-believe . |
| 4 | The model of monopolistic competition presented here incorporates only certain features of imperfect competition , and the assumptions on which it is based are very special . |
| 5 | Changes in social status ; changes in the technology of war ; changes in the geographical and temporal scale on which it was fought are seen as having led to a decline in noble influence upon its conduct . |