Example sentences of "on the [noun] [prep] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On the surface of things the Buddhists seemed the best of all the religious groups . |
| 2 | Even with heterogeneous expectations on the part of investors the process of arbitrage will ensure that they will be in agreement on the price of the option in relation to the parameters S o , h , L , rf and t even though the average values of h , L and p can not be observed . |
| 3 | In this supplement to Mr Bramwell 's useful book on the taxation of companies the statement of the law is updated to 1st October 1974 and this has enabled the author to notice the relevant provisions of the Finance Act 1974 and their effect upon the subject-matter of the book . |
| 4 | The BMA called a press conference on the emigration of doctors an hour beforehand , half the journalists went off to that , and the fierce women sent along by the pressure groups whom I had invited to liven up the occasion terrorised the few press men who remained into almost complete silence . |
| 5 | As they made landfall on the Plain of Bones the old dragon reared , gave one last bellow of defiance , and toppled to the earth , dead . |
| 6 | For a claim to be recoverable the Policyholder must satisfy us that on the balance of probabilities the loss or damage sustained was caused by a peril insured against . |
| 7 | The swans had been found on the canal by neighbours the morning after they 'd been killed . |
| 8 | Where root crops are fed on the ground to cattle the rabbit has easy pickings and it remains interested and satisfied with the debris littering a field that once held a root crop . |
| 9 | For a chain molecule composed of a large number of segments , movement of the complete molecule depends on the co-operative movement of all the segments , and as stress-relaxation depends on the number of ways the molecule can regain its most probable conformation , each possible co-ordinated movement is treated as a mode of motion with a characteristic relaxation time . |
| 10 | Some authorities require a restriction on the number of weeks a buyer may purchase so as to avoid the possibility of permanent use by a single owner . |
| 11 | Bets are also being taken until ‘ at least 2am ’ at IG Index , both on the number of seats the parties will win and on what the FT-SE Index might be . |
| 12 | Many of the refugees say that the restrictions on the number of children a family may have , now being enforced by the Chinese government with particular vigour , is the reason for their flight . |
| 13 | It established mechanisms to ensure that the limits set by LEAs or governors on the number of pupils a maintained school admits are not lower than the school is physically capable of accommodating , normally the number admitted in 1979 , when school rolls were at their highest . |
| 14 | The Head of Department or his or her nominee is responsible for informing the Registry of any limit on the numbers of tutees a particular member of his or her staff should be allocated , and of arrangements to be made for personal tutor responsibilities when a member of staff leaves or is granted leave of absence . |
| 15 | Your issue on the use of images a few months ago was excellent so why not stick to your own guidelines ? |