Example sentences of "on [art] [noun] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He emphasised that in dismissing McCrory 's application for judicial review he was not imposing a ban on the wearing of poppies in prison . |
| 2 | It depends on the act of viewpoint-shifting , which we must now consider more closely , remaining always on the lookout for loopholes through which the egoist might slip . |
| 3 | They advanced cautiously , wide brims shading their eyes from the climbing sun , constantly on the lookout for signs of life or opposition . |
| 4 | This is the teacher-as-social-worker : providing emotional support , attending case conferences , subject to physical and verbal assaults , on the lookout for signs of physical and sexual abuse , no longer able to assume standards of behaviour — and , as if incidentally , also intended to teach , with the upheaval of a new curriculum and its accompanying paperwork . |
| 5 | We certainly , if you look at the breakdown of our sales er , we only sell about a hundred and fifty er , million pounds worth er , of goods and services in Asia , Pacific erm , we would certainly like to make acquisitions in that area just as we did in North America er , in the seventies and eighties and we have now small Pearson er , office , for instance in Tokyo , it 's quite slow , erm , er , in that area but certainly we 're on the lookout for acquisitions in , in Asia , Pacific . |
| 6 | Once you have a theme you can be on the lookout for souvenirs on holiday , or provide people with inspiration for presents . |
| 7 | The Confederation of British Industry has warned companies to be on the lookout for letters from overseas publishers inviting them to submit entries in fax , telex and trademark directories . |
| 8 | Most publications are on the lookout for ways of increasing their circulation and some are also looking for extra revenue . |
| 9 | Now the Stroud-based National Meningitis Trust has warned the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease , because the outbreak of 'flu that 's affecting large parts of the country is making everyone — young and old alike — more likely to catch it . |
| 10 | Following the inquiry 's recommendations , in February 1989 , the Secretary of State issued a Circular on the discharge of patients from hospital ( HC(89)5 ) , and in September 1990 followed this with the Circular on the care programme approach , stating that from April 1991 all patients leaving hospital should be the subjects of care programmes , and that in September 1991 regions should report back on the implementation of this policy . |
| 11 | In fact , the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74 . |
| 12 | We had Nick Kent on The Joystrings , Julie Burchill on the road with Sounds Of Blackness , and Charles Shaar Murray considering whether or not The Man represents a returning Jesus in Lou Reed 's ‘ I 'm Waiting For My Man ’ . |
| 13 | The man said he later went outside and saw a soldier lying on the road with others around him who seemed to be helping him or attending to him . |
| 14 | On the change in tactics to a three man forward line , he said : ‘ I decided to play with three men up front to cause them problems back there . |
| 15 | There are little stations threaded on the lines like beads on a rosary ; they stand in the solitude like places of pilgrimage , far from the profane noises of the world ; they are the real chapels dedicated to the silent ceremony of Waiting . |
| 16 | Whereas the diagnosis of early infectious syphilis can be made with a good degree of accuracy by identifying the treponeme with darkground examination of serum from a chancre or from the skin lesions of secondary infection , in latent or late syphilis , be it acquired or congenital , the diagnosis depends on the finding of antibodies to the infection in the blood . |
| 17 | the House of Lords criticised the application of the defence in Nichols v. Marsland , and four of their lordships cast doubt on the finding of facts by the jury in that case . |
| 18 | And the more valuable the book the greater the ultimate scandal , for it will probably end up on the shelves of libraries in other parts of the world where the literary culture of England is still prized . |
| 19 | Further steps to strengthen security in the region could , in his opinion , be determined by taking into account Soviet proposals on the abolition of weapons of mass destruction . |
| 20 | In order for an exchange to become a recognised investment exchange , it must demonstrate to the SIB that , inter alia : ( a ) it has financial resources sufficient for the proper performance of its functions ; ( b ) that it has rules and practices which ensure that business conducted by means of its facilities is conducted in an orderly manner , affording proper protection to investors ; ( c ) it limits dealings on the exchange to investments in which there is a proper market ; ( d ) where relevant , issuers of investments dealt in on the exchange are required to comply with such obligations as will , so far as possible , afford to persons dealing in the investments proper information for determining their current value ; ( e ) it has its own arrangements for ensuring performance of transactions effected on the exchange or ensures their performance by means of services provided under clearing arrangements made by it with a recognised clearing house ; ( f ) it has ( or secures the provision on its behalf of ) satisfactory arrangements for recording the transaction effected on the exchange ; ( g ) it has adequate arrangements and resources for the effective monitoring and enforcement of compliance with its rules and any clearing arrangements made by it ; ( h ) it has effective arrangements for the investigation of complaints in respect of business transacted by means of its facilities ; and ( i ) it is able and willing to promote and maintain high standards of integrity and fair dealing in the carrying on of investment business and to co-operate by the sharing of information and otherwise with regulators . |
| 21 | ‘ A number of students enrol first on the English for Speakers of Other Languages courses because they want to improve their language skills , ’ said Tahira . |
| 22 | Diagnosis is based on clinical signs , and in infections with the adult worm , on the presence of faeces of the yellow-brown , ovoid eggs , with thick mamillated shells . |
| 23 | The opportunities of the British to make any impression were , as usual , largely dependent on the presence of others of like mind within the labyrinthine corridors of power in Washington . |
| 24 | Positive cytology was based on the presence of cells with established characteristics of malignancy as shown in Figure 2 . |
| 25 | The development of the rural environment is critically dependant on the responses of farmers to both market and policy signals . |
| 26 | This study is designed to gather information on the attitudes of Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords on the main principles which should underline welfare policy . |
| 27 | This power imbalance is likely to have a marked effect on the attitudes of elders to sharing information about themselves . |
| 28 | ‘ Interesting , ’ said Corman , as he sat back in his chair and banged his feet down on the row of seats in front of him . |
| 29 | This method may be used as a check on the reasonableness of valuations on other bases since it gives an indication of the minimum likely value . |
| 30 | Boris Anrep , for instance , whom the Berkeleys used to encounter when they stayed with Maud Russell at Mottisfont , gave them the model he painted for the mosaics which were intended for the apse of Westminster Cathedral ( it stands on the chest of drawers in their bedroom ) and Hugh Honour and John Fleming gave them the marble hermaphrodite which reclines on the top of a bookcase in the study . |