Example sentences of "for the [noun] [prep] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The IBA was made of sterner stuff when the Foreign Secretary called for the banning of Death on the Rock . |
| 2 | The view that a ‘ threshold of effect ’ exists for the effects of phenylketonuria on brain development is based largely on the apparently normal intelligence of subjects with the mildest forms of the disorder ( so called ‘ benign ’ hyperphenylalaninaemia ) , whose plasma phenylalanine concentrations are <1000 µmol/l ( normal 50–120 µmol/l ) and who do not usually receive treatment . |
| 3 | A general information processing approach which appears to account both for the effects of arousal on task performance and the interaction between arousal and retention interval in the memory literature has been proposed by a number of researchers ( e.g. Broadbent , 1971 ; Hockey , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | It was the Richard Branson that would throw anybody in a swimming-pool — literally and metaphorically — often forgetful of the cost , be it of a junior employee 's ruined wristwatch or an editor 's dignity ( the watch could be paid for afterwards : dignity was harder to repair ) ; the Richard Branson that , when playing wicket-keeper in a company cricket match , would tie cotton round the bails and then ‘ when the batsman has been in long enough ’ yank them off with a roar of laughter , all the more resounding for the look of fury on the fallguy 's face . |
| 5 | Supporters across the globe will take part in fundraising support climbs on their local hills , and their money will go to provide fresh water for the village of Askole on the way to K2 , where infant mortality is 50% , and other schemes on every continent . |
| 6 | Salinas had forced the resignation of the PRI 's governor-elect for the state of Guanajuato on Aug. 29 following similar protests [ see p. 38385 ] ; both cases were seen as important victories for the country 's fledgling civil rights movement . |
| 7 | Indeed , the formula for the majority of comedy on television remains as it was before a ragged man struggled along the seashore , collapsed and panted seemingly with his last breath : ‘ It 's … ’ |
| 8 | The new technology was made possible by the development of Split-Level Diagonal Bit-line , which allows for the construction of circuitry on a two level bit-line , thus saving space ; a new form of trench isolation technology in which a buried oxide in the shape of an inverted triangle allows smooth operation at the 256M-bit level ; and a cylindrical capacitor which uses hemispherical grained silicon — HSG-Si . |
| 9 | Tony also co-ordinated Chester 's effort for the lobby of Parliament on Tuesday , December 1 as part of the Churches National Housing Coalition . |
| 10 | Under Article 26 a State may , if required to do so because of constitutional limitations ( and on the basis of reciprocity ) , request reimbursement by the requesting State of fees and costs for the service of process on an unwilling witness and for his attendance , and for transcripts or evidence . |
| 11 | The new discoveries not only provided more detailed evidence for the development of life on earth , but also highlighted the exotic nature of the earth 's earlier inhabitants . |
| 12 | The group — which includes MPs , oil and gas industry representatives , academics and consultants amongst its members — also called for the removal of VAT on products which encourage energy conservation . |
| 13 | I should have been prepared for the lack of change on this front . |
| 14 | Initially it was assumed that the objective would be for the villages to farm on a communal basis . |
| 15 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 16 | Then we had them voting for the imposition of VAT on heating fuels , a cruel tax on the ordinary person as well as the pensioner . |
| 17 | For example , the Board might contract with advice agencies for the provision of advice on welfare benefits , which would then be removed from the scope of the green form scheme . |
| 18 | The Computing Sub-Group is responsible to Management Group for the co-ordination of computing practice and strategy , and for the provision of advice on policy . |
| 19 | In particular , several scientists supported a hypothesis put forward by John Woods , senior marine scientist at the UK Natural Environmental Research Council ( NERC ) , who suggested ( in a paper presented to the British Association for the Advancement of Science on Sept. 14 ) that the ability of ocean plankton to absorb CO2 could fall drastically once temperatures began to rise . |
| 20 | Specific recommendations to WACC 's African Regional Association included : setting up networks for the exchange of information on human rights issues ; helping develop leadership and resources for media literacy education ; ensuring participatory communication by ensuring fair representation of denominations , gender , professions , nations and languages . |
| 21 | The organisers hope to encourage participants to create networks for the exchange of information on the development and use of alternative media . |
| 22 | The organisers hope to encourage participants to create networks for the exchange of information on the development and use of alternative media . |
| 23 | Accordingly , the tenant should be required to supply regular certificates of his turnover , and there might also be a provision for the payment of interest on rent in case of delay in supplying them . |
| 24 | ‘ I also want to point out we have been refused access to the match referee 's and umpires ’ reports as to the reasons for the change of ball on August 23 . ’ |
| 25 | This has certain implications for the kind of research on the inner city that we are interested in . |
| 26 | A column for total sales and/or for the calculation of commission on a percentage basis would be added . |
| 27 | The ultimate situation would be that such as Rank Xerox are now operating on a small-scale experimental basis whereby some senior staff work for the company from home on a free-lance sub-contractor basis . |
| 28 | We believe the Coastal Working Group should be retained to work closely with the Welsh Office to prepare and review advice for the Secretary of State on coastal matters . |
| 29 | The visitor whose footsteps he had heard circling the house that last dawn they had ever spent there , if indeed he had heard them and not , in his state of panic , imagined them — that man or woman would have had no evidence for thinking anyone lived there but for the presence of Goblander on the drive . |
| 30 | Thus , Chartism was the eldest surviving child of Owenism ; and the six points of the People 's Charter brought into sharper focus , and as a realisable political objective within the given constitutional framework , the expectations of most of those who had earlier looked , if not for the re-creation of man on Owen 's visionary model , at least for a rapid and general application of co-operative practice as the means to a better life : who had , in short , looked for the reconstruction of the state as an industrial democracy . |