Example sentences of "[verb] [is] [adj] on " in BNC.

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1 If all this had to be summed up in one sentence I suppose it would have to be that Wittgenstein 's treatment of the ‘ Other Minds ’ problem is an extended illustration of a point in philosophical logic : namely , that the meaningfulness of some of the things we say is dependent on contingent facts of nature — such as that the Earth revolves on its axis , and that we moan with pain and react as we do to others who moan .
2 It may also be that the limited review which the theory allows is unacceptable on policy grounds .
3 The manner in which the word-structure knowledge is applied is dependent on the output produced by the character recogniser .
4 While proteins themselves are synthesized in the cytoplasm , whether or not a protein is made is dependent on whether or not the gene that contains the information for that protein is active ( Chapter 5 ) .
5 The underlying rule-structure which determines the form that this takes is dependent on how the offence has been perceived , that is , whether it is taken to be demeaning or non-demeaning .
6 The quality of the service provided is dependent on the key elements of the placement process .
7 THE recent release of Michelle Shocked 's single On The Greener Side has sent seismic reverberations throughout the music industry .
8 Scheduled for release by the end of the year , Perspecta Presents is available on DEC Ultrix , Hewlett-Packard Co 's HP-UX , IBM AIX and Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunOs platforms .
9 The fact that the obligation to pay is dependent on the existence of profits makes the obligation contingent , but it does not remove the obligation .
10 It does not necessarily follow from this , however , that an economy in which large firms predominate is inefficient on balance .
11 Much of the work which is being undertaken is dependent on government funding and , of necessity , is required to provide material which fits current political philosophy .
12 But there may be a major question as to which form is suitable on which occasion .
13 The manner in which fault and symptom relationships are handled is dependent on the chosen type of problem representation .
14 For the main part , however , basic techniques are not employed correctly yet within the framework of a method the standard achieved is dependent on technique .
15 Total amount missing is close on fifteen grand and yours is the first to turn up . ’
16 If the record required is available on the prime data track it should be located , on average , in half a revolution .
17 The urgency with which these facilities are required is dependent on whether the cross-reference correction is to be done at the integration stage ( 4.2 ) or at the revision stage ( 4.4 ) .
18 The number of air changes per hour that are required is dependent on the stocking density and the effectiveness of the air distribution within the room .
19 JAZZ DANCE has caught on slowly in this country , and most of what we see is attendant on musicals , cabaret acts or pop videos .
20 Lotus 1–2–3 , the current business standard for spreadsheets , has a counterpart in Jazz on the Macintosh while Microsoft 's Excel is available on both systems .
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