Example sentences of "[be] [noun] on which " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are matters on which we must ponder . |
| 2 | These are matters on which there is a wide legislative choice the exercise of which is likely to be influenced by the political complexion of the government and the state of public opinion at the time amending legislation is under consideration . |
| 3 | National policy decisions about farming , rural housing , pollution control and about the guidelines which planners are obliged to follow are matters on which the national voice of CPRW must be heard . |
| 4 | These are matters on which it is quite proper that there should be an ongoing er debate . |
| 5 | There are things on which we should be spending money , which is why we have increased the standard spending assessments in recent years , but in this case |
| 6 | Often they are questions on which the hierarchy of the family ( in so far as it exists in Britain ) has to be consulted . |
| 7 | These are questions on which society has views . |
| 8 | If I talk about ‘ psychic integration ’ or reunion with the Divine Archetype , these are abstractions on which the mind has little purchase . |
| 9 | I think it is doubtful whether evidence of attempts at self-injury and threats to others whilst in secure accommodation could be evidence on which the likelihood of self-harm or threats when at large could be assessed . |
| 10 | Values will tend to follow the development plans , and land which acquires a high development value will normally be land on which development will be permitted ; but there will be exceptions and it may be thought that to limit compensation in these cases will inflict hardship on owners who are refused permission to develop or whose land is bought compulsorily . |
| 11 | Furthermore , it found that , although birth certificates were not required by law for any kind of legal transaction in the United Kingdom , there could be occasions on which a birth certificate could be called for by , for instance , an employer or public institution . |
| 12 | There may be occasions on which a company feels aggrieved because a complaint to the Commission about the conduct of another company has been rejected . |
| 13 | The answer to that , I think , is fairly straightforward : they are issues on which some position has to be taken ; if the position is not spelled out it is still nevertheless there , implicitly guiding the way the work is conducted . |
| 14 | There are points on which my hon. Friends would like HMI to comment . |
| 15 | Total disaster had been averted , channels of communication had been established , and there were foundations on which to build . |
| 16 | These are grids on which calculations may be performed with great ease : after the spreadsheet has been set up ! |
| 17 | This position must be based on whether there is evidence on which a court could make an Order in Care Proceedings . |
| 18 | Although modern haymaking involves expensive , sophisticated machinery , it is still possible for a smallholder to make and store excellent hay with very modest tackle , and it is hay on which he is most likely to depend for the bulk of his winter keep . |
| 19 | There are occasions on which he forces one into rebellion simply because what he 's doing is wasteful and futile . ’ |
| 20 | If all the cases that attract attention , because they are argued in important appellate courts before public scrutiny , are occasions on which judges are scrupulous in denying that they are serving the goal of protected expectations through their decisions , this can hardly do much to reinforce the public 's faith in that ideal . |
| 21 | In fact it was papier-mache on which someone had done a skilful paint job . |