Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] on an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin . |
| 2 | A similar relationship also exists in the Claymore field where the Z1 Carbonate is situated on an upthrown fault block . |
| 3 | This beautiful hotel is situated on an excellent sandy beach , just 3 miles from Kuantan . |
| 4 | Consequently , meat and milk are not available in sufficient quantities and it is rationed on an equitable basis , For example , in Guazapa , children receive five , glasses of milk a week — but even such small quantities represent a significant advance for the majority of campesino families , accustomed to a diet restricted to tortillas and beans . |
| 5 | This attractive and well-played recital is given on an Erard piano made in 1889 , three years after Liszt died , and the latest work on the disc was composed in 1860 . |
| 6 | In such cases the publication is considered on an " item by item " basis : the prosecution may argue that obscenity attaches only to one article or photograph , and that the other contents are irrelevant . |
| 7 | Jurassic Park is located on an island off Costa Rica , where a rich Scottish entrepreneur , played by British actor Sir Richard Attenborough , has genetically raised several species of dinosaur , using the DNA from excavated bones of the ancient reptile . |
| 8 | Jurassic Park is located on an island off Costa Rica , where a rich Scottish entrepreneur , played by Lord Attenborough , has genetically raised several species of dinosaur , using the DNA from excavated bones of ancient reptiles . |
| 9 | PI/Open is object-code compatible with Prime Information which is installed on an estimated 6,000 Prime 50 Series minis and adds SQL support . |
| 10 | The house is built on an ‘ L ’ shape , and though it evolved gradually over the fifteenth , sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the whole gives a uniquely harmonious appearance , which must stem from the use all those years ago of essentially local materials which can not but blend . |
| 11 | Her international reputation is built on an impressive publication record , 350 refereed publications in scientific journals , 46 chapters in books , 470 publications of conference proceedings , with a further 462 presentations at international conferences , symposia and seminars . |
| 12 | But the real point is that , in contemporary Western society , the network of relations within the domestic household is built on an evaluation of exchange transactions which is , in certain respects , just the converse of that which operates in the capitalist world of wage relationships outside . |
| 13 | The Church of S. Mary Pammakaristos ( the All-Blessed Virgin ) is a very fine late example mainly of the fourteenth century and is built on an interesting site overlooking the Golden Horn . |
| 14 | ‘ There are a number of similarities with the Meadowhall project — not least that it , too , is built on an old steel works ’ , explains P&O Properties Chairman , Tim Harding , and Neue Mitte will similarly be focused around a covered shopping mall . ’ |
| 15 | If the assumption is made on an anatomical basis , that blood flow through the splenic artery has a similar pattern to hepatic arterial flow , then the splenic TAC can be used as a model for hepatic arterial flow . |
| 16 | If the artwork for a slide is prepared on an A4 sheet it is , roughly , 400% of the final size that will be captured on the slide . |
| 17 | Most of the actual work of book provision is operated on an area basis — in common with other functions of the library service . |
| 18 | Much of this money is lent on an overnight basis . |
| 19 | In the M-form , below the top level of management , the hierarchy is organized on an operating rather than on a functional basis . |
| 20 | While some of Rabbit 's business is done on an OEM basis , with procurers over the years having included IBM , NEC , Siemens , Motorola , Intel and McDonnell Douglas , the firm has also , until recently , been selling its products direct to end users . |
| 21 | Secondly , it is founded on an implicit but plausible humanistic view of human nature compared to the crude positivism of the orthodox account . |
| 22 | The leading judgment is that of Winneke C.J. and Pape J. It is founded on an analysis — in my judgment , correct — of the tort of negligence by reference to decisions of the House of Lords and the Privy Council and certain Australian decisions , and it is founded also on the Montreal Tramways decision . |
| 23 | The house has disappeared there , although it is shown on an eighteenth-century map complete with avenues , ponds , and gardens , and today a fine eighteenth-century brick gateway , enclosed garden and levelled lawn remain . |
| 24 | The treatment , known as photorefractive keratectomy , is performed on an out-patient basis and takes an average of 20 seconds of laser time . |
| 25 | When directly employed labour is used on an incentive scheme , losses in one bonus period can not be offset against gains in other periods . |
| 26 | Each student has substantial scope for individual decision-making , and it is vital that this is exercised on an informed basis , fully utilizing the qualities of choice and flexibility inherent in the Course . |
| 27 | Chrysler went to GM-owned Lotus to help develop its first multi-valve engine , although it 's based on an existing Chrysler four . |
| 28 | This is n't actually a direct film conversion as the game 's based on an arcade machine . |
| 29 | It 's based on an allowance of 1200cals a day , which should produce a good , steady rate of weight loss for most moderately overweight women ( men should allow an extra 300cals a day ) . |
| 30 | For Swift , the reason is that the marriage is based on an idealization of the woman . |