Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bugs and men who study them have inspired great literature and pages and pages of nonsense But even the finest fiction has rarely improved on real life |
| 2 | Inspired by these researches , she has since worked on two series of small works , in which Rembrandt pastel is layered and fixed on paper , then multi-layered . |
| 3 | Inspired by these researches , she has since worked on two series of small works , in which Rembrandt pastel is layered and fixed on paper , then multi-layered . |
| 4 | Beware of becoming so fixated on this one position that you acquire a mental block against progressing further . |
| 5 | The Zimbabwean government is being embarrassed by evidence of high-level involvement in the killing of its dwindling rhino population , which it has long blamed on Zambian poachers . |
| 6 | The loose grouping , which has only met on two occasions , is known unofficially as HOG , the Hilton Object Group , after its inaugural meeting at the Boston Hilton last year . |
| 7 | Until fairly recently , tropical silviculture has largely relied on natural regeneration . |
| 8 | I have been examining the exercise of critical thought , but the account up to now has largely concentrated on critical thinking by the individual student . |
| 9 | But so far their explanation of rising crime has largely focused on alleged deficiencies in police strategy , in particular on counter-productive militaristic tactics which exacerbate ‘ public alienation ’ and therefore impede successful crime control ( Kinsey et al . , |
| 10 | Sir , — Now that the dust has finally settled on this election we may pause to reflect on what has undoubtedly been one of the dirtiest , and most depressing of exercises in political chicanery . |
| 11 | The Library is fortunate , however , that Ministers have allocated funds to cover the substantial costs of this project , and work has already begun on new systems to protect staff , readers and the collections by the early detection and suppression of fire . |
| 12 | American capitalism has always relied on international rivalry and the occasional war to create an artificial community of interest between the rich and the poor . |
| 13 | The business and industrial community too has always relied on public libraries to provide a service to meet their specialist needs . |
| 14 | Cleese , who underwent years of psychotherapy , has always leaned on strong American women including first wife Connie Booth and spouse number two , film director Barbara Trentham . |
| 15 | While Gerry Taggart , Alan McDonald , Nigel Worthington and Mal Donaghy provide the basis of a sturdy defence , success has always depended on breakaway goals as well . |
| 16 | He also has no hesitation in reminding capitalism , in its spooky hour of triumph over communism , that the ‘ culture of contentment ’ has always depended on this underclass — indeed , has happily imported it when necessary to do the menial and distasteful jobs at the cheapest possible wage . |
| 17 | From the Regatta to the Fireworks , Venice has always laid on regular spectacles for her visitors , and here was a new one . |
| 18 | in case it has any bearing on any difficulty you might have in the future so he 's to go down |
| 19 | Amnesty International considers all of them to be prisoners of conscience and has repeatedly called on successive Greek Governments to release them and introduce alternative civilian service of non-punitive length . |
| 20 | Although many of his lyrics have been in the sexist style known as slackness ( ironically , incredibly popular amongst women in Jamaica ) Shabba has also rhymed on cultural if not overtly political topics . |
| 21 | He has also hit on one of the more interesting couplings for the ubiquitous B minor Sonata . |
| 22 | Attention has also focused on British merger policy which has operated in a self-regulatory framework , rather than a statutory one . |
| 23 | Secondly , because of the very great power which the government can wield over its citizens , the law has traditionally imposed on governmental agencies special duties of procedural fairness ( embodied in the rules of natural justice discussed in Chapter 8 ) which do not normally apply to dealings between private citizens . |
| 24 | The area of study in the social sciences which has gone under the name of anthropology in English-speaking countries has traditionally concentrated on primitive peoples . |
| 25 | Show business has traditionally intruded on American news programmes , but it went a little far last week in the trial of the fallen televangelist , Jim Bakker . |
| 26 | However , this has often depended on individual special projects — and on the highly committed innovators who tend to run them . |
| 27 | But considered in the context of the two years spent in Paris jazz clubs , exploring a musical genre that has often relied on experimental vocal contributions , it all begins to make sense . |
| 28 | In 1981 , the LDDC and the MDC were created , and much of the debate surrounding UDCs has inevitably centred on these institutions . |
| 29 | Most cases of autism are now identified by the age of three , and education should commence immediately based on close co-operation between parents and the relevant authorities . |
| 30 | We wait for the ambulance , window open so they can identify us , doilies neatly heaped on yellowing copies of the local paper , the cat perturbed by my frantic resuscitation efforts . |