Example sentences of "[unc] [unc] [noun] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ultra vires doctrine has on the other hand been used to curtail management ‘ generosity ’ to non-shareholder groups in the form of gratuitous payments . |
| 2 | - A letter appears in a national newspaper expressing disbelief that the writer has already spotted the first penny-for-the-guy collector/Christmas tree/artificial snow sprayed on shop window/Valentine cards on sale . |
| 3 | Each partner is entitled to an indemnity for all bona fide expenses incurred on behalf of the partnership . |
| 4 | The Inland Revenue has commented further on the tax treatment of ex gratia payments made on the termination of an office or employment , as set out in Statement of Practice SP 13/91 . |
| 5 | Sent by Philip the Good , Duke of Burgundy , to spy out routes for a possible overland crusade , de la Broquière started on his mission from Jaffa and worked his way slowly northward , arriving eventually at Bursa where he stayed some ten days . |
| 6 | Arthur de la Mare observed on 29 June 1946 that a situation had arisen which could , without exaggeration , be regarded as a menace to world peace . |
| 7 | As indicated above , the notion of a de facto authority depends on that of a legitimate authority since it implies not only actual power over people but , in the normal case , both that the person exercising that power claims to have legitimate authority and that he is acknowledged to have it by some people . |
| 8 | In addition , until April 1993 , a further 2 per cent subsidy based on earnings will be paid . |
| 9 | KLM 's part in the NorthWest deal falls short of the 25 per cent limit placed on foreign ownership by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 . |
| 10 | The solution sought was the conversion of as much of the debt as possible into long-term funded redeemable debt , as in 1763 at the end of the Seven Years War when £3,670,739 worth of Navy and ordnance debt was converted into a 4 per cent stock funded on " earmarked " tax revenue . |
| 11 | The guaranteed two per cent bonus applies on all the interest rate tiers , so small savers are rewarded with the same bonus rate as the bigger savers . |
| 12 | In New York the Dow Jones index of stockmarket prices fell 508 points to 1,738.41 on Friday 16 October 1987 , a decline of 22.6% — almost double the 13% per cent drop seen on the worst day of the 1929 stockmarket crash . |
| 13 | Instead of local taxation being based on property values , it is to be based on a flat rate per capita charge levied on all adults , with limited rebates for some groups . |
| 14 | President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro announced on Sept. 11 that she had vetoed part of a draft property bill approved by the National Assembly on Aug. 23 , which she claimed was unconstitutional . |
| 15 | Playing di doo di doo di doo di doo di day come on you , go away ! |
| 16 | The few attempts to increase supplies have been marked only by ad hoc efforts based on technology , with biogas plants , solar cookers or fuelwood plantations promoted as universal solutions . |
| 17 | It will be obvious to all , however , that this tidiness is an illusion , because its essence , which is at once its merit and its weakness , is its very indefiniteness and amenability to ad hoc decisions based on the ‘ justice ’ of the particular facts . |
| 18 | Gender , ethnicity and class are seen as ‘ demographic variables ’ which can be controlled and accounted for , often by using ad hoc explanations based on cultural stereotypes . |
| 19 | Furthermore the phrase ‘ ad hoc explanations based on cultural stereotypes ’ is still excruciatingly applicable to many sociolinguistic discussions of women 's speech . |