Example sentences of "[noun sg] is on [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emphasis in this chapter is on identifying the needs and problems of the potential buyer and presenting a product or service as a means of fulfilling that need or solving that problem . |
| 2 | The focus is on managing the effects of interdependence by the construction of institutions , formal and informal . |
| 3 | In the former , nuclear power can be harnessed by splitting the nuclei of atoms that comprise the basis of all matter ; in the latter the onus is on changing the nature of DNA which is the component of all living cell nuclei that have the capability of transferring characteristics from one generation to the next . |
| 4 | The emphasis of the day is on having a good time , but the aim of hospitality is not forgotten in the planning . |
| 5 | This form of teaching takes more time than other methods but the emphasis is on learning the processes of thinking and organisation involved in reaching solutions . |
| 6 | In contrast there may be certain parts of the world — Siberia has been suggested — where it may be important , because of the presence of energy or raw materials or for other strategic reasons , to have integrated factories where the emphasis is on minimising the number of people employed at that location ( Hatvany et al. n.d . ) . |
| 7 | The new emphasis is on helping the economic Upturn which will bring down Unemployment , currently heading towards 3 million . |
| 8 | For the US , the emphasis is on securing a free and fair election , which the State Department seems to believe will result in an opposition victory . |
| 9 | For the US , the emphasis is on securing a free and fair election , which the State Department seems to believe will result in an opposition victory . |
| 10 | The emphasis is on describing the meaning of the situation for those involved in it . |
| 11 | The emphasis throughout this approach to treatment is on encouraging the patient to develop the skills to solve his own problems . |