Example sentences of "[to-vb] [v-ing] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's overall aim was to freeze spending on state-owned enterprises , social security and defence for the next four years . |
| 2 | Foods that do not sustain microbial growth , such as bread , or raw produce which is so heavily contaminated that the bacterial loading on a surface is insignificant , are not likely to require handling on disinfected surfaces . |
| 3 | There was a political will in Britain and in the United States to reduce spending on institutional care and to promote cheaper community-based services , not only in child care but also in other sectors of public care such as mental health and mental handicap . |
| 4 | And excessive centralisation had often been the fault of the republics and regions themselves , which had competed for major investments by offering to reduce spending on social requirements . |
| 5 | Governments which maintain fixed exchange rates often find that they are compelled to use expenditure-reducing fiscal and monetary policies in the attempt to control inflation and to reduce spending on imported goods and services . |
| 6 | In contrast , Section 11 grants available since 1966 to some authorities to provide funding for the special needs of ethnic minority pupils , have tended to marginalize spending on black pupils . |
| 7 | BM forces you to stop relying on vague notions about the problem and requires you to be very specific . |
| 8 | Despite the immense firing power of the city , they had to cease relying on simple blockade and long-range cannon . |
| 9 | Of the pole there is no sign , but it was originally so constructed as to act as a kind of lever in order to minimise jolting on rough surfaces . |
| 10 | He wanted Zweig to return to Germany to continue working on other projects . |
| 11 | The company believes that the move may save it money in the long run — rather than merely lose it revenue — because reductions in electricity consumption should allow it to cut spending on new equipment needed to cope with increased demand . |
| 12 | There is enormous pressure to cut spending on social security , jobless benefits , public sector pay for five million workers , and on easing the council tax . |
| 13 | In the past two or three years investing in Europe has grown significantly , and there are moves to make dealing on European exchanges easier . |