Example sentences of "on the [noun pl] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reasonable performance was achieved in this task but the aggregation is being achieved by external operations on the objects rather than by the more conceptual approach of aggregation abstraction : new object classes with aggregation methods are defined to represent the various unit sizes . |
| 2 | In her view , a liberal education was the birthright of every child and she tried hard to persuade the Board of Education that any form of continuing education should be based on the humanities rather than on technical training . |
| 3 | His project is to discover the series of computations that the visual system performs on the input-pairs so as to arrive at an interpretation of the ( 2-D ) array in terms of ( 3-D ) replacement , motion , or change . |
| 4 | The pragmatists thus argue that all knowledge is hypothetical and fallible ; that the meaning of concepts must be rooted in their social context ; that we should focus on the consequences rather than the origins of knowledge ; that all distinctions and boundaries to inquiry are relative to the stage of development of the inquiry ; and that the standards or norms of inquiry are developed as part of the process of inquiry . |
| 5 | In fact , almost every type of tree has a species of Eriophyes associated with it , and the galls they produce can usually be found on the leaves even after they have fallen . |
| 6 | People do n't reject Darwin 's book on the emotions just because it 's , it 's rather heavily tainted with Lamarckism . |
| 7 | It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint with a mastic sealant or self-adhesive bitumastic flashing rather than going to all the trouble of dismantling the system : use the sealant on the joints even if you do dismantle and reassemble them . |
| 8 | In the Zen and Taoist traditions , it was always the aim to get beyond words to the direct experience , and an emphasis on the senses rather than the thoughts may be a help in achieving this very necessary state . |
| 9 | Reporters and Panels had taken care to concentrate on the actualities rather than technicalities . |
| 10 | I 've gone through phases when I had seven effects pedals in front of me and then I 've concentrated on the pedals rather than my playing , and that 's wrong . ’ |
| 11 | They 'd hear it th th they would n't erm they 'd know through the agent , when the ships were coming they used to make it their business to go and find out you see but today th they even got telephones on the houses now so they can call 'em out . |
| 12 | Arrangements were also made for two firemen to take it in turns to sleep on the premises and instructions were given to these men to go all round the shops after the Works are closed and ‘ inspect every hole and corner to see if there is any sign of fire and afterwards to sleep on the premises so as to be ready in case of accident ’ . |
| 13 | Corniglia is the hardest to reach as it , unlike all the others , is high up on the cliffs rather than by the sea . |
| 14 | ‘ The questions on education are likely to reflect badly on the children even though everyone involved may be dong their utmost for them . ’ |
| 15 | Yeah we divided them all up , but if me or Jan needed to refer to anything we 'd recognize the information that we 've put on the envelopes quicker than we 'll recognize the stuff that he 's put in there |
| 16 | He acts on his own skill and judgment in reaching his decision , and that decision will be binding on the parties even if it is wrong ( Campbell v Edwards [ 1976 ] 1 All ER 785 ) . |
| 17 | The expert 's decision will be binding on the parties even if the error is a legal error and it is clear on the face of the award what the error is ( Jones v Sherwood Computer Services [ 1992 ] 1 WLR 277 ; Nikko Hotels ( UK ) v MEPC [ 1991 ] 2 EGLR 103 ) . |
| 18 | As a movement for social organization and mobilization , it threatened Israel 's long-term hold on the territories more than isolated attacks by guerrilla cells . |
| 19 | They were on the stairs again before Lizzie spoke , when she said , ‘ He 'll ruin her if you 're not careful . |
| 20 | Cardiff heard Jimmy curse ; a wordless expression of anger and fear … then footsteps on the stairs again as Jimmy hurried off . |
| 21 | NIGEL MANSELL 'S old boss Frank Williams will be waiting on the sidelines today as motor sport 's top brass sit down in Paris to find a way of saving next year 's Grand Prix calendar and prevent his Williams team from paying a massive fine . |
| 22 | Yes we were told they 're going to be trees like that because they 've had a lot of trouble with pigeons roosting in the erm the mature trees and it 's impossible for people to sit on the benches underneath cos of er pigeon mess . |
| 23 | I can see case by case judgments arising based on the precise nature of the services or their scale as a whole , but those are judgments on the facts rather than the framework for general rule-making . |
| 24 | The former pairing has been on the cards ever since critics fingered Penn as the brat who would be Bob but the latter seems less plausible . |
| 25 | It would be quite on the cards too if , on the day , they were to produce an official photographer as well , saying they never meant it . |