Example sentences of "be [vb pp] on a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As of now , IBM Corp is offering an anti-virus service to its UK customers : this comprises updates to anti-virus programs four times a year — these provide users with ‘ install-and-forget ’ automatic protection on MS-DOS , OS/2 and Microsoft Corp 's Windows operating systems , and can detect viruses in the memory , on floppy and hard disks ; if viruses are found in the memory , they are disabled , but if found on disks the user is given a recommended course of action on-line ; other services consist of detection tools for any new viruses ; access to an anti-virus bulletin board , from which the latest products and documentation can be downloaded ; phone support desk ; and customer alert service to forewarn of known or threatened virus outbreaks ; prices will be amended on an annual basis , but for one to 250 machines , the service is £1,000 , on 3,001 to 5,000 workstations it is £12,000 . |
| 2 | Atlantic Aeroengineering naturally specialises in the types in the remainder of the Group , the DC-3 , DC-6 , Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander and the Cessna 402/404 series , but work can be undertaken on a wide variety of types . |
| 3 | Preventative maintenance , virus checking and anti-virus updates will be undertaken on a regular basis . |
| 4 | It was because the economy was as yet exhibiting a modest rate of overall growth ( by modern standards ) that investment could be undertaken on a private and regional basis with the state 's role confined to that of legal enablement . |
| 5 | And you wo n't miss out on any of the action because all of our demonstrations will be relayed on a large video screen . |
| 6 | Obviously the leaders of major organisations can not spend much of their time in schools , but their occasional visits would complement the very valuable support which can be given on a regular and consistent basis by businesses and people who work within them . |
| 7 | The question of whether warranties should be given on a joint and/or several basis is less likely to be relevant when dealing with an asset sale ( where the contracting vendor will usually be a company ) as opposed to a share sale ( when individual shareholders will often be asked to give warranties ) . |
| 8 | It may however be relevant where the vendor is a partnership in which case each partner will be asked to provide the warranties and , in such circumstance , the purchaser will want them to be given on a joint and several basis . |
| 9 | Acyclovir may be given on a long term basis to people with HIV who have had an attack of shingles , or have frequent attacks of herpes simplex . |
| 10 | Instructions to sue can be given on a standard form with space reserved for any special comments . |
| 11 | Some services , notably safety and finance , must also be sustained on a corporate basis while AEA retains current statutory accountabilities . |
| 12 | Exposure to natural daylight will benefit everyone , and most people I have spoken with welcome the fact that the fair will be situated on a single ground floor . |
| 13 | Legislation allowed for the establishment of political parties , but prohibited from political activity members of the armed forces and state security services , judges and magistrates , religious figures and foreigners , and stated that no party could be formed on a tribal , regional or provincial basis . |
| 14 | The inflexibility of certain salary systems means that permanent positions can only be filled on a temporary basis . |
| 15 | VOLOPEN indicating that there is more space available on the volume which can be filled on a subsequent run , or |
| 16 | The high level of turnover creates vacancies that need to be filled on an interim basis . |
| 17 | It has been suggested that there are three theoretical approaches to regimes binding erga omnes : they can be regarded as a special concept within the law of treaties constituting an exception to the res inter alios principle ; they can be justified on a public law basis whereby a group of States assume quasi-legislative competence to create a regulatory regime for a defined territory in the overall community interest ; or other processes such as recognition , acquiescence , estoppel , historic title , or the formation of customary international law can produce an erga omnes effect on treaties intended to have that effect . |
| 18 | There is an item about this joint staffing watch at item ten , which suggests that the government are also finding that it 's got limited use , and are suggesting that these returns should be completed on a different basis , and rather than quarterly , annually . |
| 19 | The Fund covers the overseas branch offices of firms of solicitors , and the overseas branch offices of MNPs having 75% or more solicitor principals ; the indemnity contributions of such an MNP will be calculated on a world-wide basis . |
| 20 | If the bill is to be calculated on a daily rate and someone 's auntie comes to stay for a couple of months in the middle of the year , what about all the complications in adjusting for that and how do we account for the period for which someone has lost the discount ? |
| 21 | The dose should be calculated on an individual basis , with age , body weight , and renal function being used as a guide . |
| 22 | GYSIN 's own voice can be heard on a new release , Self-Portrait Jumping , which is backed up by tracks recorded in the Eighties by numerous African and French musicians , with special appearances by jazzers Don Cherry and Steve Lacy . |
| 23 | The long-term plans could be revised on an informal basis by the chief executive of the organisation , using intuition and experience to know when the outlook for the organisation has changed sufficiently to require him or her to update the plans . |
| 24 | Our solid reputation for authoritative advice on rural and environmental issues led us to be consulted on a regular basis by the Welsh Office , its executive agencies and other bodies . |
| 25 | Interviewees reported that a few service users had refused to allow their names to be placed on a mental health database . |
| 26 | The Chinese lavender jar on the far right of the picture bears out Agnes Jekyll 's excellent suggestion in her Dolls ' House cookery book , that to ‘ sweeten the atmosphere before guests assemble and after savoury dishes have been prepared ’ , the dried heads of lavender should be placed on a heated shovel and judiciously waved about ! |
| 27 | Particular emphasis will be placed on a limited number of field study areas where nature conservation resources are under a variety of land use pressures . |
| 28 | Delegates rescinded the Freedom Charter 's commitment to comprehensive nationalization , confirming more recent statements by the leadership [ see p. 38516 ] as they agreed that emphasis should be placed on a mixed economy . |
| 29 | To study how bilateral trade could be placed on a new footing , a task force , headed by the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade , Ricardo Cabrisas , and the Soviet Minister for External Economic Relations , Konstantin Katushev , was created . |
| 30 | The pool should be placed on a generous layer of sand and the shallow end supported on bricks . |