Example sentences of "be placed upon " in BNC.

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1 Make up a mortar mix of 1 part masonry cement to 4½ parts of soft sand , keeping the mix dryish so it wo n't slump when slabs are placed upon it
2 Bruner ( 1983 ) refers to this as a ‘ communicative ratchet ’ which enables adults gradually to increase the demands which are placed upon linguistic communication , while at the same time minimising the consequences of misunderstandings .
3 We can see then , that deregulation is allowed , but that limits are placed upon it .
4 The basis of social hierarchy is not contrasting relationships to the means of production , but different values which are placed upon different occupations .
5 Subsequent curriculum development has simultaneously reflected and led the professional work of the Division : in both full- and part-time courses , emphasis has been placed upon such areas as cost-in-use and design and management studies , by way of work activities , and computer applications and energy analysis as forward indicators .
6 It will give you a break from the restrictions that have been placed upon you and will enable you to see how you get on on your own !
7 Coupon values had been placed upon every conceivable article , and henceforth it would be illegal to buy anything without surrendering the appropriate number of clothing coupons .
8 By contrast , in the United States ( and some would argue in Britain ) , greater emphasis has been placed upon the attainment of shorter-term economic gains for their own members , although broader considerations of social justice and ‘ movement ’ are by no means absent .
9 For its part , West Germany was unhappy about the restrictions that had been placed upon the economic development of much of its heavy industry by the International Ruhr Authority , an organisation set up by the Allies during their military occupation of Germany : the Schuman Plan offered a way to eliminate the Authority while still satisfying West Germany 's neighbours about its intentions .
10 The effectiveness of economic advice is but part of a larger problem : the appropriateness of the government machine to the tasks which have been placed upon it .
11 A very strong emphasis has been placed upon the desirability of living in suburbs or in semi-rural areas .
12 In working through the accounts particular emphasis has been placed upon the nature of the theoretical arguments involved .
13 It will also be recollected that so many qualifications have been placed upon the decision in The Wagon Mound ( No. 1 ) that the concept of foreseeability is now applied in a very broad and liberal manner and there is unlikely to be much practical difference between an inquiry whether a consequence is foreseeable or natural .
14 Too much emphasis had been placed upon the strengthening of security by military rather than political means , and this had placed an undue burden on the domestic economy .
15 This is rather like putting the cart before the horse and it is very difficult later to take up the study of the horse when all previous emphasis has been placed upon the cart !
16 The box having been placed upon the table , he ordered it with great eagerness to be opened .
17 As a member of the Select Committee , I was extremely concerned when Mr. Rimington , Director General of the Health and Safety Executive , revealed in his evidence that he had not been aware of the restrictions that Lord Cullen felt had been placed upon him in respect of investigating labour relations .
18 Emphasis has been placed upon the clinical aspects of infection and relevant questions on basic microbiology and pathology have therefore been included .
19 Obligations concerned with the day-to-day upkeep of leasehold property have also been placed upon tenants , although this implied covenant " to act in a tenant-like manner " , does not amount to a requirement to make repairs .
20 However , over the years firm limitations have been placed upon damages that can be awarded by the courts .
21 Such a criterion is notoriously elusive , but in determining the precise legal status of a statement some reliance has been placed upon the point during the negotiations at which the statement was made .
22 On the other hand , arguments have raged since the early eighteenth century about the relative emphasis to be placed upon the Second and Third Pillars .
23 The decision to create a socialist economy and the consequences that flow from that can not be placed upon the same level as the results of unconscious decisions and actions ( at the macro level ) which result in equilibrium for a commodity-capitalist economy , since the later is post hoc , whilst the former is the result of the initial decision to build a socialist economy .
24 So , if you have a total of twenty guests , make up two sets of ten letters as follows A B C D E F G H I J These should be placed upon firm card and be clearly visible .
25 The cash value to be placed upon a first appointment as writer or cadet is uncertain , for it obviously depended upon the number of years in which a candidate would draw the salary , but contemporaries no doubt took the possibility of an early death from disease into account when they spoke of a value of £1,000 .
26 The political state made it clear that Robert Dundas would win his election if two additional nominal voters could be placed upon the roll , but the whole scheme would of course come to nothing should he lose any of his voters , or if Mr. Glassford would not also divide his valuation and make a second vote .
27 These were to be placed upon the tombs of his ancestors who lay buried there — Henry II , Richard I , Eleanor of Aquitaine and Isabella of Angoulême ( see plate 2.1 ) .
28 Consequently increased emphasis needs to be placed upon the role of assessment , rehabilitation and transfer rather than discharge back into the community .
29 While too much emphasis should not be placed upon it , intelligence pointed to the offensive capacity of North Korea being strengthened .
30 Continuing reliance might be placed upon the " civilizing influence of literature but teachers were also aware that for many students a degree in English was simply a necessary preliminary to a career in business , commerce , the civil service , teaching broadcasting , or journalism .
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