Example sentences of "[pers pn] on [art] grounds of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever length of time is given , though , it will be difficult for an employer to justify dismissing you on the grounds of lack of skills or basic ability within that time unless something exceptional happens . |
| 2 | And who can deny them on the grounds of professionalism , when the five rings of the Olympic movement is in danger of becoming a three-ring circus ? |
| 3 | Thus it is not their sex but their preponderance that moves me on the grounds of statistical fairness to refer to them as she . |
| 4 | It is difficult for an individual complainant to show that there has been discrimination against him/her on the grounds of race . |
| 5 | Now penurious ( ‘ I live , ’ she said , ‘ from mouth to hand ’ ) , and accepting her situation with great dignity and courage , she was striving to fulfil her ambition of taking the degree denied to her on the grounds of race years earlier at the University of Cracow . |
| 6 | Her previous rival , Ann Clwyd , and her small band of supporters , including Brian Sedgemore and Dale Campbell-Savours , are backing her on the grounds of her sex , trapped by their propaganda about the need for a woman in the post . |
| 7 | When being questioned by magistrates about her teaching ( they were suspicious of her on the grounds of her sex and lack of social position ) she is confident that a greater Lord will answer for her . |
| 8 | : ’ Speaking in London almost a year after becoming Chairman of British Coal , Mr. Clarke said — What we are seeing is a sort of energy arms race , with attempts to justify it on the grounds of guaranteeing security , diversity and competition — but in reality , guaranteeing nothing but higher electricity prices , a rapid abandonment of other fuel reserves , and reliance on as yet unproven overseas resources . ' |