Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] be [vb pp] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps ironically , more general social scientific studies of children , child care and family life have rarely been drawn upon to inform and clarify what we know as a basis for discussions of child abuse . |
| 2 | The sources of classical unemployment have already been touched upon in Chapter 2 . |
| 3 | In truth it does not denote any single right , but rather refers to a disparate group of immunities , which differ in nature , origin , incidence and importance , and also as to the extent to which they have already been encroached upon by statute . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Bonuses , rebates , and discounts related to the buyers ' past purchases from the supplier have also been frowned upon by the authorities . |
| 6 | C — Closed : The contents of the SPR have now been acted upon and the problem has either been fixed , or cleared for some other reason , for example the problem did not really exist at all , or there was a misunderstanding on the part of the originator . |
| 7 | C — Closed The contents of the SPR have now been acted upon and the problem has either been fixed , or cleared for some other reason , for example the problem did not really exist at all , or there was a misunderstanding on the part of the originator . |
| 8 | C — Closed — The contents of the SPR have now been acted upon and the problem has either been fixed , or cleared for some other reason , for example the problem did not really exist at all , or there was a misunderstanding on the part of the originator . |
| 9 | In geomorphology assessments of human impact have really been focused upon four themes if one includes consideration of hydrology and hydrogeomorphology at the same time . |
| 10 | Such divisions have sometimes been based upon arguments about strategy and policy but , as often as not , they have emerged from personality differences among individuals with volatile and opposing temperaments . |
| 11 | Because liability for losses is unlimited , ‘ Names ’ have recently been called upon to produce sums on a large and recurring basis . |