Example sentences of "a [noun] on [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The USA announced on Dec. 22 that it also would lift a ban on sales of military technology to China enacted after the 1989 crackdown . |
| 2 | the inspectorate include a component on staff development and INSET in all management courses for head teachers and senior staff |
| 3 | The way the work-force has been treated over the last few years , the uncertainty that 's been created and the lack of consultation , the impact on their lives of such a closure on people who have been expecting to be there until they retire — their jobs may well go , and the impact on that , both for their own lives as well as their families . |
| 4 | AEG AG says that three quarters of its operating loss of $125m for 1992 came from the microelectronics operations and the rest from its engines sector , and further losses are likely this year — it sees an operating loss this year of at least another $125m ; it says that its automation technology unit also made a loss on sales down by 1% . |
| 5 | That means an extra 4p a pound on poultry meat to British farmers , with the result that 18 per cent . |
| 6 | For several years , the FCT has been at the forefront of media awareness campaigns in Japan , many of which have been coordinated by Midori Suzuki , a specialist on media education and member of WACC 's Central Committee . |
| 7 | On Dec. 4 , the Assembly of Croatia unanimously approved a law on minorities , committing Croatia to accept all international conventions on human rights and granting cultural autonomy to ethnic communities within Croatia , once there was peace in the republic within its 1974 borders . |
| 8 | In all other cases legal aid in relation to appeals is subject to a test on means and merits whatever the status of the applicant . |
| 9 | Operating profit at £3.1m , was 71% of that earned in the previous year ( £4.3m ) Although any reduction in profits is regrettable , the drop was limited to 29% such that a return on sales of 7.2% was achieved , a margin which compares favourably with others in our sector . ’ |
| 10 | Thus the corollary of the expansion of access to lawyers is a limitation on people 's confidence and ability to assert their own needs in their own way . |
| 11 | A prohibition on sales of property without the Secretary of State 's consent would not achieve the desired objective . |
| 12 | The EC Commission has proposed a directive on data protection , which may have extremely restrictive implications for fund-raising by art bodies . |
| 13 | A posting on r.s.s. said Leeds won 4–1 . |
| 14 | Swazis put a price on rhino |
| 15 | Erm it does obviously have a bearing on sales to the third countries when the er aircraft is in production . |
| 16 | Associated with this policy statement is the plan for an inter-regional consultation with Asia , and a seminar on ethics and theology as they relate to communication . |
| 17 | Independently , or in conjunction with BAIE or IPR or others , I hope to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications , and wonder whether the PCC could be persuaded to be represented ? |
| 18 | I am trying to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications ( which may also touch on more general issues of ethics and management ) — do you have any relevant texts of which you might send me a complimentary copy and to which reference could be made in the publicity for what should prove a stimulating event ! |
| 19 | I am setting up — helped by others of different and wider experience and ability — a seminar on ethics in management and communications , which should take place in Edinburgh before the year end . |
| 20 | No dealer operates a guarantee on fish , but it is in everyone 's interests ( not least or just the goodwill factor ) to find out what is wrong . |
| 21 | It then launched , in 1548 , an experimental tax of 1s. in the pound on moveables , together with a poll-tax on sheep of 3d. per ewe and 2d. per wether , and a form of excise on woollen cloth . |
| 22 | The shop takes a commission on sales and the seller has helped pay for his trip . |
| 23 | By 1939 there were two million private cars and taxation was no more than 10 per cent for a man on £500 a year . |
| 24 | With the bank 's business-start loans , firms pay back the cash not with interest but with a royalty on sales . |
| 25 | If so , the guarantee will be renegotiated for a period of two years and Harley will receive a royalty on sales of two per cent . ’ |
| 26 | In return for giving Loblaws its official seal of approval , Probe was to receive a royalty on sales . |
| 27 | In return , Pollution Probe was to receive a royalty on sales — up to $75,000 maximum during the first year of the agreement . |
| 28 | Licensing deals are based on a royalty on sales of the multimedia product with an advance , sometimes substantial , payable ahead of publication . |
| 29 | For those of you who may not have herad anything yet , according to a poster on r.s.s . |
| 30 | Unemployment too is a word on people 's lips . |