Example sentences of "that on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is also a remote , but possible , danger that on contentious matters with a social context , the Protocol procedure could be abused for the purpose of eliminating opposition from the UK to measures where , for example , the UK , Spain and Portugal ( a blocking minority of 23 votes ) would oppose a measure of which the other member states were in favour . |
| 2 | In a fiery encounter , he claimed that on five occasions his players were grabbed by the testicles and , on more than one occasion , were spat on by their opponents . |
| 3 | The intermediate posts or stakes are very far apart ( hence the relative cheapness of the system ) which means that on uneven ground there will be gaps through which lambs may escape . |
| 4 | With the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds at 8.25% and that on three-month bills at 6.6% , long- and short-term interest rates are now lower than they were at the end of the two previous deep recessions , in 1981 and 1973 . |
| 5 | Data on bedrock surfaces in desert regions show that on dark rocks temperatures of 80°C can be attained by solar radiation and diumal ranges of 50°C are not uncommon . |
| 6 | Efforts to control the drift-net fleets were boosted by the news that on 8 April 1989 the state legislature of Hawaii , in a bold move , had introduced legislation to ban the use and possession of drift-nets within the state 's EEZ . |
| 7 | And it was of no help to the Scottish Protestants that on 8 August , in the instructions given to that experienced diplomat of the 1540s , Sir Ralph Sadler , now sent north to make a comeback in the Scottish political scene , the English were encouraging the idea of being anti-French and anticipating their outspoken memorandum of the 31st by warbling about the need for government by someone of the blood of Scotland . |
| 8 | Each partnership authority has a different spending pattern , but overall expenditure on social projects such as recreation and personal social services accounts for rather more than two-fifths of the total ; that on economic projects , such as site works , accounts for about a third ; and that on environmental projects , such as restoration of derelict land and housing , for a quarter . |
| 9 | There was no great enthusiasm for Gloucester , but equally there was no great opposition to him , and Buckingham engineered the situation in such a way that on 25th June Edmond as Mayor and other leading citizens offered the crown to Gloucester , who eventually accepted . |
| 10 | Studies based on relative accounting profits reveal that on average mergers have been unprofitable . |
| 11 | I gather that on average owners take two holidays in their own unit for every one arranged through an exchange scheme . |
| 12 | Suppose that on average 80% of the 1.3 m. electors took the trouble to vote — say 1.0 m . |
| 13 | This baseline showed that on average Lindsay picked her nose three times per hour for 2 ½ minutes at a time . |
| 14 | Tests comparing the RISC with the VAX using similar C compilers show that on average RISC uses only two-thirds more instructions and RISC programs were only about 50 percent larger even though size optimisation was virtually ignored . |
| 15 | ‘ Scientific ’ support for this view has been provided by intelligence tests which indicate that on average blacks score 15 points below whites . |
| 16 | These advantages appear to me to outweigh the disadvantages identified by Mr of there being more outsiders in the family household , possibly homesick and unhappy carers who are not living in their own homes , but at the establishment and the trouble and worry to the of what would be not infrequent , recruitment of new carers for Mrs , I hope perhaps a trifle pessimistically thought that on average carers would not spend more than about a year of course , some longer , some shorter , because such carers necessarily had to be fairly young , fit , strong people and the stresses and strains of the er the whole business she thought would lead to reasonably rapid turnover , not the emergence of long-term carers who might stay for a number of years , er , as I say I 'd rather hoped that she may be unduly pessimistic about that , but , that , I accept what she says about it . |
| 17 | He said : ‘ The EC document suggests that on technical criteria , they do n't quite make it , and a political decision will have to be made . |
| 18 | It is recorded that on 4 January 1965 ‘ Mr R J Henderson said that he thought something should be done to start a Building Fund . ’ |
| 19 | A smaller number volunteered to assist the rebels , likewise out of a conviction that on Spanish soil a wider struggle was being fought out . |
| 20 | It should be noted , however , that on 10 January R07 HMS Ark Royal sailed from Portsmouth on what was stated to be a ‘ scheduled deployment for exercises in the Mediterranean with allied navies ’ . |
| 21 | Is the Minister aware that on 10 December the National Rivers Authority told me , by letter , that it had taken two samples from the river — above the Coalite plant and below — and that the sample from the river above the plant showed a low level of dioxin , the one below the plant showed considerably higher levels of dioxin and that it is now certain that the dioxin is coming from the Coalite plant ? |
| 22 | The court heard that on 10 April last year , with intent to defraud the Sun Alliance Insurance Group , the two men started a blaze which caused an explosion and destroyed the house at Pilton Drive North , Edinburgh . |
| 23 | We know from Gen Shandruk 's memoirs that on 10 May , the day after the division had been recorded by 6 Armoured Division as having surrendered near Volkermarkt , the two generals , Shandruk and Freytag , set off with a small group to reach the US Zone , leaving behind some 10,000 men under Col Krat . |
| 24 | The sheet then recorded that Mr. Bell had been charged that on 15 February 1990 he was guilty of drunk and disorderly behaviour in Faulkner Street , Liverpool , contrary to section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 , and that on 1 February 1990 Mr. Bell was committed to the Liverpool Crown Court and was released on bail under a duty to surrender into the custody of the said court at such time and date as would be notified to him ‘ and Constable 677F Whittaker alleges that you have broken conditions of your bail not to approach Bridget Coffey . ’ |
| 25 | Kydd , 50 , of Brownhill Road , Dundee , denied that on 1 March , on the northmost entrance road leading to Timex Electronics Corporation in Harrison Road , he conducted himself in a disorderly manner , parked his car on the road , locked the doors and windows and refused to move it when asked by police . |
| 26 | We will also assume that on 1 April the money market rate of interest is 10 per cent and the long-gilt future is trading at 91–21 , i.e. 91.66 ( per 100 nominal ) . |
| 27 | I have discussed the situation with the officer in charge of the inquiry in the Hampshire Constabulary who admits that on 1 May 1991 , searches were carried out and a large quantity of potential evidence was seized from the possession of Mr. Tully . |
| 28 | I have discussed the situation with Officer in Charge of the inquiry in the Hampshire Constabulary who admits that on 1 May 1991 , searches were carried out and a large quantity of potential evidence was seized from the possession of Mr. Tully . |
| 29 | China 's finance minister Liu Zhongli has announced that on 1 July 1993 China will adopt new rules relating to corporate financial affairs and new accounting standards . |
| 30 | Discussions in the Conferences , particularly that on Political Union , were difficult and a series of uneasy compromises in particular fields was struck at Maastricht , some of which have won few supporters . |