Example sentences of "that is [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A characteristic I look for is that young people coming just out of university should be frightened by the responsibility they are given , rather than bored by the lack of demand that is made on them . |
| 2 | Alongside this there may be another internal voice that is piling on further self-criticism for being so feeble , for having lost touch with friends , for being an outcast , or whatever . |
| 3 | One of the boys , now adult , tells me that even today he shivers at the thought that is etched on his brain of being chased by a ghost on a motorcycle … |
| 4 | Nothing in the logic of the situation requires that it should always be the theory that is rejected on the occasion of a clash with observation . |
| 5 | The Tax Faculty believes that an employer should be able to negotiate a settlement that is binding on both departments . |
| 6 | ‘ Nothing in this Act shall be construed as enabling any court to make an order that is binding on the Crown or on any person in his capacity as an officer or servant of the Crown . |
| 7 | Parliament must be well aware of the great burden that is imposed on senior ministers , who not only take charge of their departments but also speak for them in Parliament , attend meetings of the Cabinet and its committees , and see to their constituency affairs if they are members of the House of Commons . |
| 8 | We put on the billy and head for a coffee and warm , pausing at the tent entrance to brush off the snow that is heaped on our jackets and hoods . |
| 9 | The other key aspects of teaching that it is useful to record are the level of demand that is placed on the pupil(s) at each stage and the amount of guidance that the teacher provides . |
| 10 | In theory , at least , this will relieve the tremendous burden that is placed on the micro to both run the desktop publishing program and control the printer . |
| 11 | Fig 2 is the main part , played twice through , and Fig 3 is the thirds harmony that is played on the repeat . |
| 12 | Pray for the person that is picking on you . |
| 13 | Think about the light that is cast on your paper . |
| 14 | For example , given a suitable calibrated river basin simulation program a sequence of 100 or 200 years of daily observation can be generated and estimates made of the flow level that is exceeded on average once every 10 , 50 or 100 years . |
| 15 | Well I understand that you get fifteen , it 's just that I 've got a lot of customer where I got business that is depending on the kind of insurance that we give them , based on what our |
| 16 | Focus — clinical directorates offer a management structure that is based on the delivery of a given service to a group of clients . |
| 17 | Likewise it is reasonable to accept that a rationalised religion must have a starting point that is based on acceptance of an unproved statement , provided that such a statement , if later proved to need modification , has not permitted the development of a religion that will collapse , if that vital primary premise comes into question . |
| 18 | Whatever you decide about pregnancy , it is advisable to seek support from the sources that will allow you to come to your own decision , in your own time , and not force you to make a decision that is based on their belief and judgment rather than yours . |
| 19 | While there is , as you may know , considerable variation and disagreement among sociologists , they are united in the conviction that argument that is based on sound evidence is superior to argument based on false evidence , limited evidence , or no evidence . |
| 20 | Even so , for both individuals and business , the best recovery hope is the one that is based on lower interest rates . |
| 21 | But , in all cases we defer repayment until you complete the course , and then agree a repayment programme that is based on your earnings . |
| 22 | The difference is that with understanding , the semantic processing must eventually involve translation of the natural language input into an internal language with a semantics that is based on the knowledge representation structure of the system in question . |
| 23 | By definition , a scheme of that size must be better than a scheme that is based on an individual privatised subsidiary or on one privatised company on its own . |
| 24 | ( Indeed , underreporting of cases may be a reason for the relatively low rural miscarriage ratio in Table 12 , which is lower than the ratio of the " other urban " places , while the still birth ratio that is based on complete registration of late fetal deaths was on the same level — 7.5 per 1,000 live births — in both rural and " other urban " areas . ) . |
| 25 | What steps has the Ministry taken to encourage farmers in those areas to consider alternative land use and to recognise that agriculture policy is no longer about prices only but embraces rural development , rural housing and rural agriculture that is based on their products ? |
| 26 | A final possibility is that individuals sometimes cope with difficulties by self-narcotising ; this is something that is done on a fairly wide scale by man . |
| 27 | The Minister will be aware of the valuable contribution that is made by members of the Somali community in this country and of the tremendous work that is done on their behalf by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff , South and Penarth ( Mr. Michael ) . |
| 28 | It uses information about the arrival of visitors that is sent on cards from points of entry to the Home Office 's immigration and nationality department at Croydon . |
| 29 | Few spots in a country that is bent on careening into the future so effortlessly preserve the past in clapboard churches , colonial custom houses and a sailing tradition that stretches back 350 years . |
| 30 | The agency is thrashing about in the grip of an angry Congress that is bent on uncovering mismanagement and conflicts-of-interest at the agency . |