Example sentences of "or on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even though the work described here is certainly concerned with grammar ( and not , for example , based on sociological data or on lexical classification ) , it can not be denied that it is remote from much of modern writing on grammar . |
| 2 | Its nearness to his original Cork roots meant that he could easily retain his contact with the main body of the community , and it also kept him within fairly comfortable walking distance of the synagogue — an important consideration because of the religious law forbidding riding on the Sabbath or on solemn festivals . |
| 3 | In the case of more general or abstract essays ( on whole works , on authors or on critical issues ) , it is necessary to find other means of organising an argument — though some of the means also turn out to be applicable when looking at individual passages . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's not so easy to buy land or factories , so as soon as someone makes money they spend it on a top-of-the-range Mercedes or on expensive furniture for their flat . ’ |
| 5 | Adventitious roots grow from the upper parts of a plant , as often seen on the houseplant monstera , or on trailing stems of ivy and marrows . |
| 6 | Please remember , however , that if you exceed the agreed amount or overdraw your account without prior arrangement , you will automatically be charged a higher rate of interest on the excess or on unauthorised amounts . |
| 7 | It therefore becomes the responsibility of those who control its application to prevent any developments which could have undesirable effects , either on society in general or on limited sectors such as agriculture . |
| 8 | Moreover , federal states , whether they are based on Christian Democratic ‘ subsidiarity ’ theories or on Anglo-Saxon separation of power theories , have been unable to resist the tendency to centralise , from which all states suffer . |
| 9 | Their popularity is due to the lower cost of ‘ consolidated ’ shipments , in which freight forwarders place the cargo of several shippers in the same container or on pre-leased space in a vessel . |
| 10 | To the question , ‘ Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? ’ , respondents admitting regular usage accounted for only 15% of the companies surveyed . |
| 11 | Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? |
| 12 | It was thought by some that too great a burden might be placed on principals in smaller firms or on sole practitioners if such a proposal were made mandatory , and that either the ‘ net ’ of suitable signatories should be widened to include assistant solicitors or Fellows of ILEX , or that the category of undertaking to which the ‘ rule ’ might apply should exclude those of a routine or non-financial nature . |
| 13 | If they suspect satanic influence amongst any group of people , they would also look with suspicion on anyone associated with that group , whether politically , socially , or on religious grounds . |
| 14 | Some equations , asserted in a certain context or on certain assumptions , have to do with parts of causal circumstances . |
| 15 | Such effects are shown by differences between the test samples and control samples stored in impermeable containers , e.g. , ( a ) adverse effects on moisture sensitive products resulting from the inward passage of water vapour ; or on certain products because of the inward diffusion of atmospheric oxygen ; ( b ) adverse effects arising from the outward passage of volatile constituents of product , e.g. , water vapour , i.e. , evaporation of product ; loss of perfume or flavour , or ‘ panelling ’ of plastic bottles . |
| 16 | The horsetails reproduce by means of spores , which are born in small cone-like structures at the tip of the branches or on modified shoots . |
| 17 | Or on Dry Land |
| 18 | Tissue samples were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen or on dry ice in a cryoprotective broth and stored frozen . |
| 19 | ‘ Outside broadcasts ’ are reminders that for years TV was a cumbersome medium , happiest in the studio or on set piece occasions such as the Cup Final , which could be planned well in advance . |
| 20 | Access was provided by one staircase and goods were stored either directly on the platform floors or on low racking . |
| 21 | We now need to make it easier for those council tenants living in high-cost areas or on low incomes to move gradually into home ownership , without taking on too heavy a financial burden at any one time . |
| 22 | THERE is no need for Mr Smith to impose taxes on capital or on financial institutions though : his policies look set to do their damage by knocking the most valuable asset owned by most voters — their homes . |
| 23 | Where judgment is given for a sum which exceeds £200 and represents or includes damages in respect of personal injuries , or in respect of a person 's death , the court must include in that sum interest on those damages or on such part of them as the court considers appropriate , unless the court is satisfied that there are special reasons why no interest should be given ( ibid , s 69 ) . |
| 24 | A book or set of books giving information about every branch of knowledge , or on one subject , with entries in alphabetical order . |
| 25 | Profuse sweat all over or on one side . |
| 26 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 27 | By the late nineteenth century , peasant farmers were responsible for the great bulk of farm produce , whether on allotment land belonging to the commune or on private land bought or rented from the nobility . |
| 28 | Feelings about these different tasks do not seem to be dependent primarily on temperament or on personal background ; rather they emerge as related to the kind of conditions under which the tasks are performed . |
| 29 | Many composers have used melodic shapes based on virtually the same scale and chord patterns , or on similar rhythms , yet produced themes unmistakably their own . |
| 30 | — not to create foreign military bases in the Persian Gulf or on adjacent islands ; not to deploy nuclear weapons of mass destruction there ; |