Example sentences of "[noun] is upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | In recent days , he wrote , perhaps because Spring is upon us , I have been putting in the hours but the intensity has gone . |
| 2 | The time of Caravaggio is upon us . |
| 3 | The whole question of the burden of proof was nicely summed up in the Esso case by Lord Hodson where he said : It has been authoritatively said that the onus of establishing that an agreement is reasonable as between the parties is upon the person who puts forward the agreement , while the onus of establishing that it is contrary to the public interest , being reasonable between the parties , is on the person so alleging … |
| 4 | The final focus of revisionist research is upon the sequel to October . |
| 5 | The Enemy is upon us and we have no time to organise ourselves into battalions and ordered companies . |
| 6 | This will particularly be the case when the adverse effect is upon the livelihood or the ability to earn of the second person or body . |
| 7 | And thought : As the clear light is upon the holy |
| 8 | The major focus at all times within the Review is upon the completion of the historical map of English literature , thereby conserving and protecting its professional plenitude . |
| 9 | One example of access to certain parts of the British census of 1971 ( Schürer 1993 ) is a reminder of what can happen in the most favourable environments , whilst the account of the situation of Soviet and Russian data indicates how dependent electronic data is upon organizational structures ( Moiseenko 1993 ) . |
| 10 | The North American stamp is upon it all , giving the line a flavour completely different to that of the Chilean systems … |
| 11 | It has been argued that the present day focus of international law is upon disputes relating to parties ' interests in satisfying needs , and values , rather than upon formalistic attention to rights . |
| 12 | A playful puppyish mood is upon you , but while this immature attitude is in evidence , be sensible enough to resist objects such as clothes , furnishings and oddments unwittingly left in your way . |
| 13 | A happy mood is upon you , so do n't get your tonsils in a twist . |
| 14 | When the introspective mood is upon them , as it is today , the Greeks will add that being special is not all fun . |
| 15 | The term ‘ caring ’ is too wide to have much utility and the use of ‘ tending ’ as an element of caring has made it clear that the focus is upon those who perform physical tasks for others . |
| 16 | The major focus is upon human interdependency , its levels of organisation , and the concomitant balance of social and self-controls that results . |
| 17 | Nor is there a focus upon the individual , for even in the analytic situation the focus is upon the therapeutic relationship and its similarities to those which the patient had previously with one , or both , parents . |
| 18 | Once again , the focus is upon the theoretical interpretations of the form and pattern of uneven development that are beginning to emerge . |
| 19 | The focus is upon better management and greater resource consciousness , emphases which are undoubtedly valuable in themselves , but which pose fundamental problems given the nature and distinctiveness of the public sector . |
| 20 | The focus is upon inter-organizational relationships , and changing political and economic circumstances receive insufficient emphasis . |
| 21 | In this the focus is upon improving the capacity to make open and honest relationships . |
| 22 | There are a number of theories that discuss this relationship and they are generally known as ‘ style theories of leadership ’ where the focus is upon the style that a leader adopts in dealing with others . |
| 23 | The focus is upon demographic factors of age at marriage and at first birth , maternal age , order of birth and family size , and the amount of time that elapses between births . |
| 24 | The focus is upon the competitive process and the strategies by which companies secure and sustain a differentiated position in circumstances of intense uncertainty and high risk . |
| 25 | The focus is upon three aggregates when a judgement is made whether a country is paying an " appropriate " amount for membership of the EC . |
| 26 | we might say : according to our view , God 's eye is upon the historic process |
| 27 | In the final part of the chapter the focus of attention is upon the social circumstances of this age group . |
| 28 | In the second section the focus of attention is upon the statistical methods used to describe population structures . |
| 29 | The focus of attention is upon whether the national law could be interpreted so as to give effect to Community law obligations . |
| 30 | In contrast to the pervading mood of fear and uncertainty of last year , the atmosphere from 17 to 22 June this year was one of resignation : the crisis is upon us ; there 's no end to it in sight , but we still have to be here . |