Example sentences of "on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fewer studies have been carried out on microcirculatory hemodynamic changes of the stomach induced by endothelin , however . |
| 2 | A map of plant distribution based on palaeobotanical data suggests that the Late Permian ’ Glossopteris biome' was comparable to the modern ‘ cool temperate ’ Biome , which consists of deciduous angiosperm forests in temperate high latitudes where average daily temperatures are 10 °C for at least one-third of the year . |
| 3 | In recent years there have been some significant advances in studying the auditory system , especially in the analysis of computational maps that recode intensity and phase differences in the two ears into the representation of auditory space ( Knudsen , DuLac , and Esterly 1987 ) , but this work has focused on subcortical mechanisms . |
| 4 | We presume that the behaviour depends on subcortical pathways involving the superior colliculus , although given the early abnormalities of these brains , anomalous projections to the hemisphere ipsilateral to the stimulus can not be excluded . |
| 5 | Israeli officials estimated that this figure would increase dramatically in 1990 , an appraisal which appeared to be based partly on persistent reports of a threat from anti-Semitic groups to the safety of Jews in the Soviet Union . |
| 6 | Because of our experience at Scone Park and in many other projects in the twelve years we have been working with young offenders , we , along with the other children 's charities , oppose the government 's proposals on persistent young offenders . |
| 7 | The ‘ law ’ of natural evolution or development , especially when popularized by Herbert Spencer and applied to society , was said to parallel traditional Christian reliance on Divine Providence and meant that the expansion of Nonconformity at home and the extraordinary growth of British power and influence abroad could be seen as part of the same phenomenon . |
| 8 | So was ‘ The Tinker 's Grace ’ , purporting to be Bunyan 's prison musings on Divine Grace , and so was Pedro of Portugal 's rapt and bizarre declaration of love , in 1356 , for the embalmed corpse of his murdered wife , Iñez de Castro , who swayed beside him on his travels , leather-brown and skeletal , crowned with lace and gold circlet , hung about with chains of diamonds and pearls , her bone-fingers fantastically ringed . |
| 9 | For one thing , the British people at that stage of history were not regarded as a nation still reliant on divine approval for their acts , and for another , they did not have any ancient writings purporting to endow them with territorial rights . |
| 10 | At a public session on 28 October , five documents ( on the Pastoral Office of Bishops , on Priestly Formation , on Religious Life , on Christian Education and on Non-Christian Religions ) were formally voted upon , and promulgated , as were the documents on Divine Revelation and the Apostolate of the Laity on 18 November . |
| 11 | This wider outreach makes the opening words , ‘ The Word of God ’ , perhaps more arresting than the more technical title ‘ On Divine Revelation ’ . |
| 12 | WYCOMBE took advantage of Colchester 's involvement in the Trophy to draw level with the Conference leaders on 75 points , thanks to a 3–1 victory in front of a 2,236 crowd at Farnborough . |
| 13 | Wycombe and Colchester are both on 75 points . |
| 14 | GUS LOGIE and Jimmy Adams put on 75 in 58 minutes to help West Indies recover to 280 all out on the opening day against Western Australia in Perth . |
| 15 | That a rule can take the form of a statement ‘ Given P , then Q on 75 per cent of occasions ’ , as is sometimes seriously suggested , is to use the concept of rule in a very dangerous and misleading way . |
| 16 | Since the residence and domicile requirements as imposed , in particular , on 75 per cent . |
| 17 | However , since the court held that a requirement that the crew reside on shore in the member state in question was not related to the aim of the quota system , no reason can be seen which might induce the court to take the view that residence and domicile requirements imposed on all owners and operators of fishing vessels and on 75 per cent . |
| 18 | The outer marker ( OM ) operates on 75 Mhz and is sited up to five miles from the runway threshold . |
| 19 | The middle marker ( MM ) also operates on 75 Mhz and is sited up to one mile from the runway threshold . |
| 20 | On 75 days the smog was so bad that schoolchildren were advised to stay indoors . |
| 21 | The new programme provided for an average increase of 3 percentage points in turnover tax , the introduction of value added tax ( VAT ) and improved tax collection in 1993 , and a temporary 10 per cent surcharge on 75 per cent of Polish imports . |
| 22 | It concludes that damaging levels of sulphur are deposited on 75 per cent of all European forestry , with the most severe impact occurring in those eastern countries which were once communist . |
| 23 | Three giant production centres on 75 acres of land making 254 different varieties of ice creams and lollies . |
| 24 | But this time captain Arjuna Ranatunga and the dependable Hashan Tillekeratne put on 75 in 18 overs for the fifth wicket to clinch their country 's famous win . |
| 25 | Scottish champions Rangers are still keen on 27-year-old Durie who has scored just 10 League goals in 47 appearances at Spurs . |
| 26 | John Edmonds , general secretary of the GMB general union , said the trade union laws had been judged by the International Labour Organisation , a UN agency , to be in breach of international conventions on eight counts . |
| 27 | International : Dictator who sold out country to drug barons faces 120 years ' jail After a seven-month trial , Manuel Noriega has been convicted on eight charges . |
| 28 | Kenny Dalglish has spent over £5 million on eight players to strengthen Rovers this season , but there was little evidence of improvement as they slumped to their fourth successive defeat . |
| 29 | Kenny Dalglish has spent £5 million on eight players to strengthen Blackburn , but Watford 's mainly home-produced side shone in the sunshine at Vicarage Road as Rovers were beaten 2–1 . |
| 30 | THE 64-day Strangeways riot trial ended yesterday when a jury at Manchester Crown Court returned the last of their verdicts on eight former inmates . |