Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] upon " in BNC.
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| 31 | In reality , the focus for the aggregate balance is of course both upon imports and exports . |
| 32 | Some thinkers have placed the emphasis rather upon intellectual and cultural influences , or upon the processes of industrialization and modernization . |
| 33 | ‘ The Glynns were farmers once upon a time . |
| 34 | In the epistle to the Hebrews ( by an unknown Christian of learning and sophistication ) there is equal emphasis both upon the spontaneity and fullness of Jesus ' humanity and upon the faith that in him the eternal Son of the Father has come to unite believers to himself ; he is the pioneer of our salvation , our representative bringing to the Father and to the heavenly company those who put their trust in him . |
| 35 | Where Johnson exercised great prudence in his remarks , both in his own text and in his letters to Mrs Thrale , Boswell took a different line ; having concluded his great notation of Flora Macdonald 's exciting tale , Boswell summarised that for all the Highlanders ’ dedication to the Stuart Cause , he ‘ found every where among them a high opinion of the virtues of the King now upon the throne , and an honest disposition to be faithful subjects to his majesty … ’ |
| 36 | Univel says automated NetWare integration permits the Personal Edition to access NetWare immediately upon installation with no network setup or configuration needed . |
| 37 | 7.7.6 to give notice to the Landlord immediately upon the happening of any event which might affect any insurance policy on or relating to the Premises or upon the happening of any event against which the Landlord may have insured under this Lease The following amendment should be considered : … immediately upon becoming aware of the happening of any event … 7.7.7 immediately to inform the Landlord in writing of any conviction judgment or finding of any court or tribunal relating to the Tenant ( or any director other officer or major shareholder of the Tenant ) of such a nature as to be likely to affect the decision of any insurer or underwriter to grant or to continue any such insurance The requirement to notify the landlord in respect of convictions should be deleted for the reason stated above . |
| 38 | Conformity to rules relies primarily upon compliance , upon a willingness to work within a regulated framework which Etzioni has suggested rests either upon acceptance of a ‘ utilitarian ’ financial bargain or upon a ‘ normative ’ commitment . |
| 39 | It is inconceivable that he should proceed in reliance solely upon the consent of an under-age patient , however ‘ Gillick competent , ’ in the absence of supporting parental consent and equally inconceivable that he should proceed in the absence of the patient 's consent . |
| 40 | It was just after he had come home in 1945 , with his raw imagination still straining to assimilate the only excitements of his life and the strange dust of Italy and Egypt still upon his boots . |
| 41 | Partnership arrangements between a college and a company or companies might encompass a range of activities , including skills-updating courses , supervisory management and intensive language tuition for example , which fall outside the scope of this chapter because they do not impact directly upon the 16–19 age group . |
| 42 | The Campbell leaned forwards once again and kissed Mike deeply upon the mouth . |
| 43 | But the impact of her deed both upon public opinion and upon the government directed revolutionary attention towards this form of political action . |
| 44 | Eanfrith and Osric are said by Bede to have reverted to paganism on their accession , but it may be that Paulinus and the queen did not take flight immediately upon the death of Eadwine but only on the death of Osric . |
| 45 | Just as Crookes ' experiments on cathode rays not merely revealed but solved some mysteries , so science would gain ground steadily upon the dark , reducing the area of the unknown . |
| 46 | ‘ And fell trees accidentally upon it ! ’ he broke in . |
| 47 | Indeed , he kept them closed as he opened the Gospels , and planted his long index finger blindly upon the page . |
| 48 | Subjects generally found the judgment tasks relatively easy to perform and were able to give their first rating immediately upon hearing the tone in almost all cases . |
| 49 | Syria came under considerable US pressure to redeploy its troops from Beirut and into the Bekaa immediately upon completion of the third round of the elections . |
| 50 | Others brought to light with more care slim , dark bottles of wine with the dust and cobwebs thick upon them . |
| 51 | ‘ I am fit , ’ he persisted , holding Llewelyn fast by the sleeve , for he was apt to flash away from armoury to store and stable to council chamber disconcertingly upon his universal errand of supervision . |
| 52 | However , he does use his recollection of the journey over Ratagan , his eyes filled with mountains , to reflect in the Journey generally upon the condition of remoteness as it affects human beings , and thereby touches the core of his reasons for travelling . |
| 53 | And nowhere did he appear alone : never , it seemed , had Dorothy turned the viewfinder of the old box Brownie deliberately upon her husband . |
| 54 | ( The Countess of Clancarty , rumoured to have been the Earl 's cook once upon a time , charged £2,000 for the service , and Lady St John of Bletso , whose provincial protégées were known as ‘ the Blets ’ , the same amount . ) |
| 55 | And a cassowary 's wing-bone through the nose of a handsome young fellow was a fine attraction for the girls once upon a time ! " |
| 56 | Predictably , Irish Terence Adair believes that ‘ if steamers come into vogue , they will do away with all the romance once upon a time supposed to belong to a naval life ’ but the Scotsman 's more practical view chimes in with Jack 's opinion . |
| 57 | Well , with the Easter holidays now upon us our feathered friends in the countryside have decided to make their seasonal contribution . |
| 58 | Business letters and enquiries for the attention of the management or various departments should be date stamped , sorted and distributed to the appropriate departments immediately upon arrival . |
| 59 | In Britain , its 20,000 people belong to small local congregations , whose services are generally simple and rely for their music chiefly upon hymns and chorales . |
| 60 | If Venette attacked the soldiers , Page did not , perhaps because the man in charge of the operation was his own king who put the blame for the fate of the civilians firmly upon the shoulders of the French . |