Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adj] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , in those organisations that are becoming increasingly reliant upon information technology then those with computing skills may become more powerful . |
| 2 | Farm workers were thus becoming increasingly dependent upon tied cottages , while other rural workers were faced by a declining pool of privately rented housing which was apparent in rural areas , as elsewhere , after successive Rent Acts had improved the security of tenants . |
| 3 | During Anne 's reign , Godolphin and Marlborough — two old Tories of the pre-Revolution type — found themselves becoming increasingly dependent upon the Whigs , because the Tories were unwilling to back their wartime policies , so that by 1708 – 10 they were heading a Whig ministry . |
| 4 | Also the cohabitation ruling makes it difficult for a woman who is on supplementary benefit to have a relationship with a man without becoming financially dependent upon him , since her benefit will be stopped if they are deemed to be cohabiting . |
| 5 | However , the crucial factor in the Crown 's becoming financially dependent upon Parliament was England 's involvement in foreign war after 1689 . |
| 6 | Then he would use this information to chat knowledgeably and sympathetically to them in the lobbies or the smoking room , often concentrating as much upon the opposition as upon his own supporters . |
| 7 | And really we ought to be concentrating far more upon the other other changes which are proposed other than the Trusts and the things that in fact are fo far worse in my my own opinion . |