Example sentences of "on which [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Three Levels on which rationality has practical significance may be distinguished , which I shall call groundedness , enlightenment and emancipation .
2 In this section , I have offered an analysis of rationality , by showing three levels on which rationality can have practical effects .
3 The relief sought is an order of certiorari , and the principal ground on which relief is sought is that in relation to Winchester the board of Lautro had on 30 October failed to observe the rules of natural justice .
4 A further 8,781 housing units on which construction had actually begun , would , however , be completed , together with all 1,686 units due to be built in the greater Jerusalem area .
5 If you reflect for a moment on which areas are likely to have rocks under tension , and where cracking and dyke intrusion are likely , you will realize that the mid-ocean ridges are hot favourites for this kind of activity .
6 Any scheme actually implemented would have to reflect the county development plans , and the details would depend on which areas were chosen for expansion , actual traffic flows etc .
7 In The Social Contract ( 1762 ) Rousseau had advocated such a religion , to be maintained by the state , and to include five articles of faith : the existence of a divinity who is omnipotent , intelligent and benevolent , and who foresees and provides ; the future life ; the happiness of the good ; the punishment of the wicked ; and the sanctity of the ‘ social contract ’ ( on which society itself is based ) and of the law .
8 While these various groups which went to make up the hierarchy were mutually interdependent , the basic principle on which society was organized was this formal system of ranking .
9 These are questions on which society has views .
10 In Western civilization this has generally been considered to be Christianity , as this is the religion which has most powerfully moulded the values and beliefs on which society is based , just as in a Muslim country for example the religion to be handed on would be Islam .
11 Even though their losses forced them to merge before the end of the year , the assumptions on which TV had been organized could never be quite the same again .
12 Launched in September with no publicity , one of the worst time slots imaginable — one or four o'clock on a Sunday morning ( depending on which TV region you 're in ) — and what looks like the lowest budget in TV , it nevertheless achieved a ratings increase from 300,000 to 1.6 million in it 's first four months and , according to Granada TV insiders , it 's guaranteed to run ’ almost indefinitely ’ .
13 PC Week expects them to have a small colour screen on which users can write commands and messages with a pen .
14 The Premises Network forms one element of the Ericsson Business Network , which uses a combination of packet and circuit switching and bandwidth management to create a private digital network on which users are served by point-to-point and network integrated services .
15 Windmills and tidal barrages ( and perhaps wave power ) are regarded as having promise even if the former do spoil landscapes and the latter ruin the mudflats on which ducks and wading birds feed .
16 ( b ) " a road accident " means an accident on land due to a collision or apprehended collision involving a vehicle ; ( c ) " a statement of the special damages claimed " has the same meaning as in Ord 6 , r 1(7). ( 9 ) Unless the context otherwise requires , references in these rules to the return day in relation to a fixed date action to which this rule applies shall be construed as references to the date on which directions take effect under this rule .
17 There are many books dedicated to explaining in detail the basis on which damages would be calculated under the common law .
18 Rather than rely on common law , it is normal practice for purchasers to specify in the sale agreement the basis on which damages will be calculated .
19 That finding effectively determines the agreed figures on which damages relating to the provision of suitable accommodation in turn , it is agreed that if two carers are to live in the household , that suitable new accommodation for the plaintiff can be acquired for two hundred and seventeen thousand , five hundred pounds , the house in which he at present lives will fe fetch eighty two thousand , five hundred pounds , a difference of a hundred and thirty five thousand pounds .
20 It was well known that Sir Dennis Rooke made it clear to the right hon. Member for Worcester ( Mr. Walker ) that the privatisation of gas should be on his terms , and those were the terms on which gas was privatised .
21 ‘ Since decisions such as selection of target markets , segmentation strategy , or standardising marketing mix tactics cover several countries , it is important that the information on which decisions are based be comparable and consistent from one country to another . ’
22 ‘ The underlying point I am seeking to make is that the debate on which decisions on devolution must be taken has not yet been concluded , ’ Mr Major said .
23 There are two major issues , however , on which decisions must be taken .
24 The Soviet view was that those Koreans who had condemned the Moscow agreement should not be consulted , since they did not accept the premises on which decisions were being reached .
25 In focusing on the physical and organizational features of the ‘ quality learning environment ’ it neglected the necessary questions about the purposes and content of primary education on which decisions about layout , organization , grouping and so on should be contingent .
26 Although the PTR is the measure on which decisions about resource allocation are often based , it is the size of the class as taught which has greater implications for children 's learning experience .
27 These investigations are crucial , given that they form the basis on which decisions are taken which have the potential of involving your Company in not little expense either with regard to extrajudicial settlement or where repudiations are maintained and subsequent legal expense incurred .
28 In the final analysis , much of the success or otherwise of a policy will depend on which firms carry out the operations .
29 However , there was a sharp divergence of opinion on which firms might be made subject to this particular requirement .
30 The Created God must be such that it can be envisaged as a focal point on which thoughts can be concentrated when a problem or need requires it .
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