Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [noun] [coord] [adv] on " in BNC.

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1 But it seems that the principal focus of the section 25 duty is not on correcting cases of illegality but rather on ensuring that LEAs and responsible bodies play ‘ a positive role in relation to the elimination of sex discrimination ’ .
2 Tim Clifford , for example , with responsibility for the National Galleries of Scotland and therefore on Grade 4 deserves more than many of the middle-range Keepers on Grade 5 . ’
3 The New York Times said US Trade Representative Carla Hills would announce taxes of 100% or more on up to £240m worth of luxury European exports .
4 The New York Times said US Trade Representative Carla Hills would announce taxes of 100% or more on up to £240m worth of luxury European exports .
5 In the handling of claims , whether before or after a Writ is served , the same principles apply , both in relation to matters of law and also on questions of tactics and so forth .
6 Comparing adult premiums for two weeks in Europe and worldwide on a selection of major policies and some smaller insurers , recommended for their low rates in last year 's Which ? magazine survey , produces the following examples .
7 Tickets are absolutely free , and available from Roland UK , from Roland dealers in Ireland or simply on the door .
8 Among the most interesting exhibits are fragments in the first room taken from excavations at Malamocco and elsewhere on the lagoon which prove the existence of a local ceramics industry .
9 SVR are to be congratulated on the recently opened station buildings at Kidderminster and indeed on the whole of their operation .
10 The quality of inspection varied enormously and was dependent not just on the inspectors ' powers of observation but also on their view of how young refugees should be treated .
11 Many rural taxpayers at £40 and upwards on goods were yeomen who made up in substance what they lacked in status .
12 IRA bombs in Reading and here on the Banbury to Marylebone main line fortunately hurt no-one but caused widespread delays for commuters .
13 Paul McCartan pulled one back for Distillery three minutes from time and right on the final whistle Gregg was shown the red card .
14 First , the range of choice at local level seems , if anything , to have been reduced as a consequence of a series of tighter and tighter rules , first on levels of expenditure and then on activities on which it could be spent .
15 Waltz contends that Morgenthau and all the other so-called systems theorists were not truly basing their accounts on systems but rather on the capabilities of the units comprising the system .
16 The emphasis will be less on the mechanics of neutralisation and more on the means to exclude certain forms of involvement in Southeast Asia by outside powers .
17 Mid autumn grass ( partly senescent ) again growing naturally in a garden , was cut with shears , shaken to remove excess moisture , and placed firstly between sheets of newspaper and then on seven baking trays .
18 The UN 's outer-space division wants to spend $500000 next year on schemes for training and also on setting up an advisory service for Third World space engineers .
19 Each pair handed in before June 13th entitles you to a £20 voucher against any purchases of £60 or more on a new pair form Boots .
20 In this extract as a whole , we can trace speaker B's attempt to contribute to what she thinks they 're about , by first offering some remarks on telephones and then on the father , but gradually reducing her comments to the type of contentless noises described by Duncan ( 1973 ) as back channels .
21 Occasional inclusion bodies highly suggestive of cytomegalovirus were seen in the ileal and rectal biopsies at colonoscopy and subsequently on the initial rectal biopsy when more sections were examined .
22 It is the result of us winning the argument in favour of our diesels , not only on grounds of economics but also on quality . ’
23 The chairs upon which they sat or leaned were gilded or of shining chrome and glass ; bales of material were half unfurled to spill around more silk and satin ; jewellery was flung down in handfuls upon tables or simply on the ground .
24 The Act , while permitting the sale of contraceptives , restricted sellers to chemists and only on the production of a medical prescription .
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