Example sentences of "on [noun] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , The NRA has put what it describes as " tough " limits on emissions from a chemical plant operated by the ICI company at Wilton , Teeside . |
| 2 | A DEFENDANT on trial for a horrifying knife murder was on the run last night after walking out of the Old Bailey . |
| 3 | On the legal advice side , the CA operates a legal service for individual members on payment of a separate subscription . |
| 4 | Access to the valley is gained through the doorway of the Green Dragon Inn on payment of a small admission charge for the upkeep of the path . |
| 5 | The register and index have to be open for inspection during business hours by any member without charge and by any other person on payment of a small fee and a copy of it or any part of it has to be supplied to anyone on payment of a modest charge . |
| 6 | They ‘ borrowed ’ Essex 's exam on payment of a small fee . |
| 7 | There is a large car park and admission to the walk is granted on payment of a small charge , whereupon visitors pass through a gateway into Arcadia . |
| 8 | At a cottage at the top end of the village , permission is granted , on payment of a small charge , to enter the grounds of Ingleborough Hall . |
| 9 | Subject to the final approval of the constitution , from next year all graduates will automatically become members of the Association for a nominal fee and may maintain membership thereafter on payment of a small charge . |
| 10 | If a company hires out equipment for a given time on payment of a fixed fee , its profit derives from the contract of hire and not from its continued forbearance from seeking to recover that equipment during the contract period . |
| 11 | Elliott was ordered to be released on payment of a reduced fine of 40s. , and on giving a bond for his future good behaviour . |
| 12 | The register and index have to be open for inspection during business hours by any member without charge and by any other person on payment of a small fee and a copy of it or any part of it has to be supplied to anyone on payment of a modest charge . |
| 13 | A more common method today , however ( because it is much quicker , often cheaper and one which can give certain security even before contracts to sell are exchanged ) , is the insurance indemnity policy issued on payment of a single premium . |
| 14 | A badge scheme is also to be introduced for participants , whereby badges are awarded for completing abseils of varying lengths and on payment of a nominal fee . |
| 15 | Shareware and Public Domain programs are often as good as their commercial counterparts , and there is the added advantage of being able to try the software before you buy it on payment of a nominal fee . |
| 16 | It is annoying to have to spend extra money on postage for a small order , but even more annoying to experience considerable delay in obtaining the book for our customer . |
| 17 | Siemens AG held its annual meeting in Munich yesterday , and according to Reuter said it expects to cut the losses at its computer and semiconductor divisions this year , although it was still not satisfied with the results of the two divisions : chairman Heinrich von Pierer told the meeting that the combined losses of Siemens Nixdorf and the semiconductor division last fiscal was over $625m , casting doubt on whether cost-cutting programmes already announced would suffice ; at Siemens Nixdorf , there is now a stronger focus on products with a bright future and a reduction in the amount of work done in-house . |
| 18 | Martin Knapp ( 1993 ) has summarized the dimensions along which reform is concurrently progressing as moving from supply-led to needs-led services ; from an emphasis on institutions to a reduced emphasis on institutions ; from a public welfare model to a mixed economy ; and a movement from health service to local authority provision . |
| 19 | On February 1 , John Berry , former director of technology at Boots Plc 's retail division , came on board as a non-executive director , enabling the group to adopt the code of best practice recommended by the Cadbury report and Audit and Remuneration Committees have now been set up . |
| 20 | In applying s 57(3) of the 1978 Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act to determine the fairness of dismissals the Tribunal has taken on board in a pluralistic fashion the interests of employees in this situation . |
| 21 | Four Australian cricket-writers and one Australian team manager will never forget the day at net practice in Christchurch on the 1985–86 tour of New Zealand when , during a routine discussion with the journalists on preparation for a one-day match , he made mention of the fact that he intended to resign if his shattered team did not win the match the following Saturday . |
| 22 | RELIEF workers in war-torn Bosnia will soon be relying on protection from a new type of armoured vehicle made by Courtaulds Aerospace . |
| 23 | This is partly because the depiction of the same building on coins of a particular city at different dates may , through its variation , reveal complementary details . |
| 24 | Colin Scott , Rangers ' third choice goalkeeper , has been put on stand-by in a provisional squad that also contains Brian Reid but Smith 's final selection will only be evident when the players take to the field for the pre-match warm-up tomorrow night . |
| 25 | This is then modified on exposure to a particular language , to produce the child 's grammar of that language . |
| 26 | Since 1980 , the economy , which has always been dependent on exports of a small range of agricultural products , especially coffee , has become highly dependent on US aid . |
| 27 | One has to adapt to survive , but it was hard to change style ; to specialise and risk terrifying sums on objects with a limited field for re-sale . |
| 28 | Binocular vision is of great importance , for it is two visual fixes on objects in a three-dimensional world which give us a perception of distance . |
| 29 | Create height and volume on hair with a little back-combing . |
| 30 | Or , to change the metaphor , a weak conviction acts on faith like a slipping clutch . |