Example sentences of "on the [noun sg] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He emphasised that in dismissing McCrory 's application for judicial review he was not imposing a ban on the wearing of poppies in prison . |
| 2 | Following the inquiry 's recommendations , in February 1989 , the Secretary of State issued a Circular on the discharge of patients from hospital ( HC(89)5 ) , and in September 1990 followed this with the Circular on the care programme approach , stating that from April 1991 all patients leaving hospital should be the subjects of care programmes , and that in September 1991 regions should report back on the implementation of this policy . |
| 3 | In fact , the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74 . |
| 4 | Whereas the diagnosis of early infectious syphilis can be made with a good degree of accuracy by identifying the treponeme with darkground examination of serum from a chancre or from the skin lesions of secondary infection , in latent or late syphilis , be it acquired or congenital , the diagnosis depends on the finding of antibodies to the infection in the blood . |
| 5 | the House of Lords criticised the application of the defence in Nichols v. Marsland , and four of their lordships cast doubt on the finding of facts by the jury in that case . |
| 6 | Further steps to strengthen security in the region could , in his opinion , be determined by taking into account Soviet proposals on the abolition of weapons of mass destruction . |
| 7 | Diagnosis is based on clinical signs , and in infections with the adult worm , on the presence of faeces of the yellow-brown , ovoid eggs , with thick mamillated shells . |
| 8 | The opportunities of the British to make any impression were , as usual , largely dependent on the presence of others of like mind within the labyrinthine corridors of power in Washington . |
| 9 | Positive cytology was based on the presence of cells with established characteristics of malignancy as shown in Figure 2 . |
| 10 | ‘ Interesting , ’ said Corman , as he sat back in his chair and banged his feet down on the row of seats in front of him . |
| 11 | This method may be used as a check on the reasonableness of valuations on other bases since it gives an indication of the minimum likely value . |
| 12 | Boris Anrep , for instance , whom the Berkeleys used to encounter when they stayed with Maud Russell at Mottisfont , gave them the model he painted for the mosaics which were intended for the apse of Westminster Cathedral ( it stands on the chest of drawers in their bedroom ) and Hugh Honour and John Fleming gave them the marble hermaphrodite which reclines on the top of a bookcase in the study . |
| 13 | I had been aware on visits of the changes she had brought into the house , in the food which was more elaborate , recipes culled from women 's magazines , the odd touches about the place , the fact that the bowl full of bulbs was placed on a mat , there were extra arm covers on the chairs , a lace cloth on the chest of drawers in my room , everything had to be protected . |
| 14 | On the chest of drawers in the corner of the room was Malik 's newsletter : SPRING NEWS FROM THE ISLAMIC SCHOOL WIMBLEDON . |
| 15 | Established methods of risk stratification have concentrated on the identification of patients with multivessel disease . |
| 16 | It is the practice in this article mainly to concentrate on the coverage of members of staff who are still in service . |
| 17 | Yesterday the heartbroken teenager , who was on the verge of trials with the Royal Ballet , said : ‘ In just one second , my life has been wrecked . |
| 18 | Often she was on the verge of tears for no reason , like a baby . |
| 19 | After the meeting it was announced that the Zulus had agreed to support restrictions on the carrying of weapons in areas of unrest . |
| 20 | A FAST-TRACK law to clamp down on the carrying of knives in Scotland is to be backed by the Government . |
| 21 | NEW LAWS to clamp down on the carrying of knives in Scotland were ‘ nodded through ’ without dissent in the Commons yesterday . |
| 22 | A member of the California , District of Columbia and Virginia bars , he currently serves on the board of directors of the University of Minnesota Law School Alumni Association . |
| 23 | By the time of her seventieth birthday she had served on the Board of Governors of the BBC , the Corporation 's General Advisory Council , the Arts Council and the British Council and their respective literary committees , to say nothing of her work with such organizations as the Royal Society of Literature . |
| 24 | Given the commonality of objectives with EFAH and encouraged by the Commission , HCIMA has accepted a place on the Board of Governors of the Foundation and has begun work on the development of a pan-European accreditation system . |
| 25 | Richard Gregory of the Brain and Perception Laboratory at Bristol University is a key figure on the board of trustees for Exploratory . |
| 26 | Peas and beans can be grown in jars , supported by damp paper ; carrot and parsnip tops grow in saucers of water ; onions , potatoes and hyacinths resting on the top of jars of water will send roots down and make top growth ; cuttings such as Busy Lizzie and Tradescantia will produce roots when standing in water . |
| 27 | By 1937 a tripartite departmental committee of inquiry on the issue of holidays with pay was set up , reporting in favour of paid holidays in 1938 . |
| 28 | Well , the figures are there , it 's , it 's following the , the very substantial debate that took place at the last County Council meeting , on the issue of earnings within Shropshire , it 's to give the Committee a bit more detailed information about the position , and , and particularly I think , the position about female earnings in the County er , where we 're , we 're really at the bottom of , of the U K lists . |
| 29 | We as a trade union have been in the forefront of campaigning and supporting the Labour Party , not just as , in its election battle , but in attempting to modernize the Party 's thinking , the Party administration , be it on the issue of quotas for women , on policy making , on finances and on the block vote . |
| 30 | They claim he spoke hastily on the issue of surgeries in Darlington which have control of their own budgets . |