Example sentences of "is a [noun sg] of [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suppose , for example , the rate of technical progress is a function of expenditure on research . |
| 2 | The first is a build-up of paint on the window and its frame , caused by years of redecoration . |
| 3 | Well t I mean to the extent that that is happening , that there is a development of trade on the sort of , you know , with the periphery of the empire and with erm areas outside the empire , and that was certainly happening in this period , I do n't see why it should have a significant impact on the peasant population because there is n't really any evidence that it 's , in a sense , trickling down and enriching the peasantry . |
| 4 | My favourite dish is a pile of vegetables on brown rice with soya sauce and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese . |
| 5 | Communication and Society : The Philippine Context is a compilation of papers on diverse aspects of communication and their relationship to national development . |
| 6 | Shingles is a rash of blisters on the skin accompanied by a severe stinging pain . |
| 7 | In summary , we see that there is a range of controls on public sector concerns which , in very broad terms , corresponds to the controls on private sector firms . |
| 8 | Although there is a wealth of literature on second language acquisition — usually in children of primary school age or younger , and usually as a consequence of schooling in a second language — the processes of the foreign language classroom are not necessarily identical or even generally comparable . |
| 9 | There is a wealth of information on birth methods , whether to breastfeed your baby or not , and even potty training . |
| 10 | If Frey is an exponent of gloom and doom , then Regan is a master of myopia on this issue and shows an unbecoming lack of sensitivity which suggests that his answer would be No . |
| 11 | Down here there is a metre of snow on the windward side of the lavvu , and I fall over a small rucsac that had disappeared . |
| 12 | There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon . |
| 13 | Indeed , where success is possible with a pass mark of 50 per cent or less and there is a choice of questions on the examination papers , two pupils may pass who have little in common beyond having attained the same grade . |
| 14 | VDUs lie smashed , with their electronic entrails ravaged , keyboards are smeared with something sticky , every drawer in the place is open and filled with pools of liquid , there is a coil of excrement on the floor . |
| 15 | However , the legal position is far from clear and there is a lack of authority on this point . |
| 16 | This public impression thrives in a climate of secrecy , or , to put it more fairly , in a climate where there is a lack of information on the selection process , the selection criteria , the selection policy and the selection decisions . |
| 17 | ‘ At the moment there is a shortage of diesels on the second-hand market . ’ |
| 18 | This is a portrayal of malevolence on a grand scale . |
| 19 | does n't it come back to the issue of wh who they trustees are and who 's interest , given that trustees are expected to be independent , in the end , who 's interests do the trustees represent , because I 've had experience of working with a pension fund that was in massive surplus and the actualar actuaries refused to agree their final report until that surplus was dealt with , so that the trade unions and the employer through the trustees had to negotiate a way of spending that surplus and er given the pressures of the actuaries to say we were not allowed th the funds to continue unless you deal with this surplus , then it comes back to the issue of how the Board of Trustees is made up and if we accept that there is a degree of representation on that Board , then just exactly how that representation is divided . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ The only problem I get is a shortness of breath on one side when I 'm jogging . |
| 21 | There is a row of pews on either side of the chapel to seat two in each pew . |
| 22 | But there is a puff of dust on the horizon . |
| 23 | In the morning there is a centimetre of ice on the tent pole to the side of my head , probably from my breath while I slept . |
| 24 | First of July — there is a lot of activity on the road leading to the village but still no sign of a German attack or , more important , an Allied breakout . |
| 25 | So that underlines the point I was making , or belabouring , that there is a lot of opportunity on local radio . |
| 26 | Jane Warrilow was right in saying : ‘ There is a lot of information on the walls here . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ There is a lot of pressure on him but he does n't pass it on to us . |
| 28 | It was not a foregone conclusion that there would be a place available at Cedars since there is a lot of pressure on special school places in the county . |
| 29 | In addition , the Six noted ‘ that there is a divergence of views on what should be done in the event of a failure to reach complete agreement ’ , but that ‘ this divergence does not prevent the Community 's work being resumed in accordance with the normal procedure ’ . |
| 30 | There is a divergence of opinion on this question : Galloway , for example , argues that there is such a distinction , whilst others ( for example , the Pack Committee ) have defined all cases of non-excused absence as truancy . |