Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | While it published scorching critiques of the diplomacy that had led Britain into war , MacDonald insisted that ‘ whatever our views may be on the origins of the war , we must go through with it . ’ |
| 2 | It is always a lie and never the truth , ’ Questionable though that judgement may be on the aphorism in general , it does seem to me to catch the half-formed nature of this observation — or perhaps , better speaking , its lack of a frame . |
| 3 | A more radical change may be on the way : a report by the UK Institute of Health Services Management concludes that ‘ General taxation must be reconsidered as the major funding of the National Health Service if it continues to fail to deliver adequate levels of resources ’ . |
| 4 | Part-timers may be on lower pay rates than full-time workers . |
| 5 | This includes the Installation , Process and Storage Directories ; the User accounts may be on any of the VAXs in the network . |
| 6 | There are some principles upon which the discretion whether or not to award a remedy is exercised , but no public law litigant can afford to ignore the fact that usually there is no right to the remedy sought however strong his or her case may be on its merits . |
| 7 | In a few months , however , the Lynx should be on sale here , and the tables will turn . |
| 8 | The two sides might have parted company there and then had it not been for the GLEB 's condition that someone with newspaper business experience should be on the executive . |
| 9 | It is a compulsive stop for cars and coaches , the large parking places on the roadside often being taxed to capacity , but despite the inevitable crowds , Eilean Donan should be on the itinerary of all who pass this way . |
| 10 | The front foot should be on the windward edge and well weighted . |
| 11 | In what is described as ‘ a key statement ’ , the report claims that : ‘ the onus in all cases should be on the social services authorities to show that the private sector is being fully stimulated and encouraged and that competitive tenders or other means of testing the market , are being taken ’ . |
| 12 | His resignation should be on Mr Major 's desk today . |
| 13 | In the case of the postal orderly , his sixty situps must be on a cumulative basis . |
| 14 | It is much more to do with the image within the hair and from a grooming point of view , the hair should be on a par with the clothes . |
| 15 | But the assumption was always that his first attempt at direction should be on a modest scale . |
| 16 | ‘ What happens is that maybe I 'll just see the shape of some chords , or where my fingers should be on the frets . |
| 17 | The officials of the Ministry of Development were keen that the new building should be on the tennis courts because a new road was planned to run through Bachelor 's Walk parallel with the present buildings . |
| 18 | For example , it is suggested that : " The rooms should be grouped in a simple manner , easy for patients and visitors to find their way around ; the whole building should be on one level and should look as far as is possible both externally and internally like a house not a hospital : there should be a clearly defined main entry/exit point for patients , staff , visitors and supplies which should have a ramped approach and in which the main door should be lockable : WC and washing compartment should be shared between pairs of single bed rooms and should be readily accessible to the sitting and dining rooms ; the bathroom should be readily accessible to both day and night areas ; the WC and the bathroom should be equipped for wheelchairs and standing users : the sitting and dining rooms and the external enclosure should be accessible by wheelchair : rooms should be differentiated in colour and finish while remaining domestic in scale and character : an informal , welcoming and comfortable reception/waiting area is required at the entrance to provide shelter and waiting spaces for visitors : the area between main entrance and sub-section entrances is likely to be an extensive area of circulation and will be the hub of the building but it could also be , spaciously , rather than an enlarged corridor , a positive amenity and focus if designed as a conservatory , for example , to contain plants or even birds and fish providing a stimulus to patients ' visitors and staff , and , finally : the safe external enclosure ( to which I referred earlier , ) should take the form of a walled garden matching the materials of parent buildings , suitably softened with appropriate planting . |
| 19 | This may be an emotional experience , so trial should be on an individual basis and not within a group . |
| 20 | For example , I saw you on deck the other morning struggling to open the lights from the outside , but of course all your storm fastenings must be on the inside . " |
| 21 | First of all the guidance states that the accountant 's test checks should be on a limited number of accounts and files relating to controlled trusts . |
| 22 | Was it Henry Longhurst who said that The Rules should be on the back of a cigarette packet ? |
| 23 | Examples of this are nowadays quoted in most of the newspapers — the 25–30 year-old trader who is earning £200 000–£400 000 whilst the person who runs the whole department may be on a salary of only half this . |
| 24 | The financial markets may be in retreat and the pound may be on a slippery slope , but it 's not just the insolvency practitioners and bailiffs that are doing well ; some companies in sectors as diverse as retailing , restaurants and medical equipment are also doing more than just make ends meet . |
| 25 | ‘ God knows , ’ he concluded softly , ‘ some of the Duke 's blood may be on my hands . ’ |
| 26 | N.B. Whilst our itineraries are presented for our main departures on Mondays and Fridays , travel by air , rail or car may be on any day of the week . |
| 27 | He has previously been linked with the Chargers and a move down the Calfornian coast may be on the cards . |
| 28 | So , the short-term effect may be on output as firms strive to meet the increased demand , but the eventual effect will be almost entirely on prices . |
| 29 | The Under Secretaries with their political departments and the Consular Department should be on the principal floor with the Secretary of State . |
| 30 | Your computers must be on the blink . |