Example sentences of "[noun] could be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dropping hints that an initial public offering could be on the cards , the company pointed to figures showing that the majority of software start-ups make for an IPO at between $10m and $20m of venture funding : Neuron Data is capitalised at $16m . |
| 2 | FRIED 100-year-old sea monster in breadcrumbs could be on Scottish menus next year , depending on a £50,000 research project into deep water fish stocks west of the Hebrides . |
| 3 | Your neck could be on the chop if you were to say what you felt about this and I 'm awfully sorry . |
| 4 | Goram , like the rest of the Ibrox playing staff , understands that his club could be on the verge of something exceptional in their history , and wants to be able to remember everything . |
| 5 | Lifts could be on the wrong floor at the wrong moment . |
| 6 | MORE than £100 million of European aid could be on its way to the Highlands and Islands following a European Commission recommendation yesterday that the region should get top priority in EC regional spending plans . |
| 7 | By the time a Newent ambulanceman gets up , gets down to the garage , unlocks , etc , another ambulance could be on the scene . |
| 8 | This communal support for older people in early modern England could be on a remarkably generous scale . |
| 9 | More environmentally sensitive areas could be on the way — if agriculture minister John Gummer can persuade the Treasury to give him the cash |
| 10 | One aspect of this reflection could be on the production of liturgy , and its relationship to social justice . |
| 11 | ‘ In 10 years ’ time Cammell Laird could be closed and yards in France and Spain could be on the crest of a wave because they retained their shipbuilding capacity . ’ |
| 12 | Connections say the £20,000 confrontation is still on and TV coverage could be on the cards . |
| 13 | ANOTHER fast food takeaway could be on the cards for Darlington . |
| 14 | It seems highly unlikely that an out-of-work , blind architect who believed the site of King Arthur 's Round Table lay in his garden and the Russian Revolution was plotted in his kitchen could be on anyone 's hit list . |
| 15 | Dodson , 22 , who boxed in two Olympics , will be managed by close friend Colin McMillan , the former WBO featherweight champion , while his first fight could be on the undercard of Riddick Bowe 's first world heavyweight title defence against Mike Dokes at Madison Square Garden in New York on February 6 . |
| 16 | A heavy punishment could be on the way . |
| 17 | Registration could be on a site or company basis and will allow companies to use a recognised logo . |
| 18 | Arguably , a major focus of marketing could be on emphasising the individuality of services . |
| 19 | Maybe he would n't be bringing the certificate today , but then again in ten minutes ' time Sampson could be on his way down to the police station with an open envelope . |
| 20 | Next Saturday , Jackson could be on the receiving end of a hammering from Christie , when the pair meet over 60m at the national indoor championships in Birmingham . |
| 21 | Some appointments could be on a representative basis where there are sectional interests , but in other cases the wider public interest would need to be safeguarded . |
| 22 | But Silverstone 's position as one of the world 's premier circuits could be on the last lap … |
| 23 | In energy , as opposed to environmental , terms the most serious potential consequence of acid rain could be on coal as a power station fuel , a fact which led the IEA in a study published in November 1983 to recommend governments to increase basic research on acid rain pollution . |
| 24 | And if McIvor hits his true form up front , another upset could be on the cards . |
| 25 | But changes could be on the way . |
| 26 | Brian Clough has already made an inquiry for the player he tried to sign a couple of years ago from Arsenal and , if Leeds go out of the European Cup tonight , a rapid departure could be on the cards . |
| 27 | A nine month design study is now under way , and the station could be on line by 1986 . |
| 28 | Apart from what Dora would see as a disaster for her friend , her own life-style could be on the line . |
| 29 | The jobless executives could be on hire for as little as £50 a week to firms who may not otherwise be able to afford to devote full-time staff to improving the skills of the workforce . |
| 30 | The largest accounting firms could be on the receiving end of proposed new penalties to prevent abuse of market power including fines of up to 10% of turnover — if they are found to be using predatory pricing . |