Example sentences of "[vb -s] on [being] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Knowing the right questions to ask often depends on being familiar with the activity in hand and on general business expertise .
2 A company 's success depends on being able to provide greater value to customers than rival companies can .
3 The Gulf conflict is particularly ill-suited to the traditional left culture of opposition , which relies on being able to mark out ideological ground in antagonism , to the prevailing consensus and then trying to win converts .
4 Erik Keiserud , the head of UNI 's board of administrators , says a foreign investor , which insists on being nameless , has also proposed a solution .
5 Despite her success , she insists on being down-to-earth and believes she has an obligation to give a little back to the sport which shot her to fame .
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