Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [verb] [adv] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far , the case discussed in this book for the extended use of the industrial co-operative as a form of organisation for production or provision has stood primarily upon the proposition that it is an expression of authentic industrial democracy , that such an extension would help to fill a debilitating gap in the practice in the United Kingdom of western liberal principles , to mend what Bertrand Russell calls ‘ this disruption of democracy from within' . |
| 2 | If an adviser proposes to comment adversely upon the work of an individual teacher at a meeting he should inform the teacher and give him an opportunity to reply . |
| 3 | The Regional Resource Centre at Exeter University Institute of Education hopes to build further upon the network possibilities in this respect , making the teachers ' centres the teacher-entry points to an informal organization of schools , colleges , polytechnics , the university and other agencies , including individuals in the community ( Walton and Ruck 1975 ) , and we shall be examining such possibilities in closer detail in a later chapter . |
| 4 | That , perhaps , is one reason why Mr Clinton has dwelt particularly upon ‘ symbolic ’ politics : like making the armed forces accept gays or staffing his administration with an eye to ethnic ‘ balance ’ . |
| 5 | External debt continues to weigh heavily upon these countries . |