Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] on [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tempting to compare the role of the Commissioner with that of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Commission for Racial Equality , bodies that are empowered to support individual cases in connection with complaints about discrimination on grounds of sex or race respectively . |
| 2 | Opening hours are erratic , but the church is open for Mass on Saturdays at 20.00 or ask at the Archbishop 's Palace . |
| 3 | After the summer 's inquiries , MPs decided to commit Mr Papandreou and a handful of ex-colleagues for trial on charges of ordering telephone tapping and accepting bribes . |
| 4 | The group operating profit of £92m is increased by net profit on sale or termination of discontinued operations of £2.2m , less provision for loss on operations to be discontinued of £1.9m , to produce profit on onrdinary activities of £92.3m before interest and other income . |
| 5 | • Establish effective collaboration with other centres of excellence for research on mechanisms of resistance and application of biotechnology to plant disease management . |
| 6 | Concepts deriving from organisational studies — such as research on areas like leadership , strategic management and organisational decline — will provide the focus for nine in-depth case studies . |
| 7 | And the Attorney-General can only act if there is a complaint about sentence within 28 days of the verdict and can only refer it for review on grounds of leniency . |
| 8 | Annie felt angry with herself for dwelling on thoughts of the young man over the weekend . |
| 9 | From 1977 to 1986 there were about half as many convictions for manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility as there were murder convictions . |
| 10 | The effect of L-NAME on changes in intraluminal gall bladder pressure induced by CCK was reversed by a simultaneous dose of L-arginine . |
| 11 | The prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality remains a cornerstone of unification . |
| 12 | The Commission maintained that the nationality requirements laid down in the Act of 1988 were contrary to the general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality set out in article 7 of the E.E.C . |
| 13 | ‘ the general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality laid down in article 7 of the [ E.E.C . ] |
| 14 | There can be no doubt that nationality requirements of the type contained in the Act of 1988 are incompatible with the prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality set out in articles 52 and 221 of the E.E.C . |
| 15 | The prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality , which is set out in particular , as regards the right of establishment , in article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 16 | Firstly , the forum for exchange of info on acoustics in the '60s and '70s was the folk clubs . |
| 17 | Lifting of ban on contacts with China |
| 18 | The extent of Taiwan 's indirect business with the mainland , via Hong Kong , was expected to reach a record US$7,000 million in 1992 , and Taiwan 's investments in China could come to US$10,000 million , reports said [ see p. 39005 for lifting of ban on contacts with PRC ] . |
| 19 | Considering the controversial data on the effects of cisapride on characteristics of oesophageal contraction , the influence of the recording technique is another important point . |
| 20 | And with the concentration of funding on areas of high prevalence , he feels former low incidence C authorities will be most vulnerable . |
| 21 | Scottish Members of Parliament on provisions of the Environmental Protection Bill ; |
| 22 | On Feb. 10 the Prime Minister of Pakistan , Benazir Bhutto , addressed a joint session of parliament on events in Kashmir . |
| 23 | Where , in the Report , Beveridge talked of the ‘ strong public opinion ’ in favour of subsistence pensions , in the private memorandum he contemptuously dismissed this as ‘ sentimental and political ’ , insisting that the state should retain the right to reduce pensions below subsistence on grounds of financial stringency or a fall in the cost of living , and warning of the dangers of a ‘ birthday present ’ mentality if there was no retirement condition . |
| 24 | While certain proteins cause these effects to a less extent than others , it is generally considered that uncontrolled adsorption of protein on surfaces in large amounts is undesirable if the surface is to be biocompatible . |
| 25 | However , the climatic influence has been the subject of review on aspects of geomorphology ( Derbyshire , 1976 ) and the map produced by Walling and Webb ( 1983 ) is included in a volume on palaeohydrology which is one of the more recently developing temporal approaches ( p. 172 ) . |
| 26 | Not in the sense that the practical outcome of research on problems in developing countries would not , we hope , be positive . |
| 27 | In summary , a review of research on levels of opioid use in the 1980s suggests that Wirral , along with London and Glasgow , had one of the highest recorded rates of known opioid use in the UK at the mid-point of the decade . |
| 28 | The construction of detailed migration histories from census and archival evidence will enable the project to examine themes such as migration paths , the impact of migration on communities in Wales , and the effect of migration to England on the survival of Welsh culture . |
| 29 | The main boost for those groups will come from the reduction in the rate of ACT on dividends from 25 per cent now to 22.5 per cent next year and 20 per cent in the 1994-95 tax year . |
| 30 | The assumption that university matriculation still exercises any kind of influence on examinations at the age of 16 should be excised . |