Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [vb pp] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most bank notes are printed on special paper that makes forgery more or less impossible , although with the passage of time , new notes have to be issued to replace worn-out and frayed paper notes . |
| 2 | First , notes are scribbled on large sheets of poor quality paper . |
| 3 | When a disk fails , objects are re-replicated on remaining disks and the system becomes fault-tolerant again with replacing the failed disk . |
| 4 | When a disk fails , objects are re-replicated on remaining disks and the system becomes fault-tolerant again with replacing the failed disk . |
| 5 | Humps and rumble strips are used on residential streets to reduce speeds . |
| 6 | All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice and cause conflict . |
| 7 | Numerous projects are based on question-answer dialogues and the development of natural language front-ends for databases . |
| 8 | All five cases are based on actual patients . |
| 9 | Press releases are printed on recycled paper and the promotion of environmental goods and services is encouraged . |
| 10 | These blooms are held on long stalks above the leaves on compacted plants . |
| 11 | Indeed there were no significant accuracy differences between driving instructors and 13-year-olds with no driving experience ; he concludes that such judgments are based on general experience about the nature of moving objects . |
| 12 | … patently the demand for new land would fall as these sites are recycled , and new houses are built on cleared sites . |
| 13 | He concludes that ‘ calculations of the incidence of direct and indirect taxes are based on conflicting and contradictory assumptions ’ ( Prest , 1955 , p. 242 ) . |
| 14 | SNL plans are based on complete clearance of the site . |
| 15 | It was not necessary to spell it out , because the existing public expenditure plans are based on existing tax rates , with the allowances and excise duties indexed in the normal way . |
| 16 | Furthermore , those rules are based on general principles which apply to all armed conflicts and means of warfare . |
| 17 | Right : Batsford products are based on real bits of wood ; or serve a useful fishkeeping purpose . |
| 18 | Nonetheless , Bonfield attributes the relative success of the company to a strategy dating from the mid-1980s — one of expanding into Europe ; targeting particular industries , such as retail and finance ; growing its services-related business ; and ensuring that its products are based on open systems standards . |
| 19 | On passage birds are seen on inland waters , particularly the reservoirs , as often as on the coast . |
| 20 | Bank credit card vouchers and traveller 's cheques and foreign currencies are entered on separate paying-in slips . |
| 21 | Holists and individualists may both be said to have an overarching interest in understanding the mechanisms which operate in the social world , but beneath this unifying umbrella their eyes are fixed on different features on the landscape , and their respective theories are to be judged in relation to the tasks they set themselves . |
| 22 | Also like S. Mark 's , the domes are supported on massive square piers which are pierced at two levels by round arched passages . |
| 23 | The domes are constructed on high drums but are hidden externally by steep conical , stone roofs . |
| 24 | These artificial tear solutions are based on viscous polymers , most commonly containing methyl cellulose , hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose or polyvinyl alcohol . |
| 25 | As with all Gibson 's books , the images are paired on opposing pages being visually connected with one another either by implication , texture , pattern or in the case of this particular volume , often by colour . |
| 26 | Their new collection also includes scarves , ties and braces and all designs are based on antique decorative arts . |
| 27 | Hatchli designs are found on Afghan village and workshop rugs , as well as on those woven by nomadic tribes ( pl. 10 ) . |
| 28 | Most elderly homes are based on communal living , with pensioners spending the daytime in one big lounge and dining room . |
| 29 | No one loves plutonium , but equally a tamed carbon-free and virtually inexhaustible fuel has its attractions in a world in which increasing demands are made on finite energy resources . |
| 30 | The additional calories are spent on muscular activity , and the heat generated is more than enough to maintain the subject 's temperature against the steep environmental gradient . |