Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the focus of the chapter will be on verbal communication , since this is an area in which interesting and important developments appear to be taking place during the primary school years . |
| 2 | Two , the ribber must be on full pitch ( pitch lever on P ) , even if the rib was knitted on half pitch . |
| 3 | A fascinating collection of architectural fittings and other objects relating to the history of London 's architecture will be on permanent display for the first time in its ninety-year history from April . |
| 4 | The Halifax portrait will be on temporary loan to the Grand Palais for the major exhibition of Venetian sixteenth-century painting ( ‘ The century of Titian : from Giorgione to Veronese ’ , 13 March 14 June ; see The Art Newspaper No. 25 , February 1993 , p.4 ) and will be on show in London after the exhibition closes . |
| 5 | Ronny will be on international duty when Liverpool play Sheffield United on Wednesday and Anfield will be a duller place for his enforced absence . |
| 6 | There is some evidence in the papers on US , EC , and UK competition policy in this issue that despite differing objectives at the origination of policy , the growing consensus is that the focus should be on economic efficiency . |
| 7 | The position that we have held ( and continue to hold ) is that the focus should be on retained recourse , which we would generally expect to write off , and on the retention of significant benefit in relation to the expected performance of assets . |
| 8 | Sun Microsystems Inc has confirmed formation of the wholly-owned personal communicator unit FirstPerson Inc ( CI No 2,118 ) and says that its key focus will be on developing software that enables different types of digital devices to swap data and work together — it has in mind televisions , radios , satellites and computers — and to license the software and technology to other companies for use in their electronics products , putting it in direct competition with General Magic Inc , while mirroring some of the concepts of the Echelon Corp Local Operating Network ; boss of the new company Wayne Rosen said that FirstPerson has not ruled out collaborating with General Magic . |
| 9 | In this and related Open Texts we shall use the term to refer specifically to uneven geographical development , and the focus will be on uneven development within a national economy . |
| 10 | The main focus will be on ex-directory numbers , which mean that published directories are incomplete as listings of telephone-owning households . |
| 11 | A speechreader may be on top form and have no problems in understanding unimportant asides or trivial chatter , but at the vital interview panic sets in . |
| 12 | The emphasis must be on total patient care , whereby the learner has responsibility for particular patients . |
| 13 | The Minister and I may disagree about whether the emphasis should be on voluntary or statutory agreements . |
| 14 | Throughout , the emphasis will be on inderdisciplinary enquiry , drawing upon and trying to integrate wherever possible psychological and sociological ( theoretical and research ) perspectives . |
| 15 | In the past , raising productivity often went hand in hand with increased production ; now the emphasis will be on encouraging practices which will reduce costs , save energy , improve living and working conditions , protect and improve the environment and raise the quality and value of products leaving the farm . |
| 16 | The emphasis will be on real situations , real problems and real solutions . |
| 17 | The emphasis will be on flexible , individualised care , with close links with the local psychogeriatric services , GPs and community nursing services being built in . |
| 18 | all the cup news will be on Central at just after five tomorrow … now Britain 's boat people will be setting course for Earls Court over the next week to take in this year 's Boat Show … |
| 19 | In 20 years , the plan foresees that 60% of the workforce will be on alternative working hours of some sort . |
| 20 | Carl Llewellyn had looked as secure as any pilot could be on National Hunt 's casualty-strewn road to success . |
| 21 | In future the accent will be on voluntary service , and unsung , worthy people up and down the country beavering away on charitable work . |
| 22 | But there is some danger where co-operatives are created out of economic adversity , for the situation is then one of commercial crisis and , important though the rescue may be on general grounds , it is far from an ideal basis on which to promote the reputation of co-operatives generally , or of Co-operation as an alternative form of organisation . |
| 23 | Grove did n't say anything about Pentium supplies , but last week , a Dean Witter analyst called Intel and got it to admit that customers for the chip will be on severe allocation . |
| 24 | Clearly as we discussed earlier in the week , erm the opportunities in the city will be on recycled land . |
| 25 | WORKERS at the giant Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port could be on short-time working early next year , a motor industry watchdog has warned . |
| 26 | The salary will be on Civil Service Scientific Officer/Higher Scientific Officer scale which rises to a maximum of £ per annum ( starting salary is dependent on experience ) inclusive of London Weighting with the possibility of additional increments awarded on the basis of performance . |
| 27 | Travel will be on scheduled flights with a choice of departure from either Gatwick or Heathrow airports . |
| 28 | Any patient who has vascular disease should be on long-term aspirin . |
| 29 | The focus of information gathering will be on aggregated information to ascertain general trends so detailed accuracy will not be as important . |
| 30 | ‘ Naturally , the premium will be on straight driving , and in this department we 've got to rate players like Matt Stanford , of England , and Scotland 's Dean Robertson . |