Example sentences of "and [adv] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | I endeavoured to believe that much , if not all of what I felt , was due to the bewildering influence of the gloomy furniture in the room — of the dark and tattered draperies , which , tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest , swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls , and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed . |
| 2 | In recent years there has been more emphasis on the objectives of library services , and less upon quantitative measures . |
| 3 | Comment centred upon being taken ‘ through into the picture ’ , upon its structure and organization and especially upon the interaction of colours and paint qualities . |
| 4 | I do emphasise this definition , which relies upon the influence upon the value of money being direct , being exercised upon particular prices ; for of course all economic policies have an effect upon the value of money and thus upon prices , including incomes . |
| 5 | But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon men that and his righteousness Joy be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost . |
| 6 | Secondly , I do not think it does a college principal any harm to operate in a different framework , see how others organise themselves and bring a principal 's view to bear upon validation exercises — and possibly upon SCOTVEC itself ! |
| 7 | As Sartre insists more and more upon the virtues of specificity ( II , 200 — 05 ) , such is his distaste for Marxist or any other universalizing categories that he refuses even to countenance them , attempting to replace concepts with specificities , universals with singulars . |
| 8 | The criminal law may depend less upon one monolithic principle and more upon a synthesis of conflicting principles . |
| 9 | And so although his early contributors had come from the European tradition which preceded the Great War , by the early Thirties he had come to rely more and more upon British contributors . |
| 10 | Although the advertising industry is almost promiscuous in its use of verbal slogans , the creative emphasis falls more and more upon the persuasive power of imagery — slow motion shots demonstrating the lustrous lightness of newly washed hair , or the soft resilience of freshly laundered towels — in fact it would be tiresome to list the repertoire of non-verbal devices deliberately designed to by-pass a critical vigilance based upon language . |
| 11 | The ecumenical movement has reversed three centuries of division which began with the failure of the Savoy Conference in 1661 and the imposition of the Act of Uniformity , Today , Holy Communion is celebrated more frequently and with a set liturgy , often in an ‘ Anglican ’ way ; set prayers are common and sometimes take a responsory form ; the increasing use of a lectionary means that the choice of readings depends less upon the whim of the preacher and more upon an ordered scheme . |
| 12 | The nature of the soil depends upon the climate ( which breaks down the rocks ) , upon the kinds of rocks involved ( hard , soft , limy , granitic ) and partly upon their age . |
| 13 | Just how extensive a lord 's rights would be in these circumstances would depend partly upon local custom and partly upon the relative power of lord and vassal . |
| 14 | The picture which is offered in this and the next chapter is not fully comprehensive and depends partly upon the knowledge of some of the Commission 's members , and partly upon the submissions and correspondence which were received . |
| 15 | For instance , childhood conduct disorder may often lead to anti-social behaviour in adulthood , but this may reflect either the continuity of the disorder or the different effects of the same social stress acting first upon a child and later upon an adult ( Graham , 1983 ) . |
| 16 | Similarly , what is the impact upon the economy , and also upon the whole political system , of the pattern of employment that has emerged as social policy has become ‘ big business ’ ? |
| 17 | This study aims to discover patterns of migration of labour within and between the townships of Calverley parish and to look at the role of vestry policy upon this and also upon movement into and out of the parish . |
| 18 | The Faculty Office or the Schools Liaison Office will be pleased to advise on this and also upon an appropriate choice of sixth year subjects , particularly where students have marginally failed to meet the entry requirements at the first sitting of Highers . |
| 19 | And almost a decade ago its government asked scientists , including hydrologist Dr Ted Hollis from University College London , to predict the effects of damming the rivers upon the level and salinity of the lake , and hence upon the weeds and birds ; and to suggest ways of minimizing the impact of damming . |
| 20 | The success of the democracy depended upon the citizens ' accepting their civic responsibilities , and hence upon sustaining a sense of identification with the fate of the polis among the citizens . |
| 21 | The inhibition placed upon Norwich has unquestionably had , as Lautro must have known it would have , a seriously damaging effect upon that investment business and hence upon Winchester , their shareholders , staff , employees and investors . |
| 22 | ‘ The inhibition placed upon Norwich has unquestionably had , as Lautro must have known it would have , a seriously damaging effect upon that investment business and hence upon Winchester , their shareholders , staff , employees and investors . |
| 23 | As to the first question , it is evident that the working-class movement has had a profound influence upon the extension of the suffrage and the creation of mass parties ( which will be examined further in Chapter 2 ) , and hence upon the establishment of a democratic political regime as it now exists in the advanced capitalist countries . |
| 24 | Designated Objective 2 regions presented more of a problem for the Community in terms of reaching agreement on the specific criteria for the definition of industrial decline , and hence upon the particular regions to be assisted . |
| 25 | By their prudent use , an accurate R.I.A.A. network is assured but the precise design depends upon the circuit as a whole in which it is to be used and particularly upon the impedances associated with it . |
| 26 | In Mr Bullins 's opinion , the war had had a regrettable effect upon Oxford , and even upon Magdalen . |
| 27 | If uniqueness is one quality that is attributed to the English village , then timelessness is the other , but again it is easy to confer an entirely spurious antiquity on village life , and even upon the physical structure of villages , which can be misleading . |
| 28 | A villainous raid upon the Stockade where the men do lie and even upon ourselves where we dwell at Belmont would have robbed us of all we have assured thus far by the Grace of God . |
| 29 | In a more limited way , perhaps , the sociological studies of political parties and elections , from Michels onwards , have had some influence upon the manner of conducting political campaigns , and even upon the prevalent conceptions of democracy . |
| 30 | For instance , a switch from selective to intensive distribution is a top management policy decision which will have a direct effect upon sales force numbers , and even upon the type of selling methods to be used . |