Example sentences of "emphasis be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Should the emphasis be on ‘ stagnation ’ and ‘ retardation ’ in the nineteenth century ?
2 Any good work was rewarded with the emphasis being on team rather than individual success .
3 Information about resources was collected in terms of money spent on training and staff committed to the organization of training , the emphasis being on how far authorities and libraries are committing resources directly .
4 The book is , as the title suggests , about using the sketchbook , the emphasis being on information gathering and aesthetic presentation .
5 In view of the lack of English success in the past years , the war was now being discussed in terms which suited the French , the emphasis being on the feudal interpretation of the treaty of Brétigny .
6 The emphasis being on ‘ was ’ , needless to say the game still has n't materialised , the macho ‘ men ’ keep finding excuses and adopting delaying tactics .
7 To date advanced courses have been designed on an input model with emphasis being on the content .
8 Adulthood is , thus , largely perceived in consensual terms with the emphasis being upon enabling the individual to be ‘ as normal as possible ’ .
9 Just as there were variations within the Realist movement , so also differences of emphasis were to be found in Britain .
10 The days when the voice was trained to be a beautiful sound in itself are no longer with us ; instead , the emphasis is on a more natural approach , with each actor discovering the true quality of his/her own voice , and extending its range as much as possible .
11 The emphasis is on fun — for the scruffiest to the Cruftiest .
12 Real-time applications used to require coding exclusively in assembly language whereas the house keeping tasks could be coded in C. But now that the practices of software engineering are coming to bear on DSP projects , the emphasis is on a system approach ensuring quality becomes an intrinsic aspect of design .
13 In its simpler , popularizing aspects the emphasis is on illumination and elucidation , and in its more advanced interpretative reaches the critic is concerned to trace unnoticed patterns of coherence and unity , or , more probably these days , incoherences and aporias .
14 In literature teaching the emphasis is on shared experience rather than the conveying of information ; a lecture is supposed to provide knowledge , elucidation , or interpretation of texts on the assumption that the auditors have already read them .
15 The emphasis is on objective analysis of evidence rather than on a subjective impression of any single witness .
16 The new emphasis is on management skills and giving value for money .
17 Here the emphasis is on bypassing your higher faculties and submitting to the fundamental , libidinous drives of your body .
18 The emphasis is on reflection .
19 For the US , the emphasis is on securing a free and fair election , which the State Department seems to believe will result in an opposition victory .
20 For the US , the emphasis is on securing a free and fair election , which the State Department seems to believe will result in an opposition victory .
21 In the States , the emphasis is on sticking to the tried and true .
22 Giving added sophistication to a range of kitchens where the emphasis is on quality , the turned wood spindles , galleried shelves , a dresser with bevelled glass doors , and the intricate touch of fretwork that can be seen in the photograph , are all features that make these two ranges very special indeed .
23 My emphasis is on ‘ given ’ : it denotes a degree of willingness on the part of the giver .
24 His emphasis is on the practical strategies and nippy footwork essential for survival .
25 While the emphasis is on counselling services generally , a wide variety of supportive measures is envisaged including day centres for entire family units and home support services to obviate reception into residential care .
26 These factors become particularly important when developing sustainable agricultural systems in which the emphasis is on optimising crop yield per unit rather than maximising yield per unit area .
27 But before you even think about rest you 'll be eager to soak up the special intimate atmosphere of Sunwing — chatting at the bars , tucking into the superb breakfast buffet , eating in the à la carte restaurant or having a pool-side snack , the emphasis is on fun and friendliness .
28 During their training , emphasis is on the practice of the theory , much more so than in the usual training of teachers .
29 The emphasis is on cool .
30 The maintenance of soil structure and fertility can become a major problem , particularly when the emphasis is on cutting for hay or silage , both of which are ‘ extractive ’ crops .
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