Example sentences of "now [vb base] upon " in BNC.
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| 1 | Veterans who returned to low-paid jobs without occupational pension schemes now depend upon the state retirement pension . |
| 2 | In East Germany , in contrast , the curators and other employees now depend upon private trustees from the West for their livelihood . |
| 3 | Many American academics now look upon strike violence as an occasional , rather than endemic , feature of American industry ( Rubenstein , 1989:322 ) . |
| 4 | The fact that so many modern creatures utilize oxygen in respiration , and indeed now rely upon it ( so that animals quickly suffocate in its absence ) , is a fine example of evolution adapting creatively . |
| 5 | I now call upon Jeffrey Foster , er , honorary treasurer to second that resolution . |
| 6 | Now call upon members oral questions to put their question out on the sheet circulated , the order is determined by the drawing names at random out of a box in the parlour before this meeting . |
| 7 | Why has this question now come upon the scene ? |
| 8 | These policy decisions now fall upon the new Executive Committee to pursue with enthusiasm , vigour and zeal . |