Example sentences of "on [conj] [art] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this increase in speed must not be relied on if the launch is too slow and the pilot wants more speed , because the cause of a slow launch may be the beginning of a power failure , in which case steepening up in the hope of creating more speed would be dangerous . |
| 2 | However , six months on and the class is flourishing and fun . |
| 3 | Depending on whether a person is a Muslim or not , the sentence varies according to circumstances . |
| 4 | However , whether a horse is friendly or not has no bearing on whether a horse is a good riding horse : some horses who are very good to ride show no indication of liking people at all . |
| 5 | Later that month the draft report of the Cadbury Committee on Corporate Governance was published , calling for directors to report explicitly on whether a business is a going concern and for auditors to report on this statement . |
| 6 | There are many cases ( noted below ) on whether a business is transferred as a going concern . |
| 7 | They need to focus on whether a report is addressed to funders , potential funders or someone else . |
| 8 | There are a few pairs of words ( minimal pairs ) in which a difference in meaning appears to depend on whether a particular is syllabic or not , for example : But we find no case of syllabic where it would not be possible to substitute either non-syllabic ( type a ) or ( type b ) ; in the examples above , ‘ Hungary ’ could equally well be pronounced and ‘ adulterous ’ as . |
| 9 | And a friend in Scotland swears that he once heard a sermon preached on the wonders of creation in which the minister made much of the sanctity of the earthworm and even speculated on whether every earthworm is an individual . |
| 10 | The students need to understand that the timing of the payment is not relevant to the decision on whether an expense is included in the profit and loss account . |
| 11 | The text clearly describes the detailed procedure relating to conveyancing , depending on whether the land is registered or unregistered . |
| 12 | The actual rate of return on a futures position depends both on whether the position is long or short , and on the amount of margin that has to be paid . |
| 13 | Furthermore , the Order gives no freedom to change from one class to another ; whether such a change constitutes development depends on whether the change is ‘ material ’ . |
| 14 | The going concern ED proposed that auditors should obtain a statement from the directors confirming their considered view that the company is a going concern ; that , in forming an opinion on whether the company is a going concern , the auditors should look ahead one year from the date of the directors ' approval of the accounts ; and that , even if disclosures in the accounts of any matters giving rise to an uncertainty that could affect the company 's ability to continue as a going concern are adequate , the auditors should draw attention to the matters in their report . |
| 15 | This is set on a sliding scale , depending on whether the school is primary or secondary , day or boarding . |
| 16 | The fee charged depends on whether the election is a matinée or an evening poll , and dress is optional . |
| 17 | The jury is out on whether the Government is ushering in a new golden age of private railways or whether , in the words of one of its sworn enemies — Jimmy Knapp , the RMT transport union leader — rail privatisation will turn out to be ‘ the poll tax of the nineties ’ |
| 18 | How the header is created , and when , depends on whether the software is new or already exists . |
| 19 | Politics must play a major role in any decision — but how long can the organisers afford to defer their verdict on whether the country is stable enough to stage World Cup 1995 ? |
| 20 | The rules of presentation and representation change depending on whether the output is an electrical diagram , engineering drawing or site plan . |
| 21 | We have to decide on whether the system is what we want and how many individual PC 's there should be . |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , the access granted can often depend on whether the child is a girl or boy . |
| 23 | For example , assuming for the present that some notion of proportionality does underlie discrimination cases , the content that should be given to this notion will differ depending on whether the commentator is a utilitarian , a Rawlsian liberal , or a modern communitarian . |
| 24 | Planting in pots and other containers calls for simple though necessary techniques to get good results , and these vary a little depending on whether the container is clay ( or stone ) , or plastic of some kind , and on which type of compost is being used . |
| 25 | Decision on whether the message is right or wrong should at least come after working out what the message is . |
| 26 | The nature of the infringement depends on whether the invention is a product ( for example , a new type of computer printer ) or a process ( for example , a new method of making integrated circuits ) . |
| 27 | Similarly , the operative yield is either the yield to maturity or the yield to relevant call depending on whether the bond is trading above or below par . |
| 28 | With regard to the storage of manure , the effect on odour development depends on whether the manure is in solid or liquid form , and whether it is stored aerobically , that is with a sufficient supply of oxygen , or anaerobically , that is in septic conditions , in the absence of oxygen . |
| 29 | As most of the molecules will be in or near the ground state before ionization , is rarely negative , but may be positive or zero , depending on whether the ion is vibrationally excited or not . |
| 30 | Frequency of repetition will depend on whether the condition is acute or chronic and the vitality of the patient . |