Example sentences of "[adv] upon a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Whilst it is not inconsistent for liberals to hold a theory of distributive justice , for in a sense any advocacy of the free market implies certain distributive consequences , the ‘ harm to interests ’ theorists can not deny that their theory of obligation rests entirely upon a cryptic theory of distributive justice rather than an extrapolation of fundamental precepts of liberalism .
2 Effective communication of the gospel depends not only upon a thorough understanding of the content of the message , but also on an ability to relate that message to the contemporary situation .
3 It could illustrate that symbolic episode , common to fairy-tales and Gothic novels , in which the heroine , lost in a dark wood , comes suddenly upon a sunlit clearing .
4 But , read the chapter this way or that , if there was ever a case for recognising that unions have a right to share in the management of companies , that case depended critically upon a general expectation — amounting to a near-certainty — that , rather than give primacy to their sectional interests , unions would and could act in the general interest whenever it was necessary or desirable for them to do so .
5 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 .
6 I quietly let myself out of the flat and ran down the stairs coming too quickly upon a crumpled heap hunched at the bottom .
7 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 .
8 To keep herself from sleep she suspended herself ingeniously upon a large cross which hung in her room … and should this fail she attached her hair [ the one lock she had not shaved off to the nail in the feet of her Christ so that the least relaxation would inflict terrible suffering on her …
9 Even upon a close analysis , it may not be easy to determine whether churning has occurred or not .
10 The repercussions of the introduction of cash crops have been analysed in detail in postcolonial times ( Dinham & Hines 1983 ) , particularly upon a reduced capacity of households to grow enough food for themselves , upon nutrition , and upon their ability to withstand drought and other , socially-induced , disasters ( Copans 1975 ; O'Keefe et al.
11 Those who wished to brew beer for their own household could use the abbey brewery — again upon a proportional payment .
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