Example sentences of "is [verb] on [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Streamlined for swimming , much of the energy used in walking is squandered on side-to-side motion . |
| 2 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 3 | Alison Halford has dropped her sex discrimination case against Merseyside Police and announced that she is to retire on medical grounds with a lump sum payment and pension . |
| 4 | I am sure they had the pious hope that this foundation would actually serve to increase the nation 's general fitness by pumping money into sport , but if the money is to go on improving facilities at cricket clubs and down the country , then a large number of cricketers who rely on lousy playing conditions for their place in the side will be forced into retirement . |
| 5 | The Tale of the Nail is to go on national tour in October , accompanied by workshops and teaching materials . |
| 6 | This , the grant-related expenditure ( GRE ) , is calculated on similar levels of service to be provided by all local authorities . |
| 7 | Because of the relative shortness of time in which a student is a member of the college , great emphasis is placed on pastoral care . |
| 8 | Emphasis is placed on one-dimensional systems , but flat plate problems are also discussed . |
| 9 | What is common to all , however , is that an emphasis is placed on peaceful interaction among the members of the society , and this emphasis is cosmologically constructed and morally embedded in a cosmological universe of meaning . |
| 10 | Admittedly the vicious cycle of police militarization and public alienation is seen to be kicked into play by the economic crumbling of the inner city , but thereafter the weight of the explanation is placed on inadequate ( or over-heavy ) policing . |
| 11 | Emphasis is placed on environmental safety . |
| 12 | In answering these calls , the RUC 's section police are modelled on their British counterparts , where the emphasis is placed on rapid response to logged calls . |
| 13 | However , they take a larger number of those lecture modules in which emphasis is placed on theoretical physics and associated mathematical principles and techniques . |
| 14 | Today , although great emphasis is placed on competitive pricing and customer service , technical leadership is still considered vital to business success . |
| 15 | Great emphasis is placed on social skills , in the teaching of correct eating habits , dressing , and personal hygiene and care , as well as academic training . |
| 16 | The bulk of the blame for all that is placed on British Rail , which knowingly permitted these things to continue . |
| 17 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 18 | The dame school is now used as a cafe , and is situated on High Stile . |
| 19 | Deer hunting is to continue on National Trust ( NT ) lands whilst a three year investigation is made into the effects of a possible ban . |
| 20 | It has been argued that a State may intervene , even forcibly , in the affairs of another State without violating Article 2 ( 4 ) of the United Nations Charter , or the norm of non-intervention where the intervention is justified on humanitarian grounds , for example to stop gross violations of human rights . |
| 21 | Reparation can be seen either as a desirable aim in its own right , or as a valuable but secondary aim which may be pursued when imposing punishment which is justified on other grounds ( such as reductivism ) . |
| 22 | If the child is immature , the solicitor must decide whether disclosure without consent is justified on public interest grounds . |
| 23 | IN MAKING float glass , molten glass is floated on molten metal , so as to smooth it perfectly on both sides . |
| 24 | Data is given on key issues such as the status of Berlin . |
| 25 | ( b ) If the death takes place after 12/11/74 and before the passing of the Finance Act , 1975 , any estate duty is to be claimed under the said Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) or ( ii ) , but the duty is payable at CTT rates , any agricultural relief is given on full estate duty terms , there is no timber relief but taper relief can be claimed , and in the case of a surviving spouse the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , can apply ; and the persons accountable for the duty in terms of Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 , can pay such as relates to qualifying property by instalments . |
| 26 | The tentacle pores are small , each armed with one large flap-like tentacle scale , which is pointed on proximal pores but becomes rugose on distal ones . |
| 27 | To define law in terms of one means of obtaining conformity , especially when that means is a manifestation of one of the very phenomena that we are seeking to eliminate ( the use of force ) is to foreclose on other perhaps more defensible methods . |
| 28 | If Iran is cheating on nuclear weapons , the International Atomic Energy Agency has yet to catch it at it . |
| 29 | The fact that it was proved to be an overestimate is blamed on various horrors which took place on the paper 's route to market . |
| 30 | Thus it is that the Masters and Augusta are always spoken of in reverential tones , each contestant being made to feel that he is walking on hallowed ground in close communion with the saints of the game . |