Example sentences of "[be] [adv] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | it is possible that the retrieval of records bearing such information might be wholly or partially unsuccessful . |
| 2 | Even when there is a grain or more of truth in a criticism , you may not be wholly or , indeed , mainly to blame . |
| 3 | Almost 40 per cent of such problems were attributed in whole or part to the pupils ' characteristics whilst in about 65 per cent of cases the home was thought to be wholly or partly to blame . |
| 4 | The Union 's decisions on defence could " be wholly or partially carried out through the WEU " but this could be reviewed in 1996 in a general revision of the treaty . |
| 5 | Using this method and the data of Goodglass and Quadfasel ( 1954 ) she estimates language laterality in left handers to be predominantly or exclusively left-sided in 60 per cent of cases and right sided in approximately 40 per cent . |
| 6 | The vehicle must be going towards the ‘ limits ’ and also be within or partly within the zig-zag lines , i.e. the ‘ zebra controlled area ’ . |
| 7 | Thus , the first payment should be on or after the date on which the Deed of Covenant is signed . |
| 8 | If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line . |
| 9 | Any bacteria in whole meat joints will be on or very close to the surface and the outside of roast meat gets hot enough to sterilise it . |
| 10 | One should be on or very near the Lark 's Head itself so that will be the correct trihedron . |
| 11 | If the amount outstanding on your credit or store cards seem always to creep up rather than down ; if you put off paying the electricity bills because you have other commitments to meet ; if you are seriously thinking of accepting the offer of a ‘ consolidation ’ loan which is secured on your house to mop up all your existing credit agreements and transform them into a once a month payment , then you could be on or near the danger line . |
| 12 | The foundation stage is then followed by , or merges into , a more specific stage which provides a more specialized education or training , which may be on or off the job , or a mixture of both . |
| 13 | The date on the audit report should be the date on which the auditors sign the report , which should be on or after the date of board approval . |
| 14 | The date on the audit report should be the date on which the auditors sign the report , which should be on or after the date of board approval . |
| 15 | The date on the audit report should be the date on which the auditors sign the report , which should be on or after the date of board approval . |
| 16 | Payment of salaries and pensions was 221,600 million roubles in arrears , and half the population was said to be on or below the monthly minimum consumption level ( set in June at 2,150 roubles ) , as prices for goods and service rose faster than wages and food production fell by 23 per cent . |
| 17 | Once proceedings have been commenced a child can not be medically or psychiatrically examined or otherwise assessed for the purpose of preparing expert evidence without the leave of the court ( FPCR , r18(1) ; FPR , r4.18(1) ) . |
| 18 | In these circumstances it is essential that a direction is sought as the child can not be medically or psychiatrically examined or otherwise assessed for the purpose of providing expert evidence without the leave of the court ( FPCR , r18(1) ; FPR , r4.18(1) ) . |
| 19 | A court can include a requirement for the child to be medically or psychiatrically examined on one occasion or from time to time as directed by the supervisor ( para 4(2) ) . |
| 20 | It must be all or nothing , ’ he declared , appealing to the American people from Korea over the President 's head . |
| 21 | But unfortunately , Gatt has turned out to be all or nothing . |
| 22 | Must change be all or nothing ? |
| 23 | This is admittedly an extreme case since Germany has passed from the , in theory , most complete pan-German political unity under Hitler to a situation where at least two states coexisted which could claim to be all or part of the German nation . |
| 24 | It will fire if the input from this little square could not be inside or outside or part of an edge or corner of any rectangle . |
| 25 | Until the Bolshevik revolution the question of whether Marxists should be inside or outside the Labour Party was very much a matter for themselves , as for all other radical and socialist groups . |
| 26 | On the sensitive issue of the WEU [ see also above ] the draft stated only that decisions with defence implications " can be entirely or partially implemented in the framework of the WEU to the degree they also come within the competence of this body " . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't be long or the soufflé will sink . ’ |
| 28 | A low response rate is serious particularly if there is reason to suspect that persons likely to give particular kinds of answers might be less or more likely to respond than others . |
| 29 | A sheltered sunny position suits it best , and it can be down or planted outdoors in spring , and spaced 15–23cm ( 6–9in ) apart . |
| 30 | Forgive me if I omit intimate personal details included in the American list — such as whether Y-fronts will be in or out — but I have failed in my mental attempts to undress either man . |