Example sentences of "[prep] individual or [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Macmillan likened the privatization programme to the reaction of individuals or estates when they run into difficulties . |
| 2 | Thus the term planning encompasses not only those places whose form shows clearly that an overall scheme lay behind the layout of streets , but also towns which , whatever form they acquired , were pushed into existence and developed by the active support of individuals or institutions . |
| 3 | Social problems arise through the incapacities of individuals or families to make use of services or the failure of welfare agencies to deliver them . |
| 4 | And while the Führer and his army could claim the glory for military successes , the increased — and often voluntary — efforts of members of Party affiliates to cope with the social problems of individuals or groups particularly affected by the war tended to bring contact with disgruntled ‘ people 's comrades ’ but few plaudits and little prestige . |
| 5 | The micro-political dimension of budgeting is based on the view that budgetary decisions are not necessarily made on rational — economic grounds but that the deciding factors may be other influences such as the power base of individuals or groups and their value systems . |
| 6 | The source of these conflicts was the differing measures of willingness or otherwise of individuals or groups to suppress and control the inborn tendencies to satisfy the evolutionary appetites . |
| 7 | When there are a number of individuals or groups from different disciplines and pursuing different objectives within some overall specification it is obviously crucial that all their activities should be in line with the common goal . |
| 8 | Organizations are political systems and we need to recognize the sources and manifestations of power if we hope to understand the behaviour of individuals or groups within them . |
| 9 | In the following chapter I will prepare the way for an analysis of that kind and in Chapter 11 I will propose an account of theory change in physics that does not hinge on the judgements of individuals or groups . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) It possesses the monopoly of violence throughout this area , by virtue of which it has the capacity , even if not the moral authority , to guarantee the finality of its decision in political disputes arising from the conflict of individuals or groups within its territory . |
| 11 | Poor leadership might also lead to conflict , with the goals of individuals or groups diverging and at odds with each other . |
| 12 | Timetables should be co-ordinated to meet the needs of the public , and not the whims or selfishness of individuals or groups within the transport industry . |
| 13 | Incomplete information may lead to private choices which do not represent the best interests of individuals or society as a whole . |
| 14 | Conflict is thus blamed on bad management , lack of leadership , poor communication , or ‘ bloody-mindedness ’ on the part of individuals or interest groups that impinge on the organisation . |
| 15 | ONE OF the most important lessons of game theory is that even if everyone is agreed on the most desirable course of action — for example , nuclear disarmament — a collection of individuals or nations acting independently may find it difficult to achieve the most desirable aims . |
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| 17 | However , rowing boats for individuals or teams of two , four and eight , can be hired for arranged periods from Eton Racing Boats in Berkshire . |
| 18 | His reforms will limit the tax allowance available to corporations , and the top rates of federal tax will climb from 31 per cent to 36 per cent for individuals or families who earn more than $150,000 ( Pounds 96,000 ) . |
| 19 | Warm Hearted Weekend breaks are ideal for individuals or groups . |
| 20 | Climbing , abseiling , sailing , orienteering , canoeing , catering for individuals or groups . |
| 21 | Teaching excellence should be rewarded , and there should be real penalties for individuals or units if they fail to fulfil their teaching obligations . |
| 22 | Additionally it might be argued that with the almost instantaneous transmission of information we have these days , the impact of hearing about individuals or groups or communities of people dying is that much greater because we have less time to prepare for bad news . |
| 23 | Re-usable code is written in blocks , so that tasks can be divided between individuals or groups dealing with a development project . |
| 24 | Though competition between individuals or populations , leading to the selection of one and the demise of the other , may well fine-tune the course of evolution , the mass replacement of one dominant life-form by another may depend on environmental factors or chance events that lead to the disappearance of the first before the second can begin to radiate . |
| 25 | 9.4.2 Not found with individuals or companies |
| 26 | There is no reason why something similar should not happen with individuals or companies , but there are no recorded instances . |
| 27 | Before the rise of factory production , spinning and weaving were done on a putting-out basis , with individuals or groups of spinners and weavers working in their own cottages in country towns , villages , and hamlets dotted throughout rural Lancashire . |
| 28 | His objective had to be to drive on through the tumult and horror as best they could , not to get involved with individuals or groups , not to be sidetracked , so as to reach that further side , there to turn and repeat the dire process , difficult as this must be . |
| 29 | A ‘ low-profile ’ specialist may join with a colleague in what is in effect a team-teaching situation , perhaps spending a little more time with individuals or groups with special needs . |
| 30 | Large scale impersonal surveys can be supplemented by more personally based interviews either with individuals or groups . |