Example sentences of "or [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of that small band of men who sat round smoking and drinking their beer or whisky could have had any idea , as they heard Jack vigorously defending the doctrine of hell in nine pages , that the publication of these religious speculations , pieced together at a busy time between giving lectures and examining , was to change his destiny forever . |
| 2 | ‘ Next ’ is not exactly fashion , not what The Face or Vogue would recognize as such anyway , but then successful survivors have far more important things to think about than fashion ; it is more a statement of lifestyle . |
| 3 | And the potency of that design resides , Foucault ( 1979 p 205 ) claimed , in that : " … [ it ] is a diagram of a mechanism of power reduced to its ideal form ; its functioning , abstracted from any obstacle , resistance or friction must be represented as a pure architectural or optical system : it is in fact a figure of political technology that " may and must be detached from any specific use . |
| 4 | In every case , the chair of the committee or subcommittee will go to a member of the majority party ; since the chair has very substantial power in directing how the business is conducted , occupancy of committee and subcommittee chairs is among the most significant roles within Congress . |
| 5 | At a more abstract level the mathematician or scientist will perform manipulations within a set of symbols which follow certain rules but neither the symbols nor the rules need have direct representation in reality . |
| 6 | The inane dialogue , mannered acting , and would-be hypnotic voice-over demand more dedication than all but the most dedicated bondage enthusiast , vomit-freak or sleaze-hound will be prepared to give . |
| 7 | If the rule contemplates a particularly serious form of misconduct , mere fault or negligence may not be enough to ground a breach . |
| 8 | It is possible here that his claims ( if any ) against the manufacturer for misrepresentation or negligence will fail because of an exemption clause which satisfies the requirement of reasonableness ( imposed by sections 8 and 2 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act ) . |
| 9 | Any help or support will be gratefully received . |
| 10 | What training or support can Christian Aid offer the job holder ? |
| 11 | Whilst standard published lists of terms provide useful models and certainly aid the searcher of a large publicly available database , any information worker needing to establish an in-house database , catalogue or index will need to consider devising a local list of indexing terms . |
| 12 | If a subject has more than one name , a library catalogue or index must bring all material on that subject together ( within the limitations of the scope of the collection or index ) under one of those names , and also cater for users who use different names . |
| 13 | will indemnify against all claims , demands , liabilities and expenses ( including legal fees and expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by to compromise or settle any claim ) incurred by in connection with such proceedings ; provided , however , that no expenditure , compromise or settlement shall be made or determined without 's prior written approval , which shall not be unreasonably withheld ; |
| 14 | The will or settlement may impose the restraint on anticipation . |
| 15 | In addition , especially in insulin-dependent patients , diabetic nephropathy initially presenting as either overt proteinuria or microalbuminuria may play a key role in the pathogenesis of hypertension . |
| 16 | Lord Cranworth agreed , but held the House should remove the anomaly that no MP or Peer could be imprisoned for debt . |
| 17 | There was nothing that could be used for a cradle so obviously she intended keeping it in bed with her , but Sarah had heard tales of babies being smothered like that and she was surprisingly anxious that her newly expected brother or sister would n't end up that way . |
| 18 | I 'll have to go back to Melrose or Sister will kill me ! |
| 19 | Very often an examination or assessment will be necessary for evidential purposes . |
| 20 | Someone who finds people turning to him ( or her ) for spiritual counsel or direction might start by considering the importance of four kinds of knowledge — of God , of the tools of his trade , of others , and of himself . |
| 21 | Parties faced with an expert 's decision or an arbitration award will need to know how the decision or award may be enforced , whether they can appeal against the decision or award and whether they can sue the expert or arbitrator . |
| 22 | For example , the chief executive or clerk would be at fault in allowing a committee to do something which is not authorised by law or which he knows to be illegal . |
| 23 | Any one investor or writer can not hold or sell more than 1,000 contracts of any one series of a particular class or 2,000 contracts in all the series of any particular class . |
| 24 | Of the numerous formulations available for expressing a given message , a speaker or writer will normally opt for one that makes the flow of information clearer in a given context . |
| 25 | The artists do not have to be able to draw , though it helps : they do , however , have to be able to ‘ visualize ’ a design or a film and be able to explain their ideas by words and rough pictures so that a specialized artist or photographer can produce the finished illustration . |
| 26 | At the end of this year the selection process for BEng or MEng will take place . |
| 27 | Help or counsel may be needed to reach these new insights . |
| 28 | Or counsel may suggest , again with the very greatest respect , that a certain decision may perhaps be reconsidered if the point arises again before a court having power to overrule it ; meanwhile , it can be distinguished on the facts before the present court . |
| 29 | Sufferers who turn to alcohol or smoking may actually increase the tinnitus as well as causing additional problems . |
| 30 | If this layer of new material were put down each summer free from mechanical stresses the beam or branch would droop until the new material took up the strain and we should have a tree like a weeping willow . |