Example sentences of "or [noun pl] have " in BNC.

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1 It is not surprising that single lines of trees or hedges have proved ineffective — these simply do not provide enough material to scatter or absorb much sound .
2 All men even if they are not so fortunate as to be scientists or artists have still within them the capability to transform their lives into ones of creativity .
3 Involuntary reception into care : if a child or young person is in a situation of acute danger the youth department is entitled to intervene , but parents or guardians have to be informed immediately and the case be brought before a court for a care decision before the end of the day following the admission ( s. 42 ) , Where force is necessary , the police department must act but under the professional guidance of the youth department .
4 All these particular strategies or skills have the common goal of helping clients feel more in control of both their symptoms of stress , and their life in general .
5 To illustrate these models we consider a simplified version of the intertemporal substitution model developed above : we shall assume that consumers or demanders have full current information , but suppliers do not .
6 It has almost always been the case that some group or groups have controlled and exploited other groups .
7 Where significant innovations have happened , it is astonishing how often through history other individuals or groups have been working along parallel lines of thought .
8 Once the relevant occupier or occupiers have been identified the next stage is to ascertain the status of the plaintiff .
9 But by the time crime categories or definitions have been established , the most important foundation stone of ‘ our crime problem ’ has been well and truly buried in cement , beyond the reach of any liberal ‘ scientific ’ shovel .
10 Nevertheless , if a creditor , with grounds for suspecting that a company is in financial difficulties , makes a search he is all too likely to find that no recent annual returns or accounts have been filed .
11 If the crops have been destroyed by the storm or animals have got loose , it will affect every group .
12 No fertilizers or pesticides have ever been used here .
13 Several important works or environments have been recreated .
14 There have been several imaginative schemes where special schools or units have been placed alongside mainstream schools .
15 Diverse cultures , religions and races have often found common ground and contact in rugby and lasting bridges between nations or peoples have been supported by sporting encounters at all levels .
16 Similarly , pets such as dogs , cats or budgerigars have to be provided for , if it is not practical for anyone to look after them while the patient can not .
17 Failing this , if a consumer buyer is effectively denied the protection of the implied terms because the instructions or labels have shrunk the central obligations , recourse will have to be made to the common law rules on incorporation and the general controls of reasonableness found in ss2 and 3 of UCTA 1977. ( f ) Manufacturers ' guarantees In Lambert v Lewis [ 1980 ] 2 WLR 289 , the Court of Appeal declined to hold that statements , made in advertising literature , constituted a collateral warranty on the basis that they were not " intended " to create contractual liability ( this decision was reversed on other grounds in the House of Lords [ 1982 ] AC 225 ) .
18 Auditors are normally concerned with ensuring that the accounts of a firm are an accurate record of its financial position and that employers or directors have not been absconding with the funds or ‘ fiddling the books ’ .
19 Dr Roger Nourish , head of the team of microbiologists within Britain 's Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) , which inspects factories , says that ‘ even in microbially low-risk processes , like the processes carried out so far — which do not involve infections or toxic hazards — allergenic risks arising from workers ’ exposure to foreign proteins or polypeptides have to be considered ’ .
20 On the outside , make sure that no tiles or slates have slipped out of position , and cap off any unused flues .
21 Good windsurfing boots or shoes have soft rubber soles so your grip will be far better , and the materials used in them mean that they can withstand use in water much better than running shoes .
22 The women who assemble stationery or shoes have to inflict on their families the permanent , sickly , and probably unhealthy smell of glue and solvents .
23 This has added to Joan 's torment over the years , along with the fact that his vicious killer or killers have not been found .
24 These conventions or maxims have to do with the quantity ( or informativeness ) , the quality ( truthfulness ) , the manner ( clearness ) and relevance of conversational contributions .
25 To observe 3-D fluctuation conductivity , large concentrations of impurities or defects have to be induced , and these are usually accompanied by granularity or reduced dimensionality .
26 Children with HIV infection or the children of people with HIV or AIDS have been refused admission at some schools .
27 The diseases well known to be part of ARC or AIDS have been mentioned , but other infections or conditions can also behave differently in HIV infection .
28 Some machine-code assemblers or monitors have a facility for high-speed copying of memory data from one location to another .
29 So , from this month on , if purchasers or dealers have any queries regarding the legalities of any situation relating to a particular sale , they can write to Chris Roan here at Guitarist .
30 Everyone assumes that students know how to make and use their notes , and yet time and time again a piece of work does not receive the grade it deserves because crucial material or ideas have been left out ; often this is information which the lecturer gave out in classes but which the student did not note down .
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