Example sentences of "or otherwise [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 The Elton Committee concluded that the lack of uniformity suggested that the effectiveness or otherwise of a particular sanction depended both on the individual teacher and on the circumstances of the school .
2 Fortunately , tribunals do not altogether ignore the interests of the affected employee when adjudicating upon the fairness or otherwise of a company 's actions .
3 The survival or otherwise of a threatened species depends in the end on the will and determination of the country concerned .
4 Provincial newspaper economics were a complex matter , including the size of the market , proximity to competing markets , the range of other media and membership or otherwise of a chain .
5 In the final analysis , much of the success or otherwise of a policy will depend on which firms carry out the operations .
6 Likewise , the physical suitability or otherwise of a boundary as which does not exist , can not arise .
7 They may also include several additional items of useful information : the duration of disease ( for example , diabetes , malignancy ) or date of operation , the certainty or otherwise of a diagnosis , the existence of an unexplained or undiagnosed symptom or sign , and involvement of other hospitals or carers .
8 It should include : a review of the physical condition and general suitability of the house alterations , adaptations and aids home support services the advisability or otherwise of a move financial needs Major upgrading of a substandard house may exacerbate dementia ; decisions need to be made in each case as to what improvements can be made with minimal disturbance to familiar surroundings .
9 In assessing the genuineness or otherwise of a transaction , it is , of course , perfectly proper and logical to ask what the real purpose was .
10 On the desirability or otherwise of a comprehensive list of what should be done at each level , the best way to proceed is for there to be a presumption , effectively , that matters are best dealt with at national level unless it can be shown that that is better done at Community level .
11 In addition to these results , much of the work done on the EMT has concerned the existence or otherwise of a financial illusion .
12 In determining the tolerability or otherwise of a given risk , promote effective consultation with those who may be exposed , where this is practical .
13 There are two rules as to the admissibility or otherwise of a contractor 's claim the contractor must produce evidence that additional costs were actually incurred
14 Auditors certified the amount of the net deficit of a company under the terms of an agreement for the sale and purchase of that company , but stated that they were unable to determine the adequacy or otherwise of a provision made by the directors in respect of potential legal claims against the company .
15 Whatever its defects , the value of the SGA 1979 lies in its general applicability to all products and consumer transactions as well as in the fact that the consumer 's rights are not dependent on the existence or otherwise of a guarantee .
16 This way of seeing the development of databases can be misleading because it should not be implied that either each new generation will replace the previous generation ( all these systems will be used for some foreseeable time in the future ) or that each new generation is necessarily better than the previous one ( the appropriateness or otherwise of an approach will depend on the organisation and its applications ) .
17 The existence or otherwise of an enforcement notice will be revealed by the local search result .
18 Therefore , adherence or otherwise to an existing code of practice would be relevant in establishing whether or not the defence of best practicable means can be established .
19 Trading is prohibited unless the relevant information and its source is publicly disclosed by press release or otherwise within a reasonable time period prior to any purchase or sale .
20 On October 19 1988 the Home Secretary issued directives to the BBC and IBA ‘ to refrain from broadcasting any matter which consists of or includes — any spoken words , whether in the course of an interview or discussion or otherwise by a person who appears or is heard … where ( a ) the person speaking … represents or purports to represent [ any organisation proscribed under the Prevention of Terrorism ( Temporary Provisions ) Act 1984 or the Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act 1978 and Sinn Fein , Republican Sinn Fein and the Ulster Defence Association ] or ( b ) the words support or solicit or invite support for such an organisation ’ .
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