Example sentences of "either [prep] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as local democracy was concerned , no evidence was clearly discernible either for an improvement or for a deterioration . |
| 2 | The association has stated clearly that it is up to British Rail — and , perhaps , the Government — to take such dangers into account if they wish to increase railway speeds , as many of us would like , and to ensure that people can cross the line safely , even if that means the Government providing the money either for an underpass of for a bridge over the line . |
| 3 | Now , the fact of a past service raises an implication that at the time it was rendered it was to be paid for , and , if it was a service which was to be paid for , when you get in the subsequent document a promise to pay , that promise may be treated either as an admission which evidences or as a positive bargain which fixes the amount of that reasonable remuneration on the faith of which the service was originally rendered . |
| 4 | The film as a whole was quite remarkable with Jean Harlow giving another of her stunning braless roles and with Mae Clark taking a grapefruit in the face in a scene which film historians have interpreted either as an act of sexual debasement or of sexual equality but which contemporary audiences just found thrilling . |
| 5 | In some societies ( e.g. Hutterites and other fundamentalists , Shi'ite Islam and the Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam , Puritan sects , Mormons , the Irish form of ultramontane Catholicism ) reproductive behaviour has a ‘ sacred ’ role , whatever the cost , manifested either as an obligation to have as many children as possible or to avoid the means of limiting them ( Simons 1982 ) . |
| 6 | The review is usually conducted by a surveyor , either as an expert or as an arbitrator . |
| 7 | Fetal material is transplantable either as an organ or as a cellular suspension . |
| 8 | A reduction in the level of intergenerational exchange within the family can be viewed either as an indicator of the increased independence of elderly people , or as a sign of their growing neglect by younger family members . |
| 9 | The ‘ homespun ’ view of literature had tended to see literature either as an expression of an author 's personality and world-vision , or as a mimetic ( that is to say , realistic ) representation of the world in which he lived ; or , most typically , as the mixture of both which Catherine Belsey describes as ‘ expressive realism ’ ( 1980 ) . |
| 10 | Available in white or green , either as an armchair or side-chair , prices start from about £235 |
| 11 | However the Guide also provides good preparation for anyone involved in National Certificate work , either as an administrator or as a teacher or lecturer . |
| 12 | As these examples show , a particular phenomenon ( e.g. , the window breaking ) can be regarded either as an event , or as the subject-matter of a conclusion . |
| 13 | But the quality of activity which then follows and the way in which that activity is judged ( either as an event in itself or through the assessment of the child 's learning which emerges from it ) still needs patient examination . |
| 14 | ( Unfortunately , the fact that many projects have produced attractive material which is extremely effective in the hands of some teachers but that has not been widely successful may reasonably be interpreted either as an aim- or a style-mismatch , or as a dissemination problem . ) |
| 15 | v. Warwickshire County Council , ex parte Johnson , the Appellate Committee again admitted parliamentary material either as an aid to construing section 20 of the Consumer protection Act 1987 , or alternatively to confirm its judgment on the construction . |
| 16 | We can read this assimilation of characters either as an irony beyond the Miller 's ken , confirming the limits of his churl 's intellect , or as a droll piece of self-examination and reflection on the character 's part : the Miller might , as he says in his prologue , be a cuckold as John is . |
| 17 | If the section bars the plaintiff from suing the occupier , he may still be able to proceed against the contractor , either as an occupier , or under the common law negligence rules . |
| 18 | This could have been explained either as an effect of the greater attention required to drive through unfamiliar junctions , or by the novelty of the stimuli making them more distinctive in memory . |
| 19 | Serve them chilled either as an aperitif or try them with white meat , poultry dishes and cheeses . |
| 20 | The third stage involved the treatment of the exterior of the body with preserving spices , applied either as an ointment or a paste , the latter probably being used in the case of Archbishop Godfrey de Ludham . |
| 21 | You can take these courses either as an undergraduate and build up your degree over a few years or pursue a particular interest by taking these courses on a ‘ one-off ’ basis as an associate student . |
| 22 | Such figures may come to have their independent existence either as an archetype of a particular characteristic or quality or an inhabitant of that shadowy half-world where real and unreal live in harmony . |
| 23 | The degree to which the ESSE/L Project can be seen to be radical either as an initiative , or in its actual impact in schools , depends on how close it comes to one or other of these doctrines . |
| 24 | Where a user makes a specific request to exercise their statutory right for an eyesight examination by an ophthalmic optician , either as an alternative to or in addition to the voluntary screening programme , then the request should be accommodated and during this interim period the user permitted to use an ophthalmic optician of their choice . |
| 25 | Where secondhand goods were sold regularly under standard terms , the correct approach would be to include a provision equivalent to Precedent 4 in the set , either as an alternative to or instead of the standard clauses applying to the quality standards for new goods . |
| 26 | It is often possible to gain the services of a competent student for a year or two , either as an organist or as an organ scholar . |
| 27 | There is no a priori assumption that the state ( whether local or national ) acts either as an agent of capital or in response to pressures from other classes . |
| 28 | Information is increasingly distributed in electronic form either via an office system or , more basically , sent out on a disk . |
| 29 | Other fabrics should be closely woven , firm and colourfast , and must be stiffened either with an aerosol spray applied to both sides of the fabric , or by dipping into a liquid stiffening solution . |
| 30 | The supreme example of spiny defence is shown by the porcupine fish , a small inflatable creature that can puff itself up into a prickly sphere , either with an intake of water when under the surface , or with air when it has been caught and removed from the sea . |