Example sentences of "or the [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently the sales tax is levied on the importer or the manufacturer because it is easier to collect at source . |
| 2 | The mantle-crust boundary is marked by the Mohorovicic discontinuity ( or the Moho as it is usually abbreviated ) . |
| 3 | Older Kashmiri women stick to the traditional Kashmiri form where the Kamiz ( or the Kurta as it is called in Kashmir ) is rather long , usually with a distinct waist , and the trousers are full , almost bulbous , with a deep and stiff cuff at the ankle . |
| 4 | Solanum tuberosum , or the potato as it is better known , has a history both ancient and glorious . |
| 5 | The fact that growing numbers of students are making the personal decision to go into higher education each year suggests strongly that our system of student support , far from providing a deterrent , is encouraging more people to go into higher education , who perhaps would not have had the confidence to do so or the belief that it is appropriate for them . |
| 6 | ‘ I never got into the rat-race — or the brat-race as it is now — because I never wanted to . |
| 7 | If you do it through A B S A , the government will give another ten thousand pounds so of course for the orchestra or the institution whether it 's opera , ballet , concert or whatever is , but it must be arts gets the extra money so of course that in a sense is very enabling . |
| 8 | If there is dilution of over 5% , the fully diluted earnings per share should be disclosed or the fact that it is not material should be stated . |
| 9 | St it can be the s I tell you it 'll be the feathers or the stockings if it 's on the twentieth of December |