Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , the vacuous character of ( 14 ) and ( 15 ) can apparently be reduced or even made to disappear by various means without changing the elements or touching the intensional relations which bind them together . |
| 2 | The question now seems to be : will Government policy be changed or will implementation of the closure plan merely be delayed or modified ? |
| 3 | This upset conservatives who insisted , inaccurately , that schemata could only be accepted or amended , not rejected . |
| 4 | There 's an important element in this crisis and , in a sense , the government 's reaction , belated as it is , shows a recognition that the crisis , as it affects gay people , can only be stopped or delayed , deferred or whatever through involvement with the gay community — and that 's an odd recognition in this climate . |
| 5 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |
| 6 | The Hindus have discovered that the Absolute can only be realized or thought of , or stated through the relative . |
| 7 | … These rights , resting substantially upon contract , can only be lost or curtailed by such inequitable conduct on the part of a mortgagee … as may amount to a violation or culpable neglect of his duty under the contract . |
| 8 | You will not only be easing or preventing serious backache , but you will ensure that the discs in the spine are able to maintain their correct shape for longer . |
| 9 | The blurring of boundaries between direct and mediated experience , between notions of abstraction and so-called ‘ external reality ’ reveal alternative possibilities which , as with the revelations of peripheral vision , may only be sensed or intuited . |
| 10 | It gives a good sense to the idea that a weakly verifiable statement can only be confirmed or disconfirmed , and never conclusively verified . |
| 11 | The sweeping driveways , thickly foliaged gardens and imposing façades underline a privacy that can only be bought or inherited . |
| 12 | For example , business liability for death and personal injury resulting from negligence can not be excluded or limited at all by section 2(1) and , in the case of other loss or damage , liability can only be excluded or restricted where the term or notice purporting to do this satisfies a test of reasonableness ; section 2(2) . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) That although the privilege against self-incrimination subsisted and could only be removed or altered by Parliament , there was no reason to allow a defendant in civil proceedings to rely on it , thus depriving a plaintiff of his rights , where the defendant 's own protection was adequately secured by other means ( post , pp. 350B , 352C–D , 354B , 355B , 357F–G , 358F–G , 359A–B , F–G , H , 360A ) . |
| 14 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 15 | On the one hand , it requires the transcendence of cultural relativism in order to discuss objects in terms of their general potential , but on the other hand it demands the recognition that these potential attributes need not necessarily be realized or acknowledged in any particular cultural context . |
| 16 | Any speculation would soon be forgotten or dismissed , because they 'll never again see us together , will they ? |
| 17 | However , there are now real problems and the solutions to them can no longer be delayed or fudged . |
| 18 | The Conservatives also employed the classic advantage of the minority and manoeuvred well , sensibly concentrating on the seats that could best be held or putatively captured . |
| 19 | It was two more years before ration books could finally be burned or torn up by a thankful population — meat , bacon and butter were the last things to be freed . |
| 20 | maybe , maybe , people could just be thinking or , you know if they hear of somebody who might be able to come and give a talk like your friend who , who was very good , erm , you know , we could make a note of it and , or ask people , you know , could talk to talk or something that sort . |
| 21 | Such an argument , in implying that the problem is simply a question of the lack of history or of its presence , as if history were some undifferentiated entity that could just be added or taken away , stepped into or got out of , skates over the fact that the real question has always focused on the much more difficult issue of what kind of history , and of what status can be accorded to historical thought . |
| 22 | They should not just be standing or lying about looking decorative . |
| 23 | Because they can not generally be metabolised or excreted , organochlorines tend to accumulate gradually in the blubber , which in adult belugas accounts for 35 per cent of the body weight . |
| 24 | From this example , we can draw a conclusion of crucial importance for the analysis of material culture : divisions which may appear important in language and ideology may be absent from object differentiation , while distinctions within the domain of artefacts may constitute important divisions which would elsewhere be ignored or denied . |
| 25 | The shoes and boots would normally be burned or chopped up . |
| 26 | The grid size can easily be increased or decreased at any stage during the design process , thus allowing you to create anything from a tiny motif to a large electronic or intarsia design that would cover a complete garment piece . |
| 27 | Unfortunately even where fitted , dpc 's can easily be fractured or by-passed by ground movement , bad workmanship or by the plain ignorance of builders or owners . |
| 28 | For instance , a product may carry a price which can not easily be reduced or discounted , for instance because of the need to cover heavy Research and Development costs . |
| 29 | The patient should sit correctly at all times : he should not have to hold his hemiplegic leg up with his unaffected leg , as this is tiring for him , and creates the danger that his outstretched legs might easily be jarred or hit . |
| 30 | Instead , wear several light layers of clothing that can easily be added or removed as you walk . |