Example sentences of "large [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The team would do what the individual could no longer do because the organisation was becoming too large and/or complex . |
| 2 | LIFESPAN is an automated software management system principally intended for the configuration control of large and/or complex software projects : it is a system for ensuring that precisely the specified software is produced and issued . |
| 3 | Believe me , to conclude , tho' I have no business head , for large & lengthy affairs , I am keen enough in figures & small matters , & always was ; so that I can not be disputed . |
| 4 | For almost any tiling job , large or small , you will need the following : tile adhesive ; a notched adhesive spreader ; some tile spacers ( unless you are using universal tiles ) ; lengths of tile edge trim ( optional ) ; grout plus a flexible spreader ; a steel tape measure ; some lengths of 38×12mm ( 1½×½in ) softwood battening plus masonry pins and hammer for large wall areas ; a spirit level ; a tile cutter ; tile nibblers , pincers or tile saw ; some dowelling for shaping the grout lines ; a pencil and felt-tip pen ; and some sponges and cloths for wiping and polishing . |
| 5 | If the development is large or controversial , it may be worth forming an action group to give local opposition a focus . |
| 6 | A public inquiry is usually employed , however , only if the appeal involves a very large or highly contentious development . |
| 7 | Whether its influence was large or small remains to be seen . |
| 8 | In the end the NL did become demonstrably pro-Conservative and saw off the IML challenge , but divisions like this played their part in ensuring that the British Navy League was never as large or influential as its German counterpart . |
| 9 | The permission given by the 1969 Act for no-fault divorce was driven as much by a profound rethinking of the sources of morality by clerical and academic opinion as by the determined pursuit of individual self-interest on the part of either the population at large or lawyers in particular . |
| 10 | ( Do you concentrate on a large or small area of the brain ; if the latter , which one , if the site of the clock has not been established beyond all doubt ? ) ( a ) Do you follow one person only throughout your observation time(s) or choose , instead , a single place to see which of the family , if any , are there ? ( b ) If you choose to observe a single place , then do you study a place that is large or small , say , the front garden , a single- room , or the exit at the end of the drive ? ( c ) If it is a single room , which one ? |
| 11 | ( Do you concentrate on a large or small area of the brain ; if the latter , which one , if the site of the clock has not been established beyond all doubt ? ) ( a ) Do you follow one person only throughout your observation time(s) or choose , instead , a single place to see which of the family , if any , are there ? ( b ) If you choose to observe a single place , then do you study a place that is large or small , say , the front garden , a single- room , or the exit at the end of the drive ? ( c ) If it is a single room , which one ? |
| 12 | What it was not , however , was either very large or very grand . |
| 13 | The smallest varieties are the most prized , so the plants have to be picked over every two or three days to prevent the buds from becoming either too large or opening into flowers . |
| 14 | Iraq 's rulers hope that an autonomy deal will undercut all plans for enclaves , large or small , within their borders . |
| 15 | Bay Laurus nobilis , can be grown large or clipped to size as can many of the conifers , particularly junipers and thuja , all of which cope well with drought . |
| 16 | French towns , large or small , have a raffish , down-at-heel quality which shows up as a relaxed attitude to their urban fabric . |
| 17 | Farmers , whether on a large or small scale , faced new demands on their managerial abilities and technical skills almost every day — decisions and actions they usually had to make and take on their own . |
| 18 | All member nations who wish to be represented are allowed to have one vote — no matter how large or small the nations are . |
| 19 | In most educational institutions teams are imbalanced ; if they are too large or too small they will be dysfunctional . |
| 20 | Large ferns were present as early as the Upper Devonian and different genera as large or larger were significant components of forests during the Carboniferous to Cenozoic . |
| 21 | We have to examine the reasons for and against the directive and judge whether it is justified in order to decide whether its mistake , if it is not justified , is large or small . |
| 22 | More important , the pores in some rocks are either large or join up so that water can flow through them easily . |
| 23 | These buildings are not large or ornate ; they were usually very sturdily built to withstand the elements ; the roofs normally have stone slates ; and the walls are plain , with little ornamental carving and few mouldings . |
| 24 | If you are the victim of a burglary , the value of the property that has been stolen might be large or small , but the emotional upset and the feeling that someone else has been in your home can live with you for a long time . |
| 25 | The caddis chooses its stones carefully , rejecting those that are too large or too small for the current gap in the wall , even rotating each stone until it achieves the snuggest fit . |
| 26 | These breakages can occur anywhere in the plants , and the fragments can be large or small . |
| 27 | joints between windows and walls too large or unfilled |
| 28 | In the late nineteenth century the Jersey colours included tawny red , yellow , pale fawn , lemon fawn , smoky fawn , grey fawn , silver to frosty grey , brown , dun or black and these could be whole-coloured or broken by separate patches of white , large or small . |
| 29 | The body 's defence mechanisms against infection — immunity ( p. 82 ) — can usually cope with small numbers and the body only succumbs to infection when the invading numbers are large or when , for various reasons , resistance is lowered . |
| 30 | Where adjoining houses were used , the halls and staircases were a waste of space , and in separate houses the accommodation was either too large or too small . |