Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 buying or selling as agent for a client , options , future or contracts for differences unless the transaction is effected with or through and Authorised third party
2 Moral entrepreneurs engage in the process of establishing moral rules by attempting to define certain actions or forms of behaviour as deviant .
3 That is to say , if creativity and psychosis are found to be connected then this is more likely to be revealed , not as a function of the psychotic state itself , but in more subtle ways — for example , through certain modes or forms of thinking and perception which the tendencies to psychosis and creativity might prove to have in common .
4 Go much more slowly if the road is wet or icy or first drive more slowly at night , remember it can be especially difficult to see pedestrians or cyclists at night and in poor daylight conditions , do not break , sharply , except in an emergency .
5 But there does seem to be tendency to see the symbols or institutions of collectivism as mere reminders of the values in an otherwise ‘ collectivist social order accepted voluntarily ’ ( van Wolferen 1982 p.121 ) .
6 The main problem was to determine after how many synodic revolutions , or reappearances of Venus as ‘ the morning star ’ , this phenomenon would recur on 1 Ahau .
7 While with Hofmann he had so successfully completed an investigation for Allsopps & Sons of Burton-on-Trent that they offered him an appointment as chemist at the brewery .
8 And it 's a fair bet that not a few of them will rouse hoots of laughter or gasps of admiration when you show them off to you friends .
9 Recent reports have argued that the presence of ectopic endometrium may be physiological and should be considered to be pathological only if associated with symptoms or signs of progression and tissue damage .
10 Data are presented as atlases and are also available as computerised output which can be requested in various ways , e.g. by area , element or groups of elements or specified ranges for an element .
11 There are times when we want to target specific individual or groups of parents because of minor problems which the school is encountering such as persistent lateness , regular late arrival of dinner money , unreturned reading books or even irregular attendance .
12 Sounds — This section focuses on individual sounds or groups of sounds and practises them as they arise in common contexts ( e.g. the sounds / s / , / z / , and iz at the end of words ) .
13 As a starting point , study the rich picture and make a list of the main characters or groups of people that could have an interest ( particularly those who are influential in some way ) and then consider the systems that can be perceived from their points of view .
14 A personalised nine man 's morris board or an original game might be produced by individuals or groups of peoples or a description with illustrations of popular tattoo motifs , like .
15 Before the rise of factory production , spinning and weaving were done on a putting-out basis , with individuals or groups of spinners and weavers working in their own cottages in country towns , villages , and hamlets dotted throughout rural Lancashire .
16 The Elton enquiry research showed that the majority of teachers in secondary schools had used detention of individual pupils or groups of pupils but that teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention as a sanction .
17 where norms of co-operation and high output are established because of a feeling of importance , physical conditions may have little impact .
18 By dealing through brokers who have access to market-wide information and who are continually matching buying and selling offers , GEMMs can adjust their positions in the knowledge that prices will only move in response to generalised market shortages or surpluses of stock and not in anticipation of any particular deals of their own .
19 Now , when she looked out into the Estuary , she saw not seals , or castles , or knights in armour but Mr Bishop 's body , rolling in on the tide .
20 17.51 ( i ) Pupils working towards level 6 should learn that it is easier for the reader to recognise the relationship between essential and subsidiary information if parenthetical constructions are separated by brackets or pairs of commas or dashes .
21 The first , inadequately expressed as ‘ subsidiarity ’ in the Maastricht treaty , is that the Community should expect to exercise power only where flows of things or people across frontiers make such power truly necessary .
22 It can , however , help to identify aspects of family life where clashes of values or attitudes may raise difficulties — whether in child care practices or gender issues , arranged marriages or disagreements between parents and adolescents .
23 ( This issue could be developed into a more general consideration of whether police officers should be subject to more stringent codes or rules of behaviour than other people in society , given their position of authority ) .
24 Emission standards are designated for a large number of pollutants or combinations of pollutants and may be applied to individual or specific groups of emitters .
25 The term ‘ visually handicapped ’ is used to refer to those pupils who have difficulties in seeing which necessitate the use of special educational methods or adaptations to materials and who need to use special aids and equipment for learning .
26 Briefing editors or journalists on changes and developments within your organisation which could affect the industry as a whole .
27 It is … no defense of consigning either humans or animals to environments that ignore their biological , social , or psychological interests … to claim that these individuals do not know what they are missing and so can not be any worse off for not having it .
28 But Peter Wickens , Nissan 's British personnel director , rejects the idea of productivity pay or bonuses for workers or managers .
29 Be assured however that if I can in any manner contribute to the success of your efforts , either by the proposal of questions for discussion , or subjects for Papers or giving my opinions on any part of the Veterinary Art which you may think proper to investigate I shall at all times feel myself honored by the request , & I am persuaded that Mr Sewell will be most happy to ( ? add ) his exertions in any way congenial to your wishes .
30 These include snow and ice hazards , where impacts on transport and the need to plan road salting or gritting strategies are obvious ( see Perry et al. 1986 for the beginnings of a GIS approach ) .
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