Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] be [adv] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Performance and reward imperatives may be more or less related . |
| 2 | Le Page and Tabouret-Keller write : As the individual speaks he [ sic ] is seen as always using language with reference to the inner models of the universe he has constructed for himself ; he projects in words images of that universe ( or , of those universes ) on to the social screen , and these images may be more or less sharply focussed , or more or less diffuse , in relation to each other or in relation to those projected by others in their interaction with him … |
| 3 | Until the Bolshevik revolution the question of whether Marxists should be inside or outside the Labour Party was very much a matter for themselves , as for all other radical and socialist groups . |
| 4 | Steeply sloping sites may be totally or partially unsuitable for development and the writer can recall a site where only two thirds of the land was developable and the remainder barely suitable for inclusion in the gardens of the completed dwellings . |
| 5 | The frequency of maintenance will depend on the harshness of the environment , and in normal circumstances should be once or twice a year . |
| 6 | Sometimes the question of what a public authority ought to have done in performance of its duties will be politically or morally contentious , and the court would prefer not to have to pronounce on the issue . |
| 7 | Unlike the brachiopods , many of the modes of life of living bivalve molluscs can be more or less directly matched in fossil examples . |
| 8 | Forgive me if I omit intimate personal details included in the American list — such as whether Y-fronts will be in or out — but I have failed in my mental attempts to undress either man . |
| 9 | Teams may be outside or cross the conventional boundaries of the business and encompass business partners , suppliers or customers . |
| 10 | If the colour dries on the paper but does not look right , I found that by carefully washing over with water and then gently lifting out as before , unwanted passages can be partially or completely taken off . |
| 11 | Political forces and corporate bodies may be more or less able to calculate the likely effects , ceteris paribus , of the implementation of their policies and demands , and the conservation/transformation effect is anyway likely to appear as the ‘ resultant vector ’ of non-coherent activities on the part of a whole range of such forces and bodies ( although , for instance , dominant positions within a government may give one political force more leverage than others ) . |
| 12 | Our personas will be more or less realistic depending on how well we can identify their prototypes , and how linguistically adept we are at mimicking them . |
| 13 | Bottoms may be more or less sensuous to those whose old preoccupations centred on anal functions . |
| 14 | For new applicants , different councils ' rules and regulations on allocations may be more or less strictly enforced by local officials . |
| 15 | A low response rate is serious particularly if there is reason to suspect that persons likely to give particular kinds of answers might be less or more likely to respond than others . |
| 16 | Any bacteria in whole meat joints will be on or very close to the surface and the outside of roast meat gets hot enough to sterilise it . |
| 17 | As most of the molecules will be in or near the ground state before ionization , is rarely negative , but may be positive or zero , depending on whether the ion is vibrationally excited or not . |
| 18 | An opinion poll conducted by MORI for the Labour Party shows that 12 per cent of Conservative voters would be fairly or very likely to switch parties if the Government goes ahead with its plans , Mr Cook said . |
| 19 | Again , temperatures will be near or just below the seasonal norm , around nine or ten celsius , forty eight to fifty fahrenheit , the east coast staying a bit colder due to the light easterly breeze . |
| 20 | These last two forms of cancer are now considered by experts to be in the category ‘ diseases for which the excess mortality in smokers may be partly or wholly attributable to smoking ’ . |
| 21 | for SERC funded students , 56 per cent of conversion and 48 per cent of specialist students would be in or about to start work at the end of their courses ; |
| 22 | For those funded by SERC , 56 per cent of conversion students would be in or about to start work at the end of their courses . |
| 23 | Some central components can be more or less standard , worldwide , notably the engine , for some tastes are universal . |
| 24 | The position is further complicated by the fact that pressure groups can be closely or even officially associated with parties . |
| 25 | ( a ) Grounds ( Clause 19.01 ) All or any of the following may be expected to be encountered , though in any given agreement the grounds may be more or less specific as the requirements of particular firms differ . |
| 26 | The relevance of these facts must be clearly or explicitly stated if they are used in an essay . |