Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] is [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the before-tax competitive share of labour is increased or decreased depends on whether the elasticity of substitution between capital and labour is greater or less than unity . |
| 2 | It is wholly unnecessary to go that far in the present case and I would not for a moment suggest that the common law of England is bound or even likely to follow every twist of the development of the common law in the United States . |
| 3 | We exemplify the general iteration procedure of 2.3.2 ; we write B — C for A , where the reciprocal of B is known or easily obtained . |
| 4 | Such an approach enables active work to go on at all times , including those when no change of placement is contemplated or during periods of waiting for a suitable placement to become available . |
| 5 | The basic principle in operant learning is that an item or sequence of behaviour is strengthened or weakened by its consequences . |
| 6 | One ‘ grey ’ area is where to put active over 60 's — in future if the class is fully mobile , even though at a more sedate pace , the class should be included as Recreational specifying ‘ active retired ’ etc. but if the range of movement is limited or mainly seated then the class should be on the Specialised List . |
| 7 | The scope of debate is limited or shifted over time in particular directions , but always in a direction which consolidates power into more permanent forms , which in time may become almost invisible to citizens , accepted as uncontroversial , ‘ natural ’ features of the landscape . |
| 8 | In a sense it does n't matter if Callinicos ' defence of Marxism is registered or not by the legion of Post-isms and -ists which form the undergrowth of contemporary cultural politics . |
| 9 | Often this letter of indemnity is issued or countersigned by a bank . |
| 10 | A separately insured item will be an actual total loss when the subject matter of insurance is destroyed or where the Policyholder is irretrievably deprived of the subject matter of insurance . |
| 11 | The location within a display page on which a single item of information is displayed or input . |
| 12 | Despite their many differences , deep ecology , animal welfare , and anti-cruelty have some fundamental similarities , the most important of which is that individuals are morally expendable — expendable for the deep ecologist as long as the good of the biotic community is sustained or promoted , expendable for the animal welfarist as long as the welfare of others is protected or advanced , and expendable for those who accept the anti-cruelty position , as long as worthy ends are not obtained by means that cause excessive suffering . |
| 13 | The best shape of bag is tapered or mummy-shaped , and there should be enough room for your body to feel comfortable inside . |
| 14 | P. A. Zaionchkovskii calculated for the period June 1861 to December 1863 that even if the number of incidents in which troops were used against peasants is doubled or tripled ( which may be a legitimate procedure in view of the possibility of under-reporting ) , no more than 4 per cent of the places where peasants lived were affected . |
| 15 | The drugs prescribed to relieve an attack force the respiratory passages to allow air in and out , but until the conflict about feelings is resolved or another outlet found , attacks will recur . |
| 16 | Either wait until the work in progress is completed or try consolidating the DCs into a fewer number of DCs . |
| 17 | We have then no reason to be surprised if the distinction between ascription and association in adjectives is overlooked or mistakenly supposed to be a matter of " nuances of meaning " , rather than being recognized as a systematic variation . |
| 18 | You might , for instance have to alter the way the murder you had in mind is committed or you might have to go so far as to alter the motive of the murderer or even find a completely different person to commit the central action . |
| 19 | ( W1 ) WHILE = unc ( W2 ) WHILE unc ( W3 ) WHILE = unc ( W4 ) WHILE true unc ( W5 ) WHILE b SEQ ( P , Q ) unc if no variable appearing in b is input or assigned to in Q In addition to laws in this familiar style , it may also be necessary to use more explicitly directed transformations towards particular standard forms . |
| 20 | Liability of an effective supplier is envisaged under s2(3) as follows : ( 3 ) Subject , as aforesaid , where any damage is caused wholly or partly by a defect in a product , any person who supplied the product ( whether to the person who suffered the damage , to the producer of any product in which the product in question is comprised or to any other person ) shall be liable for the damage if ( a ) the person who suffered the damage requests the supplier to identify one or more of the persons ( whether still in existence or not ) to whom subsection ( 2 ) above applies in relation to the product ; ( b ) that request is made within a reasonable period after the damage occurs and at a time when it is not reasonably practicable for the person making the request to identify all those persons ; and ( c ) the supplier fails , within a reasonable period after receiving the request , either to comply with the request or to identify the person who supplied the product to him . |
| 21 | ( In any case , hardly any serious murder in Shakespeare is plotted or executed in prose , and no serious or admirable character is denied the resonance of verse at his death . ) |
| 22 | In negative and interrogative contexts , on the other hand , the event 's taking place in time is denied or questioned . |
| 23 | However , they do not have the final say on tat is included or on what is rejected . |
| 24 | The argument is that serious sexual assaults , and the attitude of many men towards them , derive from a male-dominated approach to sexuality in which aggressive sexual behaviour by males is praised or condoned whilst women are associated with passivity . |