Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 They serve either to show the effect , if any , of storage at elevated humidities on the container and/or as a measure of the barrier properties of the container .
2 Neurophysiological recording from the sites of cellular change should detect altered electrical responses from the neurons during and/or as a consequence of memory formation .
3 Further the third to fifth defendants were also knowingly concerned in investment transactions entered into by the first defendant with members of the U.K. investing public in the course of and/or as a result of the aforesaid contraventions of the Act by the first defendant in which the third to fifth defendants were knowingly concerned in the respects set out in paragraph 29 herein .
4 The little direct interchange which has occurred has been largely between compatible representatives of broadly similar organisations , e.g. Crofters ' and Farmers ' Unions , or between a variety of environmental and wildlife bodies , or among a number of local history societies .
5 Selective means that you select those instruments which will give the maximum information for a certain performance , or during a change of performance .
6 It is in this last capacity that Hitler 's image as perceived by his loyal ‘ following ’ — functioning within the framework of ‘ charismatic politics ’ — played its crucial role , as not only the leaders of Party and State , but those in responsible intermediary positions — whether for ideological reasons or for a variety of careerist or other motives little related in essence to principled hatred of Jews — ‘ read ’ Hitler 's vaguely expressed ‘ intent ’ as a green light for radicalizing actions which developed their own dynamic and momentum .
7 A solicitor employed by a non-lawyer may not carry out professional work for any person other than his employer ( ie working directly with the employer 's clients is not permitted ) but may act for a company or other organisation controlled by the employer or over which the employer has substantial control or for a company in the same group as the employer or which controls the employer .
8 An advertising agency normally takes over a client 's advertising for a fee , or for a percentage of the amount of money the client spends on television time or space in newspapers , magazines or poster sites .
9 The questions which must be asked are : i Do specialist multi-agency dementia teams provide a model for the planning and provision of domiciliary day and respite care for all or for a proportion of the sufferers in a community ?
10 When techniques are applied in the classroom and their effects are monitored , the question arises as to whether and to what extent these effects call for an adjustment of the techniques as realizations of a particular principle , or for a reappraisal of the principle itself .
11 This is not out of nostalgia or for a longing of times gone by — it is because it is a real top notch release !
12 They make particularly good presents for people in flats , for elderly or housebound relatives , or for a child with his or her own bedroom and an interest in wildlife that needs fostering .
13 Planning This involves selecting objectives , and the strategies , policies , programmes and procedures for achieving the objectives either for the organisation as a whole or for a part of it .
14 That would be big enough to relocate the Scottish Office from New St Andrew 's House , or for a headquarters for an international company , he said .
15 When acting for a buyer of vacant land who intends to build on it , or for a buyer of a recently erected house , a hidden danger has recently been highlighted — the possibility that the foundations may be at risk of subsidence or of sliding either through infilling of the site , or a dangerous geological stratum .
16 If , for example , eligibility for a grant for education , or for council housing , or for employment in the public service , or for a place for a child at a school of first choice , were to be assessed by reference to the citizenship record of the applicant , then this would put considerable pressure on many people to perform these ‘ voluntary obligations ’ .
17 ’ An absentee also included anyone who was a Palestinian citizen and left his ordinary place of residence in Palestine for a place outside Palestine before 1 September 1948 , or for a place in Palestine held at the time by forces which sought to prevent the establishment of the State of Israel or which fought against it after its establishment . ’
18 ( 2 ) The only interests or charges in or over land which are capable of subsisting or of being conveyed or created at law are — ( a ) An easement , right or privilege in or over land for an interest equivalent to an estate in fee simple absolute in possession or a term of years absolute ; ( b ) A rentcharge in possession issuing out of or charged on land being either perpetual or for a term of years absolute ; ( c ) A charge by way of legal mortgage ; ( d ) … any other similar charge on land which is not created by an instrument ; ( e ) Rights of entry exercisable over or in respect of a legal term of years absolute , or annexed , for any purpose , to a legal rentcharge .
19 One year A tenant may only serve a request for a new tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26 , if his tenancy was granted for a term of years certain exceeding one year or for a term of years certain and thereafter from year to year ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26(1) ) .
20 Title V , being ostensibly concerned with intergovernmental agreement , is among those parts of the Treaty which are not available for parliamentary debate or for a vote in Parliament .
21 BUYING a computer system for a single hotel or restaurant , or for a chain of units , involves far more than ordering and taking delivery of powerful foxes loaded with clever software .
22 That tribunal said that to force an applicant to state whether he intends to live here forever , or for a period of not less than six months , invites deceit and was somewhat removed from reality .
23 So we look for any mark under the cuts , or for a bump on the back of the head . ‘
24 In that case , one way of inflicting a loss of profit in retaliation for reneging on the agreement would be to revert to the NE of the one-shot game , either permanently or for a number of periods sufficient to wipe out the gains from reneging , if that is possible .
25 They may be designed primarily to be cut for hay or silage , for grazing , or for a combination of cutting and grazing .
26 You 'll need to consider whether you want to invest for income , for growth , or for a combination of the two .
27 Screens can be created at several levels , allowing for rising levels of difficulty in one case or for thematic treatment , or for a mix of information and questions and exercises .
28 different varieties of search : forward or goal-directed , search for a goal or for a path to a goal , and the distinctions between monotonic , reversible and irreversible search
29 Is the search for a naive goal or for a path to a naive goal ?
30 A request for the appearance of an author of a sponsored book or for an expert on holidays in the Far East is unlikely to cause any problems , but it is still sensible to obtain full details of the programme concerned .
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