Example sentences of "or [noun sg] of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rapid agreement by the park committees and boards is the norm : the majority of proposals are approved without question : and in most other cases , negotiations lead to the agreed retention or addition of Features of conservation value . |
| 2 | It represented a 2.6 per cent decrease in real spending compared with the 1990 budget , and involved the recommended closure of 35 domestic military bases , the realignment or reduction of forces at a further 200 military facilities and the closure of 13 overseas bases . |
| 3 | Below the ‘ tambour ’ was a sliding panel which could be raised and lowered ‘ to facilitate the addition or removal of conveniences without disturbing the traveller . ’ |
| 4 | They were composed of three members : a chairman and two members , one a representative of workers , the other drawn from a panel of persons appearing ‘ to have knowledge or experience of conditions in the area to which the panel relates and of the problems of people living on low incomes ’ . |
| 5 | Members are appointed by the President from those considered to ‘ have knowledge or experience of conditions in the area and to be representative of persons living or working in the area ’ ( Social Security Act 1975 , Sched. 10 , para. ( 2 ) ) . |
| 6 | I find it almost impossible to accept that such an injury … could have occurred without extensive bruising and swelling of the nose and probably fracture or disruption of structures within the nose and associated tissues . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I believe my constituents would welcome a generally tougher policy on sentencing , less frequent agreement of bail especially when opposed , and the suspension or revocation of licences for pubs and clubs where there is persistent trouble . ’ |
| 8 | This method caused an immediate necrosis of the entire thickness of gastric wall under the area of acetic acid application ( about 28 mm ) but without perforation or penetration of ulcers to the surrounding organs as in the original technique . |
| 9 | Secondly , many people who take out credit arrangements would with good reason judge themselves to be relatively free from the risk of unemployment , or loss of earnings through illness — or at least would be ready and able to weather their financial difficulties in the event . |
| 10 | 30 cooks , nearly all men , were attending a sort of food summit in Paris called le Club des Chefs des Chefs , or Club of Chefs to the Chiefs , founded in 1977 . |
| 11 | But the company 's Canadian parent , The Thomson Corporation , lost ground on its publishing side after providing for the sale or closure of titles in the UK and north America . |
| 12 | For instance , you could arrange a garland or archway of flowers around the words , or even just a rectangular border and still create the designs in each corner . |
| 13 | For Lord Strathclyde , the then agriculture minister , his private secretary wrote : ‘ Lord Strathclyde does not consider that it would be appropriate for the Scottish Office to be directly involved in the commissioning or management of investigations of the type suggested in the consultant 's report . ’ |
| 14 | In the majority of cases however , the valuation engagement will be value added , where the firm uses information , which may already have been the subject of validation , enquiry and analytical procedures or information gathering work , to derive a conclusion in the form of an estimated value or range of values for a particular purpose . |
| 15 | Promotional advertising informs the public of an item or range of items in stock . |
| 16 | He did not actually handle or take possession of any documents , and is unable to substantiate the detail or authenticity of papers of which he had some sight . ’ |
| 17 | He did not actually handle or take possession of any documents , and is unable to substantiate the detail or authenticity of papers of which he had some sight . ’ |
| 18 | Now compulsory for entrants , it requires charities to disclose and explain special funds , to analyse expenditure in relation to various objectives and administration , and to disclose sponsorship or receipt of goods in kind ( and services ) as far as practicable . |
| 19 | The news itself was usually good : the dispatch or receipt of telegrams of congratulation or support ; the arrival of a foreign head of state or minister showing Qaddafi acting as head of state , reminding viewers that Libya has its place in the world and is respected . |
| 20 | Depending on the likely cost of redundancies and the scale or likelihood of claims by the vendor 's employees relating to their past relations with the vendor , the purchaser may wish to negotiate a contribution from the vendor or a reduction in the price . |
| 21 | This allows us to investigate the depth and stability , the malleability or rigidity of attitudes on a topic which is notoriously difficult to investigate . |
| 22 | This is a Bill certified by the Speaker as containing only provisions relating to the imposition , repeal or regulation of taxation , the imposition or variation of charges on the consolidated fund , etc. , supply , the appropriation , receipt , custody , issue or audit of accounts of public money , the raising or guarantee of any loan or the repayment thereof , or subordinate matters incidental to any of the above topics . |
| 23 | The time courses of changes in the mean and variance of the e.p.s.p. amplitude distribution are essentially independent of the occurrence or spacing of peaks in amplitude histograms , and can provide additional information about release . |
| 24 | By the middle of the 19th century , European commercial codes sanctioned the assignment or transfer of bills of lading by endorsement or delivery . |
| 25 | This is a different expression from that used in the 1959 Act which was " new applicants " and was taken to mean not only applicants for new certificates but also applicants for the renewal or transfer of certificates at present in the name of other persons . |
| 26 | Lewis Mumford 's The culture of cities ( 1938 ) confirmed a pessimistic scenario with a concept of the rise or fall of cities in six stages . |
| 27 | In particular , the Kitchen herbs are liable not to be used unless they are very close to hand for the cook ; in the rush of making up food amongst all the other demands being made at the same time , a trough or window-box of herbs on the Kitchen windowsill or just outside the backdoor will ensure that culinary herbs are used daily . |
| 28 | Not only that , he concentrated his attack purely on enclosures as a cause of depopulation , and by so doing both failed to consider how far enclosures might have been the result rather than the cause , and omitted to mention a related question , that of the ‘ engrossing ’ or accumulation of farms by a single owner . |
| 29 | If all else fails , some kludges are possible , such as putting a unique character or string of characters before each of the marker 's annotations . |
| 30 | The more common structures for a management buy-out , on which the remainder of this chapter concentrates , consist of one or more of the following : ( a ) a straightforward acquisition by Newco of Target 's business and assets ( see 5.1 ) ; ( b ) an acquisition by Newco of Target 's share capital ( see 5.2 ) ; ( c ) an acquisition by management or Newco of shares in a company to which the targeted business and assets are first hived down ( see 5.2.5 ) ; ( d ) a buy-in of the vendor shareholders ' shares in Target , usually combined with an issue of new shares in Target to management ( see 5.3.1 ) ; ( e ) a buy-out effected by way of a de-merger ( see 5.3.2 ) . |