Example sentences of "and [noun] or [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those social pressures are real , and transgression or rejection of them will be accompanied by transient or even permanent loss of respect , status or goodwill . |
| 2 | General linear model ( GLM ) of analysis of variance was used to examine the association between various oesophageal function parameters and patient characteristics such as age , sex , smoking , alcohol consumption , body mass index , degree of oesophagitis , and presence or absence of hiatus hernia and Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 3 | Univariate analysis was undertaken initially to examine the effect of a number of individual patient characteristics ( age , sex , body mass index , smoking , alcohol consumption , hiatus hernia , grade of oesophagitis , and presence or absence of Barrett 's oesophagus ) on the indices of oesophageal function ( oesophageal transit times , lower oesophageal sphincter pressure , oesophageal body amplitudes , durations of contraction , velocity of propagation , and acid clearance times ) . |
| 4 | Tables II and III show the mean values for basal UOS pressure according to arousal state , symptom classification , and presence or absence of neurological deficit . |
| 5 | For example , the benefits of a soil conservation programme will be felt not only by the direct land users who are causing the soil erosion , but by others who may be subjected to less severe crop losses , deposition of gravel on cultivated land , loss of livestock and building or siltation of canal irrigation networks . |
| 6 | No correlation was found between perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody positivity and localisation or extent of ulcerative colitis . |
| 7 | Vector graphics , on the other hand , are created by defining the start and end points of a line or curve together with the necessary angle and weight or thickness of the line . |
| 8 | The membership and strengths or weaknesses of these two authorities , as well as their working relationships with those in executive control of broadcasting , have obvious and significant repercussions for broadcasters and their autonomy . |
| 9 | Experimentation is crucial in confirmation of predictions and establishment or elimination of theoretical models . |
| 10 | There were even inventories of his collection , with fabulous sums paid for a succession of sculptures , paintings , original scores and manuscripts or items of historical interest . |
| 11 | ‘ The tenants will paint in a proper and workmanlike manner all the outside wood , iron and stucco or cementwork of the said subjects and all other exterior parts as might properly require to be so painted with three coats at least of good oil and white lead paint … . ’ |
| 12 | Former Communist Party members and workers or collaborators of the former Security Service ( StB ) would be debarred from joining . |
| 13 | In their study , age had no effect on the velocity of propagation and amplitudes or durations of contraction higher up the oesophagus . |
| 14 | The likely terms of the split are that Solvay will take over sole ownership of Interox , the price being Laporte 's takeover of the organics and persulphates and cancellation or sale of most of Solvay 's shareholding in Laporte . |
| 15 | Using time of death in relation to delivery , gestation , and absence or presence of congenital abnormalities , we classified each death into one of four categories : congenital malformations ; macerated stillbirths ( prepartum stillbirths ) ; asphyxia in labour ( intrapartum stillbirths and early neonatal deaths at >=38; weeks ' gestation ) ; and immaturity ( early neonatal deaths at <38 weeks ' gestation ) . |
| 16 | The effects of the oil industry observed in this study are also consistent with long established observations on both experimental and human epidemics which Topley summarised 50 years ago as indicating that outbreaks of many infective diseases can be produced simply by ‘ movements of susceptible and infected hosts in relation to one another , and aggregations or dispersals of human or animal herds . ’ |
| 17 | There was no correlation between disturbed gastric clearance , impaired gall bladder contraction , and prolonged colonic transit time in the patients with cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy nor was there a correlation between any disturbed motor function and age or duration of diabetes . |
| 18 | Furthermore , we have analysed potential correlations between individual motor function disturbances and age or duration of diabetes using univariate histograms and bivariate scatter plots ( generalized draftman 's display ) . |
| 19 | Developing such skills will stand you in good stead for when some stressful situation occurs to which you would normally respond by eating a box of chocolates or downing four or five gin and tonics or glasses of beer . |
| 20 | National Trust gardens , then , are not just oases of beauty and tranquillity or examples of horticultural skills and imaginative design ; they are living libraries where , armed with a good reference book and a sense of adventure , one can roam through the world at large . |
| 21 | Thus , anti-monotony devises such as theme and variation or gradation of tone , colour , texture , etc , all introduce complexities that demand greater efforts of comparison , thereby making the process more interesting . |
| 22 | If you catch sight of moles above the ground , dead or alive , send details of the date and place , and state or behaviour of the mole ( such as cat-caught , crossing a road , foraging in grass ) , to : Dr Martyn Gorman , Department of Zoology , University of Aberdeen , Culterty Field Station , Newburgh , Ellon AB41 0AA . |
| 23 | But apart from such things , if the house falls into disrepair through fair wear and tear or lapse of time , or for any reason not caused by him , then the tenant is not liable to repair it … |
| 24 | There are special rules in relation to future interests ( s. 15(2) and Schedule 1 ) , the Crown or spiritual corporations ( 30 years , Schedule 1 ) and children or people of unsound mind ( six years from the end of the disability to a maximum of 30 years : s. 28 ) . |
| 25 | There was no relation between the results of provocation testing and thenumber or nature of symptoms ( Table II ) . |
| 26 | Help with breastfeeding style and position or types of teats for bottles can help the feeding pattern develop ( Lewis 1982 ) . |
| 27 | And more extensive forms of record-keeping are required in order to build up fashionable supplements to GCSE such as profiles , and records or certificates of achievement . |
| 28 | In general , institutions are organized social groups embodying social roles , relations , processes , norms and instruments or complexes of cultural patterns , norms and procedures , which satisfy some important social interest ( e.g. educational , economic , religious , etc ) . |
| 29 | Although we recognise that cancer is a multigene disorder ( with five or six genetic changes needed to induce malignancy ) , some genes may be critical at particular stages and reversal or blockade of a single event may be therapeutically useful . |
| 30 | The smooth muscle replacement and degeneration or reduction of the myenteric plexuses were also graded from — to +++ . |