Example sentences of "or [vb infin] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally they must save or enhance lives and offer an advance on current therapy . |
| 2 | In the family proceedings court a justices ' clerk or a single justice may make , vary or revoke directions and may refer any matter to the full court for consideration . |
| 3 | Stocks can restrict or boost vigour and confer disease or frost resistance . |
| 4 | With 3% or 4% , they can make or break policies and governments , as Israel 's religious parties notoriously have done . |
| 5 | It is possible that a cement mixer or a tower crane may go into action or other works be carried out , as a hotelier or apartments owner seeks to maintain or improve standards and facilities . |
| 6 | More important was the status of loans raised to buy or rent land and erect a stadium . |
| 7 | But , in general , traditional psychological methods tend to exclude or devalue women and the features associated with them in discourses of femininity , and concentrate on male-identified features like activity , individuality and objectivity instead . |
| 8 | Likewise the ability to listen or to communicate or show enthusiasm and self-confidence know no organisational boundaries . |
| 9 | His dress was austere enough , but rich and ample , and worn with an authority that comes only by birth , and his movements had the unmistakable quality of nobility , the absolute conviction of one who has never had to hesitate or use caution and humility in order to placate his betters . |
| 10 | In other words , to explain or understand crime and deviance we must be at least as much concerned with the activities of the conferers of these labels as with the recipients . |
| 11 | They were always eager to help or run messages and she enjoyed making tea and cakes for them . |
| 12 | In any case there is a need for widespread intercommunication which may be mainly informal but requires some formality to ensure that clashes of attitude do not delay or distort decisions and to make sure also that finalised decisions are unambiguously recorded . |
| 13 | A LETS system is a group of people agreeing to acquire or sell goods and services using a notional currency instead of the equivalent in ‘ real ’ money . |
| 14 | There is plenty of choice for the investor who wants to dispense with a broker 's advice and simply issue specific instructions to buy or sell shares and deal with settlement . |
| 15 | Why should you buy or sell shares and other financial instruments through them ? |
| 16 | The direst accusations always seem to centre on husbandly refusal to wash or change underwear and a tendency to wear socks in bed . |
| 17 | Indeed , this is the principal imperative of state action and should be energetically yet pragmatically pursued , based on rational calculation of the policies most likely to enhance or protect power and prestige internationally . |
| 18 | Machine breaking was a final act in the struggle of artisans to maintain or revive customs and laws which the new breed of capitalist employers was determined to evade . |
| 19 | Although his trousers might acquire or lose turnups and more or less leg width ; his shirt evolve from plain white to a variety of colours and patterns , along with minor ( but crucial ) alterations to collar cut ; and his ties perform similar minuets together with the length of his hair , he did not ever , unless actually appearing on stage in Swan Lake , have to make a big thing of — his big thing . |
| 20 | This is a firm rule , and it means that the courts will not force publishers to withdraw or recall books and magazines from distribution if they are prepared to swear an affidavit verifying their intention to justify the allegation which is the subject matter of the libel . |
| 21 | Bodies can invite or offer penetration and so create an embryo . |
| 22 | the first is the crowsfoot or basin spanner , which enables you to do up or undo backnuts and top connectors in the restricted space behind baths , basins and sinks . |
| 23 | Power to appoint or dismiss ministers and senior civil servants , hitherto the prerogative of the President , was transferred to the Prime Minister . |