Example sentences of "or [noun] [adv] by " in BNC.

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1 When invited to sit down take your time , make sure you are comfortable , place your bag or briefcase carefully by your side .
2 3 Whether the employer impressed on the employee the confidentiality of the information Thus , though an employer can not prevent the use or disclosure merely by telling the employee that certain information is confidential , the attitude of the employer towards the information provides evidence that may assist in determining whether or not the information can properly be regarded as a business secret .
3 Questions asked of — refers to occasions when a teacher directed a question at a specific boy or girl usually by name but often taking one volunteer from many hands up .
4 Senior management can keep a proper balance between different departments or functions eg. by deciding on the resources to allocate to each .
5 Which meant , she reasoned thoughtfully , that there was a castle or town near by where one of the vanished occupants of the hut had probably been employed .
6 Modern technology allows us to use lasers to record images from photographs or video cameras on to videodiscs , and to access each picture or frame instantly by quoting its frame number .
7 Interested parties can contact Bill or Kath personally by letter or ‘ phone at the Company .
8 But an increase in the supply of dollars implied a persistent US balance of payments deficit ( e.g. exporters to the USA accept payments in dollars , or payments overseas by US residents are made in dollars ) , and this would undermine confidence in the dollar as a reserve currency because dollar claims were growing in relation to US gold reserves .
9 In either case files can be pulled off the PC or Macintosh simply by selecting them from the user interface .
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