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

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1 The strongest selling point for AEs at DPR or LHW was the " limited liability " concept , which meant clients could lose no more money than they put in .
2 Part-timers or job-sharers are increasing but still a rarity in the middle or higher levels of management .
3 ‘ A person who returns from a course anxious to practise a new technique or skill will quickly lose enthusiasm if efforts are met with hostility or indifference .
4 The new realism owed nothing in technique or substance to the romances of Tolkien and Lewis .
5 We each have shopping lists of awkward analytes or matrices that we hope to ‘ tame ’ by some new technique or development that offers specificity , sensitivity , precision , economy , and speed .
6 Conversely , all of the technique or relationship skill in the world is useless in and of itself .
7 Unlike many young painters , Roxy Walsh has established her reputation through work which is not bound to a particular style , technique or concern .
8 The negation had nothing to do with technique or abstraction .
9 It seems businesses have never set out to choose in a deliberate and disciplined way which technique or techniques are likely to be the most effective , given the circumstances and the resources available .
10 There are many illustrations throughout which offer a visual display of the technique or design which the text is referring to .
11 The aim of the single market is to integrate progressively the distinct national markets which have for so long characterised trade between EC member states , with the object of providing opportunities for economic growth irrespective of the location of producer , supplier , wholesaler , retailer or customer .
12 The sale of goods for the purpose of resale by the purchaser to a wholesaler , retailer or distributor .
13 The objectives of the promoter may conflict with those of the retailer or distributor ; consequently some sales employees are not permitted to accept incentives or participate in trade contests because their management wish to maintain strict control over their selling activities .
14 A pie chart can help the retailer or business-person see at a glance exactly where the money goes .
15 does the thought fill you with dread or delight ?
16 To complete this bitter emotional brew there is anxiety : that feeling of dread or agitation on waking up in the mornings ; stammering and blushing ; fear of making another fool of yourself , or of your last mistake being uncovered .
17 This authorises the making of rules which require " the disclosure of the amount or value , or of arrangements for the payment or provision , of commissions or other inducements in connection with investment business …
18 If a clause is challenged as unreasonable , it may be possible to rebut the challenge and prove that it is reasonable ; but the client may incur expense and inconvenience in meeting the challenge and in the meantime may face a delay in obtaining payment or performance under the contract .
19 Timing of payment or issue of consideration .
20 No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require .
21 No admission offer promise payment or indemnity shall be made or given by or on behalf of the Policyholder or any person claiming to be indemnified without the written consent of the Corporation which shall be entitled if it so desires to take over and conduct in the name of the Policyholder or such person the defence or settlement of any claim or to prosecute in the name of the Policyholder or such person for its own benefit any claim for indemnity or damages or otherwise and shall have full discretion in the conduct of any proceedings or in the settlement of any claim and the Policyholder or such person shall give all such information and assistance as the Corporation may require .
22 Major credit cards can be used for payment or village extras .
23 The mechanics of valuing the entitlement of the outgoing partner should be specific ( see below ) and once ascertained a timetable should be laid down for its payment , as to which the alternatives ( depending on the circumstances and needs of the firm in question and its partners ) are immediate payment or payment by instalments over a period with or without interest on the unpaid balance .
24 If you have paid for , or returned , any items it would be helpful if you could give some indication of the date of payment or return and whether a cheque was used .
25 The accountant will try to ensure that the band have given enough thought to how long this money is likely to last , and how best to use it until the next payment or earnings are due .
26 A change in the futures price generates an immediate payment or receipt of variation margin , which must be borrowed or invested until delivery .
27 This is the payment or receipt which arises from the way in which the EC budget is financed and disbursed ( see Chapter 4 ) .
28 The actual payment or receipt of the option premium is effected when the position is closed , at the rate prevailing at that time , with the difference between that and the option price at the outset having been made up by payments of variation margin .
29 The latter , known as the collecting bank , then obtains payment or acceptance against the release of the documents of title to the importer .
30 ( 3 ) A partner making , for the purpose of the partnership , any actual payment or advance beyond the amount of capital which he has agreed to subscribe , is entitled to interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum from the date of the payment or advance .
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