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

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1 In the former regimes of ‘ real socialism ’ in Eastern Europe the right to vote was largely denuded of its meaning by the proscription of any opposition parties , and even of dissenting groups within or outside the single ruling party , while the movements for democratic reform which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s were regularly suppressed by force or intimidation until they were finally successful at the end of the 1980s .
2 7.2 If the Supplier shall become substantially unable , whether for reasons within or beyond its control , to fulfil its obligations to supply the Products to the Company in accordance with any purchase orders outstanding at any time and , ( after the Company has notified the Supplier in writing of such default ) the Supplier shall not have remedied the same within a period of 90 days from the receipt of such notice , then the Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement forthwith , and obtain supplies of the Products from third parties .
3 When it happens , rub the fingers vigorously or plunge the hands into warm water .
4 This was probably cheaper than setting or marking exams locally or than employing an individual solely for the purpose .
5 It may turn out to be one or two meetings only or a much longer period of time .
6 As the likelihood of restricting drivers to eight km/h for all but the shortest distances appears remote , the implication is that all shared-space areas must be for small groups of houses only or short culs-de-sac .
7 But frankly , if I thought about that at all , I imagined he had some side line , painting people 's houses perhaps or cleaning windows . ’
8 They then either flush the rabbits by tapping two sticks together or by dragging a long line between them across the field or fields towards the net .
9 The solution must be succussed 8 , 10 , 12 times before taking one , or ( increasing progressively ) more coffee or tea-spoons daily or every other day ( for chronic cases ) 2 , 3 , 4 or 6 hours for acutes. §248
10 In Darlington Mr Milburn said the council 's surplus from sales was £1m , which could build 30 new homes outright or up to 120 properties if used to attract investment from housing associations .
11 One of the effects is that a survey of a range of prep school publicity material revealed nothing in the way of knocking copy aimed at other schools within or outside the private sector .
12 Like , like cooking hamburgers properly or , or toasting a bun properly or personal hygiene I think that 's the big standard one !
13 To sum up : a contract is void if , at the time the contract is made and unknown to the parties , goods have perished or do not exist , thereby rendering it impossible for the contract to be performed ; this , however , is subject to the qualification that the contract will not be void if the parties expressly or impliedly agreed otherwise .
14 It may have had a certain validity , especially in Scotland with its constellation of key organizations within or close to Glasgow .
15 Measurements of a fetoprotein concentrations alone or with one other serum test have been classed as a fetoprotein tests .
16 And we would go for walks together or just sit in the garden , talking .
17 ‘ If we 've been doing lessons all morning , they 've usually had enough by the afternoon , so we 'll sing some songs together or I 'll tell them a story .
18 With the abolition of US capital controls in 1974 all US residents and corporations have had total freedom to invest their funds inside or outside the USA .
19 The waning popularity of polyphonic song , whether for voices only or for voices doubled by instruments , during the first half of the seventeenth century , is remarkable all over Europe .
20 But we 're not talking about the robots of the popular image , the machines which glide about putting cars together or spraying paints to order .
21 ‘ I know some people are saying we will hit somebody for five or six goals sooner or later , but I 'd rather we had a nice , successful run of 1-0 wins than just a one-off . ’
22 Returning to pitch attitudes , these will normally be expressed in terms of wing bar thicknesses above or below the datums .
23 Most allow you to work in various colour modes ( RGB , HLS , or CMYK ) and to edit or apply changes to channels individually or collectively .
24 12.3 In the event that any such dispute or difference can not be settled amicably the matter in dispute or difference may be referred by any of the Parties to a single arbitrator to be appointed by the Parties hereto or failing agreement within 28 days after being requested to concur in such appointment , according to the provisions of the Arbitration Acts , 1950 and 1979 or any statuary re-enactment or amendment thereof for the time being in force shall apply thereto .
25 17.1 This agreement embodies the entire understanding of the parties save as augmented by any side letter [ s ] [ or other agreement[s] ] exchanged contemporaneously with this agreement and signed by the parties hereto or by their duly authorised agents which side letter [ s ] [ or agreement[s] ] shall take effect either as a collateral agreement to this agreement or if it [ they ] shall be incorporated by express reference all the terms and conditions of such side letter [ s ] [ or other agreement [ s ] ] shall be treated as being a single composite agreement with this agreement and subject thereto there are no other arrangements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement It may be advisable to include an arbitration provision , either to deal with any particular point in the agreement or to attempt to resolve disputes in general .
26 In the event of any dispute or difference between the parties hereto concerning any matter of thing arising under this agreement such dispute or difference shall be referred to an independent surveyor agreed between the parties hereto or in default of agreement to a surveyor appointed for the purpose on the application of either party by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall act as an arbitrator pursuant to the Arbitration Acts 1950 to 1979 or any statutory re-enactment thereof for the time being in force
27 EAST Belfast Home-Start is appealing for volunteers to visit families in their own homes once or twice a week .
28 We have n't really discussed it , to be honest ; but I 've seen her with kids once or twice and she seems to get on with them instinctively .
29 Each of these areas impacts directly or indirectly on the structures and regulations surrounding the media , on the work of the media , and on its degrees of freedom .
30 He is ridden up and down the hills at home and , when the weather is reasonable , taken for gallops once or twice a week .
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