Example sentences of "it [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , in theory , the mirror image rule makes printed forms matter since it encourages or even forces parties receiving documents to read them carefully . |
| 2 | The theory can be described as a characterisation of the possible patterns or as the destructive part of the problem — it destroys or eliminates certain possibilities . |
| 3 | They held that there is a limited set of fundamental ethical terms , such as good , bad , right , wrong , ought , duty , such that you can not explain what one of them amounts to except either by appealing to intuition of some simple non-natural property , or relation , to which it refers or by defining it by way of some other ethical term of which this is true . |
| 4 | ‘ the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share , except that he shall not , before being registered as the holder of the share , be entitled in respect of it to attend or vote at any general meeting of the company or at a separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares in the company . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know whether it contributed much — one never knows oneself whether it contributes or nOt — but I never took my eyes off Peter during this scene , willed him to do this , that and the other , and was saddened and grieved and distressed by the fact that everybody turned against him at the end . |
| 6 | If Gaddafi survived , would it weaken or strengthen his position as leader ? |
| 7 | They used to call it drawing or clipping and scalloping you see . |
| 8 | One of the major concerns about the tax system is whether it discourages or encourages the growth of the economy . |
| 9 | But whether it wins or loses RHM , they are a buy . |
| 10 | Neither was it manipulated or controlled for specific stylistic effects concerned with those aspects . |
| 11 | While a Western eye is familiar with the process of looking , as it were , through an image to what it represents or means , an Eastern critic looks also at the surface of a painting or a drawing , in which a poem or other calligraphic element may form an integral part of the work . |
| 12 | It represents or embodies values which the peace movement seeks to achieve in relation to nuclear Weapons , and provides a focus for an otherwise disunited political movement . |
| 13 | What may in the first instance be attributed to physical causes and treated by an herbalist may , if it persists or grows more severe , be redefined as caused by mystical forces requiring treatment by a diviner ( see Horton 1970 : 142 ) . |
| 14 | More exactly , since these five writers differ not only from other New Critics but also among themselves , I shall for the sake of clarity and simplicity concentrate on two texts , Wimsatt 's The Verbal Icon and Brooks 's The Well-Wrought Urn , referring to the work of the others only insofar as it corroborates or develops what is said there . |
| 15 | No one yet knows whether consumers will pay extra for the cinema-like images it offers or whether the huge , high-tech screens needed to make HDTV attractive will soon be ready . |
| 16 | ‘ Property ’ is proved in most cases by describing it in the statement of the person to whom it belongs or in the police officer 's statement . |
| 17 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where livestock belonging to any person strays on to land in the ownership or occupation of another and — ( a ) damage is done by the livestock to the land or to any property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the other person ; or ( b ) any expenses are reasonably incurred by that other person in keeping the livestock while it can not be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained in pursuance of section 7 of [ the ] Act , or in ascertaining to whom it belongs ; the person to whom the livestock belongs is liable for the damage or expenses , except as otherwise provided by [ the ] Act . ’ |
| 18 | Wait meekly for her to put you in a box and label you — give you a face to shelter behind , whether it fits or not . |
| 19 | Should she pick up the baby whenever it cries or leave it until it settles of its own accord ? |
| 20 | A person affected by a forfeiture order may appeal to the Crown Court to have it withdrawn or delayed . |
| 21 | Give credit card details , say ‘ please debit my card accordingly ’ , state whether you want it posted or if youll collect it on the day , and finally give your voice number for them to call ‘ if there are any problems ’ . |
| 22 | Give credit card details , say ‘ please debit my card accordingly ’ , state whether you want it posted or if youll collect it on the day , and finally give your voice number for them to call ‘ if there are any problems ’ . |
| 23 | Did it explode or ? |
| 24 | Does it enhance or threaten our security or is it of no consequence to us ? |
| 25 | In subsequent correspondence Technical Division were asked to confirm that the timing of the provision of the benefit to the non-resident or non-domiciled beneficiary was irrelevant , ie that it did not matter whether the income in question was paid to him in the year of assessment in which it arose or in a subsequent year , but Technical Division refused to confirm that this was the case on the grounds that the actual circumstances of particular cases tended to vary so widely that they felt unable to answer the question without more details . |
| 26 | A suggested first step in the use of any preparation , be it peel or thin section , is to make one or more photographs of the entire preparation ( Fig. 4.10 ) . |
| 27 | The emotional content of a spiral is expressed through a combination of at least two properties : is it opening or closing , slowly or rapidly ? |
| 28 | The ideal approach is to choose the software to fit the application and then buy the hardware it needs or subscribe to the appropriate bureau . |
| 29 | It stands or falls on this one event . |
| 30 | The managing director of a big British agency , when he heard his colleagues saying that an agency stands or falls by its creative department used to reply , " No — it stands or falls by its progress control department . " |