Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [vb pp] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first is that climate swamps structure and lithology , an admission that few geologically trained or biased geomorphologists would make . |
| 2 | Such situationally based or functional descriptions are clearly important in determining the focus of any therapeutic intervention , but they also have limitations . |
| 3 | In doing so the law would concentrate on what the accused dishonestly achieved or attempted to achieve and not on the means — taking or otherwise — which he used in order to do so . |
| 4 | They do so — this comment applies especially to new clause 10 — in language that is more absolute then justified or practical . |
| 5 | It is critical that the water in contact with the surface is not allowed to cool too much otherwise dissolved or suspended residues may be redeposited . |
| 6 | Reaccreditation could be handled most convincingly by a body drawn from the caring and scientific professions , with additional publicly elected or appointed representatives . |
| 7 | It is these internally generated or endogenous components , lasting sometimes as long as a second after the triggering stimulus , which offer the most potential for investigating mental activities . |
| 8 | Even if they were razor-keen to fight , not all of Europe 's armies are well enough organised or armed . |
| 9 | Gallaudet , a firm believer of the combined system , and by leading deaf people like George Healey of Liverpool , and by experienced teachers or missioners of the deaf in favour of the combined or sign system like Elliott , Welsh , Rhind were all largely dismissed or ignored in the Report 's recommendations , which were in essence that the Pure Oral system should be used to educate the deaf and that teachers for the deaf should be properly qualified , experienced in teaching in ordinary schools , and be in possession of all their faculties . |
| 10 | Later Bede , William of Malmesbury , Leland and Camden all either recorded or made comments on Roman remains at Carlisle . |
| 11 | In practice , prayer in common , above all within a non-Catholic church , theological dialogue and practical co-operation were all either forbidden or highly restricted until the Council . |
| 12 | The overt display of wealth and consumption by Veblen 's leisure class is challenged by a more subtle , detached and inconspicuous form to be appreciated only by those sufficiently cultivated or civilized . |
| 13 | This distinction was roughly mirrored in a major division in Europe 's economic geography ( which was also , outside England , one between those directly affected or not by the French Revolution and the changes it brought ) . |
| 14 | This physical abstinence is the equivalent of the Chemically Dependent patient needing to abstain from all mood-altering chemicals including those medicinally prescribed or obtainable in pharmacies or supermarkets . |
| 15 | Oakenfold 's version of ‘ Cloud 8 ’ was the only well executed or timely attempt ( coming as it did during last summer 's mellow months ) , and is included on the four track limited edition giveaway , ‘ The Baby Album ’ . |
| 16 | Any sufficiently glazed or silvered surface will do . |
| 17 | Reviewing the US$86,000 million already spent or pledged , it was agreed to improve co-ordination among both donor and recipient countries . |
| 18 | I turned to Jamie and then the girl , cleared my throat and said quite clearly : ‘ I did n't know if you two ever shared or , indeed , still do share , for that matter , for all that I know , at least mutually between yourselves but at any rate not including me — the misconception I once perchanced to place upon the words contained upon yonder sign , but it is a fact that I thought the ‘ union ’ referred to in said nomenclature delineated an association of working people , and it did seem to me at the time to be quite a socialist thing for the town fathers to call a street ; it struck me that all was not yet lost as regards the prospects for a possible peace or at the very least a cease-fire in the class war if such acknowledgements of the worth of trade unions could find their way on to such a venerable and important thoroughfare 's sign , but I must admit I was disabused of this sadly over-optimistic notion when my father-God rest his sense of humour-informed me that it was the then recently confirmed union of the English and Scottish parliaments the local worthies-in common with hundreds of other town councils throughout what had until that point been an independent realm — were celebrating with such solemnity and permanence , doubtless with a view to the opportunities for profit which this early form of takeover bid offered . ’ |
| 19 | In practice it is unrealistic as it calls for at least two freshly laundered or new cloths , a paper towel and three water changes . |
| 20 | To darken and dull either mixed or prepared violets , simply look to the other side of the palette for the mixing complementary . |
| 21 | I did n't , I mean , I do n't like small the right brightly coloured or what , but it looked like it were coloured like this , like this kind of colouring . |