Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to me that all the main political parties are prepared to lead or perhaps , in the absence of a referendum , ‘ drag ’ us further down the European road whether we like it or not . |
| 2 | Both are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause . |
| 3 | We always have to have things that you know are easier to do or are not s such a hassle with the environment . |
| 4 | ‘ I am willing to stand or fall on this one , ’ he had said — but when he was proved wrong he did not fall , he rose yet higher . |
| 5 | This follows from the principle that individuals are free to contract or not to contract with whomever they please . |
| 6 | Again we are prescriptive , and you are free to choose or not . |
| 7 | It explains why judges must conceive the body of law they administer as a whole rather than as a set of discrete decisions that they are free to make or amend one by one , with nothing but a strategic interest in the rest . |
| 8 | Whatever the form of the advice , the Inspectorate make it clear that the teachers are free to accept or reject it . |
| 9 | Some are content to praise or vilify Althusser while never engaging deeply with his views , and many of the debates surrounding his work are conducted at this superficial level . |
| 10 | Being drunk or stoned can make anyone forget to use condoms , but if the condoms are easy to see or find there is a better chance that you 'll remember to use them . |
| 11 | Whether they 're hard to get or whether they have n't got them on the normal channels I do n't know ! |
| 12 | Lesley feels it in the sense of there being so few strong female images in the business : ‘ People still have a preconceived , stereotyped ideal of what women in bands are supposed to be and how we 're supposed to perform or behave . ’ |
| 13 | They 're not sure what they 're supposed to want or be . |
| 14 | I think you have to sort of , lay your ground rules , I mean state your case , quite early on and it , I mean , you know , if , if you 're not good first thing in the morning , you know , you could tell someone you need three cups of coffee before you 're safe to approach or if erm , there 's a lazy slob who sort of lies on the sofa all day , you could throw the dishcloth at him , or erm , and also , I mean if it , if there are sort of badly behaved pets and , and children , erm , you know , just , just do n't invite them , and if that means your guest list is , is somewhat shorter then all to the good . |
| 15 | Erm , we do know quite a lot about erm , why it is that when you diet you start to think about food all the time , and why it is that certain things happen , and I think that there 's more and more information and knowledge being gathered and yes , the na , the desire to change has to come from the individual but perhaps , having clinics available where people can go when they 're ready to change or where they can get help . |
| 16 | This is an overdraft facility and one of the most flexible and convenient ways of balancing short term overspending which you know you can put right as soon as you 're next paid or , at the worst , within the next few months . |
| 17 | Part of the art of angling is to look at a stretch of water , to analyse the clues of current , depth and cover and to decide , for example , where the roach are likely to lie or where the barbel may be shoaled up . |
| 18 | Examples are advertisements which obstruct the line of sight at a corner , bend , or obstruct the view of a traffic signal , and illuminated advertisements which are likely to dazzle or confuse road users or are likely to be mistaken for traffic lights . |
| 19 | The study will produce a detailed description and analysis of what young women know about sexuality and about AIDS ; the ideas which they have about risk , danger and control in sexual encounters ; how they behave sexually ; why they behave as they do , and what factors are likely to constrain or to encourage change in their behaviour . |
| 20 | Not recognizing the need for this will undermine the implementation of therapeutic advice and the child 's behaviour problems are likely to continue or get worse . |
| 21 | Certainly , pet owners and expert ethologists alike can generally tell from cats ' and dogs ' expressions whether they are likely to attack or escape . |
| 22 | But it also covers all arrestable offences which have ( or are likely to have or are intended to have ) certain consequences like , among other things , ‘ serious harm to the security of the State or to public order ’ , ‘ serious interference with the administration of justice ’ , ‘ substantial financial gain to any person ’ , and ‘ serious financial loss to any person ’ . |
| 23 | Crops can be safely cocked or loaded onto tripods at least a day before they are fit to bale or cart : a most important factor in unsettled weather conditions . |
| 24 | What patterns of dependence and independence have developed , and to what extent are these accepted or resisted by all parties , pointing to issues of unresolved stress and conflict within the family ? |
| 25 | Lord Denning recognised that " in our constitutional theory Parliament is supreme but he saw the judges as the real " guardians of our constitution " and he felt that they ought to be able to pronounce on the validity of the conventions and " ought to have a power of judicial review of legislation similar to that in the United States : whereby the judges can set aside statutes which are contrary to our unwritten constitution — in that they are repugnant to reason or to fundamentals " . |
| 26 | In our view , although the Code extends beyond the treatment of those in detention , what is clear is that it was intended to protect suspects who are vulnerable to abuse or pressure from police officers or who may believe themselves to be so . |
| 27 | Politicians are reluctant to popularise or enforce measures against which many campaigned prior to Independence and ‘ the majority of farmers remain unaware of the causes of erosion and unconvinced of the need for or value of conservation measures ’ ( ibid. : 28 ) . |
| 28 | Without it young families are reluctant to stay or settle , and the vitality and diversity of village life will almost inevitably decline . |
| 29 | Ironically , the recreational users and providers invariably argue that their pursuits have little or no environmental impact , and yet they are reluctant to share or publicise ‘ their sites ’ and resources — why ? |
| 30 | An atomised serialised mass of proletarians demand to be given by society , or more precisely the state , what they are unable to take or produce ’ ( 1982 : 240 ) . |