Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more likely thesis is that the theory is wrong — either our ideas of the way in which stars function are wildly misplaced or our understanding of the process of nuclear fusion is flawed . |
| 2 | A frequent complaint of black students is that their reports of racial abuse and violence are habitually ignored or their racial elements denied by white teachers . |
| 3 | Elephants , leopard , deer and bear were either shot or forced to move to the lowlands , which the colonists did not particularly covet . |
| 4 | The widespread presence of secularism does not mean that religion is totally eclipsed or reduced to the status of a literally insignificant minority interest . |
| 5 | In the early stages if no other remedy is clearly indicated or if Aconite seems to be indicated but does not help at all . |
| 6 | As regards the Niemecz mechanical organs bearing Haydn compositions : Neumann criticizes me for saying that the machines play ‘ within a narrow range , stating that the machines ’ air brakes can be set in such a way ‘ that the speed is either halved or doubled ’ , and that therefore ‘ the question of an absolute original tempo becomes pointless . ’ |
| 7 | 1 Decide whether or not a photograph is really needed or whether a drawing might not be better able to make the point . |
| 8 | Importunity or threats , such as the testator has not the courage to resist , moral command asserted and yielded to for the sake of peace and quiet , or of escaping from distress of mind or social discomfort , these , if carried to a degree in which the free play of the testator 's judgment , discretion or wishes , is overborne , will constitute undue influence , though no force is either used or threatened . |
| 9 | For some reason the piece was never finished or performed , but the extant music bears witness to Mozart 's increasingly masterly command of musical characterization , particularly in the ensembles . |
| 10 | Oh aye aye er there was always that in the back of their mind that the the more rivets they put in per day , although it meant more money at the end of the week possibly , er it also meant that the the boat was therefore progressing or the ship was progressing that quick , that they were getting nearer the gate as the the saying went . |
| 11 | Section 17(3) of the Act permits secondary action if ( a ) the purpose or principal purpose of the secondary action was directly to prevent or disrupt the supply during the dispute of goods or services between an employer who is a party to the dispute ( here the ship owners ) and the employer under the contract of employment to which the secondary action relates ( here the port authorities ) ; and ( b ) the secondary action was likely to achieve that purpose . |
| 12 | ‘ ( a ) the purpose or principal purpose of the secondary action was directly to prevent or disrupt the supply during the dispute of goods or services between an employer who is a party to the dispute and the employer under the contract of employment to which the secondary action relates ; and ( b ) the secondary action ( together with any corresponding action relating to other contracts of employment with the same employer ) was likely to achieve that purpose . ’ |
| 13 | Promissory notes and bills of exchange are often guaranteed or endorsed by a third party of financial standing . |
| 14 | Most casualties ( 46% ) recorded involved people who were at the time of the incident standing in buses , but it is not always clear from the recorded data whether the passengers were standing due to the vehicle 's seating capacity being fully utilised or were on their feet moving towards a seat or the bus exit . |
| 15 | Either he could wait until the pod splashed down at which point it would start to sink , and if the water was deep enough and he had difficulty in escaping from the safety envelope , or became entangled with the chute , he might drown before he was able to struggle to the surface — or else he could blow the hatch prior to landing , risking being either injured or knocked unconscious during an unprotected impact . |
| 16 | work is ever forgotten or unrewarded . |
| 17 | Dramatists or actors whose work is maliciously booed or hissed off the stage would sue their tormentors for slander rather than libel . |
| 18 | If they fail to find work and the Department of Employment considers it to be available , then their benefit would be cut in exactly the same way that men 's benefit is presently reduced or taken away altogether ( DHSS , 1978a , p. 92 ) . |
| 19 | Nowadays such law is increasingly replaced or augmented by statutes ( parliament-made laws ) . |
| 20 | Inside , the triforium is often omitted or is just a decorative band , while the nave arcade is of great importance . |
| 21 | Detectives are not sure whether the girl was deliberately kidnapped or if the thieves simply did not notice her when they jumped into the car . |
| 22 | This reaction in no way invalidates their food sensitivity — it is real , even if the symptoms of the moment are mentally generated or psychogenic . |
| 23 | Boom products rose and fell ; areas which provided the main body of such exports in our period were later to stagnate or abandon them . |
| 24 | It was reported from Bulgaria in 1989 that the trees in 25,000 hectares out of 35,000 hectares of silver fir forest were severely damaged or dying . |
| 25 | ‘ Often , what 's perceived to be aggression is simply fear or nervousness , ’ Joanne added , recalling the first dog they rescued . |
| 26 | Tribes grow and become powerful under brave and successful leaders , and then shrink or break apart when their chieftain is eventually defeated or slain . |
| 27 | The user may not enter this module until the associated package is either approved or approval is denied ( which will return the DC state to ‘ active ’ ) . |
| 28 | The question what acts constitute a sufficient degree of exclusive control must depend on the circumstances , in particular the nature of the land and the manner in which land of that nature is commonly used or enjoyed . " |
| 29 | This simple truth is rarely perceived or admitted : almost always the judge pretends to get his solution out of the words of the Act , though he may confess in so doing to be guided by its general policy . |
| 30 | It is customary to print foreign words in italics , so that the name of an organism is usually underlined or italicised . |