Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adv] [verb] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , health is a complex and multi-faceted entity which often defies the best efforts of researchers either to define or measure . |
| 2 | Those who subscribe to the Institute 's Proceedings say that one of the most valuable contributions it makes has been the books that are reviewed by our members and this listing of books recently published or announced . |
| 3 | Another kind of formal link between sentences is the substitution of words like do or so for a word or group of words which have appeared in an earlier sentence . |
| 4 | 9.1.1 The Seller shall free of charge either repair or , at its option , replace defective goods where the defects appear under proper use within [ 12 months ] from the date of delivery , PROVIDED THAT : |
| 5 | There is always some moisture around , many rocks containing more than a gram of water either crystallised or trapped in the spaces between the rock 's atoms . |
| 6 | All the seventeen mosques in the town of Foca either destroyed or severely damaged . |
| 7 | The second aspect which can be noted is the reluctance of government sometimes to appreciate or accept possible resource implications . |
| 8 | The proportion of students satisfactorily completing or proceeding was highest for those studying vocation subjects ( mainly social work 81.6% ) and social studies ( 80.6% ) . |
| 9 | We plait her tail , never pull it and she is ridden in every sort of class usually winning or being placed in working hunter pony , Riding Club Horse , show-jumping , cross-country , show hunter pony and anything else we care to enter her for . |
| 10 | The major problem inland probably that affects general public is mass movement , that is to say where erm slopes en masse erm fail , that is to say sections of slope simply slip or move en bloc down erm the hillsides , and there are a , a number of occurrences where roads in particular have been cut or damaged erm in this way . |
| 11 | There is still a great deal to be learnt about early Anglo-Saxon society , both as a result of new excavations , the publication of older ones and research carried out on the wealth of material already published or in museums . |
| 12 | The secret of her approach was care in preparation , and woe betide the department that sent her into battle badly briefed or not briefed at all . |
| 13 | The reactions of clerical and managerial staff can range from non-cooperation to outright sabotage with employees deliberately distorting or destroying such data as time cards or production control information . |
| 14 | The same Act also provided compensation for people unreasonably excluded or expelled from a union in a closed shop , and required that new closed shops in future should be approved by four-fifths of the workforce . |
| 15 | Nor can we believe that were we to allow this application , potential future witnesses would be deterred from co-operating in investigations yet to come or the police feel inhibited from giving future reassurance as to the consequences of such co-operation in the self-same terms as at present . |
| 16 | Millions of other Americans — mainly those living in rural areas , in institutions , and in certain housing estates — will have personal visits from census-takers either to deliver or pick up the forms . |
| 17 | Organiser Pete Simmonds had more than 150 phone calls on Friday from anglers either cancelling or making bookings for Saturday 's Sabrina Open on the Severn . |
| 18 | With major investments , a study of the corporate-strategy literature suggests that a company will indulge in investment in order either to maintain or to improve its competitive position . |
| 19 | The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 restated the criminal offence of ‘ watching or besetting ’ but excluded from that activity ‘ attending at or near the house or place where a person resides , or works , or carries on business , or happens to be … in order merely to obtain or communicate information ’ . |
| 20 | Their commitment to study ranged from evenings only to part or full time . |
| 21 | For instance : are the soft drinks in the conference sessions free ; do you pay for meals actually eaten or expected numbers ; are the hotel 's public address system and audio-visual facilities adequate and available without charge ; do they provide electricity and power for extra lighting free ? |
| 22 | There is little requirement from other European members for Britain either to have or not to have such weapons . |
| 23 | It took him a considerable time to do so but he succeeded and left a deep mark on Korea only equalled or exceeded by his arch-rival , Kim Il Sung in north Korea . |
| 24 | Many times it appears to be used so that other qualities of the work — the wide assortment of materials it might be constructed of , say , or the way it is attached to the wall — can take centre stage , much in the way that a black and white photograph allows you to concentrate on matters otherwise obscured or de-emphasized by colour . |
| 25 | We can not depend only on companies coming to Singapore solely to make or assemble products designed elsewhere . |
| 26 | There are many forms of emission charges which may be used to provide economic incentives to polluters either to reduce or cease their pollution , including sales taxes on fuels or fuel ingredients : for example , Norway introduced fuel taxes in 1971 whereby a basic tax is levied on each unit of oil , together with an additional charge which increases for each 0.5 per cent of its sulphur content . |
| 27 | This range of white worm size makes it unnecessary to culture either microworm or grindal worm . |
| 28 | In an effort to make this happen , Baker next year plans to hand out ‘ 173 million to industries either using or making IT products , an increase of some £120 million compared to 1979 . |
| 29 | BASF , the German company which makes vinclozolin , said that there was no cause for concern about foods already consumed or in storage , as wide safety margins had been set . |
| 30 | However , there are cases ( such as property specially built or adapted for a particular occupier ) where modifications are needed . |