Example sentences of "or [subord] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now there 's a new twist : how come we can know when a missile is even threatening to fall on Tel Aviv or Riyadh or Dharan , yet remain ignorant of when the next train will leave Waterloo station — or where it is heading ? |
| 2 | Further procedures which may be undertaken in cases where more detailed information is needed or where it is suspected that there may be serious problems with vision include the visually evaluated response ( VER ) and the electroretinogram ( ERG ) . |
| 3 | A range of options for recording achievement may be adopted whenever there is no purpose to be served by deriving a single total score from the items on the test , or where it is not necessary to rank the examinees in order of merit . |
| 4 | I refer here to cases in which sexual behaviour or play with other children becomes obsessive in nature and frequency — or where it is imposed against the wishes of other children involved ; cases in which masturbation becomes a near-total preoccupation , or is carried out in circumstances which make it an aggressive act or one of attention-seeking ; or those in which the very nature of sexual activity shows that its implications are fully understood regardless of age . |
| 5 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 6 | It is his mysterious wind , which man can not get under his own tidy control : as Nicodemus was reminded by Jesus , ‘ The wind ( pneuma ) blows where it will , and you hear its sound but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going . |
| 7 | They must provide cover for absent colleagues for up to three days , though this can be extended for a teacher whose classroom teaching duties occupy less than three-quarters of his or her working week , or where it is not ‘ reasonably practical ’ for a supply teacher to be found to replace the absent colleague . |
| 8 | Where the demised property is unusual either in size or in character , or where it is so valuable that small points have large financial consequences , determination by arbitration may be the better method since there will be an opportunity for full argument . |
| 9 | Of course , where the money is no longer legal tender as seen with half crown coins and sixpences in R v Thompson [ 1980 ] QB 229 , or where it is being transferred because of its curiosity value ( Moss v Hancock [ 1899 ] 2 QB 111 ) , or because of its inherent value such as Krugerrands , in these circumstances " money " can be considered to be " goods " for the purposes of the statutory definition . |
| 10 | The Shield of Cold is automatically dispelled if the wizard or unit he is with enters hand-to-hand combat , but otherwise remains in play for the remainder of the battle or until it is dispelled . |
| 11 | ‘ Soldiers from Stirling would have come by Crieff and Amulree , or if it is the Perth lot , then by Dunkeld and the lower strath . ’ |
| 12 | There are all sorts of hazards in gardens : electrical equipment which can kill if not used correctly , or if it is faulty ; tools which are easy to trip over ; garden canes , which cause many eye injuries ; loose paving and muddy surfaces ; and sharp implements and thorns . |
| 13 | When an act becomes more established , or if it is a new band with good management and someone who knows the business , the agent may make a 10 per cent deal — the standard commission rate . |
| 14 | If there is no appeal or if it is rejected , Mr Cojuangco is expected to be voted back to the board . |
| 15 | Either the dance will be no good , or if it is that overwhelming , then she has no energy left to sing the final scene . |
| 16 | Even if the list for an area has been revised fairly recently , the Department of the Environment may add a building to the list if there is new evidence about its interest or if it is an obvious omission . |
| 17 | A confession will now be excluded if it is the result of ‘ oppression ’ or if it is the consequence of ‘ anything said or done which was likely , in the circumstances existing at the time , to render [ it ] unreliable ’ ( emphasis added ) . |
| 18 | If your employer agrees to your early departure , you will still be regarded as dismissed in law if the agreement is simply , in effect , to bring forward your dismissal date or if it is agreed that you need not actually work during the remainder of your notice period . |
| 19 | unless the discharge is authorised by a licence or consent granted by the appropriate Secretary of State or a water authority and is in accordance with any conditions of that licence or consent , or if it is in accordance with good agricultural practice — good agricultural practices being those recommended in codes of practice approved by the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Foods . |
| 20 | A rejection of an ideal or principle is involved only if , when considering the relation of a man to his acts , his principle or ideal is regarded as absolute in the sense that it constitutes an infallible guide to human conduct , or if it is conceived of as a maxim in the Kantian sense and provides the reason a man might have for thinking it worthwhile for him to act morally . |
| 21 | This provision does not apply if the contract is in writing or if it is entered into in the ordinary course of business , as where the company purchases raw materials from the sole member/director . |
| 22 | And you can bet your pretty ass that your policeman friend is making sure that permission to search Murder Cay is never given , or if it is , that the guys on the island are well warned before our boys get anywhere near . ’ |
| 23 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 24 | You can claim other defences as well : for example , if you need the blade or point for work , or if it is necessary to carry it for religious reasons or as part of any national costume . |
| 25 | However , if it is necessary to follow the child around from one room to another , or if it is desirable to record a child with other children or with more than one adult present , then it is advisable to use a radio microphone which can be attached to the child 's clothing . |
| 26 | The Advanced Computing Environment lives on , sort of , or if it is dead , NEC Electronics Inc has not heard about it and the Japanese company 's contribution to the festivities at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta is the launch of a new reduced instruction set computing chip set , the MCT-DP/MCT-ADR designed to facilitate development of high-performance systems based on the R-series architecture . |
| 27 | The Advanced Computing Environment lives on , sort of , or if it is dead , NEC Electronics Inc has not heard about it and the Japanese company 's contribution to the festivities at Comdex/Spring in Atlanta is the launch of a new reduced instruction set computing chip set , the MCT-DP/MCT-ADR designed to facilitate development of high-performance systems based on the R-series architecture . |
| 28 | However , it is not obvious whether the respondents expect this to happen to them specifically or if it is a population level observation . |
| 29 | Put them in the top half of a double saucepan with the sugar , and steam them ( or if it is easier bake them in a covered jar in a low oven ) until they are quite soft . |
| 30 | By the end of the book , " culture " has become a metaphor for some kind of Bradleyan unity to which we may aspire but which we can never reach ; idealism consorts oddly with Eliot 's sociology , however , and it is not at all clear if " culture " is a neutral term used to describe the whole way of life of a people or if it is being employed as a diagnostic tool to evaluate the various standards and aspirations of a society . |