Example sentences of "in [noun] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past few decades , the world 's demand for tin has fallen dramatically as packagers have reduced the thickness of the metal in tinplate or have turned to other materials for their containers , aluminium for instance . |
| 2 | In my practice we increased our practice nurse staffing by 50% and provided a range of responsible and relevant health promotion clinics , in the spirit of the 1990 charter , but now face the prospect of a substantial reduction in income or to make the nurses redundant . |
| 3 | A group of two or more consonant sounds , eg /sk/ in skin or /mps/ in jumps , which are in a sequence of close transition . |
| 4 | His early use of remedies ( from 1784 ) were small crude doses , of the drug , in powder or tincture form given according to the homœopathic principle . |
| 5 | It is a matter of examining the contract to see whether the parties intended it to remain valid even if the goods were not in existence or had perished . |
| 6 | I did n't , in fact , comment on this letter and I do n't see it as my job to stand in judgement or to moralise — though I 'll fervently agree it 's sad that a young girl takes such an apparently casual view of life : her own and her unborn baby 's . |
| 7 | Someone who has received an object in exchange is like a buyer ; and so is someone who has received it in payment or retained it after settlement of a law suit or obtained it on the basis of a promise otherwise than as a gift . |
| 8 | A number of countries are either in recession or experiencing a slow-down in activity . |
| 9 | An expert can be liable in contract or tort to both the parties who have referred an issue to him for decision : see 14.514.11 . |
| 10 | These tendencies would ultimately subvert the collective system unless no one could rely upon his case falling under equity in contract or excuse in criminal law . |
| 11 | The potential to produce ever more sophisticated reports and analyse and measure against every type of performance indicator does not necessarily mean that the firm will take action to correct profitability problems or reduce work in progress or collect debts more quickly . |
| 12 | The second part of this study will use a large sample of recent graduates to investigate the individual graduate 's choice to become a teacher or not and the incentive to remain in teaching or to leave the job within the first few years . |
| 13 | If , at the same stage , the cost-leadership policy is being coupled with an aggressive pricing policy in order to gain market share , the benefits of that investment would not show up in ROI or accounting profit for some time . |
| 14 | You should have a PhD in Biochemistry or have relevant practical experience , and possess a keen interest in the application of specific enzymes and receptors . |
| 15 | Do you want to come out of this covered in glory or covered in Tipp-Ex ? |
| 16 | It may mean a 5 a.m. start from the country if she is to have her regular swim before going into the office , but if she is going to see WHS in Swindon or Heathcote in Warwick , it is more convenient for her to stay in Gloucestershire than to come back to London . |
| 17 | These , however , are often difficult to find in the form required , because of inconsistencies in definitions or reporting standards . |
| 18 | At many Siva temples and Cobra shrines , women are often seen in prayer or receiving the blessings of the attending priest . |
| 19 | We all need a myth of some kind , whether it 's in living forever , in Communism or thinking you come from Sirius . |
| 20 | The customers were all men , heavily robed , standing in groups or leaning on the counter with no apparent desire to be served . |
| 21 | Nurses involved in infertility treatment have an important role in ensuring counselling is provided for couples about potential childlessness , either individually , in groups or linked to self-help groups such as the National Association for the Childless . |
| 22 | stood round in groups or knelt on half-bald knees |
| 23 | Working in groups or utilising classroom discussion could be a useful approach . |
| 24 | For some it is too fast , particularly in stronger winds , hence the trend to ‘ stack ’ in pairs or triples to slow them . |
| 25 | This is a tribute to Labour 's smooth campaigning , in which the unacceptable faces of socialism have been either wreathed in benevolence or kept off the screen altogether . |
| 26 | Whether he was meeting Wacko Jacko in LA or reviewing the latest Lurkers 45 , Baker had perspective . |
| 27 | These include sincerity , honesty ( not to indulge in plagiarism or cheating ) , truthfulness , the avoidance of self-contradiction , a determination to be comprehensible , the intellectual courage to develop and hold a position of one 's own , a willingness to be subject to the demands of reason and evidence , an openness to other viewpoints or ways of going on , and according due ( but not undue ) respect to teaching and other staff . |
| 28 | They are sold in packets or dressed in oil in jars , and are available from delicatessens and health food shops . |
| 29 | In the way it is grown and gathered , in cane or beet , sugar contains an appreciable content of dietary fibre , but this is stripped away completely in the refining process to leave no fibre at all in the sugar we buy in packets or consume in cakes , biscuits or drinks . |
| 30 | My own research with young people in Edinburgh and Lothian Region has placed such problems squarely in the context of adult violence to children in public places and pointed to the frequency with which young people go around in gangs or carry weapons usually as a response — however ill-judged — to crimes they suffer . |