Example sentences of "is [adj] or [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But consistency in strategy would not require a judge to probe the past to discover the " best " interpretation of a statute or the Constitution when this is controversial or the " correct " account of a past judicial decision when lawyers disagree how it should be read . |
| 2 | Self-realization is Truth-realization or the realization of God . |
| 3 | If there is no response after three or four pills then either the prescription is wrong or the remedy is no good and has lost its potency for some reason . |
| 4 | If the selection decision is wrong or the selection process badly handled , the employee , or his spouse or family , may be unable to cope with living abroad and have to return to the UK . |
| 5 | The man who is paraplegic or the woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis can not be as sexually capable as the able-bodied individual , although measures exist which can overcome most sexual difficulty of this nature . |
| 6 | But it is unclear whether this theory is serious or a misunderstanding . |
| 7 | A visit when someone is sick or an invitation to coffee is far more appreciated — and remembered — than a call to discuss committee problems . |
| 8 | Ensure the cut is square or the panels will lean |
| 9 | It is perfectly natural to say that the candle is alight or the house is on fire when strictly speaking only a part of it is . |
| 10 | The book encourages a healthy fear of crevasses mixed with cautious confidence , based on the fundamental principle that in a crevasse accident there is self-rescue or no rescue . |
| 11 | The user , whether the operator of the system when it is operational or the manager of the department it is aimed to help , can readily check that the DFD is accurate because it is so graphical . |
| 12 | Do n't think that there is anything amateurish in using a putter , particularly if the lie is bare or the ball is sitting awkwardly . |
| 13 | Heads roll ( though out of sight of the passengers ) if the local bus is late or the agent is lost . |
| 14 | If the procedure is long or the dressing is painful analgesia may need to be given by injection ½ — 1 hour before the dressing . |
| 15 | though the contract is not in itself unlawful , the purpose for which it is made or for which the subject matter is to be applied is unlawful or the intended method of performance is unlawful ; or |
| 16 | The system senses when there is a drop in spray pressure , when the foam level is incorrect or the filter is dirty , and makes adjustments automatically . |
| 17 | To the insensitive , theological talk seems as redundant as a prescription to a man who thinks he is well or a recipe to a man who is overfed or another cheque to a billionaire . |
| 18 | Either the Queen-in-Parliament is sovereign or the sovereign electorate delegates its power to that body . |
| 19 | If the carer is happy or the home satisfied and the child does n't complain , there is a temptation to leave well alone . |
| 20 | ‘ Alas , disclaimers may work if , for example , the property being valued is industrial or an expensive house . |
| 21 | Data is held temporarily within the cache until either a time delay expires , the computer is idle or the cache becomes full . |
| 22 | Or that the speech is difficult or the , any , any reason that there 's a , a page that 's difficult to read ? |
| 23 | By buying a £1 ticket , racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race and , if it wins , they are guaranteed a return of 4-1 whether the horse is odds-on or an outsider . |
| 24 | This might be according to whether the client is new to the bureau or not , whether the enquiry is new or a continuing problem , or according to a client 's age , sex , origin , economic activity or area of residence . |
| 25 | This process , called Scanning , is carried out automatically every time a module is about to be entered into LIFESPAN , whether the module is new or a modified version of an existing one . |
| 26 | They may speculate about how it may have been used and what it was for , and perhaps begin to consider how old it is , whether it is genuine or a replica . |
| 27 | May be of use if someone is malnourished or the bones are not healing ( non-union ) . |
| 28 | Obviously the more waste the greater the bioload and even the most efficient filtration system will not prevent changes in water chemistry after feeding , if the aquarium is overstocked or the filtration system is not yet fully-mature . |
| 29 | When an agent makes a contract either the principal is liable or the agent is liable for a breach of authority . |