Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pupils are invited to visit galleries and exhibitions and may be asked to produce projects and/or appraisals of the work they have seen . |
| 2 | These extinct fishes were unlike their modern counterparts in possessing a dermal skeleton of minute scales and/or bony plates . |
| 3 | Most LDCs experience at regular intervals external current account ( deficit ) problems due to a lack of diversified exports and/or deteriorating terms of trade because many obtain more than 50 per cent of their export earnings from one or two products , e.g. Zambia regularly obtains over 90 per cent of its foreign exchange earnings from copper . |
| 4 | It is not sufficient for example to establish that for a given country inside the union exports and/or imports rise after integration . |
| 5 | The use of futures and/or options offers a quick way of hedging this and other risks by creating future positions which offset those in the cash market . |
| 6 | For instance , where labour is either particularly demanding or is not in itself particularly fulfilling or interesting one could reasonably say it is in the interests of the workers concerned to work short hours and/or work at a relatively low intensity of labour . |
| 7 | Reformist black activists are also seen as cultural dopes and/or traitors to class and community , bought off by the race relations industry of the Commission for Racial Equality , Community Relations Councils , local authority ‘ race ’ posts , community and welfare projects , or multiculturalism . |
| 8 | and had narked and sparked at my comment I only had one decentish pair of black shoes for meetings and/or interviews and I have remedied that now back here using X 's advanced ( if a little critical ) birthday money . |
| 9 | Some heads of department involved other staff in producing their self-appraisal reports , either through discussing what was to be written at department meetings and/or asking members of the department to write parts of it . |
| 10 | Interestingly after the last drawing release , the time to prototype completion is not so different — three months in Japan , three in the US and five in Europe — implying that the scheduling of drawing releases and/or control of prototype parts suppliers are the main sources of inefficiencies . |
| 11 | If you have any specific requests and/or ideas for future training please contact Training Sub-Committee Chairman as soon as possible . |
| 12 | This Glossary contains short definitions and/or explanations of some demographic , sociological and statistical terms and of abbreviations used in the report . |
| 13 | This means that each job is learned completely and thoroughly , but I could n't help thinking that a few musicians and/or luthiers at strategic points around the factory would n't go amiss — groundworkers who actually understand how a guitar works and who could spot problems from the playing perspective , rather than just the engineering view . |
| 14 | The inability or unwillingness of many local Boards of Guardians and/or education committees to reach any agreement over the operation of the Conservative scheme , and the unwillingness of many parents to allow themselves to be pauperized by it , had made it largely ineffective . |
| 15 | Finally , in order to determine which region(s) of the nucleocapsid protein are important for the interactions with DNA , NCp7 mutants lacking either one or both zinc fingers and/or one or two of the three regions of basic residues ( 6 ) were tested for their ability to bind to and protect DNAs from endonuclease digestion and dephosphorylation and their ability to stimulate cDNA synthesis . |
| 16 | hark an hear da tractor a dizzen times afore he cam |
| 17 | We accept responsibility for the acts and/or omissions of our employees or agents and suppliers while acting within the scope of or in the course of their employment , agency or contract of supply and we also accept responsibility for any deficiencies in the services we are contractually obliged to provide or for any failure of such services to reach a reasonable standard save , in each case that : |
| 18 | We also accept responsibility for the negligent acts and/or omissions not only of our own employees or agents but also of our suppliers and sub-contractors and their servants or agents ( provided of course that any such negligent act or omission is within the scope of or in the course of their employment ) in respect of claims arising as a result of death , bodily injury or illness caused to the person who signed the booking form and/or any other person named on the booking form . |
| 19 | ‘ Assuming the allegations set out in the statement of claim to be true , whether the defendants are liable in tort to the plaintiff for such of those acts and/or omissions as were committed before the plaintiff 's birth . |
| 20 | ‘ Assuming the allegations set out in the statement of claim to be true , whether the [ health authority ] is liable in tort to the plaintiff for such of those acts and/or omissions as were committed before the plaintiff 's birth . |
| 21 | By a notice of appeal dated 24 May 1991 the defendants , Merton and Sutton Health Authority , appealed from the decision of Phillips J. on 10 May 1991 , ante , pp. 639G et seq. , on a preliminary issue that , assuming the allegations in the statement of claim were true , the defendants were liable in tort to the plaintiff for such of those acts and/or omissions as were committed before the plaintiff 's birth . |
| 22 | For the groups that eschew unconventional behaviour — and there may be tactical as well as principled reasons for doing so — the focus and target of pressure is likely to be the people who make the laws and policies and/or the people who implement them . |
| 23 | Explain the potential significance of each factor , illustrating your answer by reference to products and/or markets of your own choice . |
| 24 | It is suited to large multi-divisional firms producing a wide range of products and/or operating across several countries . |
| 25 | To this end , schemes such as MAPCON , ( micro-electrics applications project consultancy ) , to advise firms on the introduction of new technology into their products and/or processes , have been instigated . |
| 26 | Such foreign-controlled labs may help adapt or develop products and/or production processes to better conform to local conditions . |
| 27 | Important structural features for antiulcer activity in flavonoids include the isoprenyl group , the presence of ortho -hydroxyl groups and/or a free hydroxyl in the uncondensed benzene ring . |
| 28 | Using a combination of research methods , including analysis of statistical source material and planning documents , a questionaire survey of low-income households in the four major towns of the province ( Liberia , Nicoya , Canas and Santa Cruz ) , and in depth semi-structured interviews with a sub-sample of respondents , the investigation intends to discover why certain groups and/or individuals have moved locally , to examine the implications of female-dominated migration for the evolution of labour markets in Guanacastle 's growing towns , and to evaluate the impact of the above on the household structures and survival strategies of the urban poor . |
| 29 | They are a fine , dedicated force of men , at their best when controlling crowds and/or breaking-up gang battles ; at their worst when ( no doubt under orders ) protecting fascists on the march . |
| 30 | Sometimes xerolas ( vegetables and/or fruits , often in the shape of a gigantic ball and strung on a pole which is carried on the shoulders of two men ) are carried in the procession . |