Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Girls generally did as well or better than boys on questions concerning knowledge of the names of parts of rectangular shapes ( cuboids , rectangles ) but a good deal worse on similar questions relating to 2-D and 3-D shapes with circular sections . |
| 32 | Questions relating to counting and calculating with whole numbers are generally tackled by girls as well as or better than by boys . |
| 33 | Do you think that any other sites on the periphery of Skelton would allow for the requirement , however distant it may be , that you foresee , as well as or better than D thirty nine and D forty ? |
| 34 | If the results are similar to or better than those predicted theoretically , the transformation is satisfactory . |
| 35 | A reasonable guide will be if it produces results near to or better than those predicted by equation ( 6.3 ) . |
| 36 | A really well-designed state pension scheme ( complete with lump sums ) and not so closely tied to employment history as any of the current schemes on offer , could probably do as well or better than occupational or personal pension provision for most women . |
| 37 | What is more , the participating organisations showed average or better than average health and safety performance in their own industries . |
| 38 | Erm we believe , er if we are to demonstrate to our clients that we are as good or better than our competitives competitors , then we need certification . |
| 39 | Cutting prospective future costs is as good as or better than generating extra resources to meet them . |
| 40 | Given that the average score for all A-level entrants was 5.4 , it can be seen that all non-standard entry groups , apart from those entering on the basis of 1–4 O-levels , performed at least as well or better than the average A-level entrants . |
| 41 | However reference is also made to the Smithers and Griffin ( 1986 ) study which indicated that nonstandard mature students obtained results that were either as good or better than A level entrants on the same courses and were less likely to fail to complete their courses . |
| 42 | A trade can only be carried out within one firm if the market maker of that firm offers a price at least as good or better than that offered on the general market . |
| 43 | Now what has happened here is that on the previous public enquiry over the Tetsworth site , Tetsworth , Great Milton and various other Parish Councils have the defence of producing sites which they think are appropriate or better than their own site , and they mentioned Wheatley . |
| 44 | Univel is recommending a minimum 25Mhz 386SX box fitted with 8Mb RAM and 80Mb external to run its Personal Edition client and a 33MHz 386DX with 12Mb internal and a 120Mb hard disk for its Application Server plus VGA or better though EGA is supported . |
| 45 | They then turned to the govt. & only when the govt. took action did situations improve at all . |
| 46 | If this were ever done , then unless some other constituency took him on board in time for the general election , or perhaps unless he stood and won in his constituency as some kind of independent Labour candidate with at least PLP support , then , on the declaration of the result in his constituency , he would lose any right to remain Prime Minister . |
| 47 | Never before , or perhaps since , have birds been portrayed with such vitality , dexterity , and accuracy . |
| 48 | Despite revolutionary zeal , or perhaps because of it , they sought immediate compensations for the miseries of daily life , and spontaneous methods of attack which they mistook for political strategy . |
| 49 | ‘ Inflation ’ , as this is called , got a rapturous reception when it was put forward in 1980 , despite , or perhaps because of , its weirdness ( cosmologists , after all , undergo years of training so that they can say things like ‘ When the universe was the size of a grapefruit ’ without blushing or laughing ) . |
| 50 | Or perhaps because of it . |
| 51 | Despite their size , or perhaps because of it , many saguaros have been stolen from the desert to be sold , at huge prices , to ornament smart Californian gardens . |
| 52 | Reynard can not help but be cautious about this information , despite its apparent supernatural origin , or perhaps because of it . |
| 53 | John Newsom , who later became my friend , endeared himself to headmasters by asserting the principle that as much freedom as possible in the running of schools should be delegated to heads — even although , or perhaps because , he well knew that many of them were rogues . |
| 54 | And we only have to look at those who are afflicted in any one of these areas to see which people seem to be evolving in spite of ( or perhaps because o ? their difficulties . |
| 55 | She had not troubled to dress , despite , or perhaps because of , the fact that she had male visitors . |
| 56 | And despite ( or perhaps because of ? ) its use of the Rimsky version , the Karajan is easily the best conducted , sung and recorded . |
| 57 | Despite this wealth , or perhaps because of it , enthusiasm should be tempered and caution exercised . |
| 58 | And in spite of , or perhaps because of , this framework , they all seemed to have such fun , such carefree , girlish fun . |
| 59 | That little knife slashed sharply , circumcising the very tip of the digit , and even before the Larramen cells could clot — or perhaps because the blade was treated with some special anti-coagulant — a sprinkling of bright blood fell like rubies from each fingertip to mingle in the chalice . |
| 60 | Despite , or perhaps because of , these successes Channel Four is also under scrutiny from the ideologues and reformers . |