Example sentences of "an [adj] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were loath to attract adverse publicity by criticising headhunters for an unsuitable or even disastrous appointment , or felt it might be a reflection on them if they chose an unsuitable firm . |
| 2 | By means of the CKR 's ‘ no disp ’ clause the shipper-consignor agreed to a known ( although not widely used ) method of creating a security interest , i.e. , the conveyance of its negative possessory right to a consignee who was either an issuing or confirming bank . |
| 3 | When an issuing or confirming bank becomes the recipient of a receipt message , it has the same right to object to its terms as does the shipper . |
| 4 | Cheltenham & Gloucester has launched a no-strings-attached , fully portable five-year deal fixed at 7.75 per cent , available on an interest-only or repayment basis on mortgages and remortgages up to 90 per cent of property value . |
| 5 | Administration of bFGF ( 3–300 µg/kg/day ) by an intragastric or an intraperitoneal route or sucralfate ( 400 mg/kg/day ) orally to rats with acetic acid induced gastric ulcers , enhanced the healing rate of these ulcers during seven day treatment in a dose dependent manner . |
| 6 | If ROI , should it be on an historic or current cost-accounting basis ? |
| 7 | If we use a steam engine , say , as an example of a conventional museum object ‘ non-critical corruption ’ would correspond to the damage to an unused or non-critical part — a nut dropping off , a dented panel . |
| 8 | Inhalation of dust off an indoor or outdoor riding surface . |
| 9 | I think there was an orderly or somebody . |
| 10 | It may be caused by an accidental or inadvertent release from an industrial plant , and the effects may range from annoyance ( e.g. odour ) through minor illness or discomfort ( nose , eye and breathing irritation , coughing , nausea ) to , in some cases , serious illness or even death as happened at Seveso , Bhopal and Chernobyl ( table 7.3 ) . |
| 11 | Included in our definition were people who had mild chronic renal failure who suffered an acute or chronic deterioration of function and then made some recovery . |
| 12 | Thirteen had an acute or subacute self limiting condition , but the remaining three had several years history of recurrent obstructive symptoms . |
| 13 | This is essentially that of an acute or chronic haemorrhagic anaemia . |
| 14 | And Peter Oosterhuis had taken an eight or nine there some time earlier ! |
| 15 | Bringing virtually everyone into hospital to have their babies meant the ‘ luxury ’ of an eight or ten-day stay had to go . |
| 16 | We believe that the migration rates that should be used should be a three year average rather than an eight or a ten year average . |
| 17 | You had a choice of an eight or a three I had two jacks and a king you chose the three , the two turned up that would 've given you eight and a but you picked the three so that 'll give you more in the box as well an three hit your three hit your hand as well so |
| 18 | Alternatively , if the behaviour is followed by an undesirable or noxious event on a regular basis , the response is likely to occur less frequently under similar conditions in the future . |
| 19 | However , if the ‘ parent ’ body does n't have an extensive or coherent training policy , or if the library does n't have a training officer who is more than training officer in name only , this important task is going to be difficult to achieve . |
| 20 | Moor burning as an agricultural or shooting practice reduces plant and animal species diversity considerably ; heather monocultures predominate . |
| 21 | The possible confiscation of Randle and Pottle 's royalties highlights an unanticipated or overlooked aspect of English confiscation law . |
| 22 | ‘ ( 3 ) The duty imposed by subsection ( 2 ) above does not apply — ( a ) if compliance with the preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources ; ( b ) if the preferred school is an aided or special agreement school and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with any arrangements between the governors and the local education authority made under subsection ( 6 ) below ; or ( c ) if the arrangements for admission to the preferred school are based wholly or partly on selection by reference to ability or aptitude and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with selection under the arrangements . … |
| 23 | ( 6 ) A local education authority shall , if so requested by the governors of an aided or special agreement school maintained by the authority , make arrangements with the governors in respect of the admission of pupils to the school for preserving the character of the school ; and the terms of any such arrangements shall , in default of agreement between the authority and the governors , be determined by the Secretary of State . |
| 24 | ( 3 ) The duty imposed by subsection ( 2 ) above does not apply — ( a ) if compliance with the preference would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources ; ( b ) if the preferred school is an aided or special agreement school and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with any arrangements between the governors and the local education authority in respect of the admission of pupils to the school [ made under subsection ( 6 ) below ] ; or ( c ) if the arrangements for admission to the preferred school are based wholly or partly on selection by reference to ability or aptitude and compliance with the preference would be incompatible with selection under the arrangements . |
| 25 | ( 5 ) The duty imposed by subsection ( 2 ) above in relation to a preference expressed in accordance with arrangements made under subsection ( 1 ) above shall apply also in relation to — ( a ) any application for the admission to a school maintained by a local education authority of a child who is not in the area of the authority ; and … [ ( 6 ) A local education authority shall , if so requested by the governors of an aided or special agreement school maintained by the authority , make arrangements with the governors in respect of the admission of pupils to the school for preserving the character of the school ; and the terms of any such arrangement shall , in default of agreements between the authority and the governors , be determined by the Secretary of State . ] |
| 26 | Instead of being a development of an inherent or generally available faculty , it is a specialized technique wholly dependent on specific training . |
| 27 | Either a partner has financial troubles , which means you must take greater responsibility , or someone you have an emotional or financial link with will make it hard for you to enjoy the fruits of success . |
| 28 | The down-side may be that you now see without any shadow of doubt that you can not exist in an emotional or sexual wilderness indefinitely . |
| 29 | This process was only used if the wheel press broke down , or if an odd or non-standard wheel required tyring . |
| 30 | and depending on whether they ca n't have an odd or even amount forty eight to the Drove which is as far as , if you work at , that 's as far as you can get in the morning and get off and walk through . |