Example sentences of "be [det] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , below a few hundred feet , if no definite field has been chosen there can be little or no choice , and an accident is almost certain to happen . |
| 2 | At some point in training , then , the loss of effectiveness of the inhibitory association occasioned by a change of context will counteract the reduced effectiveness of the excitatory association more or less exactly and the outcome will be little or no net change in the observed CR . |
| 3 | But there can be little or no dispute about the appalling state of agriculture as a result of forced collectivisation and the fact that millions of farm animals were slaughtered by the peasants rather than allow them to be collectivised , nor can the starvation and deaths be disputed . |
| 4 | But , as ambient water temperature falls , they will need food that is easily digestible so that , should a sudden cold snap occur , there will be little or no waste matter to decay in their gut . |
| 5 | If one of the piezo blocks is not touching the saddle , there will be little or no noticeable output from that particular string . |
| 6 | Regarding the question of pole pieces , there should be little or no difference in performance between pickups ( of identical specification ) fitted with Allen head screws , compared to those fitted with slot head screws . |
| 7 | There may be little or no hope of finding those particular items , but there are many others to be collected , some as yet unrecorded . |
| 8 | Hence , there may be little or no incentive for a low paid worker to strive for a higher income , whether by gaining promotion or by working overtime , if the welfare benefits previously received disappear rapidly as income rises . |
| 9 | There may , however , be little or no change in the practices followed by individual schools . |
| 10 | They are free to rotate and the brakes work , so if for any reason a wheels-up arrival is made there should be little or no damage to the airframe . |
| 11 | If the manager had no commitment , there would be little or no training aspect . |
| 12 | In the grouped update areas there will be little or no effect , as the hit rate is already high . |
| 13 | It was also assumed that if people had more of their gross income to spend as they chose then they would purchase goods and services that they wanted rather than the state spending money on goods and services for which there may be little or no demand . |
| 14 | Added to this , the Government 's expressed aim to reduce public expenditure suggests there may be little or no overall boost to the Regional Council 's capital budget . |
| 15 | However , in practice , if your claim is successful we would expect to recover all or most of your legal costs in addition to the compensation and so there would be little or no shortfall . |
| 16 | It had better be that and not him having another of his scenes . |
| 17 | It could just be that and of course it would be very naive to assume that evolution had adapted us always to be happy with everything . |
| 18 | the bonuses will be or the bonus will be that and your total on the card therefore is eighteen twenty one . |
| 19 | ‘ I imagined if we agreed to Jennifer going somewhere that would be that and she would n't come home again . ’ |
| 20 | That , that 'll be that and a , and a lick of paint |
| 21 | Given that the fuzzy tolerance is 25 mapunits , then the raster size should be that or less , to remove the quantization noise . |
| 22 | Well you can please yourself , it could be that or pine or whatever ca n't it ? |
| 23 | Instead of having all these different mortgage companies , Abbey National and that , the government have er , have er , a whatsname to do it , they 're would n't be half and a quarter . |
| 24 | However , although it is possible to overcome many types of barrier , there will always be some that can not be eliminated . |
| 25 | There may be some that can be combined to save money . |
| 26 | This point helps to explain why there do not appear to have been many actual dismissals for pilferage ( we assume that we would have been told if there had been an abnormally high incidence of these ) , but we would still have expected there to be some if pilferage has been common , particularly since store security is not under Fred 's control . |
| 27 | There will also be some IF and an introduction to the let-down procedure . |
| 28 | If Oxo needs , defensively , to fight off Bovril 's attack , Oxo 's primary target group will be some or all of existing Oxo users : it will be a matter of agonizing argument and discussion to decide whether to go all out to keep regular , heavy Oxo users at all costs , or , instead , to concentrate on lighter — and therefore presumably more vulnerable — users . |
| 29 | Gujerati families which live as joint families in Britain and do not have , or have never had , this strict but uneasy hierarchy must be few and far between . |
| 30 | Facilities for treatment may be few and far between and inaccessible , especially for overlanders and for those taking more adventurous trips . |