Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] or [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( N.B. not all companies participated in all aspects of the survey either by express wish for total confidentiality or by unavailability for interview ) . |
| 2 | But for our purposes we can say that corporatism involves cooperative arrangements between government and non-governmental groups or institutions under which the latter , either in return for some benefit or in order to avoid some disadvantage , agree to act in a way which will further government policy . |
| 3 | What these cities shared was fast growth and great prosperity in the second half of the nineteenth century , leading to extremes of poverty and wealth and the establishment of a large number of hospitals , either as a result of private philanthropy or of government intervention . |
| 4 | There was no thought in those days of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or of inheritance tax . |
| 5 | The presence of free ammonia or of protein material is almost always an indication of contamination of the water with sewage or trade effluents , such as gas liquor . |
| 6 | However , while they remain in the hands of farmers , and while agricultural workers are completely dependent on their employers not only for their jobs but also for housing and education , there can be little hope of real improvement or of community involvement . |
| 7 | One might have expected an examination of the non-economic bases of liberal democracy or of bureaucracy in understanding the distinction between ‘ class power ’ and ‘ state power ’ , or ‘ the specificity of the political ’ ( Laclau , 1977 ) . |
| 8 | For now what seem rather obscure reasons , much of ‘ urban ’ sociology has taken the form of the sociology of civil society or of consumption . |
| 9 | The aid might take the form of personal service or of cash . |
| 10 | I think it is clear that , despite the obscure wording of section 8(2) of the Act of 1986 , Winchester and firms in its position are not , and were not , members of Lautro either by reason of actual membership or by reason of the statutory definition . |
| 11 | However , despite what Lord Diplock seemed to believe it is not the case that direct challenges to governmental decisions by way of judicial review are unlikely to raise factual issues : in particular , challenges based on breach of natural justice or on error of fact may well raise difficult and complex issues of fact . |
| 12 | On the other hand , it may be urged that self-help ought to be strictly limited even against a wrongdoer and forbidden altogether against one who is not a wrongdoer , except that retaking might be permitted in circumstances of inevitable accident or of necessity ( e.g . |
| 13 | This will not be a theory of human intelligence or of machine intelligence , it will be a theory of intelligent information processing , no matter whether that is realised in silicon or in tissue . |
| 14 | The issue now facing the Party had become the defeat of global finance capital , and in that struggle the Party could choose to support the rights of national independence or of world proletarian unity , but not both . |
| 15 | This broadly relates to communications between lawyer and client either in relation to the giving of legal advice or in contemplation of legal proceedings . |
| 16 | The social worker involved in cases of marital difficulty or of breakdown in the relationship between husband and wife would be well advised — regardless of the presenting problem — to seek out the sexual aspects of the case . |
| 17 | The liability of the Corporation under this Section ( subject to Condition 5 of this Policy ) for all compensation payable in respect of or arising out of one occurrence or in respect of or arising out of all occurrences of a series consequent on or attributable to one source or original cause shall not exceed £1,000,000 . |
| 18 | Rabbits , of course , have no idea of precise time or of punctuality . |
| 19 | 7.1 You shall indemnify us against all loss , actions , costs , claims , demands , expenses and liabilities whatsoever ( if any ) which we may incur either at common law or by statute in respect of personal injury to or the death of any person or in respect of any loss or destruction of or damage to property ( other than as a result of any default or neglect of ourselves or of any person for whom we are responsible ) which shall have occurred in connection with any work executed by you against this Order or shall be alleged to be attributable to some defect in the goods . |
| 20 | After a four-year study of 70 men , which involved a battery of tests including an assessment of respiratory health , skin prick testing , tests for the presence of antibodies in blood , lung function tests and chest radiography , Dr R. W. Mayes , a member of the medical department , in ICI 's Agricultural Division , concludes that there is ‘ no evidence of allergic reaction or of deterioration of lung function related to exposure . |
| 21 | Telepresence — Live interactive television links , supported by remote display of prerecorded material or by output from computers or laboratory equipment as appropriate , will allow academic and administrative meetings , lectures , seminars and demonstrations to take place with the participants at different geographical locations , saving time and travel costs and opening new opportunities for collaboration . |
| 22 | Should political authority be managed for national independence or for collaboration ? |
| 23 | If anything , these developments strengthened the links with England : the sugar planters , just like the tobacco farmers , needed a market to which they could send their staple export product , and England was turning into a market that was always ready to absorb new products for domestic consumption or for re-export through its expanding commercial system . |
| 24 | Great for fine weather or for airing . |
| 25 | In particular , without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing , all goods capable of use as , or in any way likely to be used in the preparing or packing of , food , toiletries , perfume , cosmetics , pharmaceutical products or any other goods for human consumption or for use upon the human body shall contain nothing rendering them unsuitable for their purpose and shall comply with all relevant requirements relating to their sale and composition and to the use of preservative or colouring matter therein . |
| 26 | Very often the fossil bones may be broken in place by slight earth movements but with the pieces of bone still lined up with each other , only to fall apart during later transport or during excavation . |
| 27 | In Comr. of Stamp Duties v. Bone [ 1976 ] 2 All E.R.354 at 360 ( P.C. ) Lord Russell , speaking for five Lords of Appeal , said : ‘ A debt can only be truly released and extinguished by agreement for valuable consideration or under seal . |
| 28 | If you take down notes by writing from edge to edge of the paper , leaving no blank spaces and no outstanding features , you will make very heavy weather of re-reading the notes during regular study or in preparation for an imminent examination . |
| 29 | Caste divisions became blurred ; occupation , status , wealth and influence were no longer commensurate with each other or in accordance with legal stipulation . |
| 30 | 5.2.2 VAT ( or any tax of a similar nature that may be substituted for it or levied in addition to it ) chargeable in respect of any payment made by the Tenant under any of the terms of or in connection with this Lease or in respect of any payment made by the Landlord where the Tenant agrees in this Lease to reimburse the Landlord for such payment The tenant should insure that there is excluded from the tenant 's liability any taxes properly payable by the landlord both in respect of rents received and the landlord 's dealings with the reversionary interest . |