Example sentences of "or as a result " in BNC.
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1 | In the last few years the courts have contrived in effect to extend the substance of a right of occupation to a mistress who has lived on an originally permanent basis with a man , but who has now lost her partner either through death or as a result of some form of desertion . |
2 | we shall not be responsible nor do we accept liability for death , bodily injury or illness caused to the signatory to the contract and/or to any other named person on the booking form in the course of or as a result of the provision of such services and |
3 | ‘ We should be honest , and accept that most of the money in the sport comes either from TV directly , or as a result of television interest , which is mostly in track and field . |
4 | In some people whose immunological defences are weakened , either by the effect of drugs , cancer , or as a result of a congenital defect in antibody production , the fungus can invade the external skin surface , which is resistant to such infection under normal circumstances . |
5 | You need to remember that confusion can be a sign of a physical illness such as an infection , or as a result of drug therapy . |
6 | Time- asymmetry thus implies that while the terrain was undergoing upheaval new types of animal arose through a feedback process , because they needed the land for further food , and because the waxing and waning ice-ages together with ( or as a result of ) the early breakup and reformation of the continents often had major and fatal consequences for marine and land faunas . |
7 | Also , SSAP 24 does not require a pension deficit to be incorporated in the balance sheet , whether on first application of the standard or as a result of subsequent actuarial valuation . |
8 | Three major causes of poverty can be distinguished in the Bible : first , oppression and exploitation — the typical situation being that of an employer using monopoly power or the use of fraud and violence in order to pay low wages ; second , misfortune , such as the position of widows , orphans , or as a result of accident and injury ; third , laziness . |
9 | There may be pupils in the class who require adapted materials or curriculum because of social or cultural factors , or as a result of physical or sensory disabilities and learning difficulties . |
10 | If the catapult is destroyed , or if the catapult and crew are broken either in hand-to-hand combat or as a result of a psychology test , then the catapult is removed from the game . |
11 | Some people suffer very real financial loss with the death of the family wage-earner or as a result of the failure of an aircraft or one of its major components . |
12 | ( 10 ) Throughout Stages 1 and 2 , DCSLs may be involved in advising schools , librarians , or library committees on practical matters , from suggesting trends in library layout ( for schools relocating or refurbishing their libraries in anticipation of , or as a result of , receiving a project grant ) to advising on precise requirements of order forms , the need to " weed " old stock to make space for the new acquisitions , and the desirability or updating or devising a new catalogue . |
13 | Our own observations suggest that libraries , refurbished and sometimes reopened in anticipation of , or as a result of , a project grant , were popular places at lunchtimes and breaks , though as much for doing unrelated homework and/or sheltering from the weather as for specific use of the resources . |
14 | And they have very specific impacts because they all result their effective result on an interaction with a specific receptor and er an activity I would express on that receptor or as a result of the er erm the uptake of the toxins . |
15 | The working of such administrative procedures as include the holding of an inquiry or hearing by or on behalf of a minister on an appeal or as a result of objections or representations , and in particular the procedure for the compulsory purchase of land . |
16 | ‘ You should be aware that we are presently seeking leave to commence legal proceedings in connection with the Regulations and accordingly this payment is made without prejudice to any right to recover any payments made pursuant to the Regulations which may arise as a result of legal proceedings , or as a result of any future extinguishment or reduction of any liability under the said Regulations or otherwise . |
17 | ( iv ) Although the claims in these actions are not made for the performance of the obligations under the contracts or as a result of their breach , they do concern matters relating to a contract , since the court is determining the consequences of the nullity of the contracts , particularly with regard to the contractual matters of total failure of consideration and payments under a mistake . |
18 | Almost all the murders that the police solve in real life are either dealt with in a matter of hours ( the husband done it with the kitchen knife ) or as a result of long , long , tedious inquiries , mostly house-to-house , the taking of fingerprints and the elimination of perhaps thousands of marginal suspects . |
19 | Those which say all or part of it , with perhaps the addition of a hymn , do so either because their numbers are small and their voices ageing , or as a result of a deliberate choice . |
20 | In all three jurisdictions the authorities can , and do , seek binding undertakings from firms in respect of their market conduct , and can order structural remedies ( either formally or as a result of negotiations with the firms involved ) . |
21 | ‘ The scientists of the Empire who were responsible for examining your world from space concluded that some of the races had been altered , either deliberately or as a result of the radiation which poisoned every continent . ’ |
22 | Lack of continuity of work for labour can occur on an individual project , between one project and the next , or as a result of changes in the location of construction activity . |
23 | Most parents whose children are taken into care are extremely poor , either permanently or as a result of the crisis that has led to their being unable to look after their child . |
24 | Where a bankrupt has been discharged , whether automatically or as a result of an application to the court , the court must on the request of the bankrupt issue him with a certificate of discharge , and the bankrupt may also require the Secretary of State to gazette and/or advertise in any newspaper in which the bankruptcy was advertised a notice of the discharge ( r 6.220 ) . |
25 | In return , the Bank has guaranteed always to provide funds to the houses if , either as a result of these purchases or as a result of the rest of the monetary sector demanding repayment , the houses should find themselves short . |
26 | being damaged by or through a vehicle or as a result of loading or unloading of or of anything falling from a vehicle , the party insuring against such Third Party risks the owner or the driver of the vehicle or the person on whose behalf it is being driven shall pay three quarters of the loss of the other party in respect of such damage irrespective of legal liability . |
27 | The second hypothesis is that profitable entry has been deterred by the existence of barriers to entry which have arisen either as a result of actions by the incumbent public sector supplier or as a result of the technical characteristics of electricity supply . |
28 | Specific topics addressed will include the attitudes of staff towards complaints and complainants , the degree of consistency in their responses , and the extent to which departments ‘ learn ’ from complaints for example , by reviewing policy or practice after an individual case or as a result of recognising patterns . |
29 | Nevertheless , it released new figures stating that 23,531 people had passed through the camps between 1944 and 1962 , including 14,647 political internees , and that around 300 had died there " from natural causes or as a result of force " . |
30 | The report recorded six cases of prisoners who had died apparently while under torture or as a result of neglect . |