Example sentences of "or [adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are thousands of buildings that despite being interesting and attractive — and perhaps important on a local scale — are not ‘ listable ’ in themselves ; that is to say , they are not of sufficient architectural or historic interest to merit individual protection . |
| 2 | It has also been seen in a more subtle form in the moves in Sierra Leone in the 1970s and Liberia in the 1980s by the ‘ truly indigenous ’ or tribal population to take economic power away from the creole population which had been active in trading and business for more than a century . |
| 3 | Thus they see no legal or moral obligation to accept any decision of the IWC on proposed quotas and moratoria . |
| 4 | This solves the common law problem where a particular purpose is made known by a consumer to a dealer who may not have had ostensible or actual authority to receive such communication on the part of the financing institution . |
| 5 | Spike compacted areas with a garden fork , hollow-tined fork or mechanical aerator to encourage vital air exchange at the roots . |
| 6 | Quayle , who was in the region to attend the inauguration of the new Honduran President , was also reported to have urged Endara to hold an election or national referendum to gain international recognition of the government . |
| 7 | Whatever the causes , the resultant disillusionment with employment leads to a reappraisal , a conscious or unconscious decision to allocate less energy to careers and to concentrate on comfort and relationship goals at work , and/or to satisfy the autonomy , recognition or power goals outside of employment . |
| 8 | BASS player required , electric-acoustic or double bass to join acoustic duo , Leicester/Northants area . |
| 9 | Kant , standing on the threshold between Enlightenment and Romanticism , sketched a plan for eternal world peace while his romantic successor , Schelling , was one philosopher among many to call for a pan-European or worldwide federation to achieve this end . |
| 10 | There is in fact no completely clear or uncontentious way to draw this distinction but the broad idea is enough for present purposes . |
| 11 | Two weeks after the first announcement , Phar-Mor filed a damages claim against its auditors , Coopers , alleging ‘ grossly negligent , intentional or reckless failure to uncover massive fraud ’ . |
| 12 | In the event that the pursuer 's case is overly coy , the Court may require one or other party to give further specification of their case . |
| 13 | Orders which allow a wife to remain in occupation of the marital home until her youngest child leaves , in effect , put off her housing problems until middle age , when she is often without an income or sufficient capital to make continued owner-occupation a realistic alternative . |
| 14 | As a result , Parliament may insert what is known as an exclusion or privative clause to achieve this result . |