Example sentences of "[adj] that [noun] or " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I suppose it is possible that squatters or other vagrants took possession of the house between the time of my uncle 's death and the sale of the property . |
2 | Still , it is also quite possible that hesitancy or disagreement may persist without one side of the dispute or one aspect of one 's personality being more rational than another , or in possession of any deeper insight into truth . |
3 | Is the subject matter such that creativity or justice is more important ? |
4 | If the subject-matter is sequential , the teacher must ask himself whether it is essential that step A is known to have been mastered before the beginning of step B , and what is the essential minimum ; he will then go on to decide how the achievement of that minimum can be tested , what can be done for those who do not reach it , and whether the material is such that comprehension or insight might be expected to dawn at later stages after more exposure to the subject field . |
5 | I 'm not sure that Hogan or anyone else at the top of the game could have withstood such punishment without seeking help . |
6 | Always make sure that sheets or cushion covers are not wrinkled , as this can cause great discomfort and may break the skin . |
7 | Make sure that stockings or tights as well as shoes are not too tight . |
8 | The SAS and LBS have been subject to a process known as ‘ Barnardisation ’ , in order to blur them and make sure that individuals or households can not be identified . |
9 | In this instance the reader is concerned that marks or stamps the auditor made on a document in the course of preparing accounts could mistakenly be regarded as evidence of authentication when such had not in fact occurred . |
10 | Consider in this light the following example : It is unlikely that Shakespeare or the majority of writers in construction of their work imagined the twentieth-century reader or considered the possibility that the reader would be of another race or colour than his own ( the exception to this assumption can be found in later twentieth-century writers ) . |
11 | It is thought unlikely that marketing or agency arrangements will be affected . |
12 | At one level this is what happens when we refine our perception of concepts such as ‘ insects ’ ( from which everything small that creeps or crawls to the more precise ‘ creatures with six legs and bodies consisting of three elements : body , thorax , and head ’ ) or ‘ the Victorian age ’ , or ‘ freedom ’ . |
13 | It is unquestionable that tramps or beggars can not be charged with the political confidence of nations . |
14 | When it is thought vital that members or creditors should receive notice , the Act requires them to be given notice by the company ; in relation to the general public the best that can be done is to require publication in newspapers . |
15 | With the addition of a third element of expediency it is not surprising that informalism or delegalization is the fashion in family law today . |
16 | I was absolutely terrified that Greenslade or Khan might discover that I was anything to do with these people . |
17 | It is not true that Americans or Britons , for instance , have tacitly agreed to delegate legislative power to judges in this way . |