Example sentences of "[adj] or [adv] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is the case do n't immediately reach for the reset or on/off button because there might be nothing at all wrong . |
| 2 | This system will be used in deciding on future allocations of the pool and the DES has already indicated that it would expect NAB to give advice about appropriate courses and rationalization , particularly concerning those which are expensive , those which are so specialist in nature that control of student numbers is required , and those where both university and public sector provision might be unnecessary or where rationalization is desirable for other reasons . |
| 3 | ( For example , the frequency of the collocate ’ pay ’ in the context of ’ money ’ would be compared with its frequency outside of that context : this may return a high positive value , indicating a high degree of association , or a low or even negative value indicating non-association or even repulsion . ) |
| 4 | It is now common in most accounts to begin with the proviso that the designation ‘ nouveau roman ’ is merely a convenient quasi-journalistic or even marketing label attached to an otherwise heterogeneous collection of writers , sharing little other than the same publishing house at one time or another ( Editions de Minuit ) . |
| 5 | The historical period which has seen its political devaluation is one in which political optimism has become unfashionable , which perhaps is one way of explaining the retrospective or merely historicist character of the Situationist exhibition , and the books I have reviewed . |
| 6 | Instead its concepts — like sharing responsibility between parents and the state , reaching agreements and partnerships — have a surprisingly communitarian or even collectivist ring about them . |
| 7 | Fennel can be used in fresh or even tea bag form . |
| 8 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 9 | Smaller weekly or fortnightly water changes of 10–20% are preferable to large monthly ones . |
| 10 | This can be accomplished by weekly or fortnightly review sessions , either with staff members individually , or in a group with other therapists . |
| 11 | In fact , for personal or even health reasons rather than financial ones — you must take it . |
| 12 | Others are witty or deliberately kitsch . |
| 13 | Even if you do n't normally wear make-up , you will probably need some on your wedding day as white or even ivory reflects on the skin and could leave you with a washed-out look . |
| 14 | Any individual is at liberty to visit the offices of the local planning authority and ask to see the monthly or bimonthly list of planning applications that have been submitted . |
| 15 | Many bureaux rely upon local solicitors to give free advice sessions at the CAB on a monthly or bi-monthly basis . |
| 16 | The ventral ones are slightly flattened and very rugose ; the dorsal ones appear smooth or finely rugose . |
| 17 | One advantage of that approach would be to direct attention to the particular source of danger , thus labelling the offence in a way which both describes the circumstances of the offence and serves an educative or even deterrent purpose . |
| 18 | This issue becomes most significant in countries which are very poor or where school enrolments have increased very suddenly . |
| 19 | Being discriminated against or harassed on any grounds — whether it 's racist , sexist or even ageist — is always hard to cope with on your own . |
| 20 | Any Rough or Not sheet of paper as opposed to an HP surface . |
| 21 | The undulations in Rough or Not paper allow the dusty pastel more surface area to grip to . |
| 22 | Should we be vegetarian or even vegan ? |
| 23 | In some nursing situations , establishing criteria for objective assessment involves procedures that are too technically complicated or too time consuming to be attempted . |
| 24 | Suitable media for this job could be gravel , foam , or various plastic and ceramic or even glass items designed to have plenty of surface area and an affinity for the bacteria . |
| 25 | But this would be to little avail if the ground were waterlogged or so acid as to prevent the normal action of soil life . |
| 26 | I have merely tried to unravel what I take to be some of the main underlying oversimplifications which have informed educational practices in the field of ‘ race ’ and education , whether state-led or self-consciously oppositionist . |
| 27 | The dorsal arm plates are triangular or slightly bell shaped with a convex distal edge and are separated . |
| 28 | Thus a company directly created by special Act of Parliament will be restricted to acts necessary or reasonably incident to the objects specified in the Act . |
| 29 | It is unclear whether Microsoft intends to support PC-NFS on one or other or both client and server versions of NT . |
| 30 | There is pressure for the change because , without it , many young British companies in this growing sector might be ineligible for a London quote and might instead float in New York , ensuring significant or even majority American ownership . |