Example sentences of "[coord] [vb -s] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He either buys an existing property or builds a new one . |
| 2 | The government also orders , or turns a blind eye to , more violent methods of keeping opponents quiet . |
| 3 | In the United Kingdom there is no such positive statement of this right , although at common law an assembly or procession is not unlawful per se , unless , for example , it causes an obstruction or constitutes a public nuisance . |
| 4 | If none of the candidates is suitable or fulfils the basic requirements of the job/personnel description think twice before appointing the best of a bad bunch . |
| 5 | Lord Simon showed what a difficult concept this is when he reviewed various possible definitions of " quasi-arbitrator " in Arenson v Casson Beckman Rutley & Co [ 1975 ] 3 WLR 815 at 824 G. He said that it could mean ( 1 ) a third party whose duty it is , in deciding a question , to " hold the scales fairly " and who is " likely to be shot at by both sides " this was formulated three different ways ; or ( 2 ) " an arbitrator at common law in contradistinction from one under the Arbitration Act 1950 " [ an obscure conceptpresumably only for oral arbitration agreements or agreements specifically excluding the operation of the Act ] ; or ( 3 ) " a person who is not an arbitrator under the Arbitration Act 1950 but nevertheless acts in a judicial capacity or character or fulfills a judicial function . " |
| 6 | This relates to the extent to which the unit produces a financial benefit or imposes a financial burden on the oversight unit . |
| 7 | A defendant 's costs order may also be made in the following circumstances : ( 1 ) by a magistrates ' court where an information has been laid before magistrates but not proceeded with ; or where the magistrates ' court inquiring into an indictable offence as examining justices determines not to commit the accused for trial ; ( 2 ) by the Crown Court where the defendant is not tried for an offence for which he or she had been indicted or committed for trial ; or the defendant who has been convicted of an offence before a magistrates ' court appeals against conviction or sentence and , in consequence of that appeal , the conviction is set aside or a less severe punishment is awarded ; ( 3 ) by the Divisional Court where it deals with any criminal appeal ; ( 4 ) by the Court of Appeal where it allows an appeal against conviction or sentence or on such an appeal finds the defendant guilty of a different offence or imposes a different sentence ; ( 5 ) by the House of Lords where it determines a criminal appeal , or application for leave to appeal . |
| 8 | His own view of the way this field is structured posits two contradictory tendencies — on the one hand , music which affirms or accepts the social status quo ; on the other , music ( of the avant garde ) which refuses such affirmation . |
| 9 | She has a new ‘ friend ’ … separated & has a little boy and that makes me sad too … for their family … again , I ask no questions . |
| 10 | When a constable gives directions to a tourist , for example , or rescues a stranded cat from a tree , he is performing the sort of social service that the police are nowadays expected to undertake . |
| 11 | A chimney fascia fits over an island unit or covers an existing chimney . |
| 12 | This field either contains the PSN of the last entry in this bundle assigned on that basis ( restricting the range of the search ) or contains a negative value indicating that there are no more entries of the kind in this bundle . |
| 13 | If an individual appears unable to pay his debts or has no reasonable prospect of paying he may also face a bankruptcy petition . |
| 14 | A similarly high proportion end in a swift judgment because the defendant is in default or has no real defence . |
| 15 | Provided that the authority adopts a meaning which is reasonable or has a rational basis the courts could accept that interpretation , even if it did not accord with the precise meaning which they would have ascribed . |
| 16 | The freeholder of the land has the right of entry whether the occupant of the flat is renting by the week or has a 99-year lease . |
| 17 | The various classes of ordinary business investor are : ( 1 ) A company that has , or has a holding company or subsidiary that has , net assets or a called up share capital of £5,000,000 ( or , if it or a holding company has over 20 members , £500,000 ) ; quoted companies and their subsidiaries are therefore almost always ordinary business investors . |
| 18 | Families sometimes identify one person as the logical carer , because the person is the oldest , youngest , or has a part-time job . |
| 19 | 5.1 If at any time before completion of the Lease the Tenant ( being an individual ) dies or has a receiving order made against him or is adjudicated bankrupt or ( being a company ) has a petition presented for its winding up or goes into liquidation or ( in either case ) enters into a composition with his or its creditors then the provisions of clause 5.4 shall have effect immediately |
| 20 | Clearly we can not normalise X in this case to make both unc and unc unit matrices ; we say therefore that in this case X is bi-orthogonal or has a generalised orthogonal form . |
| 21 | To direct the beam of light precisely where you want it , choose a fitting that takes narrow-beam reflector bulbs or has a narrow-beam reflector in the fitting . |
| 22 | Similarly Lord Scarman said that if the dispute were connected with one of the matters referred to in the statute ( for example , terms and conditions of employment ) then ‘ it is a trade dispute , and it is immaterial whether the dispute also relates to other matters or has an extraneous , e.g. political or personal , motive . |
| 23 | Or has the right hon. Gentleman changed his mind again because he wants the key to No. 10 ? |
| 24 | Has this 72 per cent devaluation of the pound helped British exports to Switzerland or has the strong Swiss franc crippled Swiss manufacturing ? |
| 25 | Have we seen the best of Rosa Mota , or has the sprightly Portuguese got something up her sleeve for Barcelona , the last major championships she plans to run ? |
| 26 | Did you break in here , too , or has the back door been unlocked the whole time ? ’ |
| 27 | The carrier will be liable , however for misdelivery , if he issues similar private keys or breaches the private key security safeguards . |
| 28 | What initiates or sustains the immune response against α subunit in MG is unknown . |
| 29 | To do this , they need to work out what their partner is doing , when for example , he or she lifts an empty cup to their lips , or tilts an empty teapot above the cup . |
| 30 | The assistant simply keys in a code number , or uses a special ‘ light pen ’ to ‘ read ’ the bar code on the item — and the till does the rest : displays the cost of the item , and shows the amount of change needed , once the assistant has keyed in the amount given by the customer . |