Example sentences of "[vb infin] [coord] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person . |
| 2 | And so the gulls can absorb or accommodate the pressures of the wind , standing apparently unconcerned in gusts which are tossing around 180-litre oil drums like playthings . |
| 3 | No matter how thorough our precautions , however , trouble will strike from time to time and , as with all forms of sickness , the very first thing we then have to do is diagnose or identify the cause . |
| 4 | They were well aware that large scale investment would make or break the company , but boldly followed their hearts and paid up . |
| 5 | As chairman you can make or break the meeting by rewarding the wrong kind of behaviour by participants . |
| 6 | On 16 April the House Budget Committee reported out a budget resolution that incorporated $15.8 billion in cuts — $20 billion less than the administration had requested — and the battle was now joined for the votes of those who could make or break the president 's programme , the Gypsy Moths and the Boll Weevils . |
| 7 | Improved morale would also make possible organizational advances outside parliament , all linked to the issue of Ulster , and with the sights fixed firmly on the next election , an election that would make or break the Union , the Empire and Law 's leadership of the party . |
| 8 | They 've been open all hours … at Kingsholm this week … running on overtime getting ready for a game that could simply make or break the season … you know what they say about it never raining … it 's been pouring on Gloucester this season … defeat for the Cherry and Whites tomorrow would put them on the relegation trapdoor … |
| 9 | Soil fertility , seeds mixture , age of ley , rainfall , sunlight , wind , growth time , stage of growth when cut , harvesting methods , and storage : each can make or mar the final product . |
| 10 | The teacher can make or mar the lesson , and your interest in what the child is doing and how he is doing it is all important . |
| 11 | Practical considerations aside , the visual aspect must be carefully accommodated , for , even with a small area of water , the position in which it is placed can make or mar the garden . |
| 12 | The chief headache for publishers to date has been perpetual change in syllabuses , which can seriously affect or disrupt the publishing process . |
| 13 | If there is an appeal pending against a judgment on which the petition is based or execution on that judgment has been stayed , the court can stay or dismiss the petition ( r 6.25(2) ) . |
| 14 | It should not repress or propel the citizenship away from political life but be ‘ informed by an entire people to the point where the intellectual , emotional , and moral capacities have reached their full potential and they are joined freely and actively in a genuine community ’ . |
| 15 | The reason for this is that following the breach of condition which leads to termination , the innocent party has alternative remedies : he can either affirm or terminate the contract . |
| 16 | This Article does not affirm or imply the converse : that actions which can be sufficiently achieved by Member States should be performed by them . |
| 17 | They can double or treble the two-match suspension and £1,800 fine that Northants imposed immediately on skipper Lamb for exposing the ball-fiddle by speaking out without his county 's permission . |
| 18 | They were the supreme embodiment of sovereignty ; the army owed obedience to them personally ; the debts of the State were their personal debts ; they could override or anticipate the decisions of any court of law . |
| 19 | The question is , do they enhance or impair the church 's evangelistic ministry ? |
| 20 | Its mandate would include technology transfers and the encouragement of investment in projects which would enhance or safeguard the environment . |
| 21 | Similarly , any proposed redevelopment or new building must actively enhance or preserve the character or appearance of the conservation area . |
| 22 | Throughout the eighteenth century and well into the following one , politicians could aid or hinder the career of a revenue officer , and they did not hesitate to employ that ability for their own ends . |
| 23 | One that , in addition , can influence or control the target organisation , group or individual is even better . |
| 24 | If punishment is to be inflicted , it is surely better that the punishment should directly benefit the victim or society than that it should merely hurt or restrict the offender . |
| 25 | The practical effect of the amendment is to make it clear that an RFL can not supervise or manage the office of a multi-national practice , except where no right of audience or right to conduct litigation is exercised from the office or supervised from it . |
| 26 | Here they are totally secure , for though the orcs can splash across the Nimrodel — ‘ curse their foul feet in its clean water ! ’ says Haldir — it seems they can not wade or swim the Silverlode . |
| 27 | He moved gingerly about the kitchen , putting away crockery , as if he were afraid his touch might damage or contaminate the pristine glory of its equipment . |
| 28 | But he must not wilfully damage or destroy the thing . |
| 29 | This means that a static discharge such as the spark you sometimes see , and feel , between a key and a door handle , will damage or destroy the component . |
| 30 | In the same way , if you place thin flower petals on top of any lumpy plant material , its uneven shape can damage or crease the petals , and so mar the finished result . |