Example sentences of "[to-vb] or [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Haksar 's argument that no violation of moral duty is involved in the practice of satyāgraha as distinct from the threat of coercion , however , fails to take into consideration the difficulties involved in regarding morality as an infallible guide to conduct or an absolute rule . |
| 2 | If necessary the prosecution might call a vehicle examiner to give evidence where there is some technical failure of the handbrake such as a worn ratchet causing the brake lever to slip or a frayed cable which snapped under pressure . |
| 3 | Few disciples followed him , his purist rigour being unsuited to compromise or the political infighting which wracked the sectarian Left . |
| 4 | What does it mean if he had n't had too much to drink or a bad hit on the head ? ’ |
| 5 | There would be no financial incentive to visit or the perverse effect of more night visits leading to decreasing rates of payment . |
| 6 | It is quite possible to fit V8 and Auto parts to a Land Rover either by mounting the transfer box further back remotely or by fitting an adaptor between the auto box and transfer box The whole job needs a lot of re-engineering of the vehicle Depending on your disability you may find a hand operated clutch which is easy to fit or an automatic Range Rover may be the answer |
| 7 | Now if our estimates , say for the marginal to consume or the incoming elasticity of demand , right if our estimates are based on a regression in which the real or the underlying marginal propensity to consume or income elasticity demand is varying from plus four to minus two , you know , is our point test generate from , from regression analysis they are going to be completely meaningless . |
| 8 | A picture intended to show the pulling strength of the tractor will need to be quite different in composition from one designed to show the gradients which it is able to climb or the revolutionary design of a new gearbox . |
| 9 | There was a loud echo in the grounds of Wyvis Hall , Mary 's scream ringing back from off the wood and walls and starry waters , and Rufus , a town dweller who had never spent much time in the countryside , expected alarmed or annoyed people to arrive or the disconnected phone to start shrilling with complaints . |
| 10 | ( Death to moonshine or a yellow box on the ears ? ) . |