Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Duke said that there were two possible courses — to increase the endowment and/or to increase the annual subscription . |
| 2 | The East Coast Puritans refused to alter their garb or touch the native food . |
| 3 | Indeed , many executives harbor misconceptions , believing it is merely a matter of adding extra engineering and design personnel or introducing the latest computer-aided design ( CAD ) technology . |
| 4 | Hence it is difficult to derive accurate and spatially-representative predictions of the impact of future land-use change or to examine the long-term stability of lake ecosystems in the face of repeated episodes of accelerated nutrient input . |
| 5 | So he declined to strike out paragraphs 11 and 13 of the prayer or to make the alternative orders that were sought . |
| 6 | Even if they evict us , or break up the camp or deliver the fucking things — it 'll go on . |
| 7 | Whether he was meeting Wacko Jacko in LA or reviewing the latest Lurkers 45 , Baker had perspective . |
| 8 | Whatever your kind of break , the abundance of things to see and do makes Brighton & Hove the right place to head for any time of year . |
| 9 | Re-assign the manager of the package temporarily to the specified user or change the specified user . |
| 10 | Many homoeopaths are of the opinion that most essential oils antidote or weaken the healing effect of homoeopathic remedies — though this is very much a subject of debate . |
| 11 | Rather , the time spent negotiating detailed heads of terms is usually better spent on starting due diligence or negotiating the main agreement . |
| 12 | Not that a girl would ever be allowed to touch the great hammers or take the white-hot metal from the furnace with the giant tongs . |
| 13 | However , they did not always have control over the money or make the key decisions over how it was spent and distributed . |
| 14 | On each campus , there is a designated member of Student Services staff who can assist with any queries or put the overseas student in touch with an appropriate source of help . |
| 15 | On each campus , there is a designated member of Student Services staff who can assist with any queries or put the overseas student in touch with an appropriate source of help . |
| 16 | Faced with the same situation , not all scientists will reach the same decision or adopt the same strategy . |
| 17 | The distinction between adjudicatory and regulatory tribunals is that the former are making a binding decision following a reference by a person aggrieved by a decision which has already been made , whereas the latter are directly applying a system of government regulation rather than supervising or reviewing the proper application of the system of government regulation . |
| 18 | I 've heard so many of you say ‘ Oh yes , I 'd like to knit that but I have n't time to punch the card or mark the mylar sheet ’ . |
| 19 | For example , in the case of BP , LASMO or Shell the expected changes in the price of crude oil can play an important part in determining market prices for options . |
| 20 | This level is probably sufficient to cause clinical disease in susceptible adult animals or to upset the normal functioning of the gastric mucosa in immune cows . |
| 21 | No one else in the world has had your experience of life , sees the world through your eyes or treads the same path through life ‘ towards the light of your particular guiding star ’ ( this is described in a rather dull way as ‘ motivation ’ ) . |
| 22 | In the Fourth Duma ( 1912–17 ) the government showed little concern to defuse opposition or to exploit the deep divisions between its more moderate critics and the small minority of radical Left deputies . |
| 23 | ‘ concluded that the submissions raised in it were not of sufficient substance to justify referring the same to the judiciary or altering the first review date . |
| 24 | It will be impractical , for example , to go to the market too often for new equity or to get the debt-equity ratio too far out of line . |
| 25 | Secure them to carpet with gripper tape or use the sticky weave that is sold especially to keep rugs in place . |
| 26 | Not many companies can afford the high cost of entry or meet the stringent operational requirements . |
| 27 | The lessor is usually further protected by a proviso allowing him to re-enter and put an end to the lease in the event of the tenant 's failure to pay rent or observe the other covenants . |
| 28 | Pound or whizz the whole mixture to a very smooth paste . |
| 29 | The ‘ general interest ’ post would be in environmental sectors or helping the poor , old and disabled . |
| 30 | ‘ Because it gives us time to stall them , ’ Roquelaure came back sharply , ‘ until we track down that Arab cartel or locate the missing arms shipment . ’ |