Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , the curriculum may ignore or devalue black cultures and achievements and may also ignore racism as a structural phenomenon and as part of the daily experience of black pupils . |
| 2 | Make sure that the vagina is well lubricated ( if it is dry the condom may tear or come off ) . |
| 3 | It should be noted that the Board may withhold or reduce compensation of they consider that the applicant has not taken all reasonable steps to inform the police without delay . |
| 4 | The person who wrote the computer program used to assist in the creation of the types of works described above has no rights in the work because , although the programmer may control or influence the format of the finished work , he has no control or influence on the content . |
| 5 | cost of training interviewers ; supervisors are needed to give assistance to interviewers and check against possible interviewer dishonesty ; travelling and subsistence must be paid even when the respondent proves to be unavailable or uncooperative interviewers may leave or become stale |
| 6 | The matters directly relevant to futures include the following : ( 1 ) Fluctuations in value : A statement must be made that prices or values may fall or rise against the investor 's interest . |
| 7 | This may seem to violate the definition of policy making as involving more than isolated decisions , yet individual professional judgements of this kind may cluster or have similarities that suggest implicit if not explicit policy decisions that are being made at the operational level . |
| 8 | The Resource Options Programme is concerned to analyse the scope for and constraints upon ethnicity as a principle of economic organisation and group identity , paying special attention to localism as an alternative principle by which groups may organise or identify for particular purposes . |
| 9 | If their model is correct , the variance of futures returns may increase or decrease as the delivery date approaches . |
| 10 | Simon then had the agonising decision as to whether Wizard should stay or go off to pastures new . |
| 11 | Within the period of the notice the cautioner must withdraw or justify the claim . |
| 12 | Solicitors wishing to enquire as to the interpretation of the rules should telephone or write to Professional Ethics , . |
| 13 | However , as we said earlier , this stock may expand or contract depending upon the net flow of newly issued bills . |
| 14 | Moreover , it is important to note that an SRO may modify or waive the core rules ( on a case by case basis ) in order to adapt them to the circumstances of a particular firm . |
| 15 | Nonetheless the parties may stand or fall by the evidence as disclosed in their witness statements , although a witness will always be free to give evidence in relation to new matters which have arisen since the statement was served on the other party . |
| 16 | Divergent influences may modify or dispel values imbued as a result of parental influence . |
| 17 | In practice these roles may overlap or fuse and a contribution in any one area may come from any individual . |
| 18 | Masonry may crack or crumble on the wall of the taller building where the roof of the shorter one abuts . |
| 19 | This is not yet the case as the Sterling exchange rates can still fluctuate considerably against other E.R.M. currencies whilst it is in the wide band and exporters should cover or hedge currency exposures as heretofore . |
| 20 | A subject that always causes controversy is whether headteachers should advise or instruct members of staff on their dress and appearance . |
| 21 | It can be compared to the scales which a singer or player of a musical instrument must sing or play over and over again until certain movements become automatic habits . |
| 22 | From a poet whose plays elsewhere show sympathy with Themistoklean policies ( p. 37 ) , this must be a topical not nostalgic allusion — a contribution to a debate about whether Themistokles should stay or go . |
| 23 | However , the applicant must pay or reimburse costs occasioned by the use of the services of a judicial officer ( officier ministérial ) or of a person competent under the law of the state of destination or by the use of a particular method of service . |
| 24 | Educationists must modify or supplement teacher training courses so as to cater for those who will work in rural schools . |
| 25 | But on the other there were the usual fears that the United States might overreact or give too high a priority to the Far East at the expense of Europe . |
| 26 | There was even a muttering that the echo pulses could frighten or harm fish . |
| 27 | But the Influenza Monitoring and Information Bureau in London said the Department could waive or accelerate the tests if the vaccines had been adequately tested in other countries . |
| 28 | However , your money is invested in a mixture of high yielding shares and fixed interest stocks , so the value of your units could fall or rise , depending on the skill of Fidelity 's managers , and on stock market performance generally . |
| 29 | A soviet ( or governing council ) representing each of the twelve nahijes ( districts ) within the pashalik was established , but its powers were vaguely defined and it became an instrument which Karadjordje could use or ignore as he felt fit . |
| 30 | They journeyed into the countryside , sleeping under the trees , eating what Ivan could trap or shoot . |