Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] or [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that case it is legitimate to require some special process of constitutional amendment say that the legislature may amend the Constitution only by a two-thirds majority or after a general election or perhaps upon three months ' notice . |
| 2 | Difficulties occur whether they focus on the monetary base or on a wider range of liquid assets , and whether they impose statutory ratios or allow banks to determine their own prudent ratios . |
| 3 | At the moment , a SuperSparc comes stand-alone or in a system-ready Mbus module consisting of a single Viking on a standard Mbus plug-in board or with a Multi-cache Module Controller and 1Mb of expansion cache memory which can operate in the Xbus mode for large-scale multiprocessing . |
| 4 | For example if the next record is requested , is it the next at that level or at a parent level or at some other level ? |
| 5 | ‘ The firm name used by a multi-national partnership shall consist only of the name or names of one or more lawyers , being present or former principals of either the multi-national partnership or a predecessor legal practice , together with , if desired , other conventional references to the firm and to such persons ; or a name approved in writing by the Council as the name of the multi-national partnership or of a predecessor legal practice . ’ |
| 6 | Atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons produces global contamination , and the most important radioisotopes of fallout are those which give an external gamma-ray dose and those which become internally deposited in the body , either by direct absorption or via a food chain . |
| 7 | If for some reason you miss this opportunity or at a later stage wish to know more about particular parts of the Library 's stock and its services , then ask a member of the Library staff to explain how the material in the Library is arranged and listed and how it may be used . |
| 8 | Whether or not you can reasonably be expected to take a job of a different kind or at a lower rate of pay will depend upon the circumstances . |
| 9 | The promise to waive may be embodied in an express contract or in a contract implied by the conduct of the parties . |
| 10 | In parliamentary systems the formal head of state may be a hereditary post ( as in monarchies ) , or chosen by popular election or by a vote of members of the assembly . |
| 11 | This is increasing the importance of bodies like the housing associations , financed by public money or by a combination of public and private money . |
| 12 | Looking at contemporary art he discerns ‘ an attempt to reinstate the object not as a tonal equation or as a decorative symbol , but as the thing itself ’ . |
| 13 | Additionally , he found that when a horse discovered that the messages it was trying to convey were understood , either by another horse or by a person , its range of communication could be extended considerably . |
| 14 | The ‘ Auxiliary ’ section has three jacks : ‘ Tuner ’ , which can be used either for plugging in an electronic tuner or as a non-effects direct out ; ‘ Phones ’ which is self-explanatory ; and ‘ Mastercontrol ’ , a special socket for use with a volume pedal — very useful for electro-acoustics without onboard volume controls , or even violins or mandolins . |
| 15 | So the basic fusion mechanisms of deuterium fusing either with another deuterium or with a proton give helium-3 . |
| 16 | Obviously it is likely to be quiet in an empty hall or in a field ; it is likely to be noisy when a crowd of people are talking together all at the same time . |
| 17 | It seems unlikely , even if the copyright is transferred with the computer programs , that an intangible computer program resident on a magnetic disk or in a computer chip is a personal chattel , because copyright is a " thing in action " like company shares or a money order , to be contrasted with the more tangible " things in possession " such as motor cars or computers . |
| 18 | It clearly takes longer if you do it with another person or as a group but even then 15 to 20 minutes is adequate unless you are tackling some really contentious issues . |
| 19 | Thus , a condition or situation which is highly deprivatory in this respect for one man or woman under certain circumstances may seem of minor consequence for another person or against a different circumstantial background . |
| 20 | It would then be possible to use computer mapping procedures ( Chapter 4 ) to display the results of these computations either in the form of hard-copy output or as a picture on a graphics terminal . |
| 21 | Rachaela ate tomatoes on toast for lunch , and pictured Ruth eating her sandwiches on some wall or in a park . |
| 22 | So here is an attempt to try to answer some of those questions by direct substitution or with a small amount of modification . |
| 23 | Put all the cake ingredients except the chocolate liqueur in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or with a food mixer until light and fluffy . |
| 24 | Application for an extension of time to apply to set aside a statutory demand can be made to a bankruptcy judge in the High Court or to a registrar of the appropriate county court . |
| 25 | The court may also transfer such funds to the High Court or to a district registry , and most courts now do so . |
| 26 | I would pick Rocastle to start and bring Strach on after an hour ( or earlier in emergency ) asa tactical substitution or as a fresh pair of legs : - ) . |
| 27 | Whether the appropriate measure will be nearer to a full commercial rate or to a nil rate ( as with NHS services ) will depend on the facts of each case ( see Housecroft v Burnett [ 1986 ] 1 All ER 332 ) . |
| 28 | ( ii ) Copy video recordings This is done by connecting one recorder to another recorder or to a player . |
| 29 | Often strong feelings of mistrust or vulnerability come because of something going badly wrong in another church or as a child . |
| 30 | Certain jobs by their nature may lead to greater social awareness or to a greater degree of social intercourse than others . |