Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] or [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These provide a sustained steam of energy during the prolonged physical exertion required for professional cycling or tennis . |
| 2 | They can only succeed with the help either of opportunistic flights of fancy such as inherent value or theos rights , or by otherwise obscuring the differences between creatures like ourselves , who use language , and those that do not . |
| 3 | There is a general assumption that degreasers are less aggressive products , based either on a glycol ether or sodium metasilicate , but some manufacturers apply the description to highly caustic products that would be more appropriately defined as caustic cleaners or decarbonisers . |
| 4 | National Greyhound Racing Club chief stipendiary steward Frank Melville refused to name the substances administered to the greyhounds , but added : ‘ They would not have got there through normal food or drink . ’ |
| 5 | Individuals who were expelled for political activity or failure to meet the fees — or simply for poor examination results — were given additional grounds for grievance , while the punishment of an entire college tended to strengthen student esprit de corps . |
| 6 | In an appeal to exiles to return to Togo to " contribute their quota to the construction of their country " , he offered a " general amnesty to all those who were sentenced for political offences or plots against the nation " . |
| 7 | After the couple 's victory this week Yeo said : ‘ There is no room for political correctness or ideology in fostering . |
| 8 | One of the two remaining ferry boats would be kept as a stand-by vessel and the other would be stripped of its engine and berthed at Canning Dock for possible shopping or leisure purposes . |
| 9 | More complex techniques have been developed for approximate string matching , allowing for possible spelling or recognition errors in the input word ( Hall and Dowling , 1980 ; Kashyap and Oommen , 1984 ) . |
| 10 | The results would not only set the baseline against which the effectiveness of the LURG could be measured , but would also provide fuel for debate , identify educational needs and suggest areas for possible research or development . |
| 11 | First , there are disputes between private individuals or organizations . |
| 12 | Injection of other substances , such as specific enzymes or enzyme inhibitors , may also be useful in assessing the importance of particular molecules in various morphogenetic or differentiation events . |
| 13 | Although roof and joist problems have been temporarily solved it was decided to close the building to the public during strong winds or snowfall . |
| 14 | Comfortable sofas and armchairs should be grouped to allow a semblance of privacy for each couple or party . |
| 15 | The charging structure involves an initial set-up fee of £350 , an annual administration charge of ¼%; of fund ( minimum £100 , maximum £500 ) and an investment transaction charge for each purchase or sale . |
| 16 | Erm for each case or subject , there are two scores . |
| 17 | This means that in an ideal world a new mailing list has to be compiled for each story or piece of information you want to impart to the media . |
| 18 | In a bid to raise funds , the foundation is asking farmers to donate £1 for each animal or pen of animals sold through livestock auctions next week ( starting September 6 ) . |
| 19 | The circumstances which govern this price for any given amount of the commodity vary in character from one problem to another ; but in every case the more of a thing is offered for sale in a market the lower is the price at which it will find purchasers ; or in other words , the demand price for each bushel or yard diminishes with every increase in the amount offered . |
| 20 | The framework set for the business as a whole should usually consist of two sections Part 1 : general guidelines that apply to all sectors Part 2 : specific guidelines for each function or service within each sector . |
| 21 | For the ‘ dogmatic dialectic ’ , as he describes dialectical materialism , the whole question naturally poses no problem , for each person or group simply constitutes a partial moment of an already operative movement of totalization that produces them and then goes beyond them . |
| 22 | The Taxing fee when a bill has been taxed is 5p for each £ or part thereof of the total bill including disbursements and VAT . |
| 23 | Another is to have more than one representative for each group or constituency , the representatives being mandated as nearly as possible in proportion to the distribution of opinion among the represented . |
| 24 | This reserve will be used to offset any losses which may arise for each trade or gang during the progress of the contract . |
| 25 | But that was not the whole of the Webbs ' criticism of Owen 's grand project for the reconstitution of the economy as a set of nationwide industrial co-operatives , one for each trade or industry . |
| 26 | There is to be a separate board for each district or islands area or division of such an area ( subs . |
| 27 | From July 1 , 1977 there are separate boards for each district or island area ( or division of such an area ) ( subs . |
| 28 | This also provided individual contact for each battery or pod terminal . |
| 29 | The winner , with 38 points ( two points for every 10 runs , five points for each wicket , three points for each catch or stumping ) , was Northants fast bowler Curtly Ambrose . |
| 30 | For each catch or stumping I make for Barnard Castle the Yorkshire exile , a long time proponent of overseas players , will pay 50p . |