Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] or a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Equally , there may be a separate policy for each individual or a master policy , covering everyone in the scheme . |
| 2 | Other sponsorships could be for travel or study overseas or for specific research or a long-term project . |
| 3 | When additional work is required for which payment has not been provided in the contract documents , the engineer may have power either to agree new rates for measured work or a fixed price for a defined piece of work . |
| 4 | He shall be assessed on the whole amount or value of that benefit except in so far as is shown that the benefit derives directly or indirectly from income on which he has already been charged to tax for that year or a previous year of assessment . |
| 5 | It is in their faith in " ordinary " people , whose qualities were far from ordinary in Wordsworth 's eyes , that we find the justification for political demands for popular power or a wider franchise . |
| 6 | That is underlined by the absurdity which would result from a literal construction of the word ‘ cost ’ in the case of a loss-making concern such as British Rail or a heavily endowed institution , where the employee 's benefit would have to be valued at a figure in excess — indeed , it may be many times in excess — of the market price of the service provided . |
| 7 | For further information or a copy of the programme contact : & name number . |
| 8 | Write down what you would like as a reward for sending off applications for further training or a new job . |
| 9 | Forth per cent of cystic fibrosis patients in this series had evidence of bacterial overgrowth based on a fasting breath hydrogen excretion of greater than 75 ppm after prolonged fasting or a positive hydrogen breath test . |
| 10 | In a child after scarlet fever or a suppressed ear discharge with sweating of the head , dilated pupils , rolling of the head , worse ( < ) at night , in such lingering febrile conditions Mercurius may be needed . |
| 11 | It locates the conformation of least energy or a user-specified number of low energy conformations . |
| 12 | Is it fear of fictional artificiality or a puritanical distrust of pure pleasure which has led to an increasing relegation to the status of ‘ popular ’ and , by implication , ‘ inferior ’ literature of a genre which has myth and legend as its ancestors ? |
| 13 | of low intelligence or a particular emotional state at the time will not be liable . |
| 14 | All aim to restrict calorie intake but most allow for one small treat a day , such as a small glass of dry wine or a chocolate biscuit . |
| 15 | director of that company or a related company ; or |
| 16 | he is an officer or employee of that company or a related company who has access to unpublished price sensitive information which ought not reasonably to be disclosed except for the proper performance of his duties ; or |
| 17 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
| 18 | Have any events taken place in the last ten years which might call for a reassessment of that view or a more optimistic response in your work ? |
| 19 | Most plainly , the causal circumstance fixes or secures the occurrence of just one thing , as distinct from fixing the occurrence of that thing or a second or a third or … |
| 20 | Treasure Trove laws do not apply to fossils any more than they would to a lump of raw gold or a precious stone imbedded in rock . |
| 21 | Certain teams did become very loosely identified with Catholic or Protestant support in Liverpool and Manchester , but this was never a prominent feature of English football or a significant source of violence . |
| 22 | In language presentation and practice there should be a story of some kind or a series of anecdotes or incidents . |
| 23 | It you feel that it is , perhaps because of some injustice or a hurtful act , do something about it . |
| 24 | Interleukin-2 is a new treatment therapy which can offer many people suffering from solid tumours their main hope of improved health or a longer life . |
| 25 | This should not be interpreted as lack of real feeling or a sign that the end of her grieving is in sight . |
| 26 | Neither the provision of contemporary hardware or a functional equivalent is trivial . |
| 27 | It may be that , for them , a warm glow of public-spirited righteousness or a curriculum with work-experience , injected like silicone into a misshapen body , are sufficient reward . |
| 28 | It went on to note that many of the most effective schemes had come about through the voluntary sector as a result of individual enterprise or a one person crusade — not as a logical outcome of a strategic planning process . |
| 29 | Whether this is out of personal preference or a sense of obligatory requirement remains an intriguing and much debated question . |
| 30 | The Association would call upon all local authorities which have instructed their librarians to restrict or prevent access to materials , either on grounds of personal prejudice or a desire to ‘ protect ’ public morality , to reconsider the principle on which the public service is provided , and to recognize the necessary discretion that their professional staff should be allowed in providing a comprehensive service for users . |