Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is difficult to say whether or not a transfer of a house by the husband to the wife in , for instance , a " clean break " is " less in money or money 's worth than the value in money or money 's worth of the consideration provided " ( s339(3) ( c ) ) so there is always a risk that a conveyance or transfer following the court order or agreement may be attacked by a husband 's trustee in bankruptcy and the wife can not be absolutely safe until the five year period has expired . |
| 32 | An action purporting to have been commenced against a person who is dead at its commencement is treated as if it had been commenced against his estate , whether or not a grant of representation had been issued at its commencement ( Ord 5 , r 8(3) ) . |
| 33 | However this time , whether or not a change of ownership makes any difference to that permission , I intend to lodge an official complaint . |
| 34 | Each member country agrees that any tariff concession or trade advantage granted to one country , whether or not a member of GATT , shall be granted to all member countries . |
| 35 | In two respects , it is open to the courts to insist that the constable 's decision must be a reasonable one ; there must first be reasonable grounds on which the constable is entitled to rely in deciding in the first place whether or not a breach of the peace is likely to occur . |
| 36 | What factors may the policeman take into account in deciding whether or not a breach of the peace is likely ? |
| 37 | Furthermore , any act which falls within the express or implied powers of the vendor contained in its memorandum of association , whether or not a breach of duty on the part of the vendor 's directors , will be binding on the vendor if it is approved or subsequently ratified by the shareholders . |
| 38 | Whether or not a reform of this kind will lead , as Sir Keith Joseph maintained , to a general raising of standards of achievement , it has been interpreted as a further encroachment on the part of central government into what is taught and learned in schools . |
| 39 | The European study asked a slightly different question : whether or not a policy of immediate angioplasty was preferable to a non-invasive strategy ? " 367 patients with acute MI were treated with rt-PA thrombolytic therapy ( Table 3 ) . |
| 40 | Having looked at assessment and verification and the people involved it is appropriate to consider whether or not a process of approval ( sometimes called ‘ validation ’ ) should be developed and applied to organisations wishing to offer particular types of provision . |
| 41 | Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp were still vacillating over whether or not an announcement of the COSI Common Open Systems Interface initiative would be forthcoming on March 17 at UniForum in San Francisco . |
| 42 | Hewlett-Packard and IBM Corp were still vacillating over whether or not an announcement of the COSI Common Open Systems Interface initiative would be forthcoming on March 17th at UniForum in San Francisco ( UX No 424 , 425 ) . |
| 43 | Do you want tea , or just a drink of juice . |
| 44 | Super-hip fashion accessory or just a way of keeping the kids out of the amusement arcades ? |
| 45 | Another new religion , or just a way of making lots of money ? |
| 46 | But WAS it art , or just a bit of a damp squib ? |
| 47 | Exploring unfamiliar surroundings , learning to relate to other children , letting off steam or just a bit of rough and tumble . |
| 48 | The elderly do not always want to be on the receiving end , and any gift of food they offer us , whether it is a meal or just a pot of home-made jam , should be accepted with appreciation , for all such gifts are a part of the pattern of love in which they still wish to be involved . |
| 49 | Or just a case of survival ? |
| 50 | The last three decades of the nineteenth century in Britain were to see a similar move on the part of the working class , desirous of experiencing the benefit of sea air and sea water , the chance of amusement and relaxation from their work , or just a change of scene from the grim tenements and back-to-back houses in which they lived , and the mills and factories in which they toiled . |
| 51 | Or just a trick of the morning light ? |
| 52 | ‘ This friction between her and your mother — was it really important or just a manifestation of teenage rebellion ? ’ |
| 53 | Once up and running it will operate a drop-in facility with a kitchen and dining room , open to the public for lunches , or just a cup of coffee and a chat . |
| 54 | These were not people with chronic or serious illnesses and yet they claimed that on most days they had some sort of ache or pain or just a feeling of being ‘ run down ’ or ‘ drained ’ . |
| 55 | The whole town knew he was silent as the tomb , a man of deep thoughts , none of them revealed ; or possibly a man of no thoughts at all . |
| 56 | By now it must have been obvious to her host that she had put him down as a direct descendant of Casanova , Don Juan or Jack the Ripper — or possibly a combination of all three . |
| 57 | She had been waiting for Silas to assert himself and knew that sooner or later an outburst of authority must come from him . |
| 58 | Ashbourne had about 25 yards , whose houses provided shelter for some 750 people , or nearly a quarter of the town 's inhabitants . |
| 59 | But the Dutch airline has had to agree to reduce its $400m investment in NorthWest to about $175m , or about a quarter of the equity involved in the takeover being led by Los Angeles businessman Al Checchi . |
| 60 | Both of these views of the relationship between government and the economy stress the extent to which social policy should be seen as dependent upon , or even a derivative of , economic policy . |