Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following extract from the introduction summarises the prevailing situation : Deaf people are fairly certain to encounter deaf discrimination at some time : perhaps in the education they receive , in the career opportunities open to them , or during their day-to-day lives . |
| 2 | HUNDREDS of Tibetans have been imprisoned since late 1987 for taking part in demonstrations in favour of Tibetan independence from China or for their peaceful expression of dissent from Government policies in Tibet . |
| 3 | Simplicity There is no need for countries to decide what constitutes the appropriate exchange rate or for their general agreement on whether deficit or surplus countries are responsible for the adjustment burden . |
| 4 | Christians today are not normally known for their candour about doubt or for their confident ability to resolve it . |
| 5 | " Creed " was , indeed to some extent how the convert himself saw it at the time : witness the acknowledgement in letters of 1866 and 1867 , that such philosophical tenets are not philosophically demonstrable , but are acceptable as art or for their edifying power or simply as faith . |
| 6 | The launch of the Front was placed in some jeopardy when on Oct. 17 the Azanian People 's Organization ( AZAPO ) denounced 14 of the organizations taking part in the conference for either having participated in apartheid structures or for their racial make-up . |
| 7 | It is , however , extremely rare for a Bill to be rejected , or for its main proposals to be overturned by amendment , except by lapsing upon the dissolution of a Parliament . |
| 8 | The underlying theory views the shareholders as having an entitlement that the company be operated for their benefit ( or for whatever other purposes they may choose ) by virtue of their position as members or owners . |
| 9 | Surely the best way to look after the industry is to stop the nonsense of blacklisting people simply because they belong to a union or for whatever other reason ? |
| 10 | For not immediately obeying him , or for her very presence ? she wondered briefly , then gave a mental shrug . |
| 11 | The brochure goes on to plead that prostitution is just a natural part of Thailand 's culture : ‘ You have to pay from women in Bangkok — for one night , for one week or for your whole life . |
| 12 | All companies were dismissive of the value of using professional translation agencies and sought to be self-sufficient ( either within own plant or through their international network ) . |
| 13 | Feeling that little was to be gained by personal protest either to the BBC or through their local MP to Parliament , they decided that the best approach was to issue a Manifesto . |
| 14 | Indeed he says that the principle of ‘ heresy ’ enters a social formation either through cultural contact or through its indigenous class divisions . |
| 15 | I shall be administrating the Concentration of Resources Programme and if you have any project which might qualify for grant aid in the year 1985–86 please contact me either directly or through your Regional Representative . |
| 16 | Although the main emphasis in Jewish eschatology has always been on the fate of the nation , the doctrine of personal immortality ( which originated with Zarathustra 's passionate belief in the justice of God ) seems to have been adopted by the Jews during or after their Babylonian exile . |
| 17 | Kylie Minogue Is that before or after your party-time Ecstasy , Kylie ? |
| 18 | Watch the story on video before or after your guided tour . |
| 19 | Kerr , 27 , has been transfer-listed by Millwall at his own request and plans to settle in the North-East during or after his playing career . |
| 20 | As Davies told the Fabians , ‘ collective responsibility under these circumstances was a sham ’ : ‘ The Cabinet was not informed of the existence of this group , or of its critical decisions . |
| 21 | The Companies Act 1985 provides that the consent of shareholders is required for the sale of 10% or more of a company 's net tangible assets , or of assets valued at £100,000 or more , to a director of the company or of its holding company . |
| 22 | The situation was now very different from that in the 1950s when defences of the value of the English literary canon could be mounted on the basis of the educational centrality of English studies , or of its psychological force , or even of its humanism . |
| 23 | Even in contemporary Western democracies , a government so powerfully entrenched that it may not feel troubled by the agitation of its enemies , detractors or of its powerless minorities , may court the danger of violent reaction . |
| 24 | On the one hand , only three per cent of credit buyers said that there had been any difficulty getting the sort of terms they wanted — more or less regardless of what type-of credit they actually used , or of their socio-economic background . |
| 25 | Applicants who are uncertain as to the validity of their qualifications or of their present course of study , or who wish further information on any aspect of their application , are advised to write at the earliest opportunity to the Associate Dean for Admissions , Faculty of Arts Office , David Hume Tower , George Square , Edinburgh EH8 9JX . |
| 26 | Health matters will usually come first , and then talk either of family news or of their past lives . |
| 27 | She was quick to tell the world that Britain would not stand for anything which undermined the role of the queen , ‘ our beloved monarch ’ , or of our 700-year-old parliament . |
| 28 | He was not sure that Miss Rossetti would have approved of Ash 's theology , or of his sexual psychology . |
| 29 | Such movements were expected when the current interest rate was well above or below its long-run mean , and there was a high degree of reversion each time period . |
| 30 | These patients may be at or below their ideal bodyweight so it is important they do not lose more weight . |