Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our knowledge that all wholes are equal to the sum of their parts , or that any number is either even or odd , presupposes , or is expressed in terms of , the ideas of ‘ whole ’ , ‘ part ’ , ‘ number ’ , ‘ evenness ’ , and ‘ oddness ’ . |
| 2 | driven by anyone who you know is disqualified from driving or has not held a driving licence , or is prevented by law for holding one |
| 3 | driven by anyone who you know is disqualified from driving or has not held a driving licence , or is prevented by law for holding one . |
| 4 | driven by anyone who you know is disqualified from driving or has not held a driving licence , or is prevented by law for holding one . |
| 5 | driven by anyone who you know is disqualified from driving or has not held a driving licence , or is prevented by law for holding one . |
| 6 | driven by anyone who you know is disqualified from driving or has not held a driving licence , or is prevented by law for holding one . |
| 7 | It either comes from the river beds or is scraped from rock ( tufa ) higher up the mountain — either way it has to be carried a long way over steep slopes . |
| 8 | In a more detailed analysis it would be necessary to separate out these different factors and to attempt to assess how each has contributed or is related to changes in the family . |
| 9 | ( b ) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is a member of the same household as the victim , or is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim , or is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) A person can not steal land , or things forming part of land and severed from it by him or by his directions , except in the following cases , that is to say — ( a ) when he is a trustee or personal representative , or is authorised by power of attorney , or as liquidator of a company , or otherwise , to sell or dispose of land belonging to another , and he appropriates the land or anything forming part of it by dealing with it in breach of the confidence reposed in him ; or ( b ) when he is not in possession of the land and appropriates anything forming part of the land by severing it or causing it to be severed , or after it has been severed ; or ( c ) when , being in possession of the land under a tenancy , he appropriates the whole or part of any fixture or structure let to be used with the land . |
| 11 | ( a ) when he is a trustee or personal representative , or is authorised by power of attorney , or as a liquidator of a company , or otherwise , to sell or dispose of land belonging to another , and he appropriates the land or anything forming part of it by dealing with it in breach of the confidence reposed in him ; or |
| 12 | It is relevant for the explanation of the character of de facto authorities because every de facto authority either claims or is acknowledged by others to be a legitimate authority . |
| 13 | The editors of Arlidge & Parry on Fraud ( 1985 ) , p. 97 , para. 3.39 , express doubt as to whether the term ‘ employment ’ is intended to include any form of paid work or is confined to contracts of employment in the strict sense . |
| 14 | In these two , highly important decisions by the European Court of Justice on the interpretation of the Transfers Directive ( Directive 77/187/EEC ) the Court has once again injected itself into issues of current legal and political controversy in the United Kingdom , namely the rights of workers whose employer decides ( or is compelled by government policy ) to contract out the provision of services , previously provided in-house , to an outside employer . |
| 15 | The visitor is either a person holding a high judicial office , or is advised on questions of law by such a person , in whose decision on matters of law it is reasonable to repose a high degree of confidence . |
| 16 | That the information contained in the statement reproduces or is derived from information supplied to the computer in the ordinary course of those activities . |
| 17 | Ms Garner said : ‘ Whether or not a murder charge stands or is reduced to manslaughter depends entirely on the individual case . |
| 18 | Both parties need the right to end the agreement if the other goes bankrupt or is forced into liquidation , or ceases to operate in the music business . |
| 19 | 11.1.2 either party suffers distress or execution , commits an act of bankruptcy , goes or is put into liquidation ( otherwise than solely for the purpose of solvent amalgamation or reconstruction ) , or seeks any form of protection against its creditors from any competent Court or tribunal , |
| 20 | The pool costs about £10,500 plus VAT installed , or is supplied for £8,800 plus VAT for d-i-y installation . |
| 21 | There is always a reason for each batch of redundancies — it is done in the name of greater efficiency or due to changing economic conditions or is blamed on world recession . |
| 22 | Often , the child is brought up from birth by only one parent , usually the mother , or is taken into care at a very early age , as in the cases of Young , Thompson and Justin Fashanu . |
| 23 | National income , when received by households , is either spent on home-produced or imported goods , or is saved or is taken in taxes : the national income can therefore be written as |
| 24 | The diagram also shows that the part of household income which is not spent on consumption is either saved , spent on imports or is taken in taxes by the government . |
| 25 | Heavy rains at the beginning of June alleviated the problem only partly , since much of the water evaporates or is used by plants before it can seep through to replenish aquifers . |
| 26 | Exposure to the Atlantic on the west gives rise to a cool , moist climate that is characterised by periods of powerful winds . |
| 27 | Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC ) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that is characterised by inflammation and fibrosis of both intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts . |
| 28 | Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that it would be contrary to the interests of patient care to force through a proposal that is opposed by consultants , nursing staff , general practitioners , patients and the general public ? |
| 29 | These findings show a threefold increase in acid secretion in H pylori positive healthy volunteers that is explained by H pylori induced hypergastrinaemia and a sixfold increase in acid secretion in the duodenal ulcer patients that is explained by the combination of H pylori induced hypergastrinaemia and an exaggerated acid response to stimulation by gastrin . |
| 30 | It is our feeling that the council needs to be encouraged to take that attitude because if we have a change of policy as the District Council are asking , so that the number of sites released from industrial use is compensated by new green field sites being allocated , then it seems a little bit like a blank cheque to us and we should like to see a firmer control on the amount of land that is lost to development and in seeing that firmer control we 'd like to put pressure on the District Council by not offering them compensation |