Example sentences of "[adj] or [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How specific or broad a range of wastes constitute a waste type is debatable . |
| 2 | Even if the reason is economic , technical or organisational the employer must still act reasonably in selecting and dismissing each employee . |
| 3 | Each of us speaks with his own voice , and though the tone may be rich or poor the voice is unique . |
| 4 | Of all contemporary cricketers , there can surely be no more appropriate or eligible a subject . |
| 5 | If you feel especially anxious or upset about what you are faced with doing to/with a client have you been able to use this as a guide to how fearful or angry the client may also be feeling ? |
| 6 | This is not too unscientific or random an approach , as it is often found that one can do an experiment in a defined situation and reinforce one 's findings by consulting one 's colleagues about their own experience . |
| 7 | There is a summary of the walks and a useful fact file with information about the length of the walk , the height climbed , how easy or difficult the walk is and whether there are public conveniences or public transport . |
| 8 | Effective help is not always as easy or obvious a thing to give as we might like . |
| 9 | No matter how erm , simple or small a change you 're making , you 'll probably think oh , that 's bound to work , no need to test that , such a simple change . |
| 10 | It does not matter how convinced or dogmatic the judge appears to be : keep at him as long as you think you have some hope of success and he is willing to listen to you . |
| 11 | Our provisional conclusion can be no more than that Rawls and others arguing for neutrality in similar ways fail to establish their case , and that sometimes they assume too quick or simple a connection between neutrality and personal autonomy . |
| 12 | If the parents ' reactions are inconsistent or uncertain the child will start to make more and more demands until the predictable success occurs . |
| 13 | ‘ … the extent of the establishment is but barely sufficient for the exigencies of the County , and it can not be contended that it is on too large or extravagant a scale ; the number of patients constantly on the books of the Infirmary ; the high reputation which it has justly acquired under the excellent management of the medical and other officers belonging to it ; the strict economy which to the general satisfaction of the Governors has been observed in the ordinary expenditure of the House … call forcibly upon the County at large to hold out a protecting hand to save it from ruin which appears inevitably to have waited , if not averted by our timely interference . ’ |
| 14 | The first indication of how large or small the yield might be is when the first leaves and tendrils begin to appear , followed by embryo bunches of grapes . |
| 15 | It is the gauge of wire used for the springs and the amount and type of this upholstery that governs how firm or soft the bed is . |
| 16 | The more famous or familiar the name , the worse I am . |
| 17 | We have to be able to make measurements of welfare ; when we have done that , and discovered how good or poor the welfare is , ethical decisions have to be taken , and individuals will have their own ideas about what is acceptable . |
| 18 | According to this , we can best assess the intrinsic value of something if we ask how good or bad a thing it would be if it existed in complete isolation . |
| 19 | If the corrections are long or numerous the Chairman should ask the Hon. |
| 20 | It has been suggested that now that unions ( and not merely officials ) may in certain circumstances be liable in damages for unlawful industrial action it is more likely that an employer will pursue his claim to a full trial and there is less reason to refuse an interlocutory injunction in trade dispute cases ; but it has also been said that the ‘ right to strike ’ is a valuable ( indeed essential ) element in the system of collective bargaining and that it ‘ should not be rendered less valuable than Parliament intended by too fanciful or ingenious a view of what might develop into a serious issue to be tried . ’ |
| 21 | But it is important not to rush into too neat or speedy a conclusion about another person 's main and natural form of mental functioning . |
| 22 | ‘ The attitude seems to be that as Minogue was ‘ invented ’ by the publicity machine anyway , she 's fair game , no matter how flimsy or outrageous the angle . |
| 23 | It does n't matter how big or small the circle , the ratio is always three ! ’ |
| 24 | These criticisms are commonly voiced by those who have some political or academic axe to grind and who are , or think that they are , the blessed recipients of some God-given intuition which enables them to divine the actual mind of Parliament , no matter how obscure or equivocal the language in which it has chosen to express itself . |
| 25 | With no-one wishing to appear insensitive or dull-witted the audience gives an enthusiastic response , thereby upsetting Nero . |
| 26 | He considers ( 1975 : xx ) ‘ predatory street crime to be a far more serious matter than consumer fraud , anti-trust violations etc … because predatory crime … makes difficult or impossible the maintenance of meaningful human communities ’ . |
| 27 | 8. ‘ … are the only organizations that have been able to do what they do at all , even though it might seem that what they do is not that difficult or mysterious a thing ’ . |
| 28 | If you are self-employed or own a business you need to protect your livelihood with insurance . |
| 29 | Also , particularly if you are self-employed or own a business , there may be certain tax advantages as well as possible scope for improving your pension . |
| 30 | Too ‘ bad ’ for the council and too ‘ good ’ for the NHS is a recurrent problem , and , therefore , a range of services is needed to care for all possible problems , however unusual , complex , worrying or burdensome an individual 's difficulties may appear . |