Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 One is to say that there are subtle differences which explain alleged inconsistencies , as for example between banning experiments altogether or after 14 days yet allowing later abortions .
2 Judicial review is the process by which the courts decide whether public bodies have acted within or beyond those powers .
3 Once a practice has become well established in terms of the relationship within or between different organs of the state , finding recognition in works of authority and by those involved in its operation , then it may be said to have reached the status of a convention .
4 Whether the payment is made within or after fourteen days of service , if the plaintiff elects to accept the sum he must within 21 days after receipt by him of the notice of payment into court or , if the notice is received less than three days before the return day , then before the hearing of the action begins , give notice of his acceptance to the court and to every other party ( Ord 11 , r 3(1) ) .
5 But the question of what pictures are entirely or for practical purposes Bellini 's own is answered largely by personal taste ; there is therefore a considerable divergence of view .
6 For the belief that ‘ there is no occasion too small ’ is naturally at home in a society that resists any ranking of certain human and civic occasions below or above certain others .
7 If you are below or above these measurements , your build tends towards one end or other of the average frame size .
8 Mr Crawley , one of the plaintiffs and ‘ moving spirit behind both groups of companies ’ , agreed to settle the bills either personally or with some associates .
9 Seen in feudal terms , the Crusades were a defence of the Lord 's rights to which , in all loyalty , all Christians should contribute , either personally or in other ways .
10 The modules can be offered as free standing courses , or linked together or with other modules in integrated programmes .
11 Whispering is most effective , with the voices either all together or in various parts .
12 details of how the school organises the teaching of children of different ages and abilities , together or in separate groups ( either generally or in particular subjects ) and requirements regarding homework ;
13 This possibility can best be studied by examining twins growing up together or in different homes .
14 Unfortunately most of the group were unable to exercise this right due to factors such as the hostile physical environment outside the centres , lack of resources — either money or essential mobility aids , such as electric wheelchairs — or parental overprotectiveness : some of the group were not allowed to go out alone or with disabled peers when at home .
15 He remained a very private individual during his twelve years at the top , rarely venturing into society and always preferring a quiet dinner alone or with chosen friends to an elaborate occasion .
16 These usually circular or oval grass covered wall foundations occur all over the island and vary in size from about ten feet to forty feet in diameter and can be found alone or in small groups .
17 Secondly , in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty .
18 Many of them are pioneers , characteristic of early successional sequences elsewhere , and are well adapted for long-distance dispersal , so that under isolated circumstances such pioneers can form ‘ mature ’ communities , even though the level of disturbance is low .
19 The tidal reach of the sea fills the lake so that at all times the water is brackish .
20 Once again the control cleavage pattern reappears very slowly so that at several sites the reaction is not complete even after 30 minutes .
21 So much so that on several occasions when obliged to contact him on police matters , Markby had found him positively obstructive .
22 ‘ After the tent blew down we renegotiated the situation so that for 11 performances they would receive the same fee .
23 Attention is drawn to the fact that , while the balance conditions ( 7.9 ) and ( 7.10 ) for the Maxwell L-C bridge are independent of frequency , those for the Hay version are frequency dependent , so that for good results with this version an extremely pure sinusoidal source is needed and , ideally , a detection system that only responds to the same frequency .
24 Confused data on peasant landownership and family size made it virtually impossible to make accurate assessments , so that for many provinces only half of the taxable land per head was in fact recorded in the tax lists .
25 He also became President of the Royal Society , so that for 5 years he led its activities in nurturing British science and ripening its fruits .
26 At present , however , it still has limited availability so that for some patients sigmoidoscopy and barium enema examination provide an alternative .
27 Conventional thesauri are often arranged hierarchically , so that of two terms one may be " broader " or " narrower " than the other .
28 He leaned chummily on the bit so that after twenty minutes Theodora 's arms ached with the weight .
29 Article 34 of the Vienna Convention applies to itself so that like other treaties it can not bind third parties .
30 In three of the six subjects ( responders ) methane excretion showed a pronounced fall a few days after SO 4 was added to the diet , so that by 10 days with added sulphate methane concentration was less than 2 ppm in all samples measured in these three subjects .
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