Example sentences of "[noun sg] or [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it strictly true to say that ‘ An act done before the giving of a promise to make a payment or to confer some benefit can sometimes be consideration for the promise ’ ? |
| 2 | If approved , such " associations " would have no right to collective bargaining or to initiate industrial action . |
| 3 | It depends on whether the duty solicitor scheme was set up to help the unrepresented defendant or to diversify criminal work . |
| 4 | They are capable of moving rapidly across the battlefield in a very short time , either to intercept enemy or to harass static war machines . |
| 5 | This might be to speed the job up to earn a larger bonus or to create some leisure time during the working shift , or to slow the job down so that an impression of busy-ness is created and he is not given further work . |
| 6 | For now , resolve to hold your shots only for as long as is needed to allow the audience to take in the details of the scene or to cover interesting action . |
| 7 | It may be an abuse of process if either ( a ) the prosecution have manipulated or misused the process of the court so as to deprive the defendant of a protection provided by the law or to take unfair advantage of a technicality , or ( b ) on the balance of probability the defendant has been , or will be , prejudiced in the preparation or conduct of his defence by delay on the part of the prosecution which is unjustifiable : for example , not due to the complexity of the inquiry and preparation of the prosecution case , or to the action of the defendant or his co-accused , or to genuine difficulty in effecting service . |
| 8 | His remarks came as Labour employment spokesman , Mr Henry McLeish , denied reports that the party was considering replacing the automatic payment of welfare benefits with a policy which would require many unemployed either to find a job or to accept full-time training or higher education . |
| 9 | In commercial organisations , the prime aim is usually to maximise the return on capital invested to benefit the owners of the business or to secure further capital necessary for growth . |
| 10 | It is no longer possible to either create a toner particle small enough to stick to a single pixel of charge or to maintain that pixel of charge in isolation long enough for the toner , were it there , to stick . |
| 11 | I think it would be most appropriate for the local representatives of the Church of Scotland , since the areas are presbyteries , to take the initiative or to give that encouragement without which these local teams will not find a place . |
| 12 | While children are notoriously prone to insert small objects into their ears or noses , the dawn of adult sexual awakening heralds a second phase of insertion in both males and females , at first in an exploratory fashion and then as an adjunct to masturbation or to heighten sexual pleasure . |
| 13 | Actions are proceedings where the object is to obtain relief against any person or to compel any person to do or abstain from doing any act ( Ord 3 , r 1 ) . |
| 14 | Other than as the objects of an occasional bout of jungle fever , other than to provide local colour or to lend some touch of verisimilitude or to supply a needed moral gesture , humour , or bit of pathos , blacks made no appearance at all . |
| 15 | In an eloquent speech he dwelt on the reluctance of the adult deaf to attend divine service or to receive moral instruction and on the " appalling " lack of religious knowledge amongst the younger generation . |
| 16 | Users can also group two low-speed lines as a single logical connection , so that the second line can be used for back-up or to increase overall packet throughout . |
| 17 | Sometimes the edges were doubled , to turn the emblem into a quadruple-axe , either for artistic emphasis or to symbolize some kind of union or symbiosis . |
| 18 | In practical terms this means encouraging young people to remain in education or to seek further training before entering the job market . |
| 19 | Any attempt , in the period between the two World Wars , to raise the school-leaving age or to provide secondary education on a more generous scale was for these reasons bound to encounter sustained political opposition . |
| 20 | It also has two 3.5-inch bays , so you could add a second hard disk , to expand your server or to add extra protection . |
| 21 | Per Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. ( i ) In cases of doubt as to the effect of a purported refusal of treatment , where failure to treat threatens the patient 's life or to cause irreparable damage to his health , doctors and health authorities should not hesitate to apply to the courts for assistance ( post , pp. 798G — 799A , H ) . |
| 22 | The article , then , is exploratory rather than definitive , inciting theory rather than assuming it , attempting to open up some territory or to clear some ground rather than to fortify a final position . |
| 23 | If not , the suspect is to be let go , unless , once again , detention is ‘ necessary to secure or preserve evidence relating to an offence or to obtain such evidence by questioning ’ [ emphasis added ] . |
| 24 | The ASB discussion paper , Accounting for capital instruments , recognises that although convertible debt has some equity features , it is not legally possible to show it as equity without invoking the true and fair override or to put mezzanine finance in a separate category on the balance sheet ( ie to provide an item in the formats to cover debt that is akin to equity and equity that is akin to debt ) . |
| 25 | The question at issue is whether it is ‘ better ’ for the bilateral cases to have both joints replaced in a single operation or to have each joint treated separately in operations , say , six months apart . |
| 26 | The company was not bound to make agreements in the same form or to require any payment . |
| 27 | Many systems allow completely unrestricted programmability , in the sense that it is possible to call up any other application or to execute any system command . |
| 28 | ‘ I am willing to use my skills as a paramedic to accompany someone requiring medical care or to instruct first aid to any organisation in exchange for the flight , ’ she said . |
| 29 | He learnt how to make love in complete silence or to talk all night if that was what the other man wanted . |
| 30 | Are you , the haulier , agreeing , for example , to supply a particular vehicle for haulage or to supply any lorry which happens to be available at the time the contract needs to be undertaken ? |