Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sister Cooney looked at him with a polite , questioning smile and waited for him to continue or change the subject , as he thought fit . |
| 32 | But the IWC has yet to decide whether to continue or end the moratorium , preferring to ask more questions of the scientific committee regarding the management procedure ( see Nature 358 , 99 ; 1992 ) . |
| 33 | In cases where the rent paid is low , do you consider it advisable to continue or dissolve the tenancy ? |
| 34 | The violent citizens sought to kill or abduct the Pope when Barbarossa refused to pay them an immense bribe . |
| 35 | He remembers hearing it said that each man in one gang at least vowed to kill or disable the keepers if they attempted to thwart their attacks on the game . |
| 36 | But the issue was still a tactical one , as it had been for Marx ; national liberation was a means to support or obstruct the unity of the working class and the achievement of socialist revolution in Russia , not a matter of general principle . |
| 37 | Her deep involvement in the Falklands war and determination to retain British sovereignty over the islands has to be set against Britain 's negotiated return of Hong Kong to China with effect from 1997 and refusal to support or condemn the US invasion of Grenada ( part of the Commonwealth ) . |
| 38 | For further information , either write to one of the charities you wish to support or contact the Charities Aid Foundation ( CAF ) , Give As You Earn Department , Foundation House , Coach & Horses Passage , The Pantiles , Tunbridge Wells , Kent TN2 5TZ . |
| 39 | Yet there is nothing to support or to disprove the identification . |
| 40 | Another explanation for the relatively high proportion of those in residential homes reported to be bad tempered could be that relatives , friends or neighbours were less likely to report or perceive the person who died as being bad tempered than staff of institutions . |
| 41 | Whenever any structure seeks to inhibit or censor the arts we have to question their motives . ’ |
| 42 | Finally , a network administrator can identify a particular computer via user-defined asset tags and factory-installed serial numbers stored in read-only memory in the machine 's motherboard , so as either to monitor or upgrade the box over a network , using FlashBIOS . |
| 43 | The list is not definitive and must be adapted to the circumstances : ( 1 ) What is the balance sheet date and , if appropriate , what period is the profit and loss account to cover ? ( 2 ) Who is to prepare the first draft of the completion accounts ? ( 3 ) On what basis are the accounts to be prepared and what form are they to take ? ( 4 ) What is the mechanism for the other party to agree or dispute the draft accounts ? ( 5 ) What if the parties can not agree ? |
| 44 | As Chief Inspector of Accidents it was within my domain to agree or reject the proposal , so Geoffrey Holton telephoned me at my home that Sunday morning and I immediately agreed to the UK being responsible for the investigation . |
| 45 | Furthermore , publishing information to enable or assist the circumvention of copy-protection is similarly treated . |
| 46 | The plaintiff , acting under section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 ‘ to promote or protect the interests of the inhabitants in its area , ’ brought an action for declarations that the dock company and its sublessees operating in the port had created a public nuisance and it sought injunctions restraining them from permitting heavy goods vehicles coming to and from the port between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m . |
| 47 | BUCKLEY J. The plaintiff , Gillingham Borough Council , brings this action pursuant to section 222 of the Local Government Act 1972 ‘ to promote or protect the interests of the inhabitants in its area . ’ |
| 48 | Is the 1988 Act likely to promote or impede the achievement of equality of opportunity ? |
| 49 | The Law of Property Act 1925 s84 makes provision for application to the court in such a case to modify or discharge the restrictions , and now , under the Law of Property Act 1969 , similar powers are given to the Lands Tribunal on grounds that the restriction impedes a use of the land that would be reasonable . |
| 50 | The Home Secretary has power to modify or supplement the data protection principles to provide additional safeguards for these categories ; it will be interesting to see what these additional regulations will contain . |
| 51 | In conclusion , while it is possible to modify or displace the firm 's fiduciary duties if the customer 's informed consent is obtained , the uncertainty surrounding what must be disclosed to obtain sufficiently informed consent , and the practical problems encountered in making adequate disclosure , for example in predicting in advance all possible conflicts , means that disclosure and consent is not a completely reliable mens of varying fiduciary duties . |
| 52 | Charles was free to grant or withhold the rewards of Königsnähe even to his own brother-in-law . |
| 53 | Just to try & redress the balance here ; - ) I watched the goals on MOTD and I must say that Speed did appear to wrestle someone to the ground ( def. free kick ) . |
| 54 | Such critics have attempted to conceive or represent the other in a way which does not replicate the repression and subjugation inherent in the traditional ways of so doing ( p. 58 ) . |
| 55 | The stator poles are also provided with windings which are used to encourage or discourage the flow of magnet flux through certain poles according to the rotor position required . |
| 56 | It is conceivable that quotas may come into future use to encourage or limit the numbers of certain types of applicant . |
| 57 | The General Board shall have power to accept or refuse the application and , if it accepts it , to determine , in consultation with the professor concerned , the number of students whose names may be on the register at any one time and the method of their selection . |
| 58 | They gave Natfhe and the other unions until January 31 to accept or forfeit the offer . |
| 59 | When deciding whether to accept or reject the DC , bear in mind that acceptance means that you are agreeing either : |
| 60 | Today , nearly a thousand bus drivers , engineers , and clerical workers were balloted on whether to accept or reject the proposal , which also includes a cut in bank holiday pay . |