Example sentences of "political or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder , Paulos argues , that in a society in which such lapses are common , and indeed go unremarked , the citizenry should be prey to every form of delusion and chicanery , political or mercenary . |
| 2 | A " national charter " published by the Democratic Bloc on May 26 listed among its demands fundamental constitutional reform to allow the installation of a " healthy democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy " , economic measures to tackle problems such as unemployment , judicial and administrative controls to guarantee transparency in elections , followed by " the formation of a government that is representative of the popular majority " , and freedom for all those detained for " political or trade-union activity " . |
| 3 | To the movie producers the problem defined itself in terms of having to retain the loyalty of the masses whilst never questioning fundamental middle-class values and of having to show an unease about certain aspects of the distribution of wealth and social power without ever becoming political or radical . |
| 4 | There was never any question that the movies would become political or radical as the showmen were as opposed to Socialism and labour unions as their fellow American businessmen and , in any case , they remained firmly of the opinion that what they had to give their public was entertainment . |
| 5 | I think one of the things that is necessary is that you do need quite a strong centre within government at the moment , and , as we deal with all these complicated issues , whether they are … political or intelligence issues [ such ] as … the Falklands Isles or whether it 's something highly controversial such as nuclear power or defence or even road systems , you need a much stronger centre than we have got at the moment . |
| 6 | This is not a political or class matter . |
| 7 | My research indicates a variety of routes to class , trade union and gender consciousness and the probability of interaction between several factors : hardships experienced in a working-class childhood ; changes in household structure , such as taking over the ‘ man 's ’ role of breadwinner ; becoming involved in industrial action ; developing a new awareness of how social life is organised through contact with political or trade union ideologies ; and just growing older and having more time free from actual and ideological family constraints . |
| 8 | Now did he have any er political or trade union affiliations ? |
| 9 | Sometimes , dubious studies achieve publicity or may be attractive for other , perhaps political or novelty , reasons . |
| 10 | Advice was given by Mr Fallon on how best to proceed to cater for increased demand for places at both St Bede 's and St Augustine 's schools , but it was not followed presumably for political or administration reasons . |
| 11 | Groups were created by political or material need , and once created , granted each other quasi-familial status ( complete , for literate societies , with swiftly constructed genealogies ; thus , the descendants of the prophet in Islam have down the ages offered much work for the imagination and ingenuity of the genealogical archivists ) . |
| 12 | The government is reviewing the cases of about 60 people sentenced for political or security offences to see if they might qualify for pardon . |
| 13 | According to a government report published on Aug. 9 , cases of espionage in Switzerland involving agents from Eastern Europe continued to increase ; 65 of the 91 cases recorded from 1980 to 1988 involved these countries , most of which desired technological rather than political or security information , and over the same period 17 of the 24 diplomats and officials expelled were from Eastern Europe . |
| 14 | Words of condemnation from our political or security leaders will not solve anything , but they will reassure the public that someone , somewhere is concerned about the attacks on them . |
| 15 | Words of condemnation from our political or security leaders will not solve anything , but they will reassure the public that someone , somewhere is concerned about the attacks on them . |
| 16 | As potential jurors or witnesses , voters or representatives of political or interest groups , they will need to know how to judge or present a spoken case , how to recognise emotive language and arguments that are specious or selective , and how to marshall facts with clarity and precision . |
| 17 | Some democratic elite theorists have argued that a much wider group of elected political leaders play political or policy direction roles than the power elite conception implies . |
| 18 | Political or policy crises are periods of intensive activity , when major decisions have to be made in conditions of acute uncertainty , under pressing deadlines , and where the potential consequences of making the ‘ wrong ’ decision are very threatening . |
| 19 | But is n't , is n't that the quote at the beginning of your book , er , unsigned quote , erm , does n't that say something about how , how , you know , long aired radio biography of someone is very political or sort of er , disregard all of the important things they really done , and I do n't know , I do n't know if it 's er , pertinent erm , but obviously , in Freud , Freud wanted to set out to criticize Wilson erm , so he , you know , he went in with it . |
| 20 | Accelerated promotion in an East Indiaman was only to be obtained through political or family interest , such as that exerted by the Earl of Findlater upon James Oswald of Dunnikier . |
| 21 | The study of social policy has been particularly conspicuous for the specific political or value commitments of those who write about it . |
| 22 | Third , an historical analysis also serves to illustrate how a narrow section of the press — the political or quality press — has had a continuing fascination with , and attraction to , the centres of legitimate political power and those who exercise it ; moreover , the relationship between the triumvirate of politicians , proprietors and editors — namely , those who exercise political power and those who seek to bask in the afterglow of the exercise of that power — was never fixed . |