Example sentences of "to accept or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For discussion of the clerk 's powers to accept or refuse an application under this section . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If an assured tenancy is accepted a tenant has to abide by its terms only the landlord has the right to reconsider the rent which he can raise annually — the tenant has to accept or leave . |
| 4 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 5 | We reserve the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a client if their conduct is disruptive and affecting the enjoyment of other holidaymakers , and we shall be under no liability for any extra costs incurred by such a person as a result of our doing so . |
| 6 | We reserve the right to decline to accept or retain any person as a client if their behaviour is , in our opinion , or in the opinion of the driver , hotelier or accommodation owner or manager or other person in authority , likely to cause distress , damage , danger or annoyance to other people or to property . |
| 7 | The objective is to cultivate the willingness to accept or ignore personal risk ( Page , 1987 ) . |
| 8 | They gave Natfhe and the other unions until January 31 to accept or forfeit the offer . |
| 9 | In both cases the inspector issues a reasoned report , but only in transferred cases will he give the decision ; in non-transferred cases , he gives a recommendation which the Secretary is free to accept or turn down . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , the Conservatives are still pressing on with their plans to stand in all 17 constituencies in Northern Ireland and to give the electorate the chance to accept or reject their programme for governing the country . |
| 11 | Diana went on to demand that she should be allowed to continue as a full member of the Royal Household , free to accept or reject her own official engagements and free to pursue her own special charity interests . |
| 12 | The challenge which he poses is to accept or reject that foundation , to adopt or refuse to adopt that horizon . |
| 13 | This makes them liable finally to neglect the complications of their position , and simply to accept or reject ‘ tokenism ’ , without considering all its implications . |
| 14 | They express a certain mental stance to the world which others are invited to accept or reject just as do factual statements , and as mere imperatives , exclamations and interrogatives can not . |
| 15 | Whatever the form of the advice , the Inspectorate make it clear that the teachers are free to accept or reject it . |
| 16 | In his early work at least , Popper emphasizes the role of decisions made on the part of individuals and groups of individuals to accept or reject what I have called observation statements , and what Popper refers to as ‘ basic statements ’ . |
| 17 | The MMC then investigates , and if there is an adverse finding , it makes recommendations to the Secretary of State who is free to accept or reject the recommendations , in whole or in part . |
| 18 | The master , nevertheless , will always retain the power either to accept or reject the advice . |
| 19 | Some teachers saw them simply as points for discussion and considered themselves free to accept or reject them without prejudice to their professional future in the LEA . |
| 20 | to accept or reject items |
| 21 | However it is recognized that decisions by overseas students to accept or reject offers are influenced by a more complex set of factors than for home students , and there remains uncertainty over the appropriate offer ratios to be applied . |
| 22 | IBOA members in Northern Ireland are to be balloted as to whether they wish to accept or reject the Recommendation of the Tribunal . |
| 23 | Field experiments are also to be conducted to explore the factors that lead executives to accept or reject investment project proposals . |
| 24 | When deciding whether to accept or reject the DC , bear in mind that acceptance means that you are agreeing either : |
| 25 | HARDCOPY VERIFIER Once the user has decided whether to accept or reject hard copy volumes , this interactive program , HCVERIFY.EXE , is run to inform the hard copy system of the decision . |
| 26 | Once the Hard Copy manager has decided whether to accept or reject the volume , which must be in the VOLCLOSING state , this interactive program should be run in the process directory . |
| 27 | This option enables you to accept or reject a Design Change ( DC ) . |
| 28 | Endorsement is the process by which all users likely to be affected by an SSR are informed of its existence and permitted to accept or reject it according to their usage of it . |
| 29 | The scrolled area will display the packages that have to be endorsed , from the start package specified , and you may enter a Mark to indicate which packages you wish to accept or reject . |
| 30 | The Secretary of State at the Department of Trade and Industry then has complete liberty to accept or reject these recommendations , and to decide whether , and how , they should be acted upon . |