Example sentences of "[prep] either [adj] [noun] or [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the absence of either methanogenic bacteria or sulphate reducing bacteria in the colon , H 2 accumulates in excessive quantities and this may be an important factor in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis .
2 But it should be kept in mind that the home visit , for reasons of either vocational guidance or after-care , was intended to do more than simply attend to the school-leaver , who was urged to ‘ put your shoulder to the wheel ’ in order ‘ to reduce to a minimum the number of inefficient citizens ’ .
3 It is in this context that we find the constant reference or allusion to ‘ sensuality ’ or the ‘ sensour ’ : an agenda for the analysis of either sculptural production or viewer-response , and in particular the question of how this description of works produced across distinct periods may be attempted .
4 This difference could not be explained by the distribution of either histological types or admission types between the erm sites that had less than one hundred cases and those that had more than one hundred cases .
5 A pair of either Common Clowns or Tomato Clowns should settle down well .
6 There are presses which are strictly private in the Carter sense , operating in anything from a back kitchen to a fully equipped shop , perhaps content simply to joy in the smell of printer 's ink and the magic of creation , without aiming to sell a single book ; publishing firms calling themselves presses who rightly pride themselves on the high quality of their output ; commercial printers who are equally jealous of the standard of their press work ; teaching establishments attached to universities , colleges and schools for experimental and training purposes ; official presses , controlled by governmental or other agencies ; fugitive and clandestine presses , often short-lived and hazardously operated , because of an adverse political or religious climate , or because their owners are dodging copyright laws ; and there is a hotch-potch of firms who pretentiously arrogate to themselves the word ‘ press ’ , to which they have little or no right in terms of either fine printing or independence .
7 Or use a section of garden hose slit lengthwise and secured with either strong wire or Jubilee clips to make a temporary repair .
8 It would not be quite accurate to equate satyāgraha with either civil disobedience or non-cooperation although both are related to satyāgraha .
9 It works with either Open Look or Motif .
10 Both studies represent selected populatiosn of patients with Crohn 's disease as they included patients with either ileal resection or malabsorption .
11 I 've designed all her costumes in either dark sapphire or emerald .
12 Those who now equip themselves with good educational qualifications , training in modern management techniques , write and speak fluently and are comfortable with modern technology , will find satisfying and rewarding careers in either public relations or advertising .
13 The minimum investment is £1,000 and can be made in either Capital Growth or Income Shares .
14 The veterinary degree course at the Royal ( Dick ) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh is broad and balanced and provides an excellent basis for subsequent specialisation in either clinical practice or research .
15 I do n't think any woman , unless an old maid , hankers after emancipation of that sort , which seems to mean that , mounted on her bike , a girl can ride away anywhere and do anything all alone , without either male friend or chaperone , that she can guide and protect herself and be as free and easy as the wind …
16 Deciding to use up some of the time writing letters , Julia wondered how married women without either little children or work managed to fill their empty hours .
17 Indeed , when the diagnosis of recurrence was based on either oral cholecystectography or ultrasonagraphy , the only significant difference between the three groups was a higher rate of recurrence in the diet treated patients than in the other two groups .
18 This permissive power should be used , in regard to either operational development or material changes of use , only where planning reasons clearly warrant such action , and there is no alternative to enforcement proceedings .
19 Nearly every study uses more than one method , though there is often a strong preference for either survey-style research or participant observation .
20 I had never seen a police launch , but this one had an unmistakably official look about it , and in size and speed would be more than a match for either Stormy Petrel or Sea Otter .
21 Note that because of complete certainty there will be no need for either initial margin or variation margin , so strategy 2 involves neither cash inflows nor cash outflows during the life of the contract .
22 If recurrence is considered to have developed when diagnosed by either oral cholecystectography or ultrasonagraphy ( n=26 ) , then the rate at 42 and subsequent months by LTA is 25.7 ( 10.4 ) % in the ursodeoxycholic acid treated , 26.2 ( 9.8 ) % in the placebo and 60.2 ( 12.0 ) % in the diet , groups ( diet v placebo ; p<0.05 ) .
23 In this study , the highest figure for gall stone recurrence is 26 ( diagnosed by either oral cholecystectography or ultrasonagraphy ) of 82 patients followed up for at least six months ( 60 of whom were followed up for not less than two years ) giving a crude recurrence rate of 31.7% which correspondes , by LTA , to a cumulative actuarial rate of 41.0 ( 7.2 ) % at 3.5 and subsequent years .
24 The construction is similar to that of the insulating wall : new ceiling joists are fixed across the room , supported by either hanging brackets or wall battens .
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