Example sentences of "or [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It raised the more general and important question whether the determination of a statutory tribunal with a limited jurisdiction could give rise to issue estoppel at all , or only to cause of action estoppel ; in other words , whether it could give rise to an estoppel for all purposes or only for the limited purpose for which the jurisdiction to make the determination was conferred .
2 For private medical insurance premiums for someone aged 60 or over to qualify for tax relief , the contract may only cover specific types of charge .
3 We were in New York , and came round a corner to find fifteen Father Christmases trying to decide whether or not to go on strike .
4 In the House on 20 November , I said that there must be a provision giving the United Kingdom the right to decide for ourselves whether or not to move to stage 3 .
5 Even so the decision whether or not to invest in technology is an important one , and there are significant resource implications involved in planning , purchase , training and support .
6 ‘ I had the impression that unlike the principled left , Crossman did not ever quite make up his mind whether or not to crawl for office . ’
7 While a supervision order is in force the supervisor has a duty to : ( i ) advise , assist and befriend the supervised child ; ( ii ) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to give effect to the order ; ( iii ) consider whether or not to apply for discharge or variation where the order is not wholly complied with or may no longer be necessary ( s35(1) ) .
8 But the major thrust is identifying factors which are associated with companies decisions to comply or not to comply with Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 16 ’ Current Cost Accounting ’ .
9 The Court also stressed that , without professional guidance , agency staff were inclined to dispose of records recording their mistakes or not to think of information retention at all .
10 It is now an acceptable place to bivouac or just to break for lunch in bad weather .
11 It never occurred to her not to believe him , or even to ask for identification .
12 Before the maths master started on what to sacrifice when you could n't lay your hands on a goat , or how to cope with Ramadan in a modern technological society , Robert , muttering something about the need for discipline , marched off towards Mahmud .
13 Erm I mean they they they did n't venture out the flats , they did n't know who or how to contact for help , and and some of them you know , were were pretty bad over the Winter periods .
14 It still being that hour when most of the city was just rising or about to go to bed there were few people in the Drum to watch Twoflower descend the stairs .
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