Example sentences of "or [to-vb] [adj] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement . |
| 2 | Charles Maclaren used to run his fishing course there and a devoted band of anglers return each year to battle with salmon and sea-trout in Naver , Mallart and Loch Hope ; or to enjoy marvellous trout fishing in the lochs scattered throughout the hills . |
| 3 | There has been no need to supplement the Chair 's VDU with printers or copiers or to provide expensive video projection or multiple large-screen monitors to allow the whole Committee to view such data . |
| 4 | Decisions to award generous executive bonuses or to provide plush executive dining rooms and executive parking places tell the old story of entrepreneurial heroism . |
| 5 | You may want to replace the cold water system either to convert a direct system into an indirect one or to replace old lead piping ( or a rusting galvanised cistern ) with more modern copper or plastic . |
| 6 | This might be to speed the job up to earn a larger bonus or to create some leisure time during the working shift , or to slow the job down so that an impression of busy-ness is created and he is not given further work . |
| 7 | Many systems allow completely unrestricted programmability , in the sense that it is possible to call up any other application or to execute any system command . |
| 8 | Large logging operations for the export of timber , or to supply local plywood pulp and construction industries , frequently do not bear the costs of ensuring sustainable yields and often ‘ mine ’ the natural biotic resources of areas and then upon their exhaustion , move on ( see Ch. 8 ) . |
| 9 | For example , poor-country governments may have an incentive to report GDP as low as possible to qualify for soft loans from international financial institutions , or to get favourable trade treatment . |
| 10 | the main , or one of the main , reasons for the business ' structure was to avoid registration ( not , say , due to the partial exemption rules or to get limited liability protection or facilitate a part sale ) ; |
| 11 | In 1985 , France introduced a levy on all 400 combustion plants larger than 50 MW with the proceeds being used for investment subsidies to reduce emissions in the plants concerned or to develop new pollution control technologies . |
| 12 | Above all , you should be aware that he is not under an obligation to promote a settlement that is ‘ fair ’ or to explain unfair dismissal law to you in great detail . |
| 13 | Hindus revere nature but never feel any need to marshal or mould it into a design of their own : a banyan tree will almost be encouraged to spread its drooping creepers into the middle of any village market , or to block any backwoods track . |