Example sentences of "or [prep] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An apparent opportunity for , or at least inclination to , US participation in Vietnamese national affairs as suggested in Saigon was soon to become a recognized imperative in Washington : and when the French ministers arrived in October 1950 to ask how much could be expected from the US to avoid financial disaster it was the drain of resources in Vietnam as much as the problems of French rearmament in Europe which prompted a close examination of French budgetary as well as military plans . |
| 2 | There may also be a degree of self-deception , or at least lack of clarity , on the crucial issue of the distinction between means and ends : is growth seen as a means to long-term profitability , or are profits required as a pre-condition of growth ? |
| 3 | But the existing offspring may benefit more , may need a little bit of extra milk , so the existing offspring may try to erm , demand more milk , or at least milk for longer than the mother to supply . |
| 4 | It was exactly what Charles did fancy ( or at least part of what he fancied ) , so he said so . |
| 5 | And by doing this , by giving up their , or at least part of their individual freedom everybody benefits , because law and order can be imposed by the er centralized authority , what whatever it may be . |
| 6 | The normal course of trials is likely to be different as the court will often direct that a witness statement stand as the evidence in chief , or at least part of the evidence in chief , of its maker and , in any event , a witness statement may put to the maker in cross-examination . |
| 7 | yeah it is local so I 'll still be coming to the group , I mean it 's erm , going , I mean erm just bear that in mind I might need sort of some help with coordinating cards and things , and erm , particularly if we do opt into the campaign , er it might be advisable for somebody else to do it , or at least sort of give me assistance . |
| 8 | The clinical purpose stems from the fact that in many instances the co-operation of the patient and the patient 's faith or at least confidence in the efficiency of the treatment is a major factor contributing to the treatment 's success . |
| 9 | But in practice , there is often a process of ‘ co-option ’ of , or at least accommodation with , agencies whose nominal function is to control the public enterprise . |
| 10 | American interests required prevention or at least control of any sterling crisis . |
| 11 | In their defence the managers are entitled to protest that the pressure for success , or at least avoidance of failure , comes from the boardroom and ultimately the supporters . |
| 12 | Indeed , the colonial system of the nineteenth century was a sort of polity which was particularly vulnerable to an illegal activity like cattle stealing which could not be carried out without the connivance or at least tolerance of a large segment of the population . |
| 13 | Whole-class teaching , usually seen as the device most likely to keep children on task , may well reduce distraction ( or at least distraction of an undisguised kind ) but it may also increase the time children spend awaiting attention , and indeed our own figures on group sizes tend to confirm this . |