Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rejected the idea that there can be any revolutionary change in society without force , even if that force is merely latent or potential : |
| 2 | This decorative weeping tree is generally evergreen or semi-evergreen . |
| 3 | It does seem that the best strategy for sufferers is to come to terms with their complaint : it is not crippling or life threatening , but is a chronic condition , like arthritis . |
| 4 | It is not magic or superstition which is at the heart of the sacrilege so much as morality . ’ |
| 5 | The emphasis in human understanding can be seen as top-down , or hypothesis-driven , whereas computer recognition is usually bottom-up or data-driven . |
| 6 | Information is always and only perceptible in one configuration or another , and so is always theory-driven or theory-moulded . |
| 7 | This is not to imply that this form of historical revisionism is ideologically neutral or objective . |
| 8 | All around the fences , the parked cars and the neat roofs was that weird stuff you get just before dawn in the suburbs — it is n't light or darkness but some other thing entirely — shadowy , ghostly , but so much itself you feel you could reach out and run it through your fingers . |
| 9 | However , the simple analysis of chapter 7 dealing with excise taxes suggests that this can be the case only if demand is completely inelastic or supply is completely elastic . |
| 10 | Sir , — Doug McRoberts , media relations manager for Nuclear Electric , is either disingenuous or ill-informed in his attacks ( EADT , March 11 ) on David Ridley 's well-balanced feature on energy of March 9 . |
| 11 | Style and elegance characterise the typography and cover designs ; our type-setting is either hot-metal or photoset , whichever best suits the text ; the paper is always from a single batch , to ensure evenness of shade ; our sewn bindings incorporate buckram , leather , silk , patterned and marbled paper , and a selection of traditional cloths . |
| 12 | We inherit attributes from a male and a female parent , but each of us is either male or female , not hermaphrodite . |
| 13 | Sexually she is either celibate or lesbian . |
| 14 | The syndrome is either primary or secondary . |
| 15 | In this play there is no single character who is either perfect or evil . |
| 16 | Nothing is yet complete or whole . |
| 17 | But is n't , is n't that the quote at the beginning of your book , er , unsigned quote , erm , does n't that say something about how , how , you know , long aired radio biography of someone is very political or sort of er , disregard all of the important things they really done , and I do n't know , I do n't know if it 's er , pertinent erm , but obviously , in Freud , Freud wanted to set out to criticize Wilson erm , so he , you know , he went in with it . |