Example sentences of "or [vb infin] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Common-sense , or rhetorical , thinking involves the raising and dropping of anchors , not to mention the continual arguments about whether to raise or lower the metaphorical anchor at any given moment . |
| 2 | Never under-estimate the power of the mind-body , which can either trap or liberate the spiritual aspect of self . |
| 3 | Any special educational provision for a child provided with a statement under the 1981 Education Act may exclude or modify the national curriculum . |
| 4 | A group like U2 should be chart material , playing new pop that does n't falsify or perpetuate or enhance the bright fantasy . |
| 5 | Soviet friendship and cooperation treaties with Third World states were intended to displace or counteract the existing alignments and alliances between these states and the Western powers . |
| 6 | The possession of good health is increasingly equated with moral virtue : those who continue to " choose " to smoke , drink or eat the wrong foods are irresponsible and deserving of their fate . |
| 7 | People often worry about introducing a puppy into a home where there is already an aged Rottweiler , feeling that this will upset or unsettle the older dog . |
| 8 | So this is an area where no sort of remedy is obtainable from the attempt to invoke or elicit the natural response of a community to an attack upon its health . |
| 9 | His interest was to ensure that poetry was read with the right kind of attention , not to analyze or explain the textual means by which its effect is achieved . |
| 10 | Ability of the dressing to remove or absorb the excess exudate and other substances toxic to the cells |
| 11 | In the computer industry , as with any other , ideas have to be discussed with various persons and organizations with a view to raising finance and granting licences to use or make the resulting invention or copyright work . |
| 12 | On July 10-11 proposals were submitted by the USA for a comprehensive agreement including adequate disciplines to eliminate or minimize the adverse trade effects of trade-related investment measures , and by Switzerland for disciplines to be established according to the typical trade effects of such measures in specific trade or macroeconomic circumstances . |
| 13 | Distinctive features of the sitter , his eyes and hands for example , are rendered with a greater degree of naturalism , and these , together with the stimuli provided by other details such as a button on M. Kahnweiler 's coat , a lock of hair , or the still life to the side of him , permit a reconstruction of the subject and his surroundings ; ( one of the New Caledonian sculptures owned by Picasso appears in a ghost-like form to the left of the sitter ) ; and these more realistic touches in turn forced the painter to restore or preserve the naturalistic proportions of the figure . |
| 14 | We , of course , went outside to see if we could see anything , not really expecting to ; there was nothing to suggest the passage of a train , just the cool night air and the distant sound of night life , nothing to prove or disprove the eerie sounds we had heard so clearly . |
| 15 | In numerous jurisdictions , steps have been taken by the judiciary or legislature to limit or abolish the marital rape exemption . |
| 16 | Pre-exposure to B , therefore , will attenuate or abolish the overshadowing effect . |
| 17 | After that you 'll need to rent or buy the proper Sky dish to get their programmes . |
| 18 | This willing integration is significantly different from the case at the other end of this spectrum , where the individual artist is in effect available for hire to glorify or embellish the particular court or household which has hired him . |
| 19 | I am concerned about the practical effect of the Labour party 's opposition to the Bill , which would be to hamper or prevent the necessary restructuring of the coal industry which we all know to be necessary . |
| 20 | Section 18 of the OAPA as amended reads : [ w ] hosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person … with intent … to do some grievous bodily harm to any person or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person shall be guilty … |
| 21 | From this position I was able to pull or hook the short ball by being well balanced able to lean into the stroke . |
| 22 | given the ‘ Constitutional Independence ’ ( but political reliability ) of the judiciary , there will be no concerted effort to prevent or curtail the steady drift towards more frequent use of severe penal sanctions whenever many judges and magistrates react to their perceptions of growing or potential disruption resulting from the upsurge in the volume of unemployment and an intensification of class conflict in general . |
| 23 | Applications can also be made to the Land Tribunal to modify or discharge the restrictive covenant , but this will of course take time . |
| 24 | The bids include a £1.4 million offer from the Brain Trust , a charity founded to ‘ maximise the ability of each and every individual to unlock or deploy the vast capacity of his or her brain ’ , to stage the event in London . |
| 25 | He moved gingerly about the kitchen , putting away crockery , as if he were afraid his touch might damage or contaminate the pristine glory of its equipment . |
| 26 | At Hastings and at Southport in 1934 , controversy centred around the issue of " Emergency Powers " , i.e. the granting to a future Labour government of " authority to take over or regulate the financial machine , and to put into force any measures that the situation may require for the immediate control or socialization of industry " . |
| 27 | It is thus proposed that the view representation need not be as complex as the analysis model , but only of sufficient detail to fully explain or show the requested solution . |
| 28 | During the flight try to sleep if it is night time at your destination and , when it is daytime there , try to stay awake — find somebody to talk to , a book to read or watch the in-flight movie . |
| 29 | The Theban citadel , the Kadmeia , does not master or menace the Boiotian skyline like the Athenian Acropolis ; and there were always places like Orchomenos and even Tanagra which envied Thebes ' leadership . |
| 30 | Those selecting software in schools have to ask whether software is likely to change or undermine the current curriculum . |