Example sentences of "or [noun] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It has also been observed that moderate alcohol drinkers ( two glasses of wine , beer or whisky a day ) have higher levels of HDLs in their blood ; so it seems that a small tipple each day may actually be good for you .
2 In the Mediterranean or Caribbean the peak sunlight lasts longer and is more reliable , while the wind 's strength is frequently weaker than in the UK .
3 ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ is a special time of prayer and sharing , of offering one 's suffering for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his sick brother or sister the face of Christ who , by suffering , dying and rising , achieved the salvation of mankind .
4 The report also recognises the importance of completing and operating Sizewell B saying there is ‘ no economic case to suspend construction or mothball the station ’ .
5 The report recognises the importance of completing and operating the company 's Sizewell-B plant , saying there is ‘ no economic case to suspend construction or mothball the station . ’
6 Various forms of therapy may be helpful but , unless the fetishism leads to anti-social activity , impedes relationships or distresses the person concerned it is a harmless deviation .
7 Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity
8 Your Lordships are not invited to abolish or abridge the privilege .
9 The court may extend or abridge the time appointed by the rules for doing any act or taking any step in the proceedings either before or after the time has elapsed ( s 376 ) .
10 It can be taken to extremes , as when Woolworths took every ad in the Daily Mirror , or Fisons every ad in The Times . )
11 No more dolies or William the bear to cuddle and hug , no more fairy stories at nanny 's knee it is all aboard the fairy bus for the dungeons .
12 At the slightest sign of originality in approach or technique a director might well be regarded as a menace and any departure from the hoary formula adhered to by the executives could be considered highly presumptuous .
13 I will not make you bring in wood and water , or feed the pig , or milk the cow . ’
14 In any particular case or cases the Council shall have a power to waive in writing any of the provisions of these Rules for a particular purpose or purposes expressed in such waiver and to revoke such waiver .
15 If at the time any claim arises under this Policy there is any other existing insurance covering the same loss damage or liability the Corporation shall not be liable to pay or contribute more than its rateable proportion of any such claim provided always that nothing in this condition shall impose on the Corporation any liability from which but for this condition it would have been relieved under the provisions of Proviso ( a ) of Paragraph 2 of Section A of this policy .
16 If at the time any claim arises under this Policy there is any other existing insurance covering the same loss damage or liability the Corporation shall not be liable except under Part C of this Policy to pay or contribute more than its rateable proportion of any loss damage compensation costs or expenses .
17 It is to be further noted : ( a ) That the extent of the duty of good faith will vary according to the nature of the contract ; ( b ) That the duty of good faith will be broken if an employee makes or copies a list of the customers of the employer for use after his employment ends or deliberately memorises such a list , even though , except in special circumstances , there is no general restriction on an ex-employee canvassing or doing business with customers of his former employer .
18 It is little wonder , therefore , that during those parts of the year which were spent at Saint Cloud , Compiègne or Fontainebleau the emphasis should have been placed on greater informality .
19 Minimum investment is £1,000 or £40 a month .
20 Grand Met said that tenants could negotiate a discount of £30 or £40 a barrel .
21 There 's not many people er do observations , or case the joint as you say .
22 It is probably not coincidental that there exists these two areas of human interest , namely , the areas of religion on the one hand and that of the healing power of the mind on the other , where there is a similar absence of that clear-cut knowledge or faith the attainment of which is so sought after .
23 Is there a single Escort , Allegro or Sierra the length and breadth of the land which is n't emblazoned with some message the driver is desperate to convey to fellow motorists ?
24 Provided the defendant consents to the test or inspection the person examining the brakes ( usually a constable ) does not need to be an authorised examiner .
25 They might not be doing your figure or teeth a lot of good , but there is no proof that they trigger acne .
26 The 1988 General Household Survey found that in general , the further north or west the region , the lower the proportion of cohabiting couples .
27 We 'd get £50 or £60 a night — which might not sound like a lot but that 's still what young bands get for the same gigs today .
28 A generation that 's gone to prison more often than it 's gone to schools or cinemas a generation where family life is not known where the horrible migrative system destroyed any idea of family life how do we reconstruct ?
29 They found that £15 or £20 a week went as far in an erstwhile fishing village on Spain 's Costa Brava as it did at an English seaside hotel or holiday camp , with cheap wine and reliable sunshine thrown in .
30 By some freak of physics or geography the warehouse he was in remained standing , and he and his mates remained unseared and intact .
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