Example sentences of "or [adj] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For those aged 75 ( or due to reach 75 before 5 April 1993 ) and older : |
| 2 | For those aged 65 ( or due to reach 65 before 5 April 1993 ) to 74 : |
| 3 | It enables teachers to make clear statements about what they want their students to do , but it is not always necessary or possible to satisfy all of the conditions given above . |
| 4 | It is clear that insubstantial changes will not give rise to a new copyright ( or right to prevent unfair extraction ) but what is the position when a database has changed considerably from its original form but this has happened incrementally over a period of time ? |
| 5 | Suppose that a newspaper advertises : ‘ We want letters ( which we may publish ) from readers seeking advice ; and we undertake that , if we give advice , we will exercise all proper care.a Is it in any way artificial or unrealistic to regard that as an offer of a contract ? |
| 6 | The chief immediate control on women 's actions and opinions was other women ; and girls who wished for one reason or another to do unusual things needed the tolerance , perhaps even the support of their mothers and their mothers ' friends . |
| 7 | ‘ to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence by that person or another ’ The intent to provoke the immediate use of unlawful violence means an intention by the offender to cause the other party or another to use unlawful violence . |
| 8 | As the economic conditions in many areas became more desperate and the existing ruling élites seemed less and less able or willing to take corrective measures , radical domestic reform , external aggression and colonial possessions were seen by some of the rural poor as the only positively proposed solution to their ills . |
| 9 | It used to be considered that , if a patient was compulsorily detained , treatment was then at the discretion of the psychiatrist in charge of the case because such a person was not always able or willing to give informed consent . |
| 10 | This economic expansion required a large number of unskilled as well as skilled recruits to a ‘ labour force ’ from abroad because the locals were not interested or willing to work long and unsocial hours with low wages coupled with poor and insecure working conditions . |
| 11 | A mistake spotted now can be rectified on the polyester film , but once you have committed your design to the board , it could be difficult or impossible to effect any corrections . |
| 12 | As far as the effect of knowledge about language on pupils ' own language skill is concerned , it is true that it has been difficult or impossible to show any direct cause-and-effect relation between teaching formal grammar and improved writing performance . |
| 13 | This is a particularly good way of entering and remaining in more distant markets , or in any market where it is difficult or impossible to export finished goods . |
| 14 | Are the windows overlooking the roof secure , or easy to force open ? |
| 15 | All other colours are formed by mixing together various amounts of these colours and by adding black or white to make lighter or darker versions . |
| 16 | The National Curriculum makes enormous demands on teachers in rural primary schools , requiring a staff of two or three to cover nine curriculum areas and five cross-curriculum themes . |
| 17 | There was no cutting edge to these organizations , no sense that anything might be wrong , or likely to go wrong . |
| 18 | ‘ 1(2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold any particular position , regard shall be had to his probity , to his competence and soundness of judgement for fulfilling the responsibilities of that position , to the diligence with which he is fulfilling or likely to fulfil those responsibilities and to whether the interests of depositors or potential depositors of the institution are , or are likely to be , in any way threatened by his holding that position . |
| 19 | Is the wording of questionnaires ambiguous or likely to encourage particular replies ? |
| 20 | The Animals ( Scientific Procedures ) Act requires only that a ‘ protected animal ’ must be killed if , at the conclusion of a series of ‘ regulated procedures ’ it ‘ is suffering or likely to suffer adverse effects ’ ( section 15 ) , although it may be killed nonetheless . ) |
| 21 | Both windmills and watermills were built taller or larger to accommodate additional machinery and grain storage space , and an extra floor was often provided above the rest of the accommodation so that grain could be emptied into bulk storage bins and led through spouts to millstones as required . |
| 22 | under Sub-Section 2 , 3 or 4 to indemnify any person |
| 23 | Despite the catalogue of comments , there is precious little in his past or present to support such a contention . |
| 24 | It would not be practical or useful to teach all learners of English to produce assimilations ; practice in making elisions is more useful , and it is clearly valuable to do exercises related to rhythm and linking . |
| 25 | Patients were excluded from the study if ( 1 ) they were unable or unwilling to give written informed consent , ( 2 ) had bleeding tendency ( platelet count ≤50000/mm , prothrombin time less than 30% , or taking anticoagulants ) , ( 3 ) had a non-bleeding visible vessel , ( 4 ) had a bleeding gastric cancer , or ( 5 ) had more than one bleeding source . |
| 26 | By thus reproducing arguments in favour of unequal pay which had a long pedigree , Amelia McLean 's article showed that she was either unable or unwilling to realize that , apart from anything else , the introduction of Monotype machines within the previous few years had completely redistributed the cards . |
| 27 | For many teachers the self-appraisal failed to be a major event , either because they were not required to participate in any review activities or because they were unable or unwilling to devote much time to it . |
| 28 | But — with exceptions of course — it has at the same time been unable or unwilling to devote enough time and effort to understanding and pursing financial and accounting matters , perhaps because these often lack the immediate and general glamour of other aspects of policies . |
| 29 | But the authorities seem unable or unwilling to take tough action . |
| 30 | Waxing , a more traditional English technique employed by those unable or unwilling to undertake french polishing , ousted the latter by the 1920s , having run alongside it for the previous forty years . |