Example sentences of "or is the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He refuses to explain lyrics or is the listener is getting uncomfortably close , he is deflected by a reminder that the songs are as much about other people as himself . |
| 2 | Is the access for your car and your visitors ' cars adequate , or is the road and entrance treated as a public car park ? |
| 3 | The prohibitions set out in paragraph 4 above shall take effect as from the date herein and shall be binding upon Norwich Union until such time as this notice is rescinded or varied by the board or is the subject of an order made by the Appeal Tribunal of Lautro . |
| 4 | If the motor cycle belongs to someone else or is the subject of a hire purchase or leasing agreement , payment for the total loss or destruction of the motor cycle will normally be made to the motor cycles legal owner . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , I heard , and feeble you sound too , or is the word pathetic ? ’ |
| 6 | He believes Dinah has either been murdered or is the prisoner of a religious sect . |
| 7 | Is it just the individual or is the member firm also implicated ? |
| 8 | Section 1(3) originally defined " dependant " as ( i ) the wife or husband of the deceased ; ( ii ) any person who is a parent or grandparent of the deceased ; ( iii ) any person who is a child or grandchild of the deceased ; and ( iv ) any person who is , or is the issue of , a brother , sister , uncle or aunt of the deceased ( and that of course is wide enough to include nephews , nieces and cousins ) . |
| 9 | Or is the delay perpetual ? |
| 10 | Or is the idea merely a piece of folklore belief , sustained over the centuries by an inexact understanding of the quality of lunacy and destined to go the way of other popular myths , such as phrenology , astrology , and Mesmerism ? |
| 11 | Do you want to be able to add to them over the years or is the manufacturer likely to discontinue that particular pattern ? |
| 12 | So I 'm not a for a moment suggesting that some rules and regulations are n't needed and I think that er the trouble is that every rule and regulation that is passed in this house , there 's always an excuse for it and there 's usually a very good reason for it , but that is the problem that the government faces and it 's quite fairly er a problem the treasury face when they introduce these statutory instruments because er no one can disagree that fraud must be stamped out , all I 'm actually saying is that unfortunately upstairs we have a deregulation bill going ahead at all pace with hundreds of clauses and hundreds of new rules to try and red hundreds of new clauses to reduce the number of rules and here we are downstairs on the floor we have passing for very good reason perhaps , more rules and regulations and there are four more tonight and I believe that every government department Madam deputy speaker , has a minister specially appointed to keep an eye on deregulation and I just wondered although er my honourable friend on the front bench mentioned that er the even the D T I minister responsible for deregulation has looked at these , I wonder if there is a minister in the treasury , they 've actually put a minister in the treasury responsible for deregulation or is the ministry actually above deregulation because I think that er I got the impression that the that every ministry would have a deregulation minister and I think it would be rather useful to know who the deregulation minister is in the treasury . |
| 13 | Is the absence of a left-wing press therefore related to the structure of the industry or is the public , for whatever reasons , not receptive to such ideas ? |
| 14 | a body corporate which has more than 20 members ( or is the subsidiary of a holding company which has more than 20 members ) and it , or any of its holding companies or subsidiaries has called up share capital or net assets of not less than 500,000 |
| 15 | Or is the organisation more than the sum of its parts ? |
| 16 | For example , is day-case surgery specified where this would be appropriate , or is the choice of treatment technology left to the provider ? |
| 17 | Or is the objective the Confucian belief in our harmonization with nature ( Korea , Vietnam , China , Japan ) ? |
| 18 | Or is the position more like that of the interaction between two separate cultures — or indeed two individuals — where each can indeed gain a great deal from the other , but will always retain its own distinct identity ? |
| 19 | Was there a cover-up wonders VChristy Campbell , or is the story just too good to be left alone ? |
| 20 | Is it enough just to give orders and instructions , or is the field of communication wider ? |
| 21 | For example can we continue burning fossil fuel and will half of it continue to be absorbed by the ocean or is the ocean reaching saturation such that these equilibrium terms are being reached and future increases in C O two will be reflected in atmospheric build up , and it 's only atmospheric C O two that contributes to the greenhouse effect . |
| 22 | Or is the Department of the En Environment looking for something a more specific area than a district ? |
| 23 | It should also be noted that this section does not insure against any sickness which occurs within 21 days of the commencement of the policy or is the result of alcoholism . |
| 24 | Now the operation may only be carried out if a foetus is badly damaged or if a pregnancy threatens a woman 's life or health or is the result of a crime . |
| 25 | And then — and this was more sinister by far — or is the Castle affecting her ? |
| 26 | I think one point that seems to have bis been missed by the H B F or is the fact that the population is growing . |
| 27 | Does economic support flow between the generations in both directions , or is the trade one-way ? |
| 28 | Or is the point of these ‘ glitterfests ’ simply mutual flattery and further evidence of the belief , common to politicians and to showbusiness , that it always helps to get one 's picture in the paper ? |
| 29 | Is it any wonder Solaris 2.0-on-Intel is late or is the summer heat just making us cranky ? |
| 30 | Where cleaning is insufficient , or is the cause of contamination , another process , known as disinfection , is required . |