Example sentences of "be [det] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Finally , below a few hundred feet , if no definite field has been chosen there can be little or no choice , and an accident is almost certain to happen .
2 At some point in training , then , the loss of effectiveness of the inhibitory association occasioned by a change of context will counteract the reduced effectiveness of the excitatory association more or less exactly and the outcome will be little or no net change in the observed CR .
3 But there can be little or no dispute about the appalling state of agriculture as a result of forced collectivisation and the fact that millions of farm animals were slaughtered by the peasants rather than allow them to be collectivised , nor can the starvation and deaths be disputed .
4 But , as ambient water temperature falls , they will need food that is easily digestible so that , should a sudden cold snap occur , there will be little or no waste matter to decay in their gut .
5 If one of the piezo blocks is not touching the saddle , there will be little or no noticeable output from that particular string .
6 Regarding the question of pole pieces , there should be little or no difference in performance between pickups ( of identical specification ) fitted with Allen head screws , compared to those fitted with slot head screws .
7 There may be little or no hope of finding those particular items , but there are many others to be collected , some as yet unrecorded .
8 Hence , there may be little or no incentive for a low paid worker to strive for a higher income , whether by gaining promotion or by working overtime , if the welfare benefits previously received disappear rapidly as income rises .
9 There may , however , be little or no change in the practices followed by individual schools .
10 They are free to rotate and the brakes work , so if for any reason a wheels-up arrival is made there should be little or no damage to the airframe .
11 If the manager had no commitment , there would be little or no training aspect .
12 In the grouped update areas there will be little or no effect , as the hit rate is already high .
13 It was also assumed that if people had more of their gross income to spend as they chose then they would purchase goods and services that they wanted rather than the state spending money on goods and services for which there may be little or no demand .
14 Added to this , the Government 's expressed aim to reduce public expenditure suggests there may be little or no overall boost to the Regional Council 's capital budget .
15 However , in practice , if your claim is successful we would expect to recover all or most of your legal costs in addition to the compensation and so there would be little or no shortfall .
16 That , that 'll be that and a , and a lick of paint
17 Instead of having all these different mortgage companies , Abbey National and that , the government have er , have er , a whatsname to do it , they 're would n't be half and a quarter .
18 Restart facilities for off-line processes should be such that no more than four hours of normally processed text are lost as a result of a malfunction of equipment or software .
19 At all times the angle of climb and the combination of speed and height must be such that a safe recovery can be made if the launch fails .
20 Thus it was stipulated that the character and condition of the road , together with the speed-reducing provisions installed on it , must be such that a maximum velocity of 30 km/h is a logical consequence of these circumstances .
21 In some circumstances , the course of the trial will be such that a witness whose affidavit has been received will after all be required to attend for cross-examination ; this applies no less to witnesses abroad as to those within the jurisdiction .
22 This is not to say , however , that in certain applications , the use of ‘ normal ’ in-rack sprinkler systems is not perfectly satisfactory where the arrangement of sprinklers can be such that a number of them can be brought in early against the fire , or where the nature of the goods stored is such that flames are unlikely to damage them within the first few moments of fire development .
23 The structure of the transaction may be such that an early dialogue with the Panel is likely to be useful .
24 Thus it does appear that the search space can be such that an admissible algorithm will perform in an excessively breadth-first manner .
25 The ‘ depth ’ of the lines is equally as important as the positioning and it should be such that the arms can almost be extended when hooked in .
26 In a similar way the layout of the type and the distribution of print and space should be such that the reader reads easily but is not made aware of the amount of ‘ leading ’ ( the white between the lines of type ) or the spacing of the words .
27 This will wire the windings in series , but there phasing will be such that the output of one winding will cancel out the output from the other .
28 There are areas of the knitting where only the main bed is knitting , so the yarn and tension need to be such that the fabric has sufficient body .
29 A job franchise in the haulage industry would typically be such that the franchise would invest in a lorry and anticipate an income closely allied to driving hours undertaken .
30 Clearly the questions must be such that the relevant population can be expected to understand them and to make informed responses .
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