Example sentences of "and [to-vb] or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather , he is expressing his own agreement or disagreement in attitude , and to agree or disagree in attitude is not to agree or disagree about an attitude . |
| 2 | The trust , a registered charity , was formed to overlook the remaining 30 acres of the site and to restore or refurbish wherever possible . |
| 3 | In all of these situations , therefore , the pressures on the CNAA included the need to conduct preliminary discussions , to explain the CNAA procedures , to advise and guide , to ascertain the local conditions with regard to the university , to explain rejection , and to encourage or discourage resubmission . |
| 4 | Although it is possible to buy spare parts for cast iron guttering and to repair or replace leaks at joints ( and even to repair split or corroded sections ) , there comes a point when it might be better to replace the whole system . |
| 5 | ( g ) To lend and advance money or give credit on any terms with or without security to any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any holding company , subsidiary or fellow subsidiary of , or any other company associated in any way with , the Company ) , to enter into guarantees , contracts of indemnity and suretyships of all kinds , to receive money on deposit or loan upon any terms , and to secure or guarantee in any manner and upon any terms the payment of any sum of money or the performance of any obligation by any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any such holding company , subsidiary , fellow subsidiary or associated company as aforesaid ) . |
| 6 | ( g ) To lend and advance money or give credit on any terms with or without security to any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any holding company , subsidiary or fellow subsidiary of , or any other company associated in any way with , the Company ) , to enter into guarantees , contracts of indemnity and suretyships of all kinds , to receive money on deposit or loan upon any terms , and to secure or guarantee in any manner and upon any terms the payment of any sum of money or the performance of any obligation by any person , firm or company ( including without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any such holding company , subsidiary , fellow subsidiary or associated company as aforesaid ) . |
| 7 | In most industrial countries these were recruited from marginal and footloose men , ready to work hard for good pay in bad conditions and to drink or gamble away their pay equally hard , with little thought for the future . |
| 8 | In addition , the Directors are responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Group and to detect or prevent fraud . |
| 9 | Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may transfer from a first access term to related terms , and to broaden or narrow the search parameters . |
| 10 | Most allow you to work in various colour modes ( RGB , HLS , or CMYK ) and to edit or apply changes to channels individually or collectively . |
| 11 | There has not been space to say much about the flight from generality in the world outside mind , but I have tried to show how the attempts to flee generality within the mind and to abandon or reduce consciousness must both fail . |
| 12 | Current thinking on coastal protection is to surrender land wherever possible and to imitate or encourage natural defences , such as beach building . |
| 13 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 14 | ( d ) To acquire or undertake the whole or any part of the business , goodwill , and assets of any person , firm , or company carrying on or proposing to carry on the business or any part of the business which the Company is authorised to carry on and as part of the consideration for such acquisition to undertake all or any of the liabilities of such person , firm or company , or to acquire an interest in , amalgamate with , or enter into partnership or into any arrangement for sharing profits , or for co-operation , or for mutual assistance with any such person , firm or company , or for subsidising or otherwise assisting any person , firm or company , and to give or accept by way of consideration for any of the acts or things aforesaid or property acquired , any shares , debentures , debenture stock or securities that may be agreed upon , and to hold and retain , or sell , mortgage and deal with any shares , debentures , debenture stock of securities so received . |
| 15 | The teacher with less severely visually impaired pupils already in the class who faces the prospect of receiving pupils with more severe visual disabilities will want to consider practical and immediate strategies to mitigate problems of social acceptance and to reduce or eliminate cruel teasing or isolation of the pupils who have defective vision . |
| 16 | In practice , it is likely that you will be trying both to re-emphasize or reinforce at least some of your strong points , and to reduce or eliminate at least some of your weak points . |
| 17 | The common aim is to found a Second Republic and to reduce or eliminate the power of the political cliques who have held sway since the fall of fascism . |
| 18 | In order to assess how ‘ fair ’ the warranted Accounts are and to verify or compare profit/and/or net asset growth it is useful to be able to assume that previous accounts have been drawn up on a similar basis and that , for example , the Vendor has not unfairly weighted the profits for the warranted Accounts . |
| 19 | Other provisions included giving Croatia 's President broad powers including the supreme command of the armed forces and the right to dissolve parliament and to appoint or dismiss the government . |
| 20 | The objectives of these committees are to facilitate an exchange of views between the police and the wider community on issues of local concern ; to help resolve conflict between the police and dissenting sections of the community ; to encourage self-help and crime prevention activities ; and to educate or inform the public regarding everyday police matters ( Morgan , 1989 ) . |
| 21 | ( n ) To promote or form any other company for the purpose of acquiring the whole or any part of the business or property or undertaking or any of the liabilities of the Company , or of undertaking any business or operations which may appear likely to assist or benefit the Company or to enhance the value of any property or business of the Company , and to place or guarantee the placing of , underwrite , subscribe for , or otherwise acquire all or any part of the shares or securities of any such company as aforesaid . |
| 22 | ( n ) To promote or form any other company for the purpose of acquiring the whole or any part of the business or property or undertaking or any of the liabilities of the Company , or of undertaking any business or operations which may appear likely to assist or benefit the Company or to enhance the value of any property or business of the Company , and to place or guarantee the placing of , underwrite , subscribe for , or otherwise acquire all or any part of the shares or securities of any such company as aforesaid . |
| 23 | The scheme aims to ensure the residents ' economic survival and to maintain or create family units wherever possible . |
| 24 | A prime function of nurses is to support optimum levels of wellness and function in elderly people , and community nurses , who are increasingly undertaking health screening for this client group , are ideally placed encourage them to maintain their level of wellness , and to offer or organise support when necessary . |
| 25 | The challenge is to produce a car which is more attractive to more people and costs less to make , and to minimise or eliminate any social embarrassment in running one . |
| 26 | So is the constant need to maintain them , and to re-energize or replace some of them . |
| 27 | A regulation on the control of mergers and competition entered into force on Sept. 21 , giving the Commission authority to vet all large-scale mergers within the EC and to block or reverse them if they presented a threat to competition . |
| 28 | Where rationalism was inclined to search for ‘ the eternal truths of reason ’ , and to disregard or dismiss from serious consideration anything more mundane , the Romantic was one who sought to appreciate and sense the rich diversity of life and wonder over its multifarious forms and expressions . |
| 29 | Rather , their intentions and activities are perceived as identical to those of humans : to feed themselves and to prevent or overcome mishaps . |
| 30 | In both Britain and Spain the minister has statutory powers to approve budgets , plans and investment programmes , annual reports and accounts , overall price increases , and rail closures ; to set the level of state support for the railways ; and to make or confirm appointments to the board , including the chairman . |