Example sentences of "a [adj] or [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | trustees comprise persons for the purposes of income tax ; 2. they comprise a separate entity liable to tax on monies they receive or which they are entitled to receive ; 3. the main inroads into that separateness and liability are of a restricted nature as explained in the Reid 's Trustees case ; these inroads are : ( a ) in certain cases ( but not all ) where a trustee mandates income direct to a beneficiary the trustee will not be liable to tax ( Williams v Singer ) ; ( b ) in the case of a life interest trust a see-through or conduit approach is adopted for identification of source purposes so that the origin and parentage of the income is not changed by virtue of its journey through the trust ( Archer-Shee v Baker ) ; ( c ) if income arises to the trustees of a life interest trust ( subject to deductions for expenses ) it is taxable upon the life tenant whether or not he actually takes the money ( Spen 's case ) . |
| 2 | When an airstrip is spotted land on it ( whether it 's a friendly or enemy base ) , and you enter the option screen . |
| 3 | The designer may be kept aware of other objects intruding into his space by excursion or wireframe descriptions , whilst working on a solid or surface model . |
| 4 | Interaction with other Art and Design degree programmes in the Faculty is encouraged , and students may select a broad or specialist route . |
| 5 | The leaves when crushed give out a pungent or acid smell . |
| 6 | Surprisingly , Dell has n't seen fit to include a low or zero insertion force socket in the 433/L . |
| 7 | The first is to forecast the likely total available market for the period ( on a total or segment basis ) . |
| 8 | Not as much as a normal or coffee . |
| 9 | If syphilis is suspected , a ‘ dark-ground ’ or ‘ dark-field ’ examination may be performed on serum from a sore or rash . |
| 10 | Watch for stains ( blood from a sore or wound ) or strong smelling urine . |
| 11 | During the period under review , there has also been some growth in the number of students on non-advanced courses almost entirely on a full-time or sandwich basis . |
| 12 | If the clause is effective , there is no longer any claim which can found a set-off or counterclaim . |
| 13 | In the event of over-funding occurring , whether from a free-standing or company AVC , the surplus will simply be refunded to you in cash , minus the tax relief involved . |
| 14 | Somehow you can put up with and even smile at a stranger or workmate 's silly antics and daft behaviour , but when someone close to you starts rubbing you up the wrong way you 'll explode . |
| 15 | Every by-election from now on must be a Labour or Lib Dem victory . |
| 16 | Book provision in any one system is centrally coordinated — though in very large systems a regional or subsystem structure may take over many of the coordination functions . |
| 17 | This is not a political or class matter . |
| 18 | he is in a professional or business relationship with that company or a related company and has access to unpublished price sensitive information which ought not reasonably to be disclosed except for the proper performance of his duties |
| 19 | Then finally , in the case of officers , employees , and others in a professional or business relationship , they must be in a position which affords them access to information which they ought not reasonably to disclose , save for the proper performance of their duties . |
| 20 | To obtain a loan , applicants must belong to a professional or trade group of 15 people . |
| 21 | We should act only in a professional or agency capacity in connection with negotiations ( ie not as principal ) and the client for whom we are acting should be clearly identified . |
| 22 | The firm should not normally act in the role of principal during the course of divestment negotiations , but only in a professional or agency role . |
| 23 | The firm should normally act only in a professional or agency role . |
| 24 | We should normally act only in a professional or agency capacity in connection with negotiations ( ie not as principal ) and the client for whom we are acting should be clearly identified . |
| 25 | We can infer from these studies that horses reared with other horses in a free and enriched environment ( like a large paddock which offers variety and interest ) , if given the extra stimulation of owners who continually expand their mental horizons , will be more intelligent than a horse that never leaves its paddock or continually lives in a stable or yard . |
| 26 | It is possible to end up teaching both EFL and ESOL and , if appropriate , a foreign or community language . |
| 27 | ‘ When he was in a reflective or depressive mood , you knew to leave him alone although his manners were such that if anyone came to him to talk , he would stand up to talk to them . ’ |
| 28 | I was talking to a civil servant in the Ministry of erm Energy the other day , and he said that he reckoned out of several hundred people working there there were about fifteen people who had a scientific or engineering background , and therefore were able to talk with some degree of expertise perhaps and certainly knowledge about the matters that they were discussing . |
| 29 | Since fires often start at night , and most homes only have one flight of stairs , which may well be unusable , it pays to work out in advance possible escape routes from upstairs windows — ideally one leading on to a flat roof , otherwise one with a flowerbed or grass below , rather than a hard surface . |
| 30 | Squeegees : These are flat rubber blades mounted in a wooden or metal frame acting rather like windscreen wipers . |