Example sentences of "or [adv] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some stress has been thrown thus far on modernism and its advocacy , but a traditional critic may write as well or better than a modernist . |
| 2 | Texas Instruments Inc claims a 33MHz SuperSparc is equal or better than a 50MHz MIPS R4000 , and twice the stuff of a 50MHz 80486 . |
| 3 | However reference is also made to the Smithers and Griffin ( 1986 ) study which indicated that nonstandard mature students obtained results that were either as good or better than A level entrants on the same courses and were less likely to fail to complete their courses . |
| 4 | With club rates varying from £50–£90 per hour depending on which part of the country you reside in , it makes economic sense if you can afford it to join a group — or perhaps if a little more of the folding stuff is available , to buy your own small PFA type or microlight . |
| 5 | Of the seats where Labour is second , there are 31 where it is behind by 5 per cent or less and a further 11 where the Liberal Democrat vote is more than twice the Tory majority and a differential split in Labour 's favour would produce a Labour gain . |
| 6 | And that 's why it may be a good ten minutes or so before a man can lift a finger ( if you 'll forgive the phrase ) . |
| 7 | They would have a radius of only ten miles or so and a density of hundreds of millions of tons per cubic inch . |
| 8 | After five minutes or so and a few shaky moments in some bankside undergrowth , a huge koi graced my net which when put on the scales went a shade over 15lb . |
| 9 | It has been a traumatic time for everyone at Burston during the past year or so and a great deal has been achieved over a very short time . |
| 10 | Unfortunately the tight filming schedule could not wait for just two weeks or so until a suitable engine ( ie a 4F 0-6-0 ) arrived at Bury . |
| 11 | procedurally , does it apply whenever Article 1600A is used or only if a qualified majority vote is taken ? |
| 12 | In particular , a change of context will attenuate latent inhibition whether the test context be novel or familiar but will restore the OR only when a novel test context is used . |
| 13 | These assessments of DAI , anthropometric and laboratory measurements were repeated at week 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 8 , 12 , 16 , 28 , 40 , and 52 , or sooner if a relapse occurred . |
| 14 | Or more than a few times actually . |
| 15 | Variations include larger reservoirs of 1 litre or more and a heavier version with a longer range fitted with a separate pistol grip and a flexible feed tube that can be used to draw directly from a bulk container . |
| 16 | Both grow to about 10″ or more and a single specimen will require at least a 30″ — preferably a larger — tank . |
| 17 | If you are married , or committed to a serious relationship , have one child or more and a home to support , then the hours you work and the amount of travel involved in getting to and from work may limit your options . |
| 18 | It is inevitable that during a series of days spent ferreting there will be one occasion or more when a loose ferret , one fitted with a muzzle , fails to return to the surface for one reason or another . |
| 19 | Delivery can be adjusted by turning the nozzle head , fitted on a screw thread , to give a fine jet with a range of 2 metres or more or a fine mist comparable with aerosol sprays . |
| 20 | Constantine 's death in November 1028 , and the marriage of the fifty-year-old Zoe to Romanus Argyrus , who thus gained the Byzantine throne , brought this to nothing , and it was probably in 1029 or later that a stronger link with Cnut became attractive . |
| 21 | By implication , we are suggesting that there is a hierarchy of places , or similarly that a particular place has a certain status in the local community . |
| 22 | Finally , the requirement that a bystander should be terrified was qualified where the offence occurred in public , so that it was not necessary to prove either that a bystander was actually terrified , or even present , or even that a bystander was even likely to be present . |
| 23 | Your employer may behave so foolishly or ruthlessly that a sensible settlement of your differences seems impossible . |
| 24 | So far as the finger-work or typesetting goes , she is as quick or quicker than a man ? — They say she is more deft and better adapted to it " ( a trade unionist ) . |
| 25 | He could not know that Sophia was taking a keen interest in him and had even been considering him — provided he were not divorced or otherwise unsuitable-as a husband for her sister . |