Example sentences of "or in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The navy is considering dropping the submarines either into existing nuclear dumps in South Carolina and Washington state or in watery graves some 4000 metres down off Cape Hatteras , North Carolina or Cape Mendocino , California . |
| 2 | These typologies may well not capture the patterns found in lesbian relationships or in multi-family households . |
| 3 | Cassell continues its association with the Royal Horticultural Society by producing more Wisley Handbooks , new or in revised editions . |
| 4 | He advised his student that a comprehensive microlight conversion course was necessary as it was possible for conventional control ( three-axis ) pilots with insufficient weight-shift experience to make incorrect control inputs when under a heavy workload or in turbulent conditions . |
| 5 | I do not want to know what she intends doing in a year 's time or in 10 years ' time , because she will not be in government then . |
| 6 | The Magistrates ' Court consists of a bench of three lay magistrates , or in metropolitan areas a single stipendiary magistrate who is legally qualified . |
| 7 | Without autonomous change in tastes , or in technological possibilities , or in the availability of resources , no one can have any interest in altering his plans for the succeeding period . |
| 8 | This too is linked with the problem of old age , as many older plants are situated either in built-up areas , or in poor areas geographically where the topography of the site and weather conditions , particularly temperature inversion , hampers the escape of exhaust gases into the atmosphere and in doing so can result in the intensification of an odour for short periods . |
| 9 | The remedy may change , or in acute injuries more than one remedy may be required , but in classical homoeopathy the remedies are administered one at a time and not as a mixture . |
| 10 | Among shrubs or in mixed borders , variegated plants help to add interest to the rest of the display , especially where they contrast with bronze or purple foliage , or harmonise with a golden colour group . |
| 11 | The large clumps of tufted hair grass Deschampsia caespitosa or soft brome grass Bromius mollis around the edges of woods or in rough meadows are veritable insect palaces . |
| 12 | According to the government White Paper in 1971 , there were only around one hundred mentally handicapped children with foster parents or in private lodgings , and the numbers of fostered and adopted children with mental handicap are still believed to be very small . |
| 13 | Similarly , people who are related or who have a close personal relationship will not be employed where one acts as the other 's superior in a disciplinary role or in financial matters . |
| 14 | Thus this pool of resources could be invested in working capital , in fixed assets , or in financial assets ; or it could be spent on wages , supplies , or overheads ; or it could be distributed as dividends or used to repay debt . |
| 15 | As the numbers were so small the table also gives our results amalgamated with those obtained in Oxford : in these two large teaching hospitals the perinatal death rate in cases in which vaginal delivery is planned ( 2.9/1000 ) is no different from that in elective caesarean section is carried out ( 2.3/1000 ) or in all cases ( 2.7/1000 ) . |
| 16 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 17 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 18 | The MA(Honours) lasts four years and may be taken either in a single subject , or in two subjects ( a ‘ joint ’ degree ) . |
| 19 | Anything in the public sphere — published , for instance , in the press or in annual reports . |
| 20 | The unity may be in data structures , power structures , or in environmental trends . |
| 21 | She would have to tell Andrew how little they could hope from Deer Forest , then or in future times . |
| 22 | I trust that Mr. Shelford 's comments are not those held by the staff of RW&P or in future issues can we look forward to ‘ Wayne 's Top 10 maiming tips for mini 's ’ or ‘ Eye gouging and ear biting for beginners ’ . |
| 23 | No one should ever underestimate the trauma of change on res on residents their relatives and the staff involved , either in the refurbishment programme or in future closers and we have never denied that there will not be closures , we have consistently proposed that there should be . |
| 24 | Breeds in rocky ground in high Arctic or in alpine zones of mountains , but regularly winters on coast , e.g. in Britain , sometimes in company with Snow or Lapland Buntings ( p. 281 ) . |
| 25 | Having intellectual origins in Owenite socialism , pioneer cooperators saw control of distribution as a means toward the abolition of capitalism , or in minimal terms , a major shift in the balance of power and wealth . |
| 26 | Shaking with emotion and crying , Mrs Dart said that ever since Julie was a little girl she was reluctant to go into lifts or in enclosed areas . |
| 27 | Shaking with emotion and crying , Mrs Dart said that ever since Julie was a little girl she was reluctant to go into lifts or in enclosed areas . |
| 28 | At the same time they define the place of the individual in society , whether in the family or in wider spheres culminating in polities . |
| 29 | The results of these studies reveal a tendency for ZNF genes to map near fragile sites ( 45 ) or in subtelomeric locations ( 13 ) . |
| 30 | Ross and crabeater seals live solitary or in widely-dispersed communities on the pack ice , usually toward the outer edge , feeding largely on krill . |