oror /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction 
Shall we go out to the cinema or stay at home? You can have ham, cheese, or tuna.... or anything/something spoken (=or something of the same kind) Would you like a coffee or something? She wasn’t involved in drugs or anything like that. Grapes are usually either green or red. He’s going to do it whether we like it or not. You must do the job yourself or else employ someone else to do it. → either12and not used after a negative verb when you mean not one thing and also not another thing: He doesn’t have a television or a video. Sonia never cleans or even offers to wash the dishes.3avoiding bad result used to say that something bad could happen if someone does not do a particular thing: Wear your coat or you’ll catch cold. Hurry up or we’ll be late. I had to defend myself or else he’d have killed me. You’d better hand over the money, or else (=used to threaten someone).4correction used to correct something that you have said or to give more specific information: It’s going to snow tomorrow, or that’s what the forecast says. John picked us up in his car, or rather his dad’s car which he’d borrowed. We’ve cleaned it all up, or at least most of it.5proof used to prove that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true: He must be at home, or his car wouldn’t be here. It’s obviously not urgent or else they would have called us straight away.6uncertain amounts used to show that you are guessing at an amount or number because you cannot be exact: The boy was three or four years of age. I saw Donald leaving a minute or two ago. There’s a motel a mile or so down the road (=about a mile or possibly a little more).THESAURUSor conjunction used between two possibilities or choices, or before the last one in a list of possibilities or choices: · Don’t get the chemicals on your hands or your clothes.· Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card.alternatively adverb used when giving another choice apart from the one you have already mentioned: · Use a pair of scissors or, alternatively, a very sharp knife.· You can go up into the mountains. Alternatively, you can stroll around one of Switzerland’s delightful cities.on the one had ... on the other (hand) used when giving two very different ideas or opinions about something, especially when they need to be balanced against each other: · On the one hand, I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but on the other, I don’t want to be miserable for the rest of my life.
WORD ORIGINor
Origin:
Old English oththeTHESAURUS
conjunction used between two possibilities or choices, or before the last one in a list of possibilities or choices: · Don’t get the chemicals on your hands or your clothes.· Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card.
adverb used when giving another choice apart from the one you have already mentioned: · Use a pair of scissors or, alternatively, a very sharp knife.· You can go up into the mountains. Alternatively, you can stroll around one of Switzerland’s delightful cities.
used when giving two very different ideas or opinions about something, especially when they need to be balanced against each other: · On the one hand, I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but on the other, I don’t want to be miserable for the rest of my life.
Longman Language Activatorapproximately a large number or amount · The business is worth something in the region of $25m.· The universe is estimated to be somewhere in the region of eleven billion years old.· A typical price would be somewhere in the region of £2,500 per person.
spoken · Smith is already something like $10,000 in debt.· In the USA something like 4000 such accidents occur each year.
: an estimated 3000 people/one million pounds/90% of profits etc approximately that number or amount - use this when you have no exact or detailed figures on which to calculate the exact number: · The event was seen on television by an estimated 250 million people worldwide.· An estimated 10% of new mothers suffer from severe depression.· By the end of the month an estimated 1000 people had been killed and 42,000 left homeless.
: some 100 people/50 years/2000 establishments etc approximately that number or amount - use this especially when you think it is impressive or surprising: · Among the 11 factory sites across Europe, some 2,600 jobs are to be eliminated this year.· He lectured at the Institut Pasteur for some 50 years.
: 5000 people/20%/9 days etc or more use this when the total may be a lot more, and you want to emphasize that this is a large number or amount: · How can you be tired? You slept for ten hours or more last night.· There were a thousand or more fans at the airport to welcome the band.
approximately a number or amount a little more or a little less than a number, amount, distance, or time: · It should cost about $1500.· The church is about a mile away.· It's been about five years since I've seen Linda.· The chance of men being born colourblind is about 1 in 12.
a little more or a little less than a number, amount, distance, or time. Approximately is a little more formal than about and is used especially in written English: · Approximately 30% of the community is Polish.· Each disk stores approximately 144 pages of text.
approximately - used especially when you are trying to give someone a general idea of the number or amount: · A new kitchen would cost roughly $6,000.· The man was roughly my own age.· There were roughly 50 people there.
: 3 days/a minute/fifteen people etc or so approximately 3 days, a minute etc, or perhaps even more: · The baby usually sleeps for an hour or so after breakfast.· He suggested that I take a week or so off work.· There must be thirty people or so in the class.
informal spoken: a hundred/forty/thirty etc odd use this after numbers in tens, hundreds, or thousands: · "How old do you think he is?'' "Oh, I don't know. Seventy odd.''· It's been 30 odd years since I last saw him.
spoken: give or take a few miles/a couple of minutes/a pound etc use this when saying approximately what a number or amount is, when it may be a few miles more or less, a few minutes more or less etc: · The village is about fifty miles north of here, give or take a few miles.· He's said to be worth $26 million, give or take a few million.· "How long will the meeting last?" "A couple of hours, give or take."
spoken approximately, especially when you do not know the correct number or amount and are guessing what it is: · At a guess, I'd say around 3000 people took part in the demonstration.· It was a cold night. About two or three degrees at a guess.· "How much will it cost?" "A hundred and twenty pounds, at a guess."
if something does not happen · Your car should be ready by 12 o'clock, but if not I'll let you know.· If you don't leave now, I'll call the police.· Try these gloves on. If they're not the right size I'll take them back.if not, why not? spoken (=used to ask why something has not happened or why someone has not done something) · Have you done your homework yet? If not, why not?
use this to say that something will happen if something else does not change the situation: · Unless the weather improves, we will have to cancel the game.· You won't pass your examinations unless you study hard.· Milk quickly turns sour, unless it's refrigerated.
use this when there will be a bad result if someone does not do something or if something does not happen: · Stir the sauce until it cools, otherwise it will be lumpy.· I'm glad you told me about the show being cancelled. Otherwise I'd have travelled all the way to Glasgow for nothing.
use this when you are warning someone what will happen if they do not do what you are telling them to do: · Be careful or you'll bump your head.· Stop making so much noise or else the neighbours will start complaining.
use this when you cannot do something if you do not do something else first: · No one can succeed in business without taking certain risks.· How can you judge a book without reading it?
use this when something will happen or continue in the way that you want, if something does not happen to prevent it: · Barring unexpected delays, work on the tunnel should be completed by the end of next month.
use this when you are saying what someone must do if they want to stop something bad from happening: · Put that money somewhere safe before it gets stolen.· That dog ought to be destroyed before it attacks any more children.
use this when you are saying what you will do if the first thing you suggested is not possible: · My mother wanted me to be a teacher or, failing that, a nurse.· Dr Schwabe said he could find me a room either on the campus, or failing that, in a house nearby.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Grapes are usually either green or red. He’s going to do it whether we like it or not. You must do the job yourself or else employ someone else to do it. I had to defend myself or else he’d have killed me. You’d better hand over the money, or else (=used to threaten someone). John picked us up in his car, or rather his dad’s car which he’d borrowed. We’ve cleaned it all up, or at least most of it. It’s obviously not urgent or else they would have called us straight away. There’s a motel a mile or so down the road (=about a mile or possibly a little more).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES free medical care for pensioners aged 65 and above Prize winners must have gained marks of 80% or above. officers of the rank of Major and above You can relax on the beach or alternatively visit the bustling town centre. officers of the rank of captain and below free travel for children four years old and below He is the best player – no ifs, ands, or buts about that. Managers have so far refused to confirm or deny reports that up to 200 jobs are to go. A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance. Please decide whether the following statements are true or false. I’m not sure if this is the right road or not. Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters. My cousin knows a thing or two (=knows a lot) about golf. Many of the students speak little or no English. He knew little or nothing (=almost nothing) about fixing cars. It’s the law so you can like it or lump it. No one knows if the story is true or not. Almost 40% of women are size 14 or over. murder by person or persons unknown Just give him some excuse or other. ‘Who can we get to babysit?’ ‘I’ll call Suzie or somebody.’ Maybe we could glue it together somehow or other. Have Brooks or someone fax this to New York right away. We could meet for dinner at Giorgio’s or somewhere (=or a similar place). She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. These houses were built in 1930 or thereabouts. Children aged 12 or under must be accompanied by an adult. There were times when I wondered whether or not we would get there. She was uncertain whether to stay or leave. I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. Look, Kate, I’m calling the doctor, whether you like it or not. The business could become less profitable or, even worse, could close down. Suppose Rose, or worse still, Peter had seen the photograph?
spoken (=or something of the same kind) Would you like a coffee or something? She wasn’t involved in drugs or anything like that.
Would you like a coffee or something? She wasn’t involved in drugs or anything like that. Grapes are usually either green or red. He’s going to do it whether we like it or not. You must do the job yourself or else employ someone else to do it. I had to defend myself or else he’d have killed me. You’d better hand over the money, or else (=used to threaten someone). John picked us up in his car, or rather his dad’s car which he’d borrowed. We’ve cleaned it all up, or at least most of it. It’s obviously not urgent or else they would have called us straight away. There’s a motel a mile or so down the road (=about a mile or possibly a little more). free medical care for pensioners aged 65 and above Prize winners must have gained marks of 80% or above. officers of the rank of Major and above You can relax on the beach or alternatively visit the bustling town centre. officers of the rank of captain and below free travel for children four years old and below He is the best player – no ifs, ands, or buts about that. Managers have so far refused to confirm or deny reports that up to 200 jobs are to go. A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance. Please decide whether the following statements are true or false. I’m not sure if this is the right road or not. Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters. My cousin knows a thing or two (=knows a lot) about golf. Many of the students speak little or no English. He knew little or nothing (=almost nothing) about fixing cars. It’s the law so you can like it or lump it. (=using unfair methods if necessary)· They were determined to achieve victory, by fair means or foul.
No one knows if the story is true or not. Almost 40% of women are size 14 or over. murder by person or persons unknown (also for some unknown reason) (=for a reason that you do not know)· For some reason she felt like crying.· For some unknown reason, the curtains were always drawn.
Just give him some excuse or other. ‘Who can we get to babysit?’ ‘I’ll call Suzie or somebody.’ Maybe we could glue it together somehow or other. Have Brooks or someone fax this to New York right away. We could meet for dinner at Giorgio’s or somewhere (=or a similar place). (=of various different sorts)· Quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another.
She needs to see a psychiatrist or some such person. These houses were built in 1930 or thereabouts. Children aged 12 or under must be accompanied by an adult. (=used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and not a specific place) Dublin people dress more individually than people in London or wherever.
Dublin people dress more individually than people in London or wherever. There were times when I wondered whether or not we would get there. She was uncertain whether to stay or leave. I didn’t know whether to believe him or not. Look, Kate, I’m calling the doctor, whether you like it or not.· I wasn’t sure whether his behaviour was getting better or worse.
The business could become less profitable or, even worse, could close down. Suppose Rose, or worse still, Peter had seen the photograph?PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► ... or bust!► which came first, the chicken or the egg?► common or garden► double or quits► an either-or situation► by fair means or foul► funny peculiar or funny ha-ha?► give or take a few minutes/a penny/a mile etc► can’t make head or/nor tail of something► like it or lump it► a matter of life and/or death► night or day/day or night► put up or shut up► not in any shape or form► shape up or ship out► ... or so► ... or something► go trick or treating► a year/a week/a moment/an hour etc or two► ... or what
1possibilities/choices used between two words or phrases to show that either of two things is possible, or used before the last in a list of possibilities or choices: - The deal is all or nothing.
- It's all or nothing and being strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong.
- It's all or nothing with her.
- At least 50 percent of the Soviet budget in one form or another goes to the military defense complex.
- Besides, he got his point across, one way or another, and usually in Chicago style.
- It featured more than five locos in steam at one time or another.
- Other speakers adapt to far more, perhaps to most of them, at one time or another.
- Some twenty percent of all Oscar-winning actors, actresses and directors have been married to each other at one time or another.
- The plates slide toward one direction or another and, inevitably, their ridges move off the hot spots that found them.
- Three, in one form or another, are still in the budget bill passed by Congress and vetoed by President Clinton.
- To enhance our chances of making such discoveries many of us use maps of one kind or another.
- And when they came back they wouldn't have an excuse or anything.
- Clothing can not be washed, or anything else done..
- He's not my boyfriend or anything, but he looks after me.
- I have my idols, too, but they tend to be real people, not film stars or anything.
- It was great, and then it was two months before a video came out or anything.
- Just one lone ancestor standing in the spotlight without anyone or anything else the current generation can blame.
- Not esquire, sir, lord or anything like that.
- Tony didn't have time to waste booking him as a support act or doing a club circuit or anything like that.
- The designers would beg, borrow, or steal in order to get the show ready.
- Well, believe it or not, we're getting married.
- And so, believe it or not, he puts on the magic shoes and limps off to the funeral.
- But, believe it or not, neither are the networks.
- Lives in the next village, believe it or not.
- Name's Virginia, believe it or not.
- Now this happened to me again, believe it or not, a year or two later.
- She put on her pale-blue linen Jaeger dress and, believe it or not, a little hat.
- The eventual headliners, believe it or not, were Mud.
- This week, believe it or not, another, almost identical saga began.
- The reality is that, for better or worse, the world of publishing has changed.
- All five, for better or worse, have received recent votes of confidence from their respective general managers or team presidents.
- And for better or worse, the new interactivity brings enormous political leverage to ordinary citizens at relatively little cost.
- And the consequences could be even more startling, for better or for worse.
- Decisions made in any of these places can hit our pocketbooks and our peace of mind, for better or for worse.
- He has toted the ball and the expectations, for better or worse.
- He was her husband ... for better or worse, he was her husband.
- Medical students in prolonged contact with junior doctors learn attitudes by example, for better or for worse.
- Today we know for better or for worse that cops, like doctors and priests, are merely human.
- Andre's so in love he doesn't know whether he's coming or going.
- From now on it was do or die.
- I learnt in the South Bronx and the way you're taught there is a do or die situation.
- It was do or die for me.
- No words, no threats, no waste of energy, just a grim determination to do or die.
- A little more cloak and a soup on more dagger. Either that, or he should never try this again.
- Few can afford either the calories or the cost of frequent trips to these gourmet candy stores.
- For better rates you must operate your account either by post or via the Internet.
- Madame, you see, never assumed either ignorance or experience.
- Rhubarb with either mint or lemon balm makes a tart, savoury jelly to serve with lamb.
- The cases seem either petty or arcane, the investigations tedious or motivated by politics.
- Theodora suspected that this was not an exercise that either the Bishop or the Archdeacon had had to perform before.
- Get me my money by next week or else.
- It must be important, or else he wouldn't have called at 3 a.m.
- They must have thought everything was safe, or else they would have warned us.
- All the characters would find decisions much easier if evil were unquestionably either just Boethian or else just Manichaean.
- He seemed to want to help them or else his plan was much deeper than they knew.
- He thought you had to be a model or a dancer, or else something in showbiz.
- He was bright and alive, and made those around him live more vividly or else move on.
- He would make that clear, or else he would have no part in the raid.
- Some of them continued to pursue him, or else Orestes thought that they did.
- The bolder innovation comes direct by rescript from the emperor or else is a result of his influence.
- The old masters merely dammed streams and created lakes to break up the landscape or else reflect its beauty.
- He had some home truths to impart and presented them without fear or favour.
- Now near retirement after a long career in product development, Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour.
- All of us, to a greater or lesser extent, have been doing this all our lives.
- All polite exchanges are conventional to a greater or lesser extent.
- All societies differentiate and, to a greater or lesser extent, allocate unequal rewards on the basis of age.
- Both historians proceed to a greater or lesser extent by way of discussion of great photographers.
- Different professional institutions may define to a greater or lesser extent the modes and their mix.
- In these cases A is to a greater or lesser extent unclear, ambiguous.
- They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.
- With every formal organisation there exists, to a greater or lesser extent, a complex informal organisation.
- Come hell or high water, he'd never missed a race and he wasn't going to miss this one.
- I'll be there in time. Don't worry. Come hell or high water.
- I said I'd do it, so I will, come hell or high water.
- My father felt I should stay in my marriage come hell or high water.
- She'd come this far to say her piece and say it she would, come hell or high water.
- The police are going to get these guys, by hook or by crook.
- If she set her mind on something, then she had to acquire it, by hook or by crook.
- The spring Budget, therefore, will be kill or cure.
- When the whole cake fell off the table, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
- Instead of the passport opening frontiers to the traveller without let or hindrance, it has become the means of international surveillance.
- It should flow easily, though not too swiftly, through the manholes, without let or hindrance.
- The willingness to thin the office staff without let or hindrance.
- Truth, however tawdry or trivial, may be told without let or hindrance from libel laws.
- You're going to the dentist, whether you like it or not.
- I can't get a hold of that book for love nor money.
- And you still can't get a good daily woman now to clean, not for love or money.
- A scholarly opinion can make or break a picture, as in the case of a Saraceni which we sold in 1989.
- He also said the board has the power to make or break a project.
- It could make or break with vibration or thermal expansion as the machine warmed up.
- It was make or break for us.
- Not only does it influence whether or not you fork out the requisite 65p, it can make or break a band.
- Royal watchers say the 47-year-old prince recognizes it is make or break time for him personally.
- Though generally they are only out by one grade, that can be make or break for some.
- Whether for dress or athletics, the fit of the shoe can also make or break a pair of feet.
- "Did they have what you were looking for at the hardware store?" "Yes, more or less."
- There were 50 people there, more or less.
- This report says more or less the same thing as the previous one.
- What she says is more or less true.
- Alexei was a mining engineer in the Kuzbas, but he had more or less refashioned himself into a translator.
- And then I was using it more or less daily for years ...
- As things are, it's more or less useless.
- Lesbians, being women, were more or less ignored as in-consequential so long as they were quiet about their sexuality.
- Look also for R Centauri, a red Mira-type variable more or less between the Pointers.
- Some programs will let you set the size of the buffer to keep more or less text.
- The Trilogy helped create this new man of labor, who is more or less a paralegal.
- This time she saw pebbles laid out over the whole of the surface, more or less evenly spaced.
- Twoflower, I thought, it's now or never.
- Once or twice, he thought about calling his parents, but then decided not to.
- And you have once or twice, haven't you?
- Even he himself had had to beat it into the ground once or twice as one did a snake.
- He'd been smashed on booze once or twice, but this was different.
- He played for Northern Ireland once or twice.
- He swallowed hard once or twice.
- He was some one I would probably sleep with once or twice and then maybe become friends with afterward.
- If needed, this can be repeated once or twice.
- They merely mentioned it once or twice as a divine possibility.
- "Do you have any Bob Dylan albums?" "Yes, one or two."
- I only know the names of one or two of the new students.
- There are one or two things I'd like to ask you about.
- There are one or two things to sort out before I leave.
- We've had one or two problems with the car but nothing serious.
- Accommodation Accommodation is in one or two bedroom apartments, about 300 to 400 yds from the sailing beach.
- Eventually, this area should be able to support one or two satellite offices.
- For the tall man, the lie should be one or two degrees more upright.
- In one or two places, Jasper had to pull me up between the rocks.
- Let us start with one or two fundamentals.
- Ten of the 13 previous meetings between the Braves and Marlins were decided by one or two runs.
- The statements should be listed, one or two sentences for each.
- There were one or two escapees from within his group, however.
- Almost all our citizens are indicted for something or other.
- Calls himself Jack something or other.
- He did it not because he liked people that night but to make a moral point about something or other.
- Iris is off somewhere or other for the next few days.
- It was decided by someone or other that we would stay out at Lima with the grunts.
- Later on, we were on another job, looking after a defence minister from somewhere or other.
- Nineteen fifty something or other convertible.
- Somebody else got a chocolate something or other.
- I can't see any advantage in changing my job - financially or otherwise.
- Advisedly or otherwise, the Regent Douglas was doing as he had part-proposed.
- Every haulier, wittingly or otherwise, will become involved to some extent in Customs 88 procedures.
- I too wanted to stand, silent or otherwise, upon that peak in Darién.
- Many factors contribute to the effectiveness or otherwise of the various techniques.
- Prizes must be accepted as offered, there can be no alternative awards, cash or otherwise.
- Regional variations - Gallican or otherwise - were disapproved, whether liturgical, theological or pastoral.
- Space is devoted in the final chapter to considerations of the mentalism, or otherwise, of metrical structures.
- The lower limit to transition even for very large disturbances is provided by the growth or otherwise of slugs.
- No harm in taking Evans down a peg.
- Dealings take place at the price quoted plus or minus days' accrued interest.
- It is consistent to within a value of plus or minus one, which is quite acceptable for a rough bound.
- The margin of error is plus or minus one percent.
- The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
- Total return is interest earnings plus or minus any change in principal value.
- Typical instructions in this class increment or decrement an accumulator; here the implied value is plus or minus one.
- Burrow runs two miles, rain or shine, everyday.
- Every morning at about 5am, come rain or shine, James Zarei leaves his South Croydon home on his morning run.
- He seldom drinks alcohol, never touches drugs, and runs six miles every morning, rain or shine.
- I kid you not: each year rain or shine, Californian Poppy.
- Scores of rambling and cycling clubs headed remorselessly for the Dales each weekend, come rain or shine.
- The working week began every Monday, rain or shine.
- But he'd had that last night - or rather, in the small hours of the morning.
- But puberty, or rather the onset of menstruation, changed all that.
- Here comes the post, or rather the copter.
- I was usually the active partner, or rather it was usually I who initiated a kiss or an embrace.
- It is fear, or rather fears, that I want to speak about in this book.
- It is related to the hedgehog, or rather it belongs to the same family of insectivores.
- It was really my doing, or rather my drawings, that had brought us to this brink.
- Now I have asked Deborah whether I may speak with her son or rather listen to him.
- It claims that there is no rhyme or reason to stock-market investment.
- There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the colors.
- Rightly or wrongly, most employees regard annual raises as just cost-of-living increases.
- But, rightly or wrongly, Eden's tenure in Downing Street is remembered as a single-issue premiership.
- His unexpected presence may be interpreted, rightly or wrongly, as a deed deliberately intended to express his courage or defiance.
- Many men believed, whether rightly or wrongly, that the locals could find out about operations before they themselves did.
- Other people concluded, rightly or wrongly, that the problems were limited to vaccine coming from Cutter.
- All are on full sale on January 23-Knave sale or return from Blackhorse.
- All available goods may be taken on a sale or return basis. 9.
- Booksellers normally order books on a sale or return basis.
- This may be on a sale or return agreement without asking for payment.
- What is the position, though, where the buyer resells the goods on sale or return terms?
- Some people advocate leaving the jobless to sink or swim.
- A case of sink or swim.
- But it is a collective machine because they all sink or swim with her.
- It was sink or swim as a classroom teacher.
- Now it was sink or swim.
- Only one person really cared whether he sank or swam, and he was far off in Paris.
- She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim.
- The Ohio bank does not leave its newcomers to sink or swim by themselves.
- When a promising apprentice loses his claim it is usually sink or swim time.
- Sooner or later this would end up in the papers, and I would be out of a job.
- He is worried that sooner or later his business will fail.
- I'm sure Brian will turn up sooner or later.
- She's bound to find out sooner or later.
- But the argument must stand or fall on its merits.
- For the government, acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation.
- It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.
- Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.
- The school has an outstanding and deserved reputation, which will stand or fall by the testimony of its pupils.
- The storyline was always going to stand or fall by the performance of Tim Guinee as Lazar.
- The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers.
- Their case would stand or fall on her reliability.
- As for the moody magnetism Method actors devote all their energy trying to perfect, Allen can take it or leave it.
- To others, they can take it or leave it.
- Experienced teachers can teach new teachers a trick or two.
- One way or another, Roberts will pay for what he's done.
- As you grow older, some of those uncertainties - such as whether or not you are lovable - are settled one way or another.
- But the fact is that the way we live our lives often assumes a belief about them, one way or another.
- In one way or another, all these therapies seem to have an effect on the electrical balances of the body.
- In one way or another, the representatives will be compared with the total client system.
- In one way or another, whatever happened, instinct told him that they would both survive.
- Many others were involved in small business issues one way or another.
- My gut feeling is that one way or another Congress will pull through.
- Then one way or another he would have to deal with Capshaw.
- I am not responsible for his actions in any way, shape, or form.
- And the same thing applies to people who have collections of quite valueless things: baskets, keys, hats or whatever.
- And then they go and tell their friends that it's either good or bad or whatever.
- I was feeling like I had to wrap things up and get dinner for the kids, or whatever.
- It favors close-up pictures and whatever can be seen in the immediate foreground.
- Learning about landscape design, you know - using natural features, hills or rivers or whatever - and improving on it.
- Politics, sexuality or whatever, must be a framework to build on, not a rigid cage which restricts change.
- There was a swift flow of air through the room, and whatever it was moved and sat down on the chair.
- Win or lose, the future looks bright for Jones.
- Aside from team coordination, tactics play a huge part in determining whether you are on the winning or losing side.
- Dole is going to win or lose the election on his own.
- I may win or lose, but the way of life is easy and it loves me.
- The machines nauseate me whether I win or lose.
- They decide whether you win or lose.
Shall we go out to the cinema or stay at home? You can have ham, cheese, or tuna.... or anything/something spoken (=or something of the same kind) Would you like a coffee or something? She wasn’t involved in drugs or anything like that. Grapes are usually either green or red. He’s going to do it whether we like it or not. You must do the job yourself or else employ someone else to do it. → either12and not used after a negative verb when you mean not one thing and also not another thing: He doesn’t have a television or a video. Sonia never cleans or even offers to wash the dishes.3avoiding bad result used to say that something bad could happen if someone does not do a particular thing: Wear your coat or you’ll catch cold. Hurry up or we’ll be late. I had to defend myself or else he’d have killed me. You’d better hand over the money, or else (=used to threaten someone).4correction used to correct something that you have said or to give more specific information: It’s going to snow tomorrow, or that’s what the forecast says. John picked us up in his car, or rather his dad’s car which he’d borrowed. We’ve cleaned it all up, or at least most of it.5proof used to prove that something must be true, by saying that the situation would be different if it was not true: He must be at home, or his car wouldn’t be here. It’s obviously not urgent or else they would have called us straight away.6uncertain amounts used to show that you are guessing at an amount or number because you cannot be exact: The boy was three or four years of age. I saw Donald leaving a minute or two ago. There’s a motel a mile or so down the road (=about a mile or possibly a little more).THESAURUSor conjunction used between two possibilities or choices, or before the last one in a list of possibilities or choices: · Don’t get the chemicals on your hands or your clothes.· Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card.alternatively adverb used when giving another choice apart from the one you have already mentioned: · Use a pair of scissors or, alternatively, a very sharp knife.· You can go up into the mountains. Alternatively, you can stroll around one of Switzerland’s delightful cities.on the one had ... on the other (hand) used when giving two very different ideas or opinions about something, especially when they need to be balanced against each other: · On the one hand, I don’t want to hurt his feelings, but on the other, I don’t want to be miserable for the rest of my life.