Example sentences of "have lost [pron] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The colonised body which Kahlo clothed in revolutionary idealism has lost its function as a symbol of nationhood becoming instead an icon of female suffering . |
| 2 | A potato variety which can survive Britain 's increasingly dry weather better than most has lost its status as a priority crop for farmers because the supermarkets have turned against it . |
| 3 | The programme will have succeeded if , in 15 years ' time , primary health care in the capital has lost its status as the national laggard ; the quality of the services it offers matches or exceeds that enjoyed in the rest of England ; and London has become a place where aspiring primary health care practitioners in all disciplines aim to work . |
| 4 | Kirkbymoorside deserves sympathy for having lost its status as the only town in the country to have so far escaped the painter 's handiwork . |
| 5 | this apparently buys an exhibition gallery utterly inadequate to host even a moderately-sized show ; a restaurant not large enough to serve both staff and members and be an income-generating venue for the public ; a bookshop that needs twice as much space if it is to be the premier one in England ; library and drawings storage that will mean costly out-housing as soon as the new facility is opened ; and finally — my own personal quibble — a drawings collection that will have lost its allure as a magnet for donor support . |
| 6 | He acknowledged the government 's awareness of the adverse social effects of the devaluation and said that it would take measures to alleviate them , including increasing wages in 1993 and compensating government employees who had lost their jobs as a result of the economic changes . |
| 7 | She knew that she had lost her independence as a woman , which she had been so proud of . |
| 8 | A further 17 officers have lost their lives as a result of being shot , crushed or injured in some other way . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman , however , continues to deny the existence of that recession , which makes a mockery of those who have lost their jobs as a result of it . |
| 10 | FIREFIGHTERS who have lost their jobs as a result of Castlereagh Fire Station closing will receive a form of redundancy pay , thanks to east Belfast MP Peter Robinson . |