Example sentences of "it act as [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the typical criminal sanction holds out little hope as a general deterrent , does it act as a specific deterrent ? |
| 2 | It acted as a centralised design studio for all carpet factories in Russia , sending out infrequent batches of new designs , which only then would enable a manufacturer to change . |
| 3 | No security dealer may deal in securities where it acted as an issuing house or in securities issued by itself , or in securities issued by another company where the trader holds an equity interest in excess of 10 per cent . |
| 4 | One of the advantages of EDLIB is that it acts as a Computerized catalogue as well as an issue system , The catalogue system creates files in which each book or audiovisual item is allocated a record , which contains accession number , title , author , Dewey number , price , subject and one spare field , which can be used as another subject field . |
| 5 | A coursebook is necessary as it acts as a visual record of progress and can thus be a psychological support to the students . |
| 6 | It acts as a lump-sum tax on users of the system . |
| 7 | At the end of the book , Lowry states that the image of the Princess is conformist and reactionary , that it acts as a powerful form of social control , and that Diana is an unwitting agent of that . |
| 8 | In general terms the circuit acts as a threshold detector but if it acts as a zero-crossing detector . |
| 9 | I am not sure whether a wheel clamp would be particularly attractive to owners in inclement weather , but does my hon. Friend agree that , if a device is visible , inside or outside a car , it acts as a valuable deterrent ? |
| 10 | For the kitten , it acts as a vital signal to its mother to come to the rescue . |
| 11 | It acts as the sole broker in the bargaining and competition for resources between bureaucratic organizations . |
| 12 | The Bank of England has a pivotal role in the London money market in that it acts as the main banker to both the central government and the clearing banks . |
| 13 | It acts as an informal guarantor , as its other members will not receive any loans until the beneficiary pays back on schedule . |
| 14 | Thus it acts as an exact metaphor for the necessity of a broad perspective in addressing any ecological question . |
| 15 | But , in practice , how likely is it to act as an equilibrating mechanism ? |