Example sentences of "as [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ They have kept a low profile and they have basically the same squad as won an All Ireland . |
| 32 | Some of the owl species are covered by more than one pellet collection so as to provide an estimate of within species variation , but in some cases the sample is restricted to single pellet collections . |
| 33 | In trying to expand legitimate commerce with Africa so as to provide an attractive alternative for both Africans and European traders to slaving , the African Institution proposed spreading information about African products and making communication easier by establishing written versions of African languages . |
| 34 | Loans to small farmers have been increased 25 times over ; research and investment has gone into new seeds and fertilizers specially designed for the needs ( and the purses ) of the small farmer ; and maize prices have gone up by 129 per cent so as to provide an incentive . |
| 35 | The version of the National Institute model used has been modified , with earlier ESRC support so as to provide an extended modelling of the major financial linkages in the economy . |
| 36 | One could try and explain this as follows : subjects perceived an increase in k as necessitating an increase in output since the opportunities for using output from other periods to increase sales this period had been reduced by the increase in the storage cost ; accordingly , one should produce more now in case the price this period turned out to be a high one . |
| 37 | Callinicos appears to think that he can detect ‘ aesthetic merit ’ from the position given to him by his politics ; politics , writ large , as embodying an ethics and a philosophy , is the active force . |
| 38 | The spectacular achievements of technology have dazzled people into awe at the marvels of human inventiveness and mastery over the natural world ; as well as promoting an unprecedented emphasis on mechanical and organizational efficiency . |
| 39 | It is significant that Queen Pu-abi herself was richly provided with the material , which featured in her head-dress hung around with gold-bound discs of lapis lazuli , as well as forming an important component of her choker and infilling the cloisonné decoration of her finger-ring . |
| 40 | Priddle and Heywood ( 1980 ) regard antarctic lakes as forming an evolutionary series which has developed over the period of about 20 000 years since the ice-sheet was maximal ; this is in any case a convenient way of describing them . |
| 41 | But Mr Sharp predicted at the time that there would be continued violence before that brought results and is on record as believing an extra 700 officers were needed . |
| 42 | As well as developing an AS/400 H-series processor around the Rios 2 RISC , IBM Corp is working on a parallel project to develop a single processor architecture that would become the basis of all its mid-range offerings in around 1995 , the May issue of IBM System User believes . |
| 43 | As well as developing an AS/400 H-series processor around the Rios 2 RISC , IBM Corp is working on a parallel project to develop a single processor architecture that would become the basis of all its mid-range offerings in around 1995 , the May issue of IBM System User believes . |
| 44 | for the artist as well as developing an awareness of the variety of the theoretical and practical skills which aid good visual impact and help others see that you mean , there is added value in exploring the subject in an historical contact . |
| 45 | so as to cause an unnecessary obstruction thereof . |
| 46 | ‘ so as to cause an unnecessary obstruction thereof ’ . |
| 47 | ‘ so as to cause an unnecessary obstruction thereof ’ . |
| 48 | In contrast , amounts of methylated oligonucleotide in lane 3 are so large as to cause an extended area of blurred , saturated blackening of the film . |
| 49 | The Royal National Pension Fund for Nurses ( 1887 ) is an early example of the personal ‘ portable ’ pension , which entailed taking out an insurance policy so as to purchase an annuity on retirement . |
| 50 | Indeed , montage plays a crucial role in enriching the reader 's view of reality , for narrative units are arranged in such a way as to create an interplay , so that they bring fresh perspectives to bear on one another and are mutually illuminating . |
| 51 | The essence of Hollywood was that it used actors who became real before the camera ; they were not ciphers there to be manipulated by an all-powerful director but they were actors who were able to combine natural qualities and varied skills and techniques in such a way as to create an on-camera identity . |
| 52 | Nowadays , most political scientists no longer praise the responsibility of our party system but instead talk of , and condemn , our system of " adversary politics " , where an " electoral auction " is said to lead to an irresponsible " elective dictatorship " , which then manages the economy in such a way as to create an injurious " political-business cycle " that hinders our long-term economic growth . |
| 53 | However , if the non-arts staff in LEAs and colleges who did wish to offer a higher priority to arts education were to find the climate of opinion changed so as to create an environment more conducive to the arts , it is difficult to imagine how the current state of thinking amongst arts staff might contribute to an improvement in arts education practices . |
| 54 | Central was the requirement that internal tariff ( customs duty ) , quota and non-tariff barriers to trade in goods should be abolished so as to create an enlarged European economic space . |
| 55 | The basic rule of liability was stated in Goodfellow : has the accused acted in such a way as to create an obvious and serious risk of causing physical harm and , having recognised it , gone ahead , or not given any thought to that risk ? |
| 56 | Though the Report could be interpreted as advocating an exchange rate union , it is now accepted that it recommends a currency union . |
| 57 | The pre-modern relationship which prevailed for centuries has just as enduring an influence . |
| 58 | Brooks 's may not necessarily be much better , but Spitzer 's undoubtedly attributes a more prosaic kind of meaning to the text , which he sees as expressing an ( unreconciled ) opposition between the ‘ archaeological message ’ and the ‘ aesthetic message ’ of the urn . |
| 59 | The distinction of meaning is especially clear with perfect participles ; these show a well-known alternation between interpretation as expressing an event ( therefore the occasion value ) and interpretation as expressing a state : ( 23 ) labelled goods vs sent goods The word sent is unusual prenominally precisely because it has the sort of meaning which makes an actual or implicit reference to the event of despatch , and hence it is far more likely to be used post-nominally . |
| 60 | MY WIFE , Regina , is forever characterising me as possessing an almost childlike naivete — one attuned with a more idealistic time . |