Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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31 Baldwin was to undermine the radical right as effectively as he disarmed the left in the inter-war period .
32 We must train staff to teach as effectively as possible and should encourage them to see this as an important part of their job .
33 Now although such a rule is not part of my physical or material world , its existence constrains my action just as effectively as they do ; we can call this a constraint of the world of ideas .
34 " Instead of the children of the working class being subjected to rigorous self-denial in preparation for a life-time in mill or mine , " he writes , " they have been offered instead the promise of the easy and immediate gratification which , in the end , can sabotage human development and achievement just as effectively as the poverty and hunger of the past . "
35 In both areas , you need to learn how to communicate your ideas as effectively as possible through the written word — whether in handwritten , typed or word-processed form ( see Chapter 13 on Pass those exams ) .
36 Structuring your material into an effective pattern that allows you to present your ideas as effectively as possible .
37 Individualised programmes , alternative activities and simplified worksheets , when they are directed at certain children can cut them off from their peers as effectively as if they had been withdrawn .
38 This is why changing the voice of the verb in 9a from active to passive — which has the effect of interchanging the valency slots that the noun phrases occupy — removes the anomaly as effectively as replacing see or table .
39 ‘ The powers conferred by section 268 are powers directed to enabling the court to help a liquidator to discover the truth of the circumstances in connection with the affairs of the company , information of trading , dealings , and so forth , in order that the liquidator may be able , as effectively as possible , and , I think , with as little expense as possible … to complete his function as liquidator , to put the affairs of the company in order and to carry out the liquidation in all its various aspects , including , of course , the getting in of any assets of the company available in the liquidation .
40 Tom cats spray the furniture as effectively as their relatives , male lions , spray the vegetation in their home .
41 Skilfully used , a fabric border can pull a room together just as effectively as swagging everything in sight with the same chintz .
42 Locke 's friends commended him for demolishing Proast 's ecclesiastical regime as effectively as he had the absolutist civil polity of Sir Robert Filmer [ q.v . ] .
43 Women wedded to men 's systems , arguing for resources and significance , have little alternative but to accept the context as given and learn as effectively as possible , to pitch in with the rest .
44 The distinction here is between two very distinct schools of harpsichord-making ; a tradition carried on by native craftsmen who flourished during the first 25 years of the 18th century and an imported tradition initiated by Hermann Tabel that displaced its native rival as effectively as a cuckoo might take charge in a sparrow 's nest .
45 However , at a unit cost of 10p we want to use them as effectively as possible .
46 Newsround felt it was worthwhile to give readers information about the efforts that are being made by the Council to ensure its views on reform are known and presented as effectively as possible .
47 I might not ask again until it was too late ; my native caution would betray me just as effectively as Arsenio and Osvaldo 's natural daring had subverted their judge-ment .
48 whether the present legal powers in the 1983 Mental Health Act are being used as effectively as they can be , and what action could be taken in advance of any new legislation to ensure that they are .
49 In principle , the government might do this at least as effectively as private markets .
50 I can not give the hon. Gentleman that figure at the moment , but it is essential that we use NHS buildings as effectively as we can .
51 As for the criteria for granting postgraduate awards , postgraduate study and research are academically demanding and candidates should be selected by competition to ensure that the resources available are used as effectively as possible .
52 There have been some temporary secondments to ensure that the division is staffed as effectively as possible and that the experience available is as approprite as may be .
53 This misconception about the requirements of effective verbal communication can have important consequences in that young children may not use their linguistic skills as effectively as they might either as speakers or as listeners .
54 WWF has joined forces with other organisations interested in elephant conservation to make sure everyone works together as effectively as possible .
55 Consequently , engineers have a primary role in ensuring that the risk management programme itself is managed as effectively as any other business activity .
56 The supply chain project seeks to achieve this by focusing on future customer needs and driving them back through the activities of the business to make Guinness Brewing GB operate as effectively as possible for the company and its customers .
57 It is becoming increasingly apparent that drugs , which act through mechanisms other than acid inhibition , can control duodenal ulcer disease as effectively as H 2 receptor atagonists ; the findings of this study suggest that stimulation of normal gastroduodenal motility ( and thus acid clearance from the bulb ) may be an important mechanism in this respect , but one which has received scant attention to date .
58 The Way Ahead Committee which is a joint Bar Council/Inns Council committee established ‘ to examine means of ensuring that the resources of the Bar and Inns are managed as effectively as possible for the benefit of the profession ’ ; and
59 The elegant studies undertaken by Bissell et al showed that none of the individual major matrix proteins used as a culture substratum would maintain hepatocyte function as effectively as the complete EHS gel complex .
60 This , coupled with its socially exclusive ambiance , restricted it as effectively as in the past to a small group at the top of society .
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