Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] as [pron] [vb -s] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boas had objected that one could not define historical periods as one defines animal species . |
| 2 | Questions for feminists Hook 's voice is truly liberated in this volume as she posts problems for the feminist community , both Black and white . |
| 3 | At the far side of the valley the motorway climbs away up to Great Barr while the canal divides round another island as it approaches Rushall Junction where it is joined by the Rushall Canal to win the coal trade from the Cannock mines . |
| 4 | These not only include the now standard pharmacological treatments , but also the patterns of institutional care , and , Warner ( 1985 ) would argue , the broader social environment as it affects reintegration and the social role rehabilitation of the individual ( including the labelling , stigma and social isolation which may occur ) . |
| 5 | The null result of fig. 4.5(b) is of theoretical significance as it helps rule out several possible explanations for the effect seen in fig. 4.5(a) . |
| 6 | The concept of the ‘ biographical career ’ is central to this approach as it allows consideration of the uniqueness of individual biographies , the meanings which individuals attach to the concepts of age and ageing , and how these change over time ( Johnson , 1978 ; Fairhurst and Lightup , 1982 ) . |
| 7 | By contrast , this study concentrates on the issue of public understanding as it affects scientists in conservation organisations . |
| 8 | The Hooded Cobra depicted in a coiled or undulating position is symbolic of the spiralling , vortex-like pattern of movement of Universal Energy as it permeates matter and proceeds to nourish and vivify it . |
| 9 | It can be noted that the ‘ Keynesian ’ perspective has links with the social optimality approach to public finance as it incorporates market ( economy ) failure and hence a role for government . |
| 10 | On the particular issue of regional migration as it affects Greater York , I would suspect and we can probably put some information in to confirm this that the linkages between Greater York area and other county areas within er Yorkshire and Humberside , vary . |
| 11 | Fairfax is seated in the dining room beneath the stuffed heads of a cabal of gloomy animals as he eats sausages and eggs . |
| 12 | The world has about 3000 times as much groundwater as it has water in rivers and lakes , and groundwater is far cleaner . |
| 13 | ‘ I instruct my daughter out of concern for her safety that until such time as she raises children she should make no will : in this way she will be able to live without danger . ’ |
| 14 | The only difficult character is the catfish , which during its formative life feeds upon aquatic insect life , but which will turn its attention to small fish and the tails of larger ones as it reaches maturity . |
| 15 | This is the famous ‘ baby boom ’ , shared more or less by all Western industrial countries ( not Eastern Europe or Japan ) , which has now produced almost as many books as it has people . |
| 16 | It raises almost as many questions as it provides answers , but it has not been challenged before us . |
| 17 | Materialism brings in its wake as many problems as it does blessings . |
| 18 | However , my Presidency has impressed upon me the Sea-Change in recent years of governmental policy as it affects University and College finances . |
| 19 | He has as many selves as he has utterances , virtual or realized , as many selves as there are words in his lexicon , even in the dictionary of his potential language , with each word its aetimology , its phoneyetic fragility and its semiantic sea changes , each word its infinite contiguities and its tall spokes of paradismatic possibilities . |
| 20 | Increasing the spring rate of stiffness too much is not a good idea as it transmits forces into the chassis for which is was not designed and the vehicle is also uncomfortable to drive . |
| 21 | He said that the British APT ( Advanced Passenger Train ) and the Canadian LRC ( Light , Rapid and Comfortable ) — which like the APT tilts as it enters bends — were failures . |
| 22 | As the line is paid out , and the kite ascends on the wind gradient with improving lift as it gains altitude , so the additional weight and drag of the line compensates , rather like the ballast on the keel of a yacht . |
| 23 | At a more advanced workshop , tutors with a professional interest may help explain techniques if this is required , though in the first instance the rough-and-ready style of amateurish video pays off more dividends as it intimidates beginners less than a smoothly polished film , and conveys the sense of ‘ being there ’ to the viewers . |
| 24 | Reports of his side having struggled to a disappointing home draw with lowly Airdrie will not have been his sole concern as he takes stock of his Scottish investment . |
| 25 | It will be seen that the top line of activities repeats the first stage of the company strategic plan as it affects R&D . |
| 26 | The campaign to save a local arts centre starts innocently enough , but soon becomes the target for intimidation , and Jane finds herself in increasing danger as she uncovers layers of corruption that spread from an Oxford college to the Houses of Parliament . |
| 27 | It was used by American therapists , before being banned in 1985 , for marital problems as it encourages empathy and dispels hostility ; it is often called the ‘ hug ’ or ‘ love ’ drug . |
| 28 | Thus , the concept of career is essential to an understanding of the impact of ageing on the experience of long-term disability as it allows consideration of how people 's subjective experiences are shaped over time . |
| 29 | Her favourite hobby is of particular interest as she studies wine and treats her guests to informal wine tastings . |
| 30 | COMEDIENNE Victoria Wood looks the typical young mother as she takes daughter Grace on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip yesterday . |