Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] such as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children are split into groups of 16 , each named after a fictional character such as Mickey Mouse . |
| 2 | The intensity of reaction is normally very much less in these cases than after a severe loss such as bereavement but , even so , people can be surprised by their lethargy , sadness , even depression and bursts of irritation , which disturb what was expected to be so happy . |
| 3 | The offence will also cover cases of dishonest retention or disposal after an innocent acquisition such as are mentioned in paragraphs 21–25 . |
| 4 | We can use the same approach to examine the self-representation of a particular ruler , taking again the example of a Roman emperor such as Augustus ( 31BC-AD 14 ) or Nero ( AD54-68 ) . |
| 5 | In the young fetus , the high mitotic index obviates the use of a mitotic arrestant such as Colcemid ( Sigma ) or Velbe ( Lilly ) , but if the mitotic index is low , as in older specimens , or if large numbers of mitotic cells are required , mitotic arrest can be used to advantage . |
| 6 | That means using magnets made of a superconducting material such as niobium-titanium alloy . |
| 7 | Accurate and true representation is an important prerequisite governing potential worth of a visual aid such as this . |
| 8 | For the neutralisation of a strong acid such as hydrochloric acid , HCl(aq) , and a strong alkali such as sodium hydroxide , NaOH(aq) , the standard molar enthalpy of neutralisation is almost invariably -57.1 kJ mol-1 . |
| 9 | ‘ In truth , none in cases of a violent death such as this . ’ |
| 10 | He also makes a distinction between the profit-making nature of a private organization such as a firm and the non-profit-making activity of public sector organizations like bureaucracies . |
| 11 | So for example , the assignment of the referent of a personal pronoun such as ’ I ’ or ’ you ’ depends on who is speaking ( i.e. the user ) , and as such remains within the domain of pragmatics . |
| 12 | If you prefer a manager who is part of a financial group such as Granville Investment Management ( 071–488 1212 ) , part of the merchant bank , you will again have a tailor-made investment plan . |
| 13 | Cuckney does not believe that the qualities needed to be an effective chairman of a financial institution such as 3i ( Investors in Industry ) are that different to those required to oversee a manufacturing company . |
| 14 | In a great many social systems the only fully legitimate marriages are those in which the bride and bridegroom are not only already kin but kin of a specific category such as , say , that which includes the relationship mother 's brother 's daughter/father 's sister 's son . |
| 15 | The major reasons for a care order are that the children have themselves committed an offence , they are in need of care , protection and control , or they or another child of the same family have been victims of an offence or are in the same household as a person convicted of a serious offence such as manslaughter , cruelty or suchlike . |
| 16 | In fact , I have no reason to think that Wilson wrote this or any other letter protesting against the establishment of a wide-ranging inquiry such as Denning believed he had been instructed to conduct . |
| 17 | The effect of a confounding factor such as age , and the relationship betweenm the number of abnormal subareas and the sweat spot test score were analysed using the Spearman correlation coefficient ( rho ) with correction for ties . |
| 18 | In Wright 's study , in one out of ten cases , rape took place in the context of a non-sexual crime such as burglary or robbery . |
| 19 | This might be in the form of a joint certificate such as that envisaged in the Oxford Certificate of Educational Achievement ( Willmott , 1986 ) , or in the form of a supplementary record such as that provided by ‘ pupils ’ personal recording' , for example ( De Groot , 1986 ) . |
| 20 | But what if it gets hold of a new vision such as this : ‘ To bring the nation and all its inhabitants to Christ ’ ? |
| 21 | There is no doubt that the CNAA 's concern with the assurance of standards was understood in the approval process of a new area such as this . |
| 22 | The fascination of a middle-class man such as A. J. Munby with the hands and the boots of working-class women , or ‘ Walter 's ’ fascination with working-class girls in the anonymous sexual chronicle My Secret Life are signs of the complex sexual meanings that frequently resulted . |
| 23 | These include alterations of a chronic nature such as chronic inflammation , villous atrophy , and crypt hyperplasia , while more acute changes such as a neutrophil infiltrate and ulceration are less common and , when severe , equate with the clinical condition of pouchitis . |
| 24 | This large collection contains nothing which could n't be found in the libraries of a major city such as Middenheim or Altdorf ( allow any scholarly type an Int test to realize this ) , except for the Chaos/heresy works , which would be restricted-access in the temples . |
| 25 | These men could at least enter imaginatively into the spirit of a male institution such as the manyatta : there was something familiar about it all , even if they were not quite sure what , and this familiarity contributed to the ease they felt in the company of the Masai . |
| 26 | ‘ It was an impertinent request to make of a professional man such as yourself . |
| 27 | Beatrice was anxious not to follow what she regarded as the purposeless social round of the society wife and felt that the ‘ governing and guiding ’ work performed by women philanthropists was much less likely to ‘ unsex ’ women than academic work or the ‘ push and severity ’ demanded of a professional woman such as the hospital matron . |
| 28 | The absence of the suffix indicates that the person concerned is alive , in much the same way as the absence of a plural suffix such as -s in English indicates a choice of singular as opposed to plural reference . |
| 29 | Successful completion of a complex exercise such as this upgrade requires team work and a project team consisting of people from Services Delivery , Technical Services Systems Development and IBM have spent a considerable amount of time over the last few weeks to ensure that the upgrade when ahead without impact on Technology 's customers . |
| 30 | That is underlined by the absurdity which would result from a literal construction of the word ‘ cost ’ in the case of a loss-making concern such as British Rail or a heavily endowed institution , where the employee 's benefit would have to be valued at a figure in excess — indeed , it may be many times in excess — of the market price of the service provided . |