Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [verb] as [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Exchange rates had only been adjusted as a last resort by deficit and surplus countries , and so were not used speedily enough to prevent prolonged payments imbalances and exchange rate crises . |
2 | The recommendation for deportation had apparently been added as a last minute after thought , without any proper inquiry . |
3 | Underpinning should only be accepted as a last resort when all other reasonable options have been considered . |
4 | While accepting that wage cuts were theoretically advisable , Keynes at first argued that they should only be attempted as a last resort , after all other remedies had failed . |
5 | The new information on the inefficiency of bleach , alongside the trends indicated by our London data , suggests that household bleach should only be recommended as a last resort in the absence of sterile syringes and only then at full strength ( 5.25% sodium hypochlorite ) . |
6 | A blanket punishment such as detention of a whole class must only be used as a last resort , otherwise people who are quite innocent may be detained incorrectly or unlawfully . ’ |
7 | Actual punishment should only be used as a last resort ; a sharp tap with a cardboard strip is quite sufficient . |
8 | ‘ It must only be used as a last resort . ’ |
9 | Physical restraint should only be used as a last resort . |
10 | Stubborn deposits may require application of organic solvents such as acetone or petroleum ether , but as these have harmful effects on skin and may also dissolve or harden the window sealing gaskets , they should only be used as a last resort . |
11 | Two decrees were issued by the Labour Ministry on Jan. 10 , 1990 , ( i ) announcing a nationwide 16 per cent wage increase for workers in state enterprises , stating that this was within the framework of the economic recovery programme ; and ( ii ) stating that strikes might legally be called by trade union committees or mass meetings of workers but that notice should be given to both the employer and the ministry and that strike action should only be used as a last resort . |
12 | Government regulation should only be used as a last resort , and even then operated with " a light touch " , the Institute argues . |
13 | In general this rule should only be used as a last resort in legal proceedings over a contract where the parties have failed to make an express provision as to the status of implied terms . |
14 | And it says that compulsory redundancy will only be used as a last resort . |
15 | The council , he says , is committed to achieving the financial savings within the current financial year but that compulsory redundancy will only be used as a last resort . |
16 | In fact , if the children aged thirty and above are considered as the second generation of adults , then three-quarters of the men and two-thirds of the women were living in parishes other than Cardington . |
17 | By the age of 25 or so the oiliness should be settling down but you may find yourself with a new problem : laughter and frown lines must finally be acknowledged as the first signs of an ageing skin . |
18 | My believe is what P P G is inviting local authorities to do is be cautious in proposing them , they should not be regarded as a first option , or an easy option , they should be cautious in proposing them . |
19 | The Iranian , Syrian and Turkish governments were also reported to be concerned that the elections in Iraqi Kurdistan should not be seen as a first move towards the creation of an independent Kurdish state . |
20 | Residential care should not be used as a last resort . |
21 | President Mobutu of Zaire has publicly objected to not being acknowledged as the seventh richest man in the world . |
22 | Tyrothricin can reasonably be regarded as the first antibiotic to be established as a therapeutic substance . |
23 | Thus floating has often been adopted as a last resort when a system of fixed exchange rates has collapsed , as was the case in 1973 . |
24 | Usually , plaquettes are approximately the same area as thin sections : they may often be prepared as a first step in section-making . |
25 | The inclusion of penguins among the animals depicted can now be seen as the first indication that prehistorians have had that these birds were present in the Mediterranean during the palaeolithic era , and not proof , as was recently suggested , that the paintings are modern forgeries . |
26 | Like a young Kenny Dalglish , Jess was involved in every aspect of Scotland 's play and must now be regarded as a first choice . |
27 | This can now be identified as the first signs of the creation of a source of ‘ goodness ’ additional to that due to the ruthless forces of the struggle for survival . |
28 | Cairo is now being described as the next major release of NT , and may well be the release that the market waits for before deciding to commit to NT . |
29 | Cairo is now being described as the next major release of NT , and may well be the release that the market waits for before deciding to commit to NT . |
30 | Even incontinence can sometimes be viewed as the last weapon of self assertion ( Newman , 1978 ) . |