Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To some , the parade before the public is a source of extreme satisfaction to their vanity , but all the preliminaries that go before the parade are so much drudgeries that irritate , and are completed as hastily as possible . |
| 2 | These syllabuses have been developed as far as possible in common with the HND in Business Studies . |
| 3 | International discussion is eased if they are distinguished as far as possible . |
| 4 | A Steamship Owners ' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association had been formed as early as 1874 which later became part of a North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association , and as early as 1878 shipowners of the north-east were complaining of the " tyrannical " attempts of a " dictatorial body of unionists " ' to impose demands on the industry , establishing in 1885 a Central Association of Shipowners of Sunderland , Glasgow and Newcastle to put their views to the Royal Commission of 1886 on Chamberlain 's proposed Shipping Bill . |
| 5 | With the support of regional legal officers and a set of guidelines and codes of practice , we ask the solicitors to abide by regional secretaries ensuring that cases are pursued as forcefully as possible with the members interests uppermost at all stages . |
| 6 | Not only do the results have no bearing on rankings — and therefore do not matter — but they are forgotten so far as historical records are concerned almost before the players have walked off the court . |
| 7 | They are expected so far as practicable to make decisions on benefit entitlement within 14 days , but this time limit is frequently exceeded . |
| 8 | Reducing possible misunderstanding or confusion by ensuring that tasks requiring vision are presented as clearly as possible both in terms of the materials themselves and the way in which explanations and directions are given will be a great help not only to pupils with defective vision but also to their classmates . |
| 9 | So far all the preparations had been made as discreetly as possible , under cover of darkness , but now the moment he most dreaded was approaching , the moment when the sepoys would realize that a retreat was taking place and would launch their attack . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) . |
| 11 | The company has a major share of the broiler feed market in the SE region thanks to the commitment of the regional poultry team who ensure their customers needs are met as economically as possible . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The condition of many villages points to depopulation , but , although Sezincote had been enclosed as early as 1486 , the region as a whole was ‘ remarkably free ’ of depopulating enclosure . |
| 14 | Legal commentary and technical background are avoided as far as possible . |
| 15 | Strictly visual language to make scientific points had been used as early as 1555 by Pierre Belon in his Oiseaux , where he put the skeleton of a man and a bird side by side to demonstrate their unity of plan , or homology . |
| 16 | The Football League had been founded as recently as 1888 , with its base firmly in the North and Midlands . |
| 17 | Autumn arrival has been noted as early as 10 July , but usually starts in late October , and passage has been noted in November . |
| 18 | Arrival had been noted as early as 27 February ( 1971 ) , however , and some passage continues until mid-May . |
| 19 | If it has been discovered during the course of earth-moving for construction or other work , however , the site may be totally unknown ; in this case , it is important that local archaeologists are alerted as soon as possible , so that some kind of record of the site can be made before it is destroyed , or it may even be excavated if found to be important . |
| 20 | The company sees the service as a natural complement to NetWare 4.0 directory services — which have been based as far as possible on the X500 standard . |
| 21 | The interactions between modifying enzymes and tRNAs have not yet been characterized as extensively as those between tRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetases ( 4 ) . |
| 22 | He has several businesses in the district — a bobbin mill , a gunpowder factory , a cotton mill , and more — and what they have in common is that the people — usually women and children — who are unfortunate enough to be employed in them are driven as cruelly as possible and paid as little as possible . |
| 23 | In contrast , when he was forced to admit , in early June 1977 , that the trooPs concentrated in response to the UUAC general strike were to be withdrawn as soon as possible , he endeavoured to reassure the public with the remark , ‘ More is being done in the field of SAS-type activities than is realised and this will now be intensified . ’ |
| 24 | A pollution does not provide an officer with the excitement , satisfaction , and possible prestige among colleagues enjoyed by policemen ( Cain , 1973:32 ) , but is a symbolic assault on ‘ his river ’ , a serious blow to his careful tending of the environment to be healed as quickly as possible . |
| 25 | From this point of view the French have never regarded fascism as an aberration , concurring rather with Césaire and Fanon that it can be explained quite simply as European colonialism brought home to Europe by a country that had been deprived of its overseas empire after World War I. French poststructuralism , therefore , involves a critique of reason as a system of domination comparable to that of the Frankfurt School , but rather than setting up the possibility of a purged reason operating in an unblocked , ideal speech situation as a defence against tyranny and coercion in the manner of a Habermas , it reanalyses the operations of reason as such . |
| 26 | While certainly it seems plausible to suggest that , if there are people from similar social or educational backgrounds in a number of key roles , the relationships between those people will facilitate the sharing of ideas and opinions , the processes involved can not necessarily be explained as simply as this . |
| 27 | But Timothy Gedge could n't be dismissed as easily as that . |
| 28 | All offers of accommodation should be given as soon as possible to Avril Foux . |
| 29 | ‘ The orders will be given as soon as possible , Reichsmarschall . ’ |
| 30 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |