Example sentences of "such as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time they must express the higher and spiritual aspirations of life through their beauty , unless they represented these aspirations by their very existence , as did books and musical instruments , which remained surprisingly functional in design , apart from fairly minor surface flourishes , or unless they belonged to the realm of pure utility such as kitchenware and luggage . |
| 2 | This contains a software interface for personal computers and can also link to devices such as synthesisers or video recorders . |
| 3 | Thus , for example , the UK travel market could be segmented on the basis of desirable combinations or permutations of factors such as speed , frequency of service , comfort , cost and freedom from undesirable features such as seasickness or football supporters ! |
| 4 | Unlike more clinical therapies such as homeopathy or acupuncture , aromatherapy 's healing potential stems from its ability to promote relaxation and , at the same time , to engender a sense of joy or tranquillity in the recipient . |
| 5 | But obviously , although the NAVS encourages us towards alternatives such as homeopathy , a careful diet and relaxed lifestyle , and away from drugs , its main aim is to abolish the animal abuse implicit in testing them . |
| 6 | Kenotic christology took this to mean that in becoming man , the Son of God divested himself of his specifically divine attributes , such as omniscience and omnipotence . |
| 7 | The BBC-Thames TV partnership will also rerun top hits such as EastEnders , Bergerac and The Bill from their first episodes . |
| 8 | So a twice-weekly soap opera such as EastEnders , which started in February 1985 , was as carefully researched as any commercial programme . |
| 9 | Mixed and broad-leaved forests , and areas with scattered timber , such as orchards , parks , large gardens . |
| 10 | Widespread curfews were imposed and Israeli security forces began arresting large numbers of Palestinians , including prominent leaders such as Faisal al-Husseini who was eventually released , uncharged , on Oct. 24 . |
| 11 | It was easy erm , so other , other things were brought into too such as drawings . |
| 12 | The Norton Antivirus can detect all the common viruses in the field , but while version 2.1 might claim to be able to detect all 1,400 viruses known to the NCSA , it still ca n't detect many old , well-known , ‘ laboratory ’ viruses such as Pogue , Starship , Slovakia or Slovakia-2 . |
| 13 | The first stage in cultivation involves forest clearance ( though particular tree species which are valuable for timber are usually spared ) and as annual crop plants such as manioc ( Manihot esculenta ) and maize ( Zea mays ) are cultivated , perennial species such as pineapple ( Ananas comosus ) and banana ( Musa spp. ) are planted along with numerous other fruit trees , palms and shrubs that can be used for a variety of purposes from thatching to dyes and medicines . |
| 14 | Part of the critic 's task in the nineteenth century , as now , was to interpret art for the lay public ; but what , artists asked themselves , if we interpreted our own work ? from such a thought sprang statements of artistic aims and manifestos , some using the new device of naming a group with a progressive title , such as futurism . |
| 15 | For men such as Sidonius Apollinaris ( c. 431– c. 480 ) , the Gallo-Roman aristocrat who became bishop of Clermont , saw his inherited traditional culture as an integral part of his Roman Christianity , distancing him from the barbarian heretic . |
| 16 | Most of those leaving the cities have done so through the commercial market and they have moved for a variety of reasons ( Kennett and Hall , 1981 ) : more freely-available , cheaper , owner-occupied housing might be found beyond the cities in environmentally-attractive locations ; households are more mobile — car-ownership rates doubled between 1961 and 1981 and the electrification of some InterCity lines has encouraged a marked decentralization of people away from London to areas such as Peterborough , Stamford ( Lincs. ) and even Newark ( Notts. ) ; many move out of cities on retirement ; and for the economically active in the south of England , movement out of London becomes ever more attractive as many commercial activities leave the capital . |
| 17 | In Manchester , Glasgow , and Newcastle similar patterns of change occurred ; elsewhere decentralization only became absolute in the 1960s , for example in Birmingham , Sheffield , Leeds , and Nottingham , Smaller cities , such as Peterborough , Ipswich , and Bedford were centralizing , absolutely and relatively , during the 1950s , but then entered a phase of relative decentralization . |
| 18 | Peasants and pastoralists who have more control over the use of private land and/or flocks can carry out both new agricultural practices ( mulching , inter-cropping , zero-tillage or improved cultivation ) , and invest in private erosion works such as terraces , bunds , gully-head protection , etc . |
| 19 | In some cases , such as Lower Framilode , steam was used to power everything in the mill , whereas in others , such as Stoke Orchard Mill , it was limited to providing the power for ancillary equipment . |
| 20 | When it does , it tends to be a reaction to perceived injustice , such as internment without trial , or the conviction of a son by a sole judge in a trial held in total secrecy and on the evidence of unseen witnesses , or a simple case of one 's house being badly mauled by careless soldiers searching for arms . |
| 21 | I find it rather overpowering in fish recipes , but it is used extensively in Creole cookery and in dishes such as seafood gumbo . |
| 22 | It is a useful model since it recognizes internal household characteristics and the requirements of other models such as life-cycle or space needs . |
| 23 | As concerts became fewer and more difficult to fill , he turned to writing music suitable for publication — fewer large-scale works such as symphonies and piano concertos , and more chamber music suitable for domestic consumption . |
| 24 | Ultrasound , which is audible to dogs and younger people , creates hot spots of energy that can mix disparate types of plastic , such as polystyrene cups and PVC , into a re-usable plastic , said Dr Gareth Price , of Bath University . |
| 25 | The TEC LM100 is a corded gun which operates at a lower temperature ( almost 70° lower is claimed by the manufacturers ) than most models , making possible the bonding of heat-sensitive materials such as polystyrene foam , fabrics and thin film material . |
| 26 | To protect the roots of cold-sensitive plants such as African lilies ( agapanthus ) , pack straw or insulating material such as polystyrene blocks around the pot , held in place with bubble polythene . |
| 27 | Typical values are shown in table 8.1 , but ψ 1 values measured for systems such as polystyrene + cyclohexane have been found to be almost ten times larger than those derived from other methods of measurement . |
| 28 | Polymers such as polystyrene and poly ( methyl methacrylate ) with a high E at ambient temperatures fall into the category of hard brittle materials which break before point Y is reached . |
| 29 | This trait was noted by fellow politicians such as Enoch Powell : ‘ [ Ted ] believes there is an answer to all problems which can be worked out by proper bureaucratic means — I 'm not using that word abusively for once — by the proper approach . |
| 30 | There had been things Crevecoeur could have done to get out , such as take advantage of the open invitation to take up with Cab 's natro group . |