Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [pron] [noun] as [art] " in BNC.

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1 Now he 's using his skills as an inspiration to people like Stuart .
2 As indicated above , the environment in which Catholic religious education takes place is important if religious education is to perform its function as a mode of catechesis .
3 The Panel is proving its worth as a forum for the discussion of new procedures and for bringing practical information to the attention of Lending Services .
4 Berwick Kaler gives a peculiarly charmless performance as the Pope , Frances de la Tour is wasting her time as the witch , and one wonders why the producers thought it was worth transferring this dismal exercise to the West End from the West Yorkshire Playhouse .
5 They come not a moment too soon , if Switzerland is to preserve its position as a front-ranking international financial centre .
6 ACTRESS Britt Ekland is to try her luck as a novelist following the failure of her eight-year marriage to toy boy ‘ Slim ’ Jim McDonnell .
7 The motions in causal interaction with the facing of facts are incipient motions towards goals , spontaneous desires or aversions , and to prefer one inclination in the light of ‘ Face facts ’ is to choose its goal as an end .
8 Philip 's selection is also a boost for the North-East which each season is developing its potential as a major hockey force .
9 To that end , will he encourage Russia to use its good offices to intervene in the appalling situation in Nagorny Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan , if Russia is to win its spurs as a member of the Security Council and ultimately as a member of the conference on security and co-operation in Europe ?
10 WHOOPI GOLDBERG , queen of the movie-stealing cameos , is to reprise her role as a medium for Ghost II .
11 ‘ The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world .
12 The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world .
13 But the headings indicate the kinds of functions that a course can and should perform , if it is to justify its existence as an improvement on independent study .
14 Responsibility for their welfare and early learning experiences has traditionally rested with the family , but some would argue that the family is losing its viability as the primary provider for children .
15 Skin colour is losing its meaning as a factor in economic life . ’
16 But also , I guess , he is exercising his right as a laibon to prophesy .
17 Flavia Ormond is making her debut as a drawings dealer with an exhibition of Italian Old Master drawings c.1550–1800 at Douwes Fine Art Limited , from 1 to15 July .
18 Within services as well as manufacturing , the south is increasing its role as the ‘ core ’ of the space economy , through its concentration of corporate headquarters , R and D activities , availability of venture capital and so on .
19 Lott quotes Grady : ‘ An awareness of the different social and economic conditions for women and men can not be left to sociologists if psychology is to maintain its integrity as a science ’ ( 1985 : 160 ) .
20 DIESEL fuel needs a new PR agent to clean up its image in the minds of the public if it is to take its place as the efficient , environmental fuel of the future that many would like it to be .
21 In literature either a device is presented exclusively for its defamiliarizing effect , or else it may be motivated — that is to say its presence as a device is disguised by a veneer of realism .
22 Hazel Lynes is offering her services as a chauffeuse with a luxurious limousine for a full day to the person who places the highest bid in the auction .
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