Example sentences of "as [art] whole [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The state as a whole functions as ‘ an ideal collective capitalist ’ ( Altvater , 1973 ) , a political institution which corresponds to the common needs of capital . |
| 2 | The exercise of bureaucratic functions reflects the way the state apparatus as a whole functions . |
| 3 | For children under 5 in Lothian the number of casualties in 1991 was nearly one third greater than the 1981–85 baseline total , whereas for Scotland as a whole casualties in this age group rose by less than 5% . |
| 4 | The catering industry as a whole experiences seasonal demands for additional labour but , more important , those firms which provide catering for special " events " — exhibitions , cultural sporting or social occasions — have to cope with dramatic day-to-day variations in their demand for labour [ see Chapter 6 ] . |
| 5 | Since part of the lithosphere is replaced by hot mantle of lower density from the asthenosphere , the lithosphere as a whole experiences isostatic uplift . |
| 6 | This magazine as a whole attempts to provide some of that missing sense of movement by tracking down individual people that the NI once profiled to see what time has done to them . |
| 7 | Unless Britain catches up with the progress being made in the wealthiest EC countries , Britain as a whole risks becoming a backward ‘ region ’ of the Community . |
| 8 | If we analyse all the uses to which income is put , then it is immediately obvious that for the economy as a whole consumers ' expenditure on goods produced in the domestic circular flow is only one element . |