Example sentences of "[noun sg] as it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been elaborating the point , made much earlier on , that one of the really basic features of human thinking as it affects social action is the polarization of " we " versus " they " . |
| 2 | Questioning the nature of the issue under study is an important part of research as it clarifies initial concepts and examines the definitions employed . |
| 3 | It 's a graph of average household size in North Yorkshire , and it 's to that extent it 's an attempt to summarize into one figure , the headship rate effect as it affects average household size . |
| 4 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 5 | And since I am raising this question of the universalizing and the depersonalizing of egoism as it becomes poetic dedication in poetry , I 'd like to do this by offering you a contrast , and I choose as my contrast Alexander Pope , another poet who was obsessively concerned with his own role as a poet — in his satires in this case . |
| 6 | This can not be done from behind a desk as it requires direct observation of the operation , sometimes for an extended period , to find out what is actually done on site as well as what should be done . |
| 7 | Eucalyptus oil will also help patients with a cold as it clears nasal passages . |
| 8 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |
| 9 | A citation may be made ‘ in praise , in scorn , or as a basis for further work ’ , according to Schaefer , in a summary of the citation process as it affects biological science . |
| 10 | The consequent soul-searching often includes as much self-mockery as it does social criticism , and for this reason it is not subversive . |
| 11 | There are also links with Nottingham 's twin city Minsk proving that the department still serves the local community as it did 75 years ago . |
| 12 | Iron was used for the shank as it provided greater strength and longer life than bronze would have done . |
| 13 | Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll . |
| 14 | Tracey added , ‘ The order was a good test for our facility as it employed several items of our equipment . |
| 15 | Of the two the Almond has the poorest water quality as it serves four sewage works directly viz Whitburn , Blackburn , East Calder and Newbridge and two works by tributaries , Fauldhouse via the Breich Water and Winchburgh via the Niddrie Burn . |
| 16 | The disruption of world markets in the aftermath of the war , the waves of protectionism and concurrent fall in export sales inevitably affected the Champagne trade as it razed other industries ; 1932 proved disastrous with virtually no buyers for Champagne . |
| 17 | The ‘ succession ’ of plant life as it colonises new territory takes the vegetation of the areas through a series of phases , culminating in woodland . |
| 18 | Like calcium , vitamin D may protect against colorectal neoplasia as it reduces epithelial cell proliferation and induces differentiation . |
| 19 | The government itself became larger and more concentrated in its operation as it assumed increasing responsibilities in areas such as education and defence . |
| 20 | The process Examine.Request was considered to be the transaction centre as it triggers many courses of actions in the system . |
| 21 | Eardley 's argument suggests that a white hole would be a highly unstable object and that soon after its formation it would be converted into a black hole as it gathered surrounding matter . |
| 22 | We can immediately rule out the adiabatic HDM model as it predicts insufficient structure on small scales , even taking into account nonlinear evolution . |
| 23 | The report , Open Borders , Broken Promises , claims that Poland faces " a future of economic exploitation and further environmental decay as it seeks international capital with which to rebuild its industry and economy " . |
| 24 | Fashion retailer Next was on everybody 's buy list as it boosted taxable profits threefold . |
| 25 | The latter — as in the former works — are shaped according to the job they had to do , i.e. rectangular ( not cubic ) tesserae depict the moustache as it falls either side of the mouth . |
| 26 | Or , you can simply relax at the hotel as it offers excellent amenities for a comfortable holiday . |
| 27 | The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living . |
| 28 | The team certainly lived up to its reputation as it whipped first place from under the noses of the Golden Wonder team at the end of the last game . |
| 29 | These other changes ( in levels of funding , the growing role of the Training Agency , and the enterprise culture as it affects higher education , for example ) will be incorporated into the discussion . |
| 30 | M0 is sometimes called the wide monetary base as it includes those assets that are , or could be , used as cash reserves by the banking system . |