Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is assumed , in addition , that all significant propositions , irrespective of their truth or falsity , must in principle be explicable in terms of propositions about such entities as a condition of their significance . |
| 2 | Often innkeepers will make exceptional arrangements for such persons as a gesture of goodwill ( e.g. letting them sleep in the lounge ) , but they can not legally be required to do so . |
| 3 | The Workhorse is supplied as a single pair of hinges , for use as a sawbench ; or as two pairs , which can be used to create a stable trestle on uneven ground , for such applications as a garden barbecue or fête table . |
| 4 | However , there were others , more distinctively local in their orientation : the gradual demise of the traditional two-tier model of primary school management and its replacement by three-tier and matrix models ; the desirability of building on the diversification of staff management roles which PNP has produced , avoiding any contraction of such roles as a consequence of LMS ; the need to acknowledge the pivotal role , for good or ill , played by primary heads , and to work with and through rather than round or against them ; the need to expand the focus of management training courses to encompass the roles and needs of all staff ( not just those of the ‘ managers ’ as conventionally defined ) , to locate management strategies in whole-school analysis , and generally to broaden the concept of ‘ management ’ which currently informs such courses ; the importance of training , support and INSET for heads , and of ensuring that these give close attention to the broader aspects of the expertise needed for headship , such as professional knowledge and personal relationships as well as the more obvious tasks , roles and strategies . |
| 5 | They were closely integrated into the emerging central paradigm of social evolution , according to which the level of sophistication of these objects was held to symbolize the place of such peoples as a kind of fossil record of social development from the primitive to the civilized ( Steadman 1979 ; Chapman 1985 ) . |
| 6 | The agreement declares that the member is admitted to clearing membership ; this requires the member to notify LCH of such events as a petition for liquidation , loss of authorisation under the 1986 Act , the imposition of any disciplinary measure by a regulatory authority or a change of control of the member . |
| 7 | The hospital 's duty to maintain hygiene and protect the health of other patients would entitle the hospital to demand acceptance of such care as a condition for remaining in the hospital . |
| 8 | A fountain pen in Paris fulfils the same sort of emblematic function as a car and may cost almost as much : all kinds of social and identity messages are tied up in it . |
| 9 | These invaluable references can save you pounds on technical reference guides and provide the same level of accurate information as a book , only the text is at your fingertips . |
| 10 | But it was not helped by such petty interferences with ordinary life as a decree of 1781 which forbade young men under the age of twenty-eight to travel abroad , or another of 1789 which forbade the granting of a marriage licence to peasant couples unless they could prove that they had already enriched the state by planting a number of fruit trees . |
| 11 | In contrast to this , I wish to argue that if disabled people display psychological abnormalities , this is because they have been socialised into such traits as a result of the ways in which society meets , or fails to meet , our needs , and that the claim that such features are a consequence of impairment is itself an aspect of the oppression of disabled people since it misidentifies , and thus does nothing to overcome , the main source of psychological distress . |
| 12 | I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date . |
| 13 | ‘ I shall continue to take into account the view of the judiciary on the requirements of retribution and deterrence in such cases as a factor amongst others ( including the need to maintain public confidence in the system of justice ) to be weighed in the balance in setting the first review date . |
| 14 | He is in such demand as a speaker that he has had to make a rule that he will no longer accept invitations to functions that are unconnected with the coal industry . |
| 15 | The Report envisaged that these arrangements might also apply to Wales , at least until such time as a decision on devolution were forthcoming . |
| 16 | Also until such time as a creditor has lodged a proof of debt , he can not vote at meetings of creditors . |
| 17 | The producer would have to consider fitting some device such as an ionization screen to absorb the rays and , in the absence of a technological way of overcoming the problem , they might be forced to withdraw the product until such time as a solution could be found . |
| 18 | It may be preferable to be silent regarding the date for expressions of interest until such time as a number of parties have expressed such interest . |
| 19 | Ideally , you should look on such money as a bonus and should save or invest it . |
| 20 | In addition to such items as a fridge and a vacuum cleaner , she has a dishwasher , central heating , hired domestic help and the use of the family car in the day time . |
| 21 | Some would flinch at such language as a description of how medical resources are allocated , but would agree with what is behind it , that rational allocation or planning is an illusion . |
| 22 | In recent years , however , following the merger of the colleges of education with polytechnics and colleges of higher education , a number of further education establishments are training art teachers for the school sector by such routes as a Bachelor of Education course in which Art and Design forms a substantial part . |
| 23 | This will be relevant both in relation to the client 's potential liability for breach of contract , and the need to limit such liability , and in relation to any attempt to provide the client with security by such means as a retention of title clause . |
| 24 | Since World War II , births outside marriage have increased by five times as a percentage of all births in the United Kingdom , from 5% ( 1951 ) to 25% ( 1988 ) . |