Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] as [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , if non-bile components of duodenogastric reflux are responsible for adduction , then measurementof intragastric bile will only act as a crude marker for reflux and not reflect the true carcinogenic potential of the gastric juice . |
| 2 | With what I can only describe as a cavalier disregard for the obligations of a good employer , the right hon. Gentleman issued a statement which said : ’ Mr. Kaufman completely disagrees with the article ’ — which , as I said , stated in every respect the Labour party 's policy , in so far as it is comprehensible , as now stated . |
| 3 | Erm looking across from the Arms , one can see that , what I can only describe as a delightful bit of architecture , erm perhaps I 'm a little bit er of a philistine , but er I think it 's one of the nicest , most attractive buildings in the town . |
| 4 | The Brodskys in striking contrast go for what I can only describe as an unconventional line-up to match the photo on the cover . |
| 5 | It would be highly unwise to attempt using them , and in consequence we have on our hands what I can only describe as an old-fashioned case of acute lobar pneumonia . |
| 6 | But , he favoured her with what she could only perceive as a reassuring smile when , ‘ I 'm on my way to Mariánské Láznë myself , ’ he commented easily , ‘ so that 's one problem you can forget . ’ |
| 7 | Because EPS files are stored with an accompanying bitmap they must be transferred in binary format and , owing to the screen problems , may only appear as a grey rectangle on the PC . |
| 8 | Although the artefact may stand for a particular form of production , it can not be assumed that it will do so , or that the divisions which appear as significant from one perspective upon modern society will necessarily emerge as the major dimensions of differentiation in the object world . |
| 9 | Each is a Ring of Protection , and each of which will only function as a magical ring if it can be separated from the others . |
| 10 | This should only happen as a last resort in exceptional circumstances and if it does , you should take legal advice as soon as possible . |
| 11 | First , the very fact that this standard of review is so limited means that it will only serve as a long stop to catch extreme examples of aberrant administrative behaviour . |
| 12 | The decomposition of observed unemployment rates into their classical and Keynesian parts can only serve as a first step in the formulation of macroeconomic policy since such an exercise must take place within a broader framework which encompasses concepts such as short- and long-run Phillips curves , the natural unemployment rate , and NAIRU . |
| 13 | Like the absence of useful maritime peripheries , however , they can only serve as a secondary reinforcement of pre-existing leanings to political centralism . |
| 14 | They can only operate as a rough guide to classifying tables of data , and it is not possible to say how they might relate to the levels in a particular graduated test scheme . |
| 15 | If we are asking when the issue of who were England 's legitimate rulers was resolved , then the answer can clearly not be 1660 or 1688 ; 1715 , with the failure of the Jacobite rebellion might have a strong claim , although there are some scholars who would maintain that Jacobitism continued to be a significant threat thereafter , so that the succession did not finally disappear as a political issue until after the failure of the rebellion in 1745 . |
| 16 | Calls for a revival of traditional values are not infrequent , but with so many Japanese now detached from the rural sector the farming community could no longer act as the main standard bearer of such a revival . |
| 17 | Rushdie might only just qualify as a Third World novelist . |
| 18 | Passive nonlinear resonator theory , described by equations ( 7.5 ) with C> 0 and thus y 0 , was originally developed in the context of optical bistability ( OB ) : I x in the state equation ( 7.6 ) can clearly be a multivalued function of y , which corresponds to an optical device that can have two or more transmission states for a single-input field , and can thus act as an optical memory device ( Fig. 7.2 ) . |
| 19 | Feynman 's approach gives a particularly simple way of understanding how that neat classical picture will nevertheless emerge as a limiting case for " large " systems , that is for systems whose action is very big on the scale set by h . |
| 20 | Viability , similarly , will no longer serve as a moral cutoff point : sophisticated life-support systems can now sustain fetuses as early as 20 weeks and even that limit is being pushed further and further back towards conception . |
| 21 | The paper draws on a model which , while not held up as the definitive approach , could nevertheless serve as a working document for schools wrestling with the realities of moving towards an integrated structure . |
| 22 | To offer a means of institutionalizing their relationships ( which , if given the opportunity , would perhaps be as stable as the average ‘ normal ’ modern marriage ) , thereby guaranteeing some rights of continued support between the parties , would thus serve as a valuable method of ameliorating a particular social ill . |
| 23 | The Queen should not , in your opinion , abdicate in favour of Prince Charles ( 61% ) , and those of you who answered the question , ‘ Is there any member of the Royal family you 'd rather see as the future king/queen ? ’ , chose the Princess Royal ( placing her way out ahead of the Princess of Wales ) . |
| 24 | She was embarking on what she would always regard as the pleasantest years of her life . |
| 25 | If the securities firm is a bank which has a banking branch in the UK , it will nonetheless still qualify as an overseas person if it does no investment business from that branch ; ( 4 ) Inter-dealer brokers acting as such ; ( 5 ) Listed money market institutions . |
| 26 | Wish I 'd met her ten , twenty years ago when I could still pass as a red-blooded male . |
| 27 | Her experiment was successful because she exacted high standards of cleanliness and co-operation ; but it also involved her exceptional degree of commitment , and although her success was often cited and sometimes emulated , it could no more serve as a general prescription than the 5 per cent philanthropy of Peabody and others . |
| 28 | ‘ That would be a very useful way to get across the point that risk management is n't a negative process but can genuinely operate as a positive contributor to the bottom-line . ’ |
| 29 | This means that we can still operate as an independent entity with our own , in some cases , unique courses and programmes , but we have the backing of a highly reputable university . |
| 30 | So , in a week that found Hooker registering his fourth UK album success , it could hardly come as a complete surprise to find ol' John Lee celebrating 43 years of chart activity by appearing on Top Of The Pops . |