Example sentences of "[adv] as the [adj] [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , so long as the electoral system appears to give due weight to most parties , the fact that individual votes may often have little effect does not deter them from being cast . |
| 2 | So long as the other 85% continues to rebound — thanks to stronger exports outside Europe and the boost to demand from lower interest rates — continental recession will dampen Britain 's recovery , but not block it . |
| 3 | However , certain categories of advertisement can be displayed without ‘ express consent ’ ; so long as the local authority takes no action , they are deemed to have received consent . |
| 4 | Scientific ideas and theories are accepted for as long as the known evidence supports them . |
| 5 | Scientific ideas and theories are accepted for as long as the known evidence supports them . |
| 6 | For taxpayers , there are the building society TESSAs which allow interest to be credited gross , so long as the original capital remains untouched for five years and no more than the net interest is withdrawn . |
| 7 | When the Home Secretary announced the additional numbers for police forces throughout England and Wales , I was shocked to find that Gwent merited only one extra officer and was astounded to find that the South Wales police force was not to have a single extra officer , especially as the chief constable has undertaken a major review to ensure the best use of available manpower , a process which must continue . |
| 8 | Of course you can do this with other digital processors , but to remove the EQ from the system completely , at the touch of a button , is a real advantage , especially as the latest trend seems to be away from overprocessing and back to more natural , warmer tones . |
| 9 | So as the black hole loses mass , its temperature and rate of emission increase , so it loses mass more quickly . |
| 10 | So as the unofficial electioneering gathers pace , Mr Kinnock is keeping an eye on the date . |
| 11 | Only as the Holy Spirit takes the ‘ foolish ’ message of the gospel home to people 's hearts , and convinces them of its truth ; that it is indeed ‘ the wisdom of God to every one who believes ’ ( 1 Cor. 1 : 18ff ) . |
| 12 | Expenditure costs rise very steeply as the ambient concentration approaches zero . |
| 13 | One can therefore say that the Reynolds stress works against the mean velocity gradient to remove energy from the mean flow , just as the viscous stress works against the velocity gradient . |
| 14 | Just as the current crisis has a distinctly familiar ring to it , so too do the solutions being offered . |
| 15 | Just as the young Federman arrives in America and will embark on a new series of experiences , so Double Or Nothing speculates about the possible shapes it might take . |
| 16 | The National Health Service Act of 1948 only acknowledged and institutionalised those divisions , it did not cause them , just as the 1974 reorganisation has done nothing to diminish them . |
| 17 | Just as the governmental structure has been modified in response to political demands , so the responsibilities of government have grown as greater social and economic demands have been made of it . |
| 18 | What is important is the idea that ‘ spaces ’ at a sub-national level within former metropolitan capitalism can be ‘ underdeveloped ’ just as the Third World has been underdeveloped by capitalist colonialization . |
| 19 | they reflect the growing military importance of the Nordic area to the Soviet Northern and Baltic fleets , just as the Northern Flank has attracted more attention in NATO defence planning ; |
| 20 | Just as the old order has fallen in eastern Europe , so it is falling in educational establishment circles in Britain . |
| 21 | At other times it is suddenly exciting , as a new discovery is made or a sensitive teacher initiates a new game just as the last activity begins to pall . |
| 22 | He understands that the flight is only temporary and the bird must come to rest on solid ground again at some point just as the next stanza provides a landing area for his mind . |
| 23 | Just as the marine terrace represents the abandoned sea floor , so do river terraces represent valley floors abandoned by the rivers as they start to cut down to the new and lower base level . |
| 24 | Just as the formal organisation has its communications structure of meetings , memos , reports , notice boards and staff bulletins , the informal organisation has its own communications channels . |
| 25 | First of all in chapter three and in verse seven , it says therefore , just as the Holy Spirit says , today if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts . |
| 26 | Just as the grieving adult needs tender care and attention , so does the child . |
| 27 | And just as the born worrier hurries to the medical dictionary to look up a real or imagined ailment , then medicates the common cold as though it were a terminal condition , so there are Koi-keepers whose ponds are a permanently dilute solution of anti-parasitic/antibacterial preparations … just in case . |
| 28 | Er we we go in and sell the advertising if they er we 'll take over as soon as the current supply runs out we we 'll start offering er and supply it for them . |
| 29 | Despite these cautionary remarks , it appears unlikely that union power will revive as soon as the economic climate improves . |
| 30 | Fred Voncken , head of finance for the Directorate of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture told The Art Newspaper that the Minister , Mrs Hedy d'Ancona , having received the backing of the two main political parties , has urged the cabinet to accept the changes as soon as the European Parliament decides that a lower VAT band is permissible for all cultural activities . |