Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willy Brandt tried to present his policy as the natural continuation of Adenauer 's : he would reconcile Germany with the East in the same way as the old man had reconciled her with the West . |
| 2 | But the prime minister failed to broaden his alliance as the former Communists of the Democratic party of the Left and the small Republican Party refused to join his administration . |
| 3 | Latin began to regain its status as the medium for elegant communication , science was being relegated to ‘ a small , odd , insignificant band of professionals ’ , while the Royal Society , abandoning the rather splendid hope that scientific language could provide a model for cultural discourse , was becoming influenced by dilettantism , and correspondingly less practical in its aims . |
| 4 | If she returned to share her burden as the ‘ Cleveland scapegoat ’ we could all make progress with this very serious issue of child health . |
| 5 | It therefore refused to cede its authority as the recognised providing body to the Board . |