Example sentences of "and act as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , there is a need to facilitate the finance of other objectives of economic policy such as fulfilling the objectives of the SEA , and act as a handmaiden to growth both inside and outside the EC . |
| 2 | The Statistician will provide input to the design and analysis of OTC product trials , and act as a consultant to the R&D staff . |
| 3 | The Field Officers provide advice and information , monitor the provision of modules and act as a link between the centres and SCOTVEC ; |
| 4 | And in the absence of a village bobby , it 's hoped the voluntary wardens will be able to help the community fight crime and act as a link with the police . |
| 5 | Spadefoot toads have a number of anti-predator tactics , one of which is to inflate the lungs and hence the body , which may fool the snake into thinking the toad is larger than it really is and act as a deterrent . |
| 6 | A white scarf , preferably ex-real parachute , will show firm intent and act as a morale booster , and goggles are a must if our Teddy is at all myopic and wears specs or contact lenses . |
| 7 | Unless firm steps are taken , the traditional residents of inner city areas are likely to become even more peripheral to mainstream national life and act as a drain on national economic growth rather than a resource contributing to it . |
| 8 | These resources should be open ended and act as a facilitator to support the child 's efforts , similar to those described by Bell and Best ( 1986 ) , which are content free and can be applied in many contexts . |
| 9 | As in the opening stages of the civil war in Croatia , the army says it has intervened to protect its soldiers and facilities and act as a buffer between warring sides . |
| 10 | Without the protection of the trees to bind soil and act as a windbreak , the land can be fiercely lashed by landslides , earthquakes and storms . |
| 11 | These animals possess the nettle-cells or nematocysts , which are arranged near their surfaces , and act as a weapon either of offence or defence for them . |
| 12 | The use of diplomatic form ( including structure and layout ) can be predefined to help users with the creation process ( e.g. telex format ) and act as a retrieval key . |
| 13 | As a purely mechanical filter , packed mainly with filter floss to extract larger particles of detritus and act as a prefilter for reverse-flow systems and trickle filters . |
| 14 | But this is one candle you can not possibly afford to extinguish in your life , for without it you may lose much of the valuable to-and-fro of friendship , which can protect you from isolation , and act as a safety-valve when you are under strain . |
| 15 | Rivers also provide a means of disposing of waste , and act as a transport medium . |
| 16 | The Survival level packs will offer words and phrases in bilingual editions and act as a phrasebook , dictionary and aide-memoire . |
| 17 | After regrouping , William headed for Kent and London with his main army but seems to have sent detachments out into Sussex to subdue the countryside and act as a rearguard . |
| 18 | Ahmed : Being in at least two oppressed ‘ specific interest ’ groups we were able to mediate differences and act as a bridge between the two when necessary . |
| 19 | to find out the needs of parents of children under five and work with them to help facilitate those needs , … to help parents help their children acquire useful skills and act as a bridge between home and school , … and to increase a shared community spirit and foster an attitude of sharing and support between parents and other parents in the local neighbourhood , alongside the paid professionals and voluntary agencies . |
| 20 | Cooked garlic is thought to lower blood cholesterol , help prevent blood clotting and act as a decongestant , cough medicine , mucus regulator and bronchitis preventor . |
| 21 | The extent to which a powerful magnate could dominate the shire community and act as a focus for local sentiment varied . |
| 22 | The hindquarters are the means of support and act as a leverage for locomotion . |
| 23 | fresh leaves , will help heal skin blemishes and act as an astringent , for complexion , use in baths , an ingredient of Hungary water , to flavour toothpaste |
| 24 | Festivals held in his honour were attended by priests carrying reindeer pelts , and devotees of his cult would drink a beverage of the powdered ‘ velvet ’ from the tips of the antlers , said to produce visions and act as an aphrodisiac . |
| 25 | These changes had been occurring , at a varying pace , for most of the present century and affected individuals in a number of ways , As a result , people have looked to the radio to provide explanations , give advice and act as an arbiter of social morality . |
| 26 | He had given the boy all the evidence , dumped it in his lap without ceremony , and left him to examine all , and act as the prince he was . |