Example sentences of "also act [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The accord might also act as a floor to wages during the recession . |
| 2 | As well as providing a dry and secure home for your car , garages may also act as a store for ladders , lawnmowers and kids ' bikes and maybe even a workshop utility room |
| 3 | It can also act as a dilution guide , when the level of foam is related to concentration and as an activity indicator , whereby the formulation is adjusted so that when detergency is exhausted the foam collapses . |
| 4 | It will also act as a catalyst for the regeneration and enhancement of the town , complementing its other nationally-important attractions : the Castle , St. Nicholas 's Church , and medieval Town Walls . |
| 5 | A visit before the interview can also act as a dummy run to help you get there in good time on the day itself . |
| 6 | A post office is invaluable because it can also act as a bank , not only during the week , but on Saturday mornings when normal banks are usually closed . |
| 7 | The grey-leaved Helichrysum petiolare , or moss-like lime-green Pyrethrum aureum ‘ Golden Moss ’ , used for a neat edging , will also act as a pleasant foil for the brighter plants that they frame . |
| 8 | The Redwood City , California company 's eponymous product is a stand-alone relational database that runs under Windows and can also act as a transparent front-end to dBase III and IV , Pardox and Oracle SQL 6.0 , and is claimed to require no programming ( CI No 1,915 ) . |
| 9 | Toned muscles can also act as a natural corset , improving the body 's shape and contours . |
| 10 | In fact , since C/EBPα can also act as a repressor on some promoters or enhancers ( 46–47 ) , it is possible that down-regulation of C/EBPα by IL-6 may be responsible for the induction of C/EBP δ/NF-IL6; β . |
| 11 | The hands will also act as a stabilizer for balance . |
| 12 | Not only can responses be fixed in a way that reveals something of the foundations which underlie them but the method itself can also act as a catalyst for the kinds of looking that lead to increased perceptual awareness . |
| 13 | It will also act as a service to the Research and other interested constituencies . |
| 14 | Budgets can also act as a basis for comparing actual performance with a plan , and this comparison can then lead to identifications of variances from the plan which may initiate management action , where variances are undesirable , to ensure that in future periods such deviations do not occur . |
| 15 | These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that human procolipase propeptide may also act as a satiety signal . |
| 16 | Partner John Winram says his business will also act as a co-ordinator if the venture gets off the ground . |
| 17 | The KSA will also act as an independent arbitrator if complaints are made against a member company . |
| 18 | It should be kept in mind that TFIIA could also act as an anti-inhibitor either by inducing a conformational change of TBP ( 16 ) or by competing with negative components binding to TBP ( 15 ) . |
| 19 | His own son , Richard , was contemporary with William Charles , and William senior was also acting as a surrogate father for his brother Isaac 's son , a certain William Jowett Titford . |
| 20 | The honours system symbolises social superiority while also acting as a social discipline on upper-class members who wish to retain or enhance their standing ( as with public employees seeking lesser honours ) . |
| 21 | Waterproofing manufacturer RIW has launched a high density polyethylene corrugated board designed to drain ground water away from foundations and underground structures , while also acting as a protection board . |
| 22 | He was also acting as an emissary for the Mayor of Darlington , Coun. |
| 23 | Hops , brought to Britain in the 15th century by Dutch brewers , not only add bitterness and aroma but also act as a preservative and prevent infections in the brew . |
| 24 | Hops on the vine : the oils in the hop give bitterness to beer and also act as a preservative against infection |
| 25 | This would not only provide incentives to cut pollution but also act as a channel for transferring resources to developing countries . |
| 26 | ‘ We discuss the benefits of greyness as it relates to our lives , ’ we explained , ‘ and also act as a support network for those who feel embarrassed at going grey . |
| 27 | Not only do notes provide a record that can be referred to , but they also act as a check on how well you are listening . |
| 28 | It is hoped that the following chapters , contributed by an international team of acknowledged experts in their own field of scholarship , will help to counter the peripheralization from which Siberian historiography has partly suffered in the west , will illuminate and underline both the importance and the fascination of Siberia 's role in Russian history , and also act as a stimulus to further research and publication in this relatively neglected area . |
| 29 | They also act as a badge of ownership , particularly to other males of the same species . |
| 30 | I do n't wish to take this analogy any further but if the teacher-research movement can succeed in raising the profile of research in everyday teaching , I am sure that it would lead to not only an improvement in the status of teachers but also act as a spur to research itself . |