Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] such [noun pl] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the past , sociologists have been content to dismiss such claims as unworthy of serious consideration for a variety of reasons , some of which have already been examined . |
| 2 | Yet it would be dangerous to regard such divisions as being in any way rigid . |
| 3 | I 'm sure he 'll be able to prepare such things as chicken and ham , coleslaw and other things the day before . |
| 4 | In fact , it may not always be correct to regard such effects as ‘ dissonances ’ at all . |
| 5 | Indeed Becher et al ( 1981 ) in their interviews with teachers in East Sussex found that teachers were likely to use such tests as an ‘ occasional independent check on their judgement ’ i.e. as an external evaluation of their own assessment of pupils . |
| 6 | Wealthy clubs like Real Madrid were able to buy such players as the brilliant Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas , beginning to trawl not just South America , but also England ( Jimmy Greaves , Joe Baker , Denis Law , Gerry Hitchens , John Charles ) for talent . |
| 7 | Although it is possible to use such languages as problem-solving ‘ tools ’ , they suffer from the limitation that considerable expertise is needed to use them freely and effectively . |
| 8 | To the extent that it is possible to separate such ideas as surplus value they seem to me totally uninteresting . |
| 9 | It is easy to dismiss such claims as aspirational and self-fulfilling . |
| 10 | It is natural to borrow such words as " reproduce " and " generation " , which have associations with living things , because living things are the main examples we know of things that participate in cumulative selection . |
| 11 | It is difficult to characterize such relations as ‘ capitalist ’ , or to regard them as oppressive : most of the rich men of the Zuwaya managed their businesses in this way , getting a good return on money laid out , but creating wealth for poorer fellow tribesmen and a few others in the process . |
| 12 | In order to establish how police work is accomplished , therefore , it is necessary to examine such things as the common-sense notions ordinary policemen and women have about their role , what they consider to be the essence of police work , what typifications and categorizations infuse the practical reasoning they employ to accomplish policing tasks , and what ‘ recipes ’ or guide-lines they adopt in undertaking the various aspects of their job . |
| 13 | Ford was unwilling to apply such sanctions as were available to him , and ‘ showed no proclivity for arm twisting , or for that matter for doing anything that was likely to incur the wrath or even displeasure of another . ’ |