Example sentences of "the [noun sg] as [adv] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 2 | We need to concentrate on the FA cup , getting a deceent run will give the players some confidence and bring in the money as well as keeping us fans happy ( well relatively speaking ) . |
| 3 | The possible effect from 1994–5 onwards of the lifting of the cap on QR income has encouraged the University to prepare plans which , if its assumptions about future funding levels are realised , will allow it to reinforce the physical infrastructure of the University as well as funding academic developments , while bringing the Income and Expenditure Account back into a cumulative surplus by 31 July 1996 . |
| 4 | The castings were not only elegant but functional , providing a substantial backbone for the building as well as allowing plenty of room for line-shafting . |
| 5 | It means that energy is required to overcome the friction as well as to move forward . |
| 6 | Dangers exist , however , that tests could both dominate and limit the curriculum as well as reinforcing a sense of failure for children with special needs . |
| 7 | All assets or groups of assets will be judged according to two new financial tests , based on return on average capital employed ( ROACE ) and capital expenditure cover — that is , the ability to pay a dividend to the shareholder as well as to make enough to re-invest in the business . |
| 8 | Active hobbies provide physical occupation allowing the mind a break from other pressures , while hobbies requiring concentration can also divert the mind as well as preventing boredom and providing mental stimulation . |
| 9 | The famous film director from France could speak no English , and so Miranda was being sent to do the interview as well as provide the paper 's weekly caricature ; she had the address of the location , a newsagent 's in the High Street of a part of the city she had never heard mentioned before , Giblett Park , though she had lived in London most of her life ; the Press Office had said that he would give her ten minutes between takes , or more if she were lucky and the filming was going well and Jean-Claude Meursault was feeling mellow . |
| 10 | An earlier proposal that solicitors employed by foreign lawyers in England and Wales should be allowed to give legal advice to clients of the practice as well as doing non-reserved work for such clients has been dropped , at any rate for the time being until some adequate system of regulation can be devised . |
| 11 | A modern kitchen is often top of the list of home-improvement priorities — and will add considerably to the value of the home as well as making it more attractive when you come to sell your property . |
| 12 | Throughout the second stage , attention should be paid to the reference as well as lending stock . |
| 13 | He 's there to enforce the law as well as serve the local community . |
| 14 | He chose schools because they were usually the centre of the village activities and he hoped that the schoolmaster as well as taking care of the books would be likely to encourage both his pupils and their parents to read them . |
| 15 | Information is gained from observing the family in the session as well as asking questions that probe into the relationships with the family . |
| 16 | Once the survival level has been established , the aim is to develop the larger format and start recycling the backlist as well as commissioning new materials . |
| 17 | These amplify the sound as well as giving it a particular quality . |
| 18 | However , although it is the ideal course of action for John — allowing him to take advantage of some of the excellent schemes around at the moment as well as releasing cash that has been building up in his home over the years — he should look out for excessive costs that a remortgage can incur . |
| 19 | Sufferers who turn to alcohol or smoking may actually increase the tinnitus as well as causing additional problems . |
| 20 | They brighten up the room as well as making it more ‘ cosy ’ … quite ruined . |
| 21 | He became the characters in Homer or the tragedies , and made his audience feel they were seeing the drama as well as listening to an interpretation . |
| 22 | No longer Deputy Chairman , she was now , officially , Design Director , to be concerned with the artistic philosophy of the group as well as to oversee the development of the new product collections . |
| 23 | On May 22 , 1990 , the new Premier Antall read the government programme which included joining the EC within the decade as well as becoming a member of the new European security order . |
| 24 | Any of the proprietary algicides correctly administered will help control the problem , although when quantities of algae are killed in this manner it is advisable to remove dead material as this will decompose and pollute the water as well as encouraging the rotting of seedlings . |
| 25 | The merchant explained there would be a tableau which would give honour to the king as well as reflect the glory of the Goldsmith 's Guild , with huge screens on which the carpenters and masons had carved elaborate scenes . |
| 26 | These later , more extensive , excavations brought various new finds to the surface as well as picking out the original flint walls . |
| 27 | for the artist as well as developing an awareness of the variety of the theoretical and practical skills which aid good visual impact and help others see that you mean , there is added value in exploring the subject in an historical contact . |
| 28 | The three of them were able to use some sessions of family therapy to acknowledge the need to grieve for the past as well as to prepare for the future . |
| 29 | In order to retain political support , management has to address the preoccupations and objectives of the government as well as pursuing an internal managerial rationale . |
| 30 | It 's quite nice because the people at the classes come to hear the music as well as to keep fit . |