Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oblique-slip margins are considered in detail in various papers in Ballance and Reading ( 1980 ) ; the introductory article by Reading ( 1980 ) is particularly useful as it presents a general review of sedimentation patterns in relation to topography . |
| 2 | The first visit by prospective parents is important as it creates a lasting impression . |
| 3 | A longer time period is probably advantageous to the acquirer as it enables a better assessment of assets to be made and gives time for undisclosed liabilities to appear . |
| 4 | The inadequateness of the term , however , insofar as it offers a univocal description of an extremely heterogeneous section of the world , also means that a suitable alternative general category can not by definition be produced . |
| 5 | The literary tradition is valued in so far as it offers a critical evaluation of this transformation and its consequences . |
| 6 | The potential value of the research is not just theoretical , as it offers a new perspective from which to evaluate the innumerable problems which beset development programmes . |
| 7 | The child , as it gains a progressive mastery of language , grows gradually into an awareness of what it is capable . |
| 8 | The early history of the album is unknown , although it was in America at one time , as it bears a tantalising price of $35 inscribed in the upper right corner of the first page . |
| 9 | Throughout this painting I choose to work within the arch as it forms a natural frame , concentrating the eye on the activity of the light on the steps , allowing an intensity of contrast to be created . |
| 10 | Throughout this painting I choose to work within the arch as it forms a natural frame , concentrating the eye on the activity of the light on the steps , allowing an intensity of contrast to be created . |
| 11 | To get to the Bungles in the first place needs a certain pioneering spirit as it involves a seven-hour drive from Kununurra , and the last three are over rough terrain that can be tackled only by four-wheel-drive vehicles . |
| 12 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |
| 13 | Therefore , as it takes a considerable amount of time to scan the tapes looking for rarely occurring variants , we have selected one particular variable of this kind , which we call meat/mate , and have studied this quantitatively outside the main projects in a different way . |
| 14 | But the collection here is best left for another day , as it merits a special visit . |
| 15 | The process which is generated becomes in effect an end in itself , creating as it does a working alliance within which both partners develop a shared approach to identifying and tackling goals and problems . |
| 16 | The precariousness of civilisation haunts The Faerie Queene as it does A Present View of Ireland . |
| 17 | Come 1983 and the opening of the Sizewell Inquiry was obviously an emotional moment for Borssele , involving as it does a new sister plant just across the North sea . |
| 18 | British radio works far closer to the texture of ordinary life than that , engaging as it does a deeper sympathy for a shared world of ordinary experience and a total lack of awe . |
| 19 | What would be the effect of changing the public policy insofar as it constitutes a social guide to the conditions in which individuals or groups chose from the possible adjustments ? |
| 20 | Foucault , as we have seen , is also criticized on the grounds that he can not give a cause for the shifts he describes , but this criticism itself begs the question insofar as it assumes a certain kind of history , which itself presupposes that there was a cause in the sense of a single uniform causality , rather than a disconnectedness in the scientific mode . |
| 21 | Waiting time by specialty is meaningless as it conceals a wide variation among consultants ' clinics . |
| 22 | An unusual way of serving fresh fruit , which is very good at this time of year as it combines a rich flavour and texture . |
| 23 | DUN & BRADSTREET TRIES TO REASSURE MAINFRAME CUSTOMERS AS IT MOULDS A NEW COMPANY |
| 24 | D&B TRIES TO REASSURE MAINFRAME CUSTOMERS AS IT MOULDS A NEW COMPANY |
| 25 | Continual readjustments of the parts of the body without undue physical tension is most beneficial as it promotes a high standard of health and long life . |
| 26 | Particular attention should be paid to the water , as it requires a good acid condition . |
| 27 | In the case of a private company , a pre-1982 pre-emptive requirement is to be treated as if it were in its memorandum or articles so long as it remains a private company . |
| 28 | The most astonishing aspect of the case was not that she had an understandable desire to disport herself in space , but that under the law as it stands a major general had to offer her an abject apology for the recruiting sergeant showing a welcome piece of common sense . |
| 29 | For the remainder of this section we shall develop the distinction between service industries and service occupations as it provides a useful starting-point to consider some of the major post-war trends in service employment . |
| 30 | It is particularly important for covering fruit cakes and cakes with an uneven surface , as it provides a smooth area for the icing and prevents discoloration of the icing by the cake if it is going to be kept for some time . |