Example sentences of "as a [noun sg] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking the Gengshen Reforms as a sign that political reform was acceptable , they had tried to conduct campaigns along the lines of those in the western world , of which they had some limited knowledge . |
| 2 | They do not leave a picture but a flat seed cake as a sign that violent death will soon be upon them . ’ |
| 3 | These receptors wrongly interpret the increased return of blood when lying down as a sign that excess blood volume has caused the blood vessels to become ‘ overfull ’ and so the kidney is instructed to remove the excess water and salts . |
| 4 | Many working-class radicals saw the percolation downward of birth-control methods as a sign that aristocratic decadence was spreading debasement to the people as a whole . |
| 5 | The high level of criminal litigation which ensued was taken as a sign that this policy had failed . |
| 6 | Of course , it was hailed at once as a magic square — as a sign that supernatural powers were at work in the world . |
| 7 | ’ The job of the British Coal ( and its powerful lobby of contractors ) is to convince the nation as a whole that opencast mining is environmentally acceptable . |
| 8 | ‘ The belugas ’ plight must be seen as a warning that marine life in general is threatened . |
| 9 | Particularly with large dogs , it 's essential for their future control and success as a pet that simple training in the basic commands , such as ‘ sit ’ , ‘ stay ’ , ‘ down ’ , ‘ come ’ and ‘ stop ’ are taught as soon as the puppy is taken on . |
| 10 | It is a sign of our growth as a movement that one magazine is no longer enough . |
| 11 | Goulding J found as a fact that all parts of the sales information had been used for the purposes of the defendant 's business and he divided information into three categories where it was not the subject of any express provision : ( 1 ) Information which because of its triviality or public accessibility was not confidential at all . |
| 12 | ‘ It is important for their standing as a profession that such antics by the few are never repeated . |
| 13 | Devilish-sounding fixes , such as a rule that all company cars must carry the corporate logo in letters two feet high , would involve more government snooping than the problem is worth . |
| 14 | The dependence/independence continuum in the model of living serves as a reminder that all people experience change of dependence/independence status for the Activities of Living in the normal course of the lifespan . |
| 15 | The significance of this in the context of this section is simply as a reminder that those groups who tend not to use bank loans and credit cards — generally older people in the lower income and socio-economic groups , and women as opposed to men — probably have not consciously chosen not to . |