Example sentences of "act [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This kind of software can act as a visual aid or electronic blackboard and enables the teacher to present dynamic , colourful and complex images creating a more powerful and exciting lesson . |
| 2 | Such a change of rule would act as a great deterrent to those guilty of such offences on a regular basis . |
| 3 | Think too about drainage from paved areas at the bottom flight ; in wet weather the steps can act as a small waterfall . |
| 4 | These structural problems will act as a major constraint on any potential recovery in the housing market . |
| 5 | It is a remarkably simple idea , which IBM argues can act as a practical way of connecting existing islands of automation . |
| 6 | Working so positively and with such support with different people confirmed my belief that oppressions should n't be ranked against each other ; and that an EOP debate could act as a central focus around which a unity between different oppressions could be achieved while recognizing and accepting our differences . |
| 7 | On the other , it can act as a straightforward PA power amp . |
| 8 | As the emphasis for caring for mentally ill and demented patients moves to the community , they can act as a useful link between hospital and home , especially if they have a community remit . |
| 9 | Selection of a suitable topic for investigation out of a set of possibilities can be made through the application of a number of criteria which can act as a useful screen for filtering out unsuitable topics . |
| 10 | In addition to improving service you also have a sound basis for going out and telling your customer what you are doing , which can act as a useful marketing tool . ’ |
| 11 | For the adult , it no longer provokes much help , since there is little mutual aid between adult felines , but where pet cats are involved it can , of course , act as a useful signal to the cat 's pseudo-parents — its human owners — who may then , like surrogate mother cats , come to its rescue . |
| 12 | On the contrary , the US decision , which was taken without consultation or advance notice , will act as a strong deterrent to accepting a US proposal last week that the Alliance should involve itself in regional issues outside Europe . |
| 13 | Except in the case of rent arrears , almost anyone can act as a private bailiff . |
| 14 | Each customer is looked after by a manager who will act as a personal adviser . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Some officials recognized that the new system was alien , but expected that the judicial system would act as a progressive force which would promote the adoption of British norms about justice . |
| 17 | The activation of these neurons may be accompanied by glutamate release before the seizure , and glutamate may act as a paracrine factor to produce synchronisation . |
| 18 | Even if the typical criminal sanction holds out little hope as a general deterrent , does it act as a specific deterrent ? |
| 19 | It shows that the nature of political power in capitalist societies is very different under monopoly capitalism than under liberal capitalism , and it indicates that the state can act as a political force in its own right against both capital and labour . |
| 20 | The outstanding financial success of the Paris-Lyons TGV has convinced the French that investment in high speed railways can act as a powerful catalyst for development , and there has been fierce competition between the cities of the North to attract the new line . |
| 21 | Initially , the new subsidiary will act as a listening post on the Japanese market to assist in better fulfilling Japanese market requirements . |
| 22 | In May 1982 Britain tried to force concessions by delaying a review of CAP prices , but was defeated by a majority vote of the other members , an event which called into question the Luxembourg Compromise and showed that Thatcher could not simply act as a new de Gaulle . |
| 23 | If the public knew they could be ‘ caught ’ by any passing bus driver , this would act as a good deterrent against infringement . |
| 24 | From the available evidence , it seems fair to conclude that the typical legal sanction against corporate crime does not act as a general deterrent — others are not put off merely because some corporations and their executives have been fined , particularly when the fines are comparatively small and tax-deductable — and the evidence , such as it is , suggests that a specific deterrent function may operate , but only to deter corporations from recommitting the same offence . |
| 25 | However the undernoted information may act as a general guide to clarify what action may be required : — |
| 26 | For example , it is necessary to show mathematically that a DOG filter will act as a zero-crossing detector and that there are cells in the visual system that operate as DOG filters . |
| 27 | AN EARLY casualty of the Gulf war has been the idea that the European Community can act as a unified power . |
| 28 | Indeed , it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the rise of almost £25 , a chunky 9pc when inflation is running at 4.1pc , will act as a Labour Party reminder to the charge payer of past Tory gaffes ? |
| 29 | However , Einstein predicted that a galaxy could act as a gravitational lens bending light from a more distant source . |
| 30 | Dusan Plut , chair of the party , had said earlier that he wished the Greens to " act as a constructive opposition " but later agreed to join the coalition which was led by the outgoing Prime Minister , Janez Drnovsek of the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDS ) . |