Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [prep] the same way " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is to take over not only the redevelopment of derelict inner-city sites , a major initiative in itself , but also the overlordship of the ten ( soon to be 12 ) Urban Development Corporations , as well as acting as an English development agency , attracting foreign companies to English towns and cities in the same way as he did for Wales . |
| 2 | Only a minority of women are in a position where they have control over substantial financial resources ; however , when they do have such control they give money to their children and grandchildren in the same way that men do . |
| 3 | Some people 's conception of God is simply of the old man with a beard in the sky ; others have a more sophisticated vision , but still see Him as a person , subject to feelings and emotions in the same way as human beings are ; yet others conceive of Him ( or , occasionally , Her — or , even , It ) as a creative force . |
| 4 | Subject bibliographies are therefore the raw materials of the trade of stock revision , and librarians working on stock revision should seek to acquire a working knowledge of their existence and contents in the same way that a reference librarian is familiar with the major reference tools in the collection . |
| 5 | Patch tears and holes in the same way . |
| 6 | Although he may have the option of ignoring them , possibly at some cost to himself , he can not manipulate these rules and conditions in the same way that he can those within his own sphere of competence . |
| 7 | A hotel in Manchester will be able to buy its electricity from , say , Eastern Electricity in Clacton , Essex , and negotiate the prices and tariffs in the same way goods are bought from a private vendor . |
| 8 | Peter founded the navy out of virtually nothing , recruiting officers and sailors in the same way as for the army , and used it to good effect against the Swedes . |
| 9 | It was never quite so successful an undertaking as the Bois de Boulogne , because the army insisted on retaining part of the area as a training ground and artillery range , but it had lakes , waterfalls , grottoes and cafés in the same way as its more chic counterpart . |