Example sentences of "a [noun] as [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I I take your point that yes you have submitted er a a proposal as have other parties er to the discussion . |
| 2 | If a left ear advantage , per se , were considered indicative of right-sided speech then up to this proportion of right handers would be classified on such a test as having right hemisphere speech . |
| 3 | The second case which raises the issue of liability under section 2 is where the doctor , in honouring the patient 's request , in some way facilitates the suicide by , for example , leaving around an extra quantity of tablets in the knowledge or with a strong suspicion that they will be taken in such a dosage as to produce fatal consequences . |
| 4 | Hayek , however , constructs his theory in such a manner as to render such criticisms difficult to sustain . |
| 5 | Each registered nurse , midwife and health visitor shall act , at all times , in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence , to uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of the profession , to serve the interests of society , and above all to safeguard the interests of individual patients and clients . |
| 6 | Eliot relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host 's part , and made the anecdote sound very funny . |
| 7 | In fact , it will be argued below that the rational expectations hypothesis , the target of so many misdirected Keynesian barbs , may be combined with a model which does not assume market clearing in such a way as to allow considerable scope for discretionary demand management policies . |
| 8 | The aim of RE according to the phenomenologists is promoting respect for , and understanding of , religion and its significance for behaviour in such a way as to leave intact pupils ' integrity — it is not educating into religion in any way , but educating about religion understood as more than information because involving a positive and creative approach to pluralism . |
| 9 | There seems to be no escape from the fact that work substitutes will be needed to preserve society as we know it , carried out in such a way as to preserve particular countries ' economic viability . |
| 10 | Luther Reynolds ridiculed David in front of her , belittling him in such a way as to destroy any respect she might have had for her husband ; although she could not help but like him a little . |
| 11 | And second , it must be conceived and laid out in such a way as to support existing shops and shopping streets . |
| 12 | Assuming the investor does decide to remain within the equity market then the second implication of MPT is that the process of diversification is essentially an effort to combine shares in such a way as to eradicate non-market risk . |
| 13 | Therefore it seems there is an easy , cheap and extremely efficient method for rewarding managers in such a way as to elicit efficient performance . |
| 14 | The British leaned towards a middle line whereby Japan would be tied to the West but not in such a way as to stimulate aggressive tendencies . |
| 15 | One way in which the terms of competition in the single market may be affected is by granting state subsidies which favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods in such a way as to affect inter-state trade . |
| 16 | They are not taught programming as such , but learn to connect pre-constructed modules in such a way as to design effective programs . |
| 17 | The first has already been dealt with in Chapter 6 when we discussed Friedman 's rehabilitation of Pigou 's theory of labour market adjustment : in a competitive market economy , relative prices will respond in such a way as to eliminate any chance discrepancy between the demands for and supplies of goods and factors of production . |
| 18 | Farming for a livelihood demands manipulation of the life-processes in the soil , crops , and animals in such a way as to yield continuous sustenance or profit without depleting capital . |
| 19 | ‘ … left to itself the market will function in such a way as to cause great harm to the interests of young people , companies and taxpayers alike . ’ |
| 20 | Therefore there is a logical tendency to preclude from view the social reasons why people are using the land in such a way as to cause excessive soil erosion , and so most conservation policies do not address them at all . |
| 21 | The rail unions should be putting their own demands in such a way as to reinforce this campaign ; but they have not done so . |
| 22 | The freshening dominates in such a way as to suppress convective water mass formation . |
| 23 | A further element of contrast built into the research is that it will explore how inter-agency policies are negotiated and enacted at a local level , in a small number of tightly defined neighbourhoods which will be chosen in such a way as to reflect demographic variations , differences in housing stock and employment , varying local crime rates , ethnic diversity , and other relevant factors . |
| 24 | Although no specific timescale was announced for the duration of the suspension of co-operation , the Mexican government suggested that it would begin an immediate review of the 1978 extradition treaty with a view to modifying it in such a way as to prohibit further abductions . |
| 25 | But in addition to the political ideal of the rule of law Hayek also recognizes the need for a set of principles of institutional design to ensure that the power of the state could not be exercised in such a way as to compromise individual liberty . |
| 26 | And although she does consult with colleagues , advisory committees and city councillors , according to her critics , Dr Fohrbeck fails to present her projects in such a way as to find much-needed allies on the city council . |
| 27 | Apparently , the Government now agree that such a long-term project needs to be funded in such a way as to avoid unnecessary delays . |
| 28 | For example , persons should be held in such a way as to avoid any interference with breathing or blood circulation , or contact with sexual areas ; if possible they should be held down on soft surfaces such as a bed , chair etc . |
| 29 | Others have criticised such a view on the grounds that it introduces an undesirable ambiguity into the concept of existence , and have argued that propositions of this kind should not be taken at their face value but should be paraphrased in such a way as to prevent spurious names from usurping the role of subjects . |
| 30 | The fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it so as to collate and analyse it in such a way as to provide useful information rather than a mass of unrelated facts or figures . |