Example sentences of "[subord] acting " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later we were joined in an organising committee by a number of other people who , although acting in a personal capacity , had through their paid employment or voluntary work direct experience of the issues which were to form the core of the conference . |
| 2 | ’ The thing that bothers me about English training is that although acting is as demanding as ballet or opera , dancers and singers work out every day . |
| 3 | The drift of his remarks is likely to find favour with the Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay of Clashfern , who said last year that many litigants wanted fuller participation in the legal process rather than acting as bystanders in cases conducted by lawyers . |
| 4 | If his plan worked , he would have an hour or two to himself dawdling along the reef , which was a better way of spending the afternoon than acting as nanny to four Latinos . |
| 5 | Today that interior decoration forms part of the museum itself , rather than acting merely as a backdrop to the works of art on display . |
| 6 | This leaves the school in the weak position of reacting to opinion rather than acting as an opinion former . |
| 7 | In September 1857 , shortly after the return from Osborne , the Emperor arranged to meet the Tsar in person at Stuttgart , clearly hoping that a face-to-face encounter might be more productive than acting through an intermediary . |
| 8 | From now on wind instruments play an increasingly important role , engaging in independent dialogue rather than acting as ‘ fillers ’ for the strings . |
| 9 | I began broadcasting when I was twenty-one — it was what I wanted to do more than anything , if you do n't count an early ambition to be Hopalong Cassidy or Flash Gordon — and I do n't think I 've had many happier moments than acting in my first radio play . |
| 10 | Planning its history became more important than acting it out . |
| 11 | The strict delineation of expression of the ICAMs ( ICAM-1 is expressed on activated leukocytes , endothelium and epithelium ; ICAM-2 is constitutively expressed on leukocytes and endothelium ; ICAM-3 is constitutively expressed only on leukocytes ) suggests that each serves a specific purpose rather than acting as a ‘ failsafe ’ for the other ICAMs . |
| 12 | I also asked to see Nicola 's father to make sure he was supporting his partner rather than acting against her . |
| 13 | But it seems more likely that ninth-century landlords , still using ( why not ? ) the old terminology of the Roman fiscal system , were exacting on their own account dues that had once been owed to the state , rather than acting as tax-collectors on the state 's behalf . |
| 14 | Or we can describe the same action using a PASSIVE sentence , in which the subject of the sentence ( italicised below ) is acted upon ( rather than acting ) . |
| 15 | The movements of plates would be greatly complicated if they were to undergo significant internal deformation rather than acting as thin but rigid caps in motion around a sphere . |
| 16 | Experience suggests , however , that attempting to tackle such problems sympathetically may be more likely to lead to an embittered and protracted dispute ( perhaps because it is seen as an admission that there may be doubt as to whether expulsion is really justified ) than acting decisively and impersonally , refusing to be drawn into arguments with the partner whose expulsion is sought . |
| 17 | Society at large is naturally uneasy with the notion that doctors — even if acting humanely — may put an end to the life of a terminally ill person , whether young or old , or of a malformed baby with no prospects of survival . |
| 18 | If acting was good enough for Dylan Thomas , who was probably his lifetime 's hero , if it was the world of words of David Jones and the wish of dear old Phil — then all in all he might as well give it a try . |
| 19 | Very occasionally he also made designs to be carried out by others — and if acting in an architect 's supervisory capacity only he would charge the 5 per cent fee which was normal at the time — while at Ditchley he was , remarkably , employed as both ‘ surveyor ’ , receiving his 5 per cent , and mason contractor . |
| 20 | As well as the normal forms of engagement letter the following should also be considered if acting as a lead adviser : |
| 21 | Still only sixteen , it looked as if acting would become the career for which Crawford had hoped . |
| 22 | Section 13 implies a term that the supplier , if acting in the course of business , will carry out the service with reasonable care and skill . |
| 23 | The defendant 's admission , defence or counterclaim must be signed by him if acting in person , or else by his solicitor in the solicitor 's own or firm 's name . |
| 24 | Where payment in is made of the whole or on account of the sum or sums claimed , the court pays out automatically to the plaintiff 's solicitor or to the plaintiff if acting in person , subject to Ord 11 , r 4(2) and Ord 10 , rr 10 , 11 ( Ord 11 , r 4(1) ) . |
| 25 | The Law Society 's rules of professional conduct do provide exemptions for this , but even so , a conveyancer should not be too quick to use those exemptions if acting for both sides might conceivably lead to a compromise or a difficult situation . |
| 26 | But of course the minister in his speech earlier went far wider than that er he seemed to imply that it was n't just er th er duty on the accountant er acting in capa his capacity as an auditor but er the the accountant would have the same duty if acting as an accountant , tax advisor or indeed in any other capacity . |
| 27 | They argue , on pragmatic grounds , that judges must sometimes act as if people had legal rights , because acting that way will serve society better in the long run . |
| 28 | These include allegations that she was unfit through drink while acting as duty officer in charge of the force on July 24 , 1990 ; that she swam in a pool with a male officer while dressed only in her underwear ; and that she later shared a jacuzzi with the same officer . |
| 29 | We accept responsibility for the acts and/or omissions of our employees or agents and suppliers while acting within the scope of or in the course of their employment , agency or contract of supply and we also accept responsibility for any deficiencies in the services we are contractually obliged to provide or for any failure of such services to reach a reasonable standard save , in each case that : |
| 30 | It is this feature , shared by cases where there are co-ordination problems , which enables authorities to make a difference while acting on dependent reasons . |