Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of the visual evidence , Lam is presented less as a modernist than as a rebel against modernism , as the outsider who challenges Europe on its own terms and wins . |
| 2 | Until the death of her sister , the Duchess of Alba , in 1860 , Eugénie would herself occasionally waltz with her husband at these ‘ Mondays ’ , but from 1860 onwards she rarely danced in public except as a duty . |
| 3 | Indeed , Braveman and Jarvis ( 1978 ) , having argued that their results imply separate mechanisms for the two phenomena , go on to acknowledge the possibility that their results might simply reflect the use of a test procedure that was less sensitive as a measure of conditioning than as a measure of neophobia . |
| 4 | We now know that opinion polls are almost meaningless except as a rough guide to the sort of views that people believe they ought to express in public . |
| 5 | Many unexplained and ignored results still litter the research journals of the early 1970s , unread and unconsidered because as a research paradigm memory transfer is no longer taken seriously ; it had become another victim of scientific fashion , though , unlike McIlwain 's slices , this time probably deservedly . |
| 6 | Robert Owen is not to be understood at all except as a man of his time , of the French Political and the British Industrial Revolutions ; nor fully to be understood except as a man of the first stage of the Industrial Revolution . |
| 7 | But if talk of a right were insisted upon it would be seen as no more than as a flourish of personification to emphasise that the trustee had legal obligations towards the grave . |
| 8 | But it should be made clear that any time limit within which the landlord is to act is to be of the essence , otherwise the contractual notice will be ineffective except as a preliminary to the service of yet another notice making time of the essence ( Phipps-Faire Ltd v Malbern Construction Ltd [ 1987 ] 1 EGLR 129 although this relaxed approach has not been taken in Scotland ( Visionhire v Britel Fund Trustees [ 1992 ] 1 EGLR 128 ) . |
| 9 | In addition , many local people , regarding the environment as something to be exploited in order to make a living whether as a farmer or as a fisherman , had little sympathy for the idea of landscape protection or conservation . |
| 10 | ‘ You can often do more good at grass roots level than as a Backbench opposition MP . ’ |
| 11 | Yet the prospects for the people who live in blighted cities are bleak unless as a bare minimum there is a recognition across the political spectrum of the specificity and the extent of racial inequity in both the UK and the USA , a reconsideration of democratic involvement at both the local state and national state levels , and an attempt made to locate urban policy within local economic strategy ; urban policy needs to be conceptually disentangled from regional policy . |
| 12 | Jane realised then that she had never really believed in covered wagons , other than as a vehicle for John Wayne . |
| 13 | Financial circumstances other than as a result of redundancy under the terms of the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 ( notice of which is received after the issue of the Booking Confirmation ) , disinclination to travel or weather conditions . |
| 14 | Reggae , other than as a nutty dance medium , had arrived . |
| 15 | As Joan de Warenne , she had no place at court other than as a servant — should privileges such as befitted her true station be accorded her , unwelcome suspicion would be aroused . |
| 16 | This immigration was so great , that it is difficult to conceive of a ‘ Northumbrian ’ culture , other than as a middle-class construct . |
| 17 | I do not find the dock company has operated or operates the port other than as a normal commercial undertaking . |
| 18 | The addition of colour , and specifically the facility to produce separations , is of substantial benefit to the professional graphic artist but , unless he or she already possesses a colour Macintosh II , is likely to be of little real benefit to the average user other than as a ‘ feature ’ to show off . |
| 19 | Against any liability which may be incurred by him ( other than as a consequence of his wilful act for the enforced payment of customs duty after temporary import of the insured car into any country within the Territorial Limits provided such liability arises as the direct result of any loss of or damage to such car which loss or damage is the subject of indemnity under this Policy . |
| 20 | The term ‘ Information ’ does not include any information which ( i ) is generally available to and known by the public ( other than as a result of its disclosure by you or your Representatives ) , ( ii ) was available to you on a non-confidential basis from a source other than KPMG Peat Marwick , the management and employees of the Company , or the Vendors or their professional advisers , or ( iii ) has been independently acquired or developed by you without breaching any of your obligations under this Agreement . |
| 21 | It is important to note , however , that although firms may or may have to obtain authorisation from a body other than the Law Society , the latter 's Practice Rules ( in particular , r1 ( obtaining instructions ) , r2 ( publicity ) , r3 ( introductions and referrals ) , r5 ( offering services other than as a solicitor ) , and r10 ( receipt of commission from third parties ) ) must continue to be observed notwithstanding that the requirements of the authorising body may be less demanding . |
| 22 | For this purpose the owner will include any person in occupation other than as a tenant from year to year or for any less term or as tenant at will ( London Building Act 1930 , s5 ) . |
| 23 | 7.1 You shall indemnify us against all loss , actions , costs , claims , demands , expenses and liabilities whatsoever ( if any ) which we may incur either at common law or by statute in respect of personal injury to or the death of any person or in respect of any loss or destruction of or damage to property ( other than as a result of any default or neglect of ourselves or of any person for whom we are responsible ) which shall have occurred in connection with any work executed by you against this Order or shall be alleged to be attributable to some defect in the goods . |
| 24 | This order is given on the condition that ( without prejudice to the generality of Condition 7.1 ) you will indemnify us against all loss , actions , costs , claims , demands , expenses and liabilities whatsoever ( if any ) which we may incur either at common law or by statute ( other than as a result of any default or neglect of ourselves or of any person for whom we are responsible ) in respect of personal injury to , or the death of , any such employees , agents , sub-contractors or other representative while on our premises whether or not such persons are ( at the time when such personal injury or deaths are caused ) acting in the course of their employment . |
| 25 | A statement read : ‘ We now believe that the decision to employ John Birt other than as a staff member was a mistake and we deeply regret the dismay it has caused to the public and to BBC staff . |