Example sentences of "[adj] as [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But liberationists like Regan and Clive Hollands ( 1985 ) , as we saw in earlier chapters , scorn this as requiring no more than kindness towards animals ( Hollands , for example , dismissed it as ‘ a Victorian concept ’ ) and demand a great deal more . |
| 2 | Similarly in France in the eighteenth century writers such as Mably and Morelly , who believed passionately in the idea of equality , saw this as involving the transference of private property to the state , which could then use it to satisfy the needs of all . |
| 3 | When I say working , I include just everyday general obedience , for I class this as working every bit as much as training dogs up to very high Schutzhund standard . |
| 4 | J.T. Murphy saw this as marking a definite departure from the limited aims of the League . |
| 5 | The FMLN radio station Venceremos described this as marking the reintegration of the guerrillas into civilian society . |
| 6 | However , Matza is anxious to avoid romanticising deviance ; he sees this as having an equally distorting effect by obscuring ‘ the seamier and more mundane aspects of the world ’ . |
| 7 | We interpret this as giving an upper flux limit of 0.15mCrab for these regions . |
| 8 | Professionals speak of this as observing the value of a dynamical variable . |
| 9 | Defence Minister Col. Rene Emilio Ponce described this as representing a " major escalation " in the war . |
| 10 | However , we are very keen to encourage centres not to interpret this as meaning a separate assessment instrument for every outcome . |
| 11 | Some see this as indicating a constant relegation battle come the winds of March , but I believe it is only from such a lowly position , lulling opponents into a false sense of security , that we can wreak havoc on the rest of the League . |
| 12 | There 's nothing as exciting as having a new baby , I keep thinking , as I gaze into other mums ' prams at their new arrivals . |
| 13 | Having a wardrobe of fragrances is as exciting as owning a vast array of stylish clothes ( with the advantage , after you 've made your initial choice , that perfumes always fit ) . |
| 14 | The courts have been reluctant to undermine this power , typically either holding the claim non-justiciable as concerning a political question , or evading the issue by deciding the case on a narrower point . |
| 15 | A working visit on Feb. 11 to Bonn , Germany , by UK Prime Minister John Major was described by The Times of Feb. 12 as marking the start of " a new era of close co-operation " . |
| 16 | This rationalist approach is overtly expressed in Fowler 's statement that ‘ The proper excellence of architecture is that which results from its suitableness to the occasion … and this principle rightly pursued leads to originality without the affection of novelty ; but … the present enlightened epoch in architecture is woefully distinguished as having no character of its own nor any pretensions beyond that of adopting the various styles that have prevailed in all ages and nations without regard to the difference of circumstances upon which they were founded ’ ; while the critic J. C. Loudon [ q.v. ] described him as ‘ one of the few modern architects who belong to the School of Reason and who design buildings on fundamental principles instead of antiquated rules and precedents ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Okay , but I 'm not so interesting as flying a seaplane . ’ |
| 18 | But constructing a plot for a crime short story can on occasion be as demanding as constructing a plot for a whole crime novel . |
| 19 | Many people describe the impact of ageing as representing the onset of a ‘ second disability ’ . |
| 20 | In this context , regulations were , in the main , perceived not so much as serving the public interest but as representing ‘ capture ’ of the economic system by specific groups serving their own self-interest , reducing economic welfare and inhibiting economic development . |
| 21 | I was subsequently Chief Constable of the combined Sheffield and Rotherham Police Force which whilst a joint committee , still regarded so very much as serving the two separate authorities and finally I was Chief in a Metropolitan country , with a county council and a police committee and I 'm quite sure that the police were much more sensitive to the needs and the wishes of their local communities when you were sitting at one of those , not necessarily police committee meetings , but the county council meetings , when they discussed the minutes of the police authority . |
| 22 | President Bush has yet to be convinced that ‘ going green ’ will translate into real votes come the presidential election later in the year , and his advisers ( who enjoy nothing so much as bashing a few Greens on the media before breakfast ) have sown so many doubts in his mind about ‘ the lack of scientific evidence ’ that global warming is not seen to be one of the challenges he now faces — despite the fact that his country is responsible for nearly 30 per cent of all emissions of carbon dioxide , the main greenhouse gas . |
| 23 | " You 'll take some treacle tart , " she told Daniel , the set of her pugnacious jaw warning him that she was not asking a question so much as issuing a command . |
| 24 | ‘ He had been there for two nights , sinking deeper and deeper , ’ but the troops , obsessed by their own suffering , passed by without so much as casting a glance at the wretched beast . |
| 25 | Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’ |
| 26 | Obviously it 's got to be in some sort of order ; composition comes into it just as much as taking a photograph . ’ |
| 27 | She brought from under her shawl an untidy sheaf of documents and handed them to Emily without so much as bobbing a polite curtsy . |
| 28 | Repair was very expensive , nearly as much as purchasing a new unit . |
| 29 | ‘ … without even as much as touchin' the peak ! |
| 30 | Now Stuart , you should know , is rancidly smug about finding his way through London without so much as crossing a bus-route — his driving is all Kilburn cut-throughs and dinky dives along back-streets tumescent with sleeping policemen . |