Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 31 | The context of the partisan struggle was altered as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 , which modified the relationship between the Crown and Parliament , created new issues for the government as England became involved in major European warfare , and transformed the relationship of the two parties towards the Court as the Whigs came to hold political power for the first time and the Tories discovered what it was like to be in opposition . |
| 32 | Was Cyril Burt as responsible for the development as he claimed or does it derive more from distinct European or American traditions ? |
| 33 | Yorkshire Television , the independent broadcaster and programme maker , brightened shareholders ' screens yesterday with a full year 's pre-tax profits up from £15.64million to £18million and a dividend payout of 11.3p for the year as against 9.6p last time . |
| 34 | Vic becomes even more convinced that this was the motive for the call as it proceeds , because Stuart Baxter has nothing new to communicate . |
| 35 | Dr Wringe also questions the Conservative sense of respect for the law as being a responsible acceptance of the legal code , its interpretation and its enforcement . |
| 36 | Three cases , two from that other period of great division , the 1930s , set the tone for the law as it stood in 1979 . |
| 37 | The state will pay the same price for the electricity as it pays to hydroelectric power stations , while the capital cost of the generators will be born by the distilleries , saving the state the US$8,000 million cost of a new 3,000-MW hydroelectric power station . |
| 38 | We were late for the dance as it was , so the whole thing only lasted five minutes . |
| 39 | Whether you 've been asked to open the discussion or not , you should prepare yourself for the tutorial as follows : |
| 40 | In addition , the signal has to be correlated with observable future events ( e.g. , a ‘ bad ’ signal has to be correlated with future insolvency while a ‘ good ’ signal has to be correlated with future survival ) , and the cost of sending a false ‘ good ’ signal has to be greater than the cost of sending a ‘ true ’ bad signal for the firm as well as the manager . |
| 41 | ‘ That spoke volumes for the character as well as quality of our squad — no matter what others might think . ’ |
| 42 | You should learn from this that it does not matter what side you choose for the base as long as you choose the correct Perpendicular height to go with the base . |
| 43 | The perversity of the decision should not detract from the flaws it appeared to expose in sport 's crusade to eradicate drug abuse , nor the manner in which it showed that financial considerations were as responsible for the debacle as the gross ineptitude of the DLV . |
| 44 | This claim might not unreasonably be held to cover such examples as we see in the following subject phrases : ( 15 ) the bicycles damaged all had red handlebars the line defective is the one to the outside a dose strong enough would put him out all night In all these cases , prenominal position would also be acceptable and appears to give the same cognitive meaning for the sentence as a whole , hence encouraging us to accept a solution to the first question , above , in terms of " emphasis " or " focus " . |
| 45 | The Commonwealth remained in large measure a ceremonial affair after 1960 , with a role for the Queen as figurehead , with cricket matches and Rhodes scholarships to preserve links with the older dominions , and little effectual attempt to exert collective pressure on the apartheid policy within South Africa . |
| 46 | But there 's another blow for the Queen as Elizabeth plunges to 18th place . |
| 47 | It made a dart for the door as he came in , but he was too quick for it . |
| 48 | Hank had hastily retreated round the side of the garage , while they decided where to put a sand box for the child as yet unconceived , and then he had re-entered the gate , giving it a diplomatic slam behind him . |
| 49 | Continued on Page 4 Continued from Page 1 Chief Insp Phil McDonald said : ‘ It is obvious that someone cares dearly for the child as clothing and provisions were left with him and he appears to be well cared for and in good health . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ Scotland Yard , ’ he informed Mr Multhrop severely , taking him for the doorman as he marched through the doors of the Imperial Hotel . |
| 51 | It rates Sun 's orders for the machine as ‘ outstanding , ’ figuring that the 15,000-unit backlog estimated for September when Sun 's quarter closed must have grown to 25,000 or 30,000 units by now . |
| 52 | The three of them were able to use some sessions of family therapy to acknowledge the need to grieve for the past as well as to prepare for the future . |
| 53 | It evinces such contempt for the principle as to use language which ignores or denies it , and offers no justification for the departure . |
| 54 | Just in case it 's , it is necessary at some time to , to put in a formal application for the road as well as the site . |
| 55 | The payment of means-tested benefits to the families of strikers was part of the poor law system from the end of the nineteenth century , but it was not until after the National Assistance Act , 1948 , that the conditions for the payment as well as the level of the benefit were improved . |
| 56 | When convertible debt is converted , the amount recognised in respect of the shares issued should be the amount of the liability for the debt as at the date of conversion . |
| 57 | Mr Adams 's widow , Cathy , described the sentence of less than half the maximum five years for the offence as disgraceful . |
| 58 | The Kolowrat family gave money for the church as one of their family belonged to the Jesuit Order and it was here they chose to be buried . |
| 59 | In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph at the end of his second year as Archbishop , Dr George Carey said the next 12 months would be difficult for the Church as it focused on the ordination of women to the priesthood . |
| 60 | But Mr Ebbert added : ‘ Market conditions in Europe are worsening overall and our expectation is that 1993 has little hope of being as productive and profitable for the company as last year . ’ |